Verification of acoustic emission testing of floor conditions in aboveground tanks by comparison of acoustic emission data and floor scan testing

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 929-934

  Yuyama, Shigenori ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^b   Sekine, Kazuyoshi ^c   Kitsukawa, Shigeo ^d  

^a 8F Okamoto LK Bldg   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FIRE AND DISASTER   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d High Pressure Institute of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aboveground tank; Acoustic emission; Floor condition; Floor scan testing; Source location; Thickness mapping

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CORROSION RATE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOCATION; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ABOVEGROUND TANK; ACOUSTIC EMISSION DATA; ACOUSTIC-EMISSIONS; CONDITION; FLOOR CONDITION; FLOOR SCAN TESTING; SCAN TESTING; SOURCES LOCATION; TEST PROCEDURES; THICKNESS MAPPING;

FLOORS;

EID: 38749102028     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Cole, P.T. and P.J. Van de Loo, "Listen to Your Storage Tanks to Improve Safety and Reduce Cost," Acoustic Emission -Beyond the Millennium, T. Kishi et al., eds., Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2000, pp. 169-178.
2. Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Technical Report on Development of Evaluation Methods for Corrosion Damages in Hazardous Facilities, Tokyo, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, March 2005.
3. High Pressure Institute of Japan, G 110 TR, Recommended Practice for Acoustic Emission Evaluation of Corrosion Damages in Bottom Plate of Above Ground Tanks, High Pressure Institute of Japan, May 2005.
4. Union Française des Industries Petrolieres, Guide pour l'inspection et la maintenance des reservoirs metaliques aeriens cylindriques verticaux d'hydrocarbures liquides en raffinerie, Union Française des Industries Petrolieres, 2000.