Case Study

Installation At Gelsenkirchen Refining

Installation At Gelsenkirchen Refining

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Corrosion monitoring was conducted on cast carbon steel u-bends with a wall thickness of approx. 25mm (1 in.), operating at 380°C (720°F)  in  the  Gelsenkirchen  refinery  operated  by  BP  to  ensure  continued safe operation. Because the high temperature prevented  accurate manual ultrasonic wall thickness measurement, and would have  exposed  inspectors  to  significant  hazard,  the  Permasense  continuous monitoring system was installed:

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