Storage tank wall scanning
Storage tank wall scanning
(OP)
We need to do some inspection.work on a couple of existing API 650 storage tanks.
Doing hand measurements is time consuming and endless...
Do you you good names and adresses of companies selling these automatic crawlers with probes for scanning and mapping tank wall thicknesses.
We are interested in companies who can provide training and assistance..
Thanks a lot for your help
Doing hand measurements is time consuming and endless...
Do you you good names and adresses of companies selling these automatic crawlers with probes for scanning and mapping tank wall thicknesses.
We are interested in companies who can provide training and assistance..
Thanks a lot for your help





RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Do you want to measure thickness only? or send in a probe to measure things like local out of roundness or slightly warped wall plates to feed in to a numerical model for later analysis?
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Reason= loss of material, corrosion.
I am talking about the tank shells, especially the lower ones.
Doing the survey entirely by hand is time consuming.
We think that scanning is quicker and also more reliable.
Of course we can r-check some point by a classic portable
Krautkramer or similar..
I wonder wher we can buy such scanners ??
I assume, that for a certain corroded area, when scanned we can get the average thickness and the minimum one ? correct ?
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Where are you located?
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
located in Europe ( France , Netherlands.
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Here is a link to a smaller UK-based outfit which makes tank inspection equipment, including magnetic UT wall-crawlers:
http://www.silverwinguk.com/
Google "NDT storage tank" and you'll get a lot of response.
Nigel Armstrong
Karachaganak Petroleum
Kazakhstan
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
This allows the operator to scan a large area and 'colour in' the entire area of interest to generate a 'corrosion map' ensuring he/she hasn't missed a patch.
I don't know the exact maximum area each scan can traverse, possibly 1m^2?
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Could you please send sites or names of suppliers of the system you have described.
Thanks
RE: Storage tank wall scanning
Best of luck.