Flow Assisted Corrosion Utility Steam Pipe - Corrosion Inspection
- Flow-assisted corrosion can occur in all piping that contains water and water/steam mixtures.
- Single liquid phase or dual phase (wet steam) as shown, can cause severe local metal wastage
- Water treatment, design and metallurgy can help prevent damage
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions such as remote visual inspection (RVI) technology or digital radiography (DR) technology can be used for volumetric examination of specific suspect locations.
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| Catastrophic failure on carbon steel piping caused by flow-assisted corrosion | Flow-assisted corrosion in utility steam pipe |