Magnetic particle corrosion inspection

Corrosion-fatigue cracks can be detected by nondestructive testing techniques such as magnetic particle inspection, radiography, ultrasonics, and dye penetrant. Corrosion-fatigue cracks may occur in numerous tubes simultaneously. Nondestructive testing of tubes at locations similar to those in which cracks are observed can be useftil. 

Corrosion damage was limited to minor pitting of the bottom head in the deaerator vessel. Inspection of deaerator vessel B revealed cracking at one weld. Tray sections were removed from the deaerator vessel, and shell welds were grit-blasted. Except for the top head-to-shell weld in the deaerator, all internal welds in both B nnits were then ground smooth and magnetic particle inspected. Three transverse cracks were found at the bottom circumferential weld in the deaerator vessel. These were removed by grinding to a depth of 1.5 mm (0.06 inch). 

Defects such as hot tears or laps, quench cracks, localized overheating during stress rehef, and corrosion may occur during the tubemaking process (154). Magnetic particle, ultrasonic, and visual inspection techniques are used to ensure that relatively few tubes enter service with significant defects. 

General corrosion control, prevention, and monitoring should be planned for from the onset. To detect and monitor corrosion, various methods must be used, while corrosion protection would be done by the addition of inhibition and use of protection coatings [5]. Visual examination, laser methods, the replication microscopy liquid penetration testing method, magnetic particles testing, the eddy current inspection method, acoustic emission technique, thermal methods of inspection, and nondestructive methods are the various methods to be adopted when monitoring pipeline corrosion [5]. 

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