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

Classic examples from TWI history:

• Fawley crude oil storage tank
• John Thompson pressure vessel
• Typpi Oy ammonia plant water coolers
• Robert Jenkins pressure vessel
• Union Oil Amine absorber tower
• Ashland storage tank