Installed UT sensors can provide better visibility around how, when and why corrosion is happening in assets and allows asset owners and operators to track and monitor with extremely high precision (.001”). Owner operators can then overlay corrosion rate data with process data to analyze Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs) and help them better understand how to most efficiently and safely operate their assets and either remediate or extend their useful life, thus moving from a time-based maintenance interval to that of a predictive based interval. This paper will cover a real-life example of how an owner operator has used permanent or temporarily installed wireless UT sensors to monitor problematic areas, track remediation tactics, and verify the ramifications of operational changes.

Subject
Costs, Sensors, Materials, Piping, Batteries, Corrosion rate, Tubes, Inspection, Integrity operating windows, Meshes, Corrosion data, Maintenance, Chlorides
Keywords:
Corrosion, Ultrasound, Permanently Installed Monitoring Systems (PIMS), Wireless Sensors, Ultrasonic Thickness (UT), Monitoring, Asset Integrity, Internet of Things (IOT)
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