Request for Assistance: Visual Inspection Defects

Please help me with the list of possible defects that may be encountered during the visual inspection of unfired pressure vessels. Thanks in advance. Happy New Year wishes to all of you.

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SSM

From India, Madras
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Take a look at the attached files; I hope they will help you. Some of our senior members will guide you further. Keep on asking...

Note: It's not fulfilling your query entirely, but it should be helpful. If it provides a solution to your query, I would be very happy. Let me know.

Regards

From United States, Fpo
Attached Files (Download Requires Membership)
File Type: pdf INSPECTION OF UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSSELS.pdf (673.1 KB, 883 views)
File Type: pdf BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS.pdf (265.7 KB, 616 views)

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Dear SSM,
Following defects may be found during a detailed inspection:

1. Corrosion inside
2. Reduction in shell thickness
3. Welding joint cracks
4. Welding joint leakage
5. Safety valve non-functioning
6. Auto drain not working
7. Pressure gauge indication not proper

Maybe the above will help you!

Dear Raghu,
Thanks for the attachments. Surely good study material. I will read it when I get time. Thanks and keep on sharing. Let's keep this forum alive.

Regards

From India
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Dear SSM,
The visual defects of an unfired pressure vessel can be:

1. Rusting of the plate used.
2. Quality of the weld joint.
3. If marked, you can see when it was last tested.
4. Functioning of the drain valve.
5. Functioning of the drain valve.

After these visual checks, you can decide the next line of action.

Thanks to Raghu and Dipil for your posts on this thread.

Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir

From India, Vadodara
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dear friend i am attached here some collect presentation of pressure vessels and pressure vale . i hope this presentation help full to all of them Regards ashok
From Saudi Arabia
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File Type: ppt Boiler Safety Accidents.ppt (3.66 MB, 801 views)
File Type: ppt codes for vessels(46-51).ppt (497.5 KB, 402 views)
File Type: ppt Intro_to_NDT.ppt (4.74 MB, 358 views)
File Type: ppt Piping-and-Valves.ppt (946.0 KB, 412 views)
File Type: ppt preiss_core_standards_in_the_pressure_equipment_area_4668.ppt (1.51 MB, 317 views)

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