Overview
Customer wants to extend life to next turn-around and make sure that line is no longer corroding.
Application
Atmospheric gas-oil, ~270C
- 3” Sch 40, subject to severe but uniform corrosion, most piping is < ½” nominal wall
Product Used
- smartPIMS HT Cellular w/ 4 HT probes temporarily attached, managed by on-site service provider
- Monitoring interval: 4 hours
- Data is monitored & trended daily using webPIMS
- Installation time: 6 hours
Outcome
Refinery able to safely monitor process piping which was not scheduled to be repaired during outage and trend for future metal loss conditions.