Case studies of projects carried out by TWI for the downstream sector of the Oil, Gas and Chemicals industries
- Cold comfort - ratification for welds working in cryogenic conditions
- Reel results - offshore pipe plastic straining.... simulated in the lab
- Pit stop for site water system
- RISKWISE TM for TotalFinaElf's refinery in Belgium
- Inspection of a 14 inch ammonia line
- RISKWISE TM software sees action in Japan
- TWI assist Mobil during turnaround inspection
- Revalidation of gas field facilities
- Downtime reduced after Ethylene plant assessment
- Fast results achieved in South Wales
- Strain gauging in Extremis
- High temperature ultrasonic weld inspection
- Cladding disbonding explored
- Tank corrosion investigation
- Improved design for heat exchanger
- Teletest® long range UT inspection of 12" heavy fuel oil line
- Teletest® long range UT inspection of jetty lines for Shell
- Teletest® long range UT inspection trials for Caltex, Indonesia
- On-site metallography solves a pressure vessel problem
- Crack arrest checks for new LPG storage tank steels
- Serious savings from service assessment
- Life extension of FCC reactor
- Teletest® survey of pipework at ST Services' Eastham Tank Farm
- Moth-balled naphtha plant
- Ethylene cracking furnace coils
- Post-exposure testing of powerformer furnace tubes
- Assessing plant life
- Solution found to refinery damage problem
