The 24” line buried 10 metres below the ground, had suffered from external corrosion which led to a through wall defect.
Category Archives: Leak Repair
3 x 24″ Water Lines
The 3 x 24” lines had suffered from excessive external corrosion at the bottom of the lines which are exiting the concrete floor.
1090mm heat exchanger expansion joint
The heat exchanger was subjected to thermal cycling that caused a crack to appear at the edge of the expansion joint
20″ Wet Air Line
The 20” line had suffered from CUI external corrosion on the pipe coming off the vessel.
18” cooling water leak
The 18” Cooling Water line had suffered from severe external corrosion.
6” leaking Steam Line Flange
A flange joint connection on a 6” steam line had failed due to possible gasket or flange face issues
24” leaking discharge valve
The 24” line had suffered from severe internal erosion resulting in a through-wall slot defect at a lap joint flange.
18” Water Injection Line
The 18” water injection riser clamp joint had suffered from movement inside the retaining clamp when operating at high pressure.
32″ Sea Water Caisson
The 32” GRP Line had suffered from internal erosion.
24″ Cooling Water Line
The 24” line had suffered from external corrosion. This resulted in several through wall defects along the butt weld near the flange
