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Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 14B
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v14b.a0009001
EISBN: 978-1-62708-186-3
... Abstract The measurement techniques for die wear can be classified into the following two categories: direct measurements, which are done using lab techniques; and indirect nondestructive measurements, which are done by plant monitoring. This article describes the details of the plant...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 18
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 31 December 2017
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v18.a0006400
EISBN: 978-1-62708-192-4
... of maintenance philosophies. The article concludes with a discussion on various condition monitoring in industrial sectors, including condition-monitoring techniques in nuclear power plants, road condition monitoring, and condition monitoring in wind turbines. acoustic emission testing condition...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003655
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... monitoring on-line corrosion monitoring technique deterioration rate corrosion CORROSION MONITORING has become important in the operation of modern industrial plants and in the use and maintenance of expensive assets such as bridges and aircraft. Engineering and maintenance personnel need to be aware...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003659
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... in the United States” in this Volume. The detailed report to the United States Congress is available ( Ref 1 ). Corrosion monitoring has become an important aspect of the design and operation of modern industrial plants because it is one of several techniques that can be used to keep track of the degradation...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004215
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... on health, safety, and the environment, and to meet legal requirements, plant owners/operators deploy other resources to monitor and maintain their plants in a safe and efficient condition. Inspection is one of the key resources used and, if properly planned and deployed, can be a very effective means...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003660
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... and is inversely related to the corrosion rate via a Stern and Geary constant. This technique requires immersion of the probe in an aqueous (preferably conductive) medium. The LPR technique lends itself readily to monitoring uniform corrosion in laboratory tests or in-plant applications ( Ref 12 ). Instrumentation...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 19
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1996
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v19.a0002387
EISBN: 978-1-62708-193-1
... Corrosion monitoring has become an important aspect of the design and operation of modern industrial plants because it alerts plant engineering and management personnel to damage caused by corrosion and the rate of the deterioration. A large variety of techniques are available for corrosion monitoring...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003638
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... for techniques, examples of actual test data, and hints to help in interpretation. The topics covered include planning corrosion tests and evaluating results, laboratory corrosion testing, simulated service corrosion testing, in-service techniques for damage detection and monitoring, and evaluating forms...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003656
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... of the technique include its inability to be used on ferromagnetic metals or where ferromagnetic metals are in proximity, such as steel rivets on aluminum, and its inability to be used as a real-time monitor. Conclusions On-line monitoring of localized corrosion is still a challenge to researchers, plant...
Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1998
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.mhde2.a0003237
EISBN: 978-1-62708-199-3
..., impact, flow, and phase transformations. Therefore, AE techniques are also valuable for: In-process weld monitoring Detecting tool touch and tool wear during automatic machining Detecting wear and loss of lubrication in rotating equipment and tribological studies Detecting loose parts...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 6
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1993
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v06.a0001477
EISBN: 978-1-62708-173-3
.... Several improved NDE techniques have recently been developed for estimating life consumption, including strain-monitoring techniques, microstructural techniques, hardness-based techniques, and oxide-scale measurement techniques. Strain-Monitoring Measurements Strain-monitoring measurements...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 17
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 August 2018
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v17.a0006454
EISBN: 978-1-62708-190-0
... transformation. Therefore, AE techniques are also valuable for: In-process weld monitoring ( Ref 10 ) Detecting tool touch and wear during automatic machining ( Ref 10 ) Detecting wear and loss of lubrication in rotating equipment ( Ref 10 ) and in tribological studies ( Ref 11 ) Detecting loose...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003700
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... of process equipment. The corrosion monitoring program must be well designed, thorough, and sustained. Corrosion monitoring techniques either measure corrosion directly or measure parameters that are indicative of corrosion ( Ref 10 ). Direct measurement techniques used at refineries include...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003654
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
...-corrosion cracking, and inhibition ( Ref 27 , 28 ). The application of this technique for continuous in-plant corrosion monitoring has become more popular in recent years. The earliest studies in electrochemical noise and its relationship to corrosion are attributed to Iverson ( Ref 29 ), who examined...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004121
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... are frequently unaware of emerging technologies and best practices that could significantly reduce corrosion problems. Efforts associated with corrosion control must emphasize understanding of available corrosion-control techniques used in other industries and applying corrosion-monitoring techniques to critical...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004159
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... toward lower back-end temperatures with better combustion control, materials selection, and use of additives to minimize dew-point corrosion. A further refinement arises from the development of continuous in-plant monitors of dew-point corrosion that can identify harmful operating regions directly...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2006
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004211
EISBN: 978-1-62708-184-9
... is potentially much more serious, because leakage can occur at highly localized areas that are difficult to detect. Therefore, new monitoring techniques that can differentiate general from localized corrosion can be of substantial benefit to unit operators and managers interested in process control and plant...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 13A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2003
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v13a.a0003653
EISBN: 978-1-62708-182-5
... areas that were previously inaccessible except by detailed examination and disassembly of the structure. While the standard techniques of coupon evaluation for field studies of corrosive conditions are still valuable, they may be inconvenient, labor intensive, or too slow to monitor the corrosion...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 4C
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 09 June 2014
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v04c.a0005904
EISBN: 978-1-62708-167-2
... with color monitor, a keyboard to operate the plant, and a printer to print out operating data protocols. The furnace is mounted on cells connected to a weighing system. This system continuously measures the amount of material charged into or being melted in the furnace and transmits the evaluated signal...
Book: Machining
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 16
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1989
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v16.a0002149
EISBN: 978-1-62708-188-7
... to track tool condition. Payback from tool condition monitoring systems was achieved within nine months of being introduced into plant operations. Savings and productivity increases obtained with three different tool condition monitoring systems, compared to tool costs and production figures obtained...