Service life prediction of fiberglass reinforced plastics corrosion resistant equipment (by monitoring while in service to determine any deterioration or damage to the corrosion barrier)

Conference · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:549466

Anderson, T F ^[1]; Vockel, R L; Fraser, L ^[2]

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1. Anderson Consultants, Lake Jackson, TX (United States)
2. Precision Fabrics Group, Greensboro, NC (United States)

The non-destructive test system called FRP Corrosion Resistant Barrier Deterioration and Damage Detection that is described can be run while the FRP equipment is in service. The system can alert chemical plant companies to changes in the chemical corrosion barrier which can allow corrective action to be taken before any leaks or releases of chemicals occur. The paper covers the fundamentals, history and development of a concept into a plant-scale working test system. Properly implemented, the system can reduce equipment inspections needed and give substantial reductions in maintenance costs and the need for confined space entries.

• OSTI ID: 549466
• Report Number(s): CONF-970332-; TRN: IM9751%%149
• Resource Relation: Conference: Corrosion 97. 52. annual corrosion conference of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers: economics and performance - bridging the gap and NACExpo, New Orleans, LA (United States), 9-14 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion/97 conference papers; PB: [4584] p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
REINFORCED PLASTICS
CORROSION RESISTANCE
FIBERGLASS
SERVICE LIFE
MONITORING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
CHEMICAL PLANTS