Corrosion Mapping Inspection Report
Corrosion Mapping Inspection Report
WORK ORDER #:
REPORT:
OCTOBER 2022
ORIGINAL
INTRODUCTION:
At the request of UNM Programmatics Department, Corrosion Mapping Inspection was carried
out on XXXXX) at XXXXXX platform of XXXX facilities.
CONTENTS
Page
S/N Description
No.
1 Summary of Inspection Results
2 Vessel General Data
3 External Visual Inspection
3.1 External Surface of The Vessel
3.2 Auxiliary Components Associated with Vessel
3.3 Instrumentation and Associated Hardware
4 Vessel Photographic Details
5 AUT Corrosion Mapping Inspection
5.1 AUT HydroForm Technique- Introduction and
Limitations
5.2
Sketch Showing AUT Inspection Scheme
5.3
Sketch showing Scan Orientation
5.4
AUT Data Acquisition
5.4.1
Data Acquisition Between Dome Circumferential Welds
5.4.2
Data Acquisition After Dome Circumferential Welds
5.4.3
Data Acquisition Along Vertical Weld Seam
5.4.4
Data on Anomaly Indications- Minimum & Max Inclusion
Depth (Along Vertical weld scan)
5.5
AUT Scan Thickness Data Overview
6 Manual Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement on
Nozzles
7 Ultrasonic Shear Wave Examination of Nozzle
/Shell Circumferential Welds
Annex-1 Data Interpretation of Colour Coding Image
1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTION RESULTS
Vessel Tag No
Vessel Name
Design Data: Obtained from nameplate
Design Pressure …..PS I at… ° F Maximum Allowable P S I at 200° F
pressure
MDMT …….. PSI Test pressure …. PSI
Size 18’ L X 6’ W X 6’ H Head Thickness 0.375”=9.52m
m
Shell Thickness 0.375”= 9.52mm Vessel Dia. ’’ ID
Empty Wt. 14000 LBS
Serial No. FP-F-1220
Year of manufacture 1996
P.O. No.
.
3. EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION
3.1.1 Shell And Transition Cone North shell plate with light to moderate
(If Applicable) scattered localized corrosion and scale 04
build up
3.1.2 Lower Head (North Or Scale build / rust stain and patches of
West Head If Horizontal) localized corrosion on North side of tank’s 14
shell
3.1.3 Upper Head (South Or
East Head If Horizontal) -
3.1.4 Nozzles And Man way Manway 1 and 2 with heavy crevice 09, 11
Including Reinforcement corrosion on flange
Pads
3.1.5 Small Piping Connections
-
Including Gussets
3.1.6 Platform, Ladder Or Other Scale build /moderate corrosion on the 26-a28
Attachments Welds To access ladder attached to the platform
Vessel toward the east side of the tank
3.1.7 Lifting Lugs/Trunions
3.1.8 Insulation N/A
-
Support/Vacuum Rings
3.1.9 Skirt/Support Legs
Photo # 02: Top of tank with heap of blasting Photo # 03: View showing North side of tank
grits on it with patches of light to moderate corrosion and
rust stain
# 04: Close view of North shell of tank with Photo # 05: South side of tank showing AUT
light to moderate scattered localized corrosion grid marks
and scale build up
Photo # 11: Close view of manway 1 with heavy Photo # 12: Close view of manway handle
crevice corrosion on flange with moderate corrosion
# 13: Name plate is in readable condition but has Photo # 14: Scale build / rust stain and patches of
moderate corrosion on its sides localized corrosion on North side of tank’s shell
# 15: Nozzle 1 has heavy crevice corrosion on Photo # 16: Nozzle 2 has a moderate crevice
flange corrosion on flange
Photo # 17: Nozzle 3 was seen with light crevice Photo # 18: light crevice on Nozzle 4
and coating breakdown on flange flange and moderate corrosion on fasteners
# 19: Nozzle 5 with light coating failure Photo # 20: Nozzle 6 in good condition
Photo # 21: Light coating breakdown on nozzle 7 Photo # 22: Nozzle 8 and 9 half way
covered with blasting grits
# 23: Nozzle 10 was seen with moderate crevice Photo # 24: Nozzle 11 with moderate crevice
on flange and heavy corrosion on flange fasteners corroion
# 25: Moderate corrosion on earth cable terminal Photo #26: Scale build /moderate corrosion on the
access ladder attached to the platform toward the
east side of the tank
# 27: Close view of attached access ladder
with scale build and moderate corrosion Photo # 28: More view
Photo # 29: Top cover of electric motor was Photo # 30: Heavy crevice corrosion
seen cut off due to heavy corrosion on instrument flanges and fasteners
# 31: Pressure gauge in good condition Photo # 32: Heavy corrosion on the
associate valves connected to nozzle 10,11,
safety switch board and its support
5. AUT CORROSION MAPPING INSPECTION
This report details the work undertaken and relates to the measurement of wall thickness
using the HydroForm Scanner along with the Omniscan MX2 equipment.
The HydroForm Scanner consists of a specially designed carriage for inspecting Tanks and
vessels using immersion technique. The measurements ascertain vessel thickness which is a
function of probe positioning for the area scanned, and may be provided in pure numerical
form or as color coded maps. Data and measurements results for the vessel are detailed in the
reports. The purpose of the measurement is to establish the condition in order to aid decisions
related to the vessel integrity and maintenance timing and priority.
The HydroForm probe is a localized immersion technique held in an automatic scanner in order
to create corrosion mapping images.
The corrosion mapping images contains useful information about the spatial extent of the
corrosion as well as the ligament left between the corrosion and the test surface. Corrosion
mapping will reveal the presence of internal corrosion pits that would be missed in point of
ultrasonic thickness measurements.
Also proper couplant should be ensured between the probe and the testing surface in order to
transmit the ultrasonic sound into the examining surface.
Limitations
As with ultrasonic thickness measurements, the presence of plate laminations can create false
images of corrosion. Corrosion mapping cannot be done 100% on inaccessible areas such as
welded surroundings, curvatures, nozzles and its surrounding and support structures (e.g.
support plates, platforms, etc.). Here manual UT can be used to give indication of any material
loss in selected areas.
SOUTH PLATE NORTH PLATE
A B C
WEST PLATE BOTTOM PLATE
EAST PLATE
0
5.4 AUT Data Acquisition:
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 1700 9.5 9.0 4.8 1111
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
100-150 1700 9.5 8.7 8.5 431
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
150-200 1700 9.5 9.4 0.4 373
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
200-250 1700 9.5 7.4 22.1 212
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
250-300 1700 9.5 7.9 16.5 1508
SOUTH PLATE DATA ANALYSIS (SCAN DIRECTION: EAST-WEST)
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
Inclusions
0-50 1550 9.5 749 observed
NOTE: On the above south shell scan from 0-50, two discontinuities were observed and the details are
as follows;
DISCONTINUITY 1
Depth = 6.10mm, Width=3.30mm, Length=14.86mm at index offset of 5.51mm and scan offset of
749mm
DISCONTINUITY 2
Depth = 7.22mm, Width= 1.80mm, Length= 11.43mm at index offset of 8.51mm and scan offset of
912mm
SOUTH PLATE DATA ANALYSIS (SCAN DIRECTION: EAST-WEST)
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
0-50 1550 9.5 8.9 5.4 620
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 1550 9.5 9.4 0.4 516
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
(Circum length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
100-150 1550 9.5 9.2 2.9 235
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
( mm) ( mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
150-200 1550 9.5 9.4 1 341
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
( mm) ( mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
200-250 1550 9.5 9.4 1 1152
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
( mm) ( mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
250-300 1550 9.5 7.4 22.1 531
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 5480 9.5 9.0 4.8 4923
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness (%) (Circum. length)
clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
100-150 5480 9.5 9.3 1.7 4633
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
( mm) ( mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
150-200 5480 9.5 9.3 1.7 4263
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness (%) (Circum. length)
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) clockwise
(mm)
200-250 5480 9.5 9.4 0.4 4993
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
250-300 5480 9.5 9.2 2.9 1200
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
(Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
0-50 2500 9.5 9.1 3.6 335
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 2500 9.5 8.9 5.4 1986
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
100-150 2500 9.5 9.4 1.0 1835
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
150-200 2500 9.5 9.0 4.8 997
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
200-250 2500 9.5 9.4 0.4 1808
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
250-300 2500 9.5 9.4 1.0 1907
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
0-50 1700 9.5 7.87 17.2 1540
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 1700 9.5 8.34 12.2 1538
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
100-150 1700 9.5 9.52 -0.2 627
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
150-200 1700 9.5 9.87 -3.9 516
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
200-250 1700 9.5 9.70 -2.1 586
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
250-300 1700 9.5 9.81 -3.3 460
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
300-350 1700 9.5 8.05 -15.3 627
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness (%) (Circum. length)
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) clockwise
(mm)
350-400 1700 9.5 8.81 7.2 457
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
400-450 1700 9.5 9.28 2.3 385
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
450-500 1700 9.5 9.28 2.3 465
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
500-550 1700 9.5 9.11 4.1 954
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
50-100 1700 9.5 9.52 0.2 86
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
300-350 1700 9.5 9.40 1.0 1073
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
350-400 1700 9.5 9.70 -2.1 324
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
400-450 1700 9.5 9.76 -2.7 307
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
450-500 1700 9.5 9.81 -3.3 946
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
500-550 1700 9.5 9.76 -2.7 124
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
550-600 1700 9.5 9.58 -0.8 660
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum Wall Loss Location Remark
(Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
600-650 1700 9.5 9.76 -2.7 669
Location
Axial length Axial length Nominal Minimum
Wall Loss (Circum. length)
X-axis Y-axis Thickness Thickness Remark
(%) clockwise
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
Test parameters
Legends:
S/N Description
1. Test Points on Nozzles – ‘A’ for Vertical pipes located at NORTH side, counting clockwise & for Horizontal Pipes - ‘A’
located at TOP, counting clockwise, looking in flow direction. For shell” ‘A’ Located AT North side and counting
clockwise.
Notes:
NSI: No significant indication noticed
NDE Advisor