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About the correlation between crude oil corrosivity and corrosion monitoring in an oil refinery

CATEGORY: CORROSION MONITORING
About the correlation between crude oil corrosivity and corrosion monitoring in an oil refinery


Type
Journal Article
Author
Philipp Schempp
Author
Karsten Preuß
URL
Publication
Corrosion
Date
March 22, 2016
Abstract
Corrosion monitoring is an important tool to control and predict corrosion in piping, vessels, furnace tubes etc. of chemical plants. Authors report results from ultrasonic wall thickness measurements in crude oil and high vacuum distillation units (CDU/HVU) of a German crude oil refinery.
Researchers installed wireless ultrasonic sensors on the external surface of selected piping to monitor internal corrosion. They focused on high temperature corrosion, which is caused by sulfur and acid components that are present in crude oil and its fractions.

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