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Over many years the use of more advanced defect assessment or FFP methods; for
example, codes such as RSTRENG, DNV, etc. have gained more widespread application
resulting in optimized inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) strategies. Such
methods
are fully codified and are an integral part of pipeline integrity guidance documents
such as
API 1160, ASME 31.8S, and general industry best practice (Figure 4). In combination
with
risk based assessment methods (RBA), operators can implement optimized and more
cost
effective IMR approaches while improving pipeline safety and reliability.
It is well known that defect assessment criteria such as ANSI/ASME B31-G can be very
conservative and as such may result in unnecessary pipeline repairs. By utilising such
alternative integrity assessment approaches (RSTRENG, DNV, etc.) Operators sig
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In conclusion, both MFL and GW are used for inspecting pipe, plate, HX tube, cable,
rod, etc. But the MFL is limited to testing only ferromagnetic material of these
structures. GW can be used to inspect any material such as composite if the ordinary
UT can be used. The MFL is localized inspection tool, i.e. the probe needs to be located
near or at the defect location. The GW is remote inspection tool because GW is
transmitted along the structure and reflected from the defect at a long distance from
several inches to 200 meters depending on the operating frequency and attenuation
of the structure. The GW is usually used for surveying the long length of structure, but
the MFL, UT, or RT is used for verifying, sizing, and characterizing of the indications
found with GW inspection.
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Guided Wave UT (GUL) Inspection.
The benefits of this inspection include:
Large sections of piping can be inspected rapidly and safely often with no scaffolding
Point of contact corrosion can be found without lifting the pipe thus avoiding potential leaks
and protecting the environment
GUL can locate and characterize defects internally and externally and will pick up cracking in many
cases