Refineries/Single client projects/Case studies

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Single Client Projects (SCPs)

To respect confidentiality, generic titles of selected projects are given below:

  • ECA of gas choke valve
  • Assessment of corroded nozzles
  • FFP assessment of separator vessel
  • Failure investigation of flame sprayed aluminium coating in process specific sulphur removal unit
  • Investigation of failure of a condensate liquid feed line
  • Reassessment of feed gas separator vessels for operation at -26°C
  • Fatigue assessment of plant reactor coils
  • High temperature at time of flight testing on vessesls in service at 2 refineries
  • Repair of thick walled pressure vessels
  • Improved non-destructive testing technology
  • Plant in hydrogen service
  • Plant in hydrogen sulphide service
  • Deaerator cracking
  • Storage of gases
  • Welding of thermoplastic pipe
  • NDT for mercury cracking in cryogenic plant
  • Investigation of a hairpin tube section of a reformer unit
  • Investigation of corroded B2 pipe fittings in HCL service
  • Investigation and time to failure assessment of boiler tube failure
  • In-situ replication at a refinery
  • Failure of bellows in naptha stabiliser
  • Advice on plastics pipe materials for chemical plant
  • Cracking in flare tower
  • Investigation of failure of a flare stack
  • Failure of mono ethonolamine absorber vessel

Full list of upstream single clients projects

Case studies:

These case studies were written in collaboration with the customer concerned.

Full list of upstream case studies

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