Eddy current analysis of shipped stainless steel heat exchanger bundle

Angelo, J., Bennecer, A., Picton, P., Kaczmarczyk, S. and Soares, A. (2016) Eddy current analysis of shipped stainless steel heat exchanger bundle. Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation. 6(A), pp. 89-93. 2214-6571.

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Item Type:	Article
Abstract:	In this paper, we present the results of a failure analysis done on new heat exchangertubes, which shows loss of thickness during a EC inspection to establish a prior loss of thickness base line aiming guarantee ﬁtness for service during its working life. The root cause analysis indicates that there is intergranular corrosion due a differential concentration caused by seawater evaporation inside the tubes during the ship transit from the port of origin in China to the destination port in Brazil. The intergranular corrosion depth showed by root cause failure analysis is smaller than that showed by EC inspection. We attribute the EC inspection results deviation to a tube magnetisation due to mechanical stress and to a secondary phase due to an incomplete solubilisation after tube conforming and welding. Traditionally, these tubes are visually inspected and deemed acceptable but our conclusions reveal that eddy current testing is capable of detecting some corrosion anomalies which makes the tubes unﬁt for service.
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA418 Corrosion engineering T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA417.2 Nondestructive testing
Creators:	Angelo, Jonhson, Bennecer, Abdeldjalil, Picton, Philip, Kaczmarczyk, Stefan and Soares, A
Publisher:	Elsevier
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology
Date:	12 November 2016
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 89-93
Journal or Publication Title:	Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
Volume:	6
Number:	A
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csndt.2016.11.003
ISSN:	2214-6571
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/9117

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