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by ben
Yesterday, 10:59
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Inspection Intervals - Multiple Storage Tanks
Replies: 2
Views: 86

Re: Inspection Intervals - Multiple Storage Tanks

tuan,
There has been a risk based inspection scheme which is applied starting from consequence ranking, moving to ranking the probability of failure and performing a risk evaluation with the product of these two, keeping that semi-quantitive or quantitative. Once this risk assessment is done ...
by ben
Yesterday, 10:43
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Generation of AI based Written Schemes of Inspection
Replies: 2
Views: 57

Re: Generation of AI based Written Schemes of Inspection

That is a good idea to use AI on enhancing existing written scheme of inspection however, care has to be taken on the content which is created.
Inspection written schemes are required to be based upon inspection plans normally created from RBI, and each new inspection depends upon what was picked ...
by ben
Yesterday, 10:27
Forum: PetroNavigator® - Engineering Interactions with AI
Topic: Corrosion related process safety incidents - 2025
Replies: 2
Views: 69

Re: Corrosion related process safety incidents - 2025

I do not believe that these are the real ones which got reported.
Please check.
by ben
09 May 2026, 12:49
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Plant O&M: New Software Inputs
Replies: 8
Views: 120364

Re: Plant O&M: New Software Inputs

Keep updating.
by ben
09 May 2026, 12:49
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Application of C-Mn Steel
Replies: 3
Views: 6734

Re: Application of C-Mn Steel

Yeah but obviously not for any corrosive services, very high temperature or very low temperature.
by ben
09 May 2026, 12:46
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Temporary Repair Failure
Replies: 6
Views: 5809

Re: Temporary Repair Failure

The thing is that we still applyvwraps every now and then when needed, that too on hydrocarbon lines. Temperature of the line contributes a lot to the installation of the wrap and then the applied pressure during installation.
I understand that any wrapping done to arrest a leak temporarily must be ...
by ben
09 May 2026, 12:41
Forum: PetroNavigator® - Engineering Interactions with AI
Topic: Corrosion related process safety incidents - 2025
Replies: 2
Views: 69

Corrosion related process safety incidents - 2025

While just going through the process safety incidents reported or inv stigated during 2025, following were the findings, just so relevant...

The following mechanisms continued appearing across refinery and petrochemical event analyses:

Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
Pitting corrosion
Sulfidation ...
by ben
25 Apr 2026, 11:53
Forum: PetroNavigator® - Engineering Interactions with AI
Topic: API 583 CUI /CUF 3rd Edition vs 2nd
Replies: 2
Views: 3554

API 583 CUI /CUF 3rd Edition vs 2nd

One image says it all:
API 583 3rd vs 2nd Edition.jpg
by ben
16 Apr 2026, 21:47
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Fire Damage Assessment - API 579
Replies: 4
Views: 5671

Re: Fire Damage Assessment - API 579

What would be your role in all this?
Depends the level you would be engaged before anything is suggested.
by ben
12 Apr 2026, 11:41
Forum: Inspection & Reliability Engineers
Topic: Temporary Repair Failure
Replies: 6
Views: 5809

Temporary Repair Failure

Copying from an incident reported in 2012;

What Happened:
Ice formation was reported on the 3rd stage relief line on the associated gas compressor. A
pinhole leak was found and a wrap temporary repair was effected, following Technical
Authroity approval. The wrap was applied by a specialist ...