Chime: Reliable Screening For Corrosion and Cracking Even in Inaccessible Areas

CHIME
Reliable screening for corrosion and

cracking even in inaccessible areas
Key Features of the System

Large areas can be inspected with a single pass
Estimate of the extent of corrosion attack
The full volume can be inspected with probes separated by up
to 1 metre
Sensitive to both internal and external surfaces
Suitable for pipe diameters 75 mm and above
Suitable for inaccessible locations such as clamps, saddles,
tank floors and half-buried pipes.
All owners and operators are keen to extend The latest development for CHIME is its addition
the useful life of their plant, and the early to the Ultrasonic C-Scan system, a versatile
detection of corrosion and cracking is vital digital ultrasonic imaging system for a range
for accurate assessment of its condition. of applications. Its combination with this
However, conventional ultrasonic methods for sophisticated software package enables the
the inspection of large areas, such as vessels or operator to record the data easily, provide colour
long pipelines, are generally time-consuming and or greyscale images, and to email or export it on
costly. In addition, inaccessible regions such as disk for analysis.
pipes on pipe supports or under clamps generally CHIME has been developed within the Harwell
cannot be inspected unless the entire assembly is Offshore Inspection R&D Service (HOIS). It
dismantled, often involving expensive shutdowns has already proved successful in field trials on
and significant effort and cost. offshore and petrochemical plant, and is now
The CHIME technique from Applus RTD solves gaining in popularity worldwide in all kinds of plant,
these problems by offering large area, single pass especially for rapid, large area flagging for sites
screening, which inspects the full volume between of corrosion.
the probes (which may be separated by up to 1 Applus RTD provides the following services as
metre). It can be used on both pipes and plate and individual packages or combined to provide a total
is suitable for inaccessible geometries such as Asset Integrity Management programme.
clamps, saddles and pipe supports. This eliminates
Advanced (non-intrusive) Inspection Services
the need for expensive shutdown but provides full
information to indicate areas of corrosion and aid Sub-sea Inspection Services
lifetime prediction of plant. Engineering Design Solutions
Risk Based Inspection Planning
Inspection Management Services
In Service Inspection
Plant Life Management
Metallurgical Services.
Importantly, Applus RTD can also call upon
extensive in-house expertise and resources
for advanced inspection and conventional NDT,
providing a total capability for management of
through life plant integrity.
As an additional feature, CHIME can be used for Applus RTD, in collaboration with our local and
initial screening, then followed up in flagged areas international partners, has extensive experience in
with detailed wall thickness mapping, for example the application of these services to a wide range
for large-area vessel inspection. Applus RTD can of industries including:
offer a full service to customers in the application Oil & Gas
of CHIME. Petrochemical
The system employs a combination of ultrasonic Refining
head-waves and creeping waves, hence its name: Ore Processing and Handling
Creeping Head-wave Inspection Method. Creeping Power Generation.
and head waves are generated using a piezoelectric
transducer mounted on an angled shoe. The unique
way in which the waves propagate provides complete
coverage of plate or pipe with little attenuation,
allowing the transmitting and receiving probes to be
well separated (typically up to 1 metre). Defects due
to corrosion or cracking affect the signal magnitude
and arrival time of the signal peaks.
www.applusrtd.com.au
Head Office– Perth
BR-002 REV2
141–143 Cambridge Street, West Leederville,

Perth, Western Australia 6007
Telephone: +61 8 9382 3844 Facsimile: +61 8 9382 4458
Email: [email protected]
Specifications subject to change without notice

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CHIME

Reliable screening for corrosion and

Key Features of the System

141–143 Cambridge Street, West Leederville,

Specifications subject to change without notice

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