Inspection Data Articles & Analysis: Older
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For years, industrial radiography has been the standard inspection technique for austenitic stainless steel. But that has changed. Now, more asset owners rely on phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) to get faster and more accurate results. Just as the field has evolved, there are new ideas about the best methods of nondestructive testing (NDT) for austenitic stainless steel. This article will ...
“Say you have a plant of 100 MW – just to keep the math easy – and you can squeeze an extra 1% out of it based on improved turbine efficiency and effective maintenance planning, the difference in revenue on that 1% increase in performance could be a significant portion of your total O&M expenses." Operators have a variety of data-monitoring options to ...
In the course of a successful collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the cruise ship industry on reducing common-source outbreaks, CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) has expanded its training, education, and cruise ship inspection programs. The study reported here evaluated 15 years of ship sanitation inspection ...