Comprehensive In-Service API 653 Inspections
Tracks
NDT Management
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| 209/210 - Technical Session |
Details
API 653 inspections are a requirement for tank owners, but when performed with new technologies, they can be completed without halting production. Robotic technologies make it possible to inspect tank components without taking it offline, eliminating the opportunity cost of removing an asset from service. Robotic crawlers use ultrasound and high-definition cameras to inspect tank shells and roofs externally, identifying corrosion, pitting, and other damage mechanisms affecting the inner and outer diameters of the base material. Submersible robotic crawlers can swim through several refined products to reach the tank floor and perform ultrasonic testing, visual inspection, and settlement surveys. Combining these techniques can satisfy the API requirements for external and internal inspections, allowing for the deferral of future inspections as permitted.
Speaker
Alison McGee
Marketing Manager
Gecko Robotics
Comprehensive In-Service API 653 Inspections
Presentation Description
API 653 inspections are a requirement for tank owners, but when performed with new technologies, they can be completed without halting production. Robotic technologies make it possible to inspect tank components without taking it offline, eliminating the opportunity cost of removing an asset from service. Robotic crawlers use ultrasound and high-definition cameras to inspect tank shells and roofs externally, identifying corrosion, pitting, and other damage mechanisms affecting the inner and outer diameters of the base material. Submersible robotic crawlers can swim through several refined products to reach the tank floor and perform ultrasonic testing, visual inspection, and settlement surveys. Combining these techniques can satisfy the API requirements for external and internal inspections, allowing for the deferral of future inspections as permitted.
Biography
Chase is the Customer Success and NDT Technology Manager at Gecko Robotics. He is an ASNT UT Level III inspector and has been in the NDT space for over 10 years. He has extensive knowledge and experience working with clients to improve mechanical integrity programs, focusing on special emphasis programs & RBI implementation. Chase is an expert in robotic inspection solutions for clients in industrial industries across the globe. Chase holds several certifications, including API 510, API 570, API QUTE, and AWS CWI.
