Earl Crochet - Inspenet

Earl Crochet

Earl has been working since 1988 and has served on various API committees since 1994: SCAST, API 2350, and others. He has been a Certified API 653 Tank Inspector since 1993. He has a BSME and an MBA from LSU, is a Registered Professional Engineer in 4 States, and holds 4 U. S. Patents..
Publications of Earl Crochet
Tanques de Almacenamiento
non destructive testing

Cutting-Edge Tech Boosts Tank Floor Inspections

Author Ing. Edward Madriz, November 23, 2021.
Storage tanks play a very important role in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, since the products of industrial processes are stored in them; and feed streams to processing plants. However, due to the little maintenance that is carried out on them; It is of great importance to innovate and improve the equipment that is commonly used to carry out inspections on these assets.

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maritime terminals and monobuoys

The SLOM Convention Cartagena! – Inspenet

For. Simon Petit, November 22, 2021.
One of the most emblematic cities in Colombia is Cartagena. There on June 1, 1533, Pedro de Heredia would arrive to lay the foundation stones of what later became the walled city, as this Colombian territory would initially be known.
It is a city very popular with tourists, given the quality of its people, its exquisite local cuisine, its history and of course its beaches.

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equipment inspection

Boiler Tubes Busted! Could Water Be to Blame?

Author: Lic. Carlos Lasarte, November 15, 2021.
The objective of this work is to analyze the failures in the boilers through the analysis of the internals of the steam generation system, the auxiliary equipment, the operating procedures, in order to guarantee the mechanical integrity, reliability and operational safety of these equipment. They have a wide application in the oil and gas industry, as steam generators for different industrial processes.

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Inspeccion visual - Inspenet
equipment inspection

Visual inspection as a basic technique in non-destructive testing

It is assured and very particularly I confirm it; that visual inspection as the first step is the most important of all evaluations, trying to identify possible problems with the naked eye during the inspection of industrial equipment; which will depend on the criteria to be applied thanks to the knowledge, ability and accumulated experience.

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