This time we head to North East England (UK) specifically to Gateshead, County of Tyne and Wear whose capital is Newcastle, to talk about a relatively new iconic structure known as The Angel of the North. What makes this monument special, apart from its impressive dimensions and construction process, from the point of view of a corrosionist, is the material used.
Storage tanks are equipment with infrequent maintenance periods, so they require continuous external inspections, to have a better control of their conditions during the time they are in service, minimizing or avoiding unexpected failures that generate operational delays and Unplanned emergency maintenance.
ISO 9001:2015 defines ‘stakeholder’ as a person or organization affected or influenced by a decision or activity.
Article on bacteriological corrosion. Some bacteria thrive in anaerobic conditions and produce compounds that cause iron oxidation ..
Between 2020 and 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic has represented the greatest impact on the energy industry since the Second World War, with an insurmountable drop in demand and oil prices worldwide.
It is to reflect!
In the first part of this sequence of articles, reference is made to the accidents that have occurred since 2016, related explosions
with boilers. Reference was made to inspections to ensure reliability and mechanical integrity and to the standards and codes on which they could be based. In this second part, the needs for the different types of boilers are discerned:
Boiler failures can lead to costly downtime and safety hazards. Understanding risks and preventive measures is crucial for operational reliability.
Non-Destructive Testing in the aerospace industry ensures the safety of critical components through advanced techniques such as Time Reversal and Eddy Currents.
Author. Ph.D. Yolanda Reyes, February 28, 2022.
Hydrogen vehicles continue to generate certain misgivings in relation to the following aspects: from their profitability to their safety, the little information about them and their scarce presence in the current market has generated a series of myths about them, but how much truth is there? behind these vehicles?
This document is a guide for selecting and including pipes and static equipment in an ongoing inspection program for the Oil and Gas Industry.