below the surface: the importance of mechanical integrity
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Below the Surface: The Importance of Mechanical Integrity at Your Plant
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Introduction
• ERI Solutions Inc. (ERI) founded in 2003 to develop insurance markets and standards for the growing ethanol industry. – Insurance Risk Management
– Safety & Health
– ERM SPC, Ltd.
– Process Safety Management (PSM)
– Acquired Environmental Compliance Division from ICM, Inc.
– Developed Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Service
– Developed (Focused Integrity Testing)
– Acquired Paragon Services, Inc.’s Non-Destructive Testing division
– Acquired Paradigm EH&S Consulting Group, LLC of Owasso, OK
2003 2006 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015
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Introduction (Cont.)
To Date over 100+ API 510 / 570 / 653 inspections in ethanol plants in the past 4 years.
Developed or assisted in development of over 40 Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs for ethanol
plants.
Approaching 40 ethanol plants in ERI’s Focused Integrity Testing
Program where we test a portion of required testing annually along
with industry known areas of concern and areas of concern
specific to your facility.
Manage the Ethanol Risk Management SPC, Ltd. captive insurance program for the ethanol industry with over $10 billion dollars of insured ethanol plant
assets.
With over 70 plants – we have a lot of “skin in the game” so to speak.
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The Age of the Ethanol Industry
Year Period of Time Plant’s Built (Approx.)
1980 - 1995 15 35
1995 - 2000 5 20
2000 - 2005 5 45
2005 - 2010 5 110
2010 - 2015 5 8
Plant Average Age
27.5
17.5
12.5
7.5
2.5
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Why is Asset Integrity so Important?
Erosion of piping circuits in areas where liquids or gases
change direction
Underside corrosion of floors of floating roof
storage tanks
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We Want to Avoid this…
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We Want to Avoid this…
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We Want to Avoid this…
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We Want to Avoid this…
WORKPLACE FATALITY
1984 – 2015
He passed too soon doing a job he loved
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Maintaining Compliance
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Maintaining Compliance
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Inspections for Ethanol
ECOGNIZED
ND
ENERALLY
CCEPTED
OOD
NGINEERING
RACTICES
Your plant should be inspected to the same standards that it was built to
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How Your Assets Typically Age
P-F Interval
Potential Failure
Functional Failure
Co
nd
itio
n
Time
Inspections
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What Type of Inspections?
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Overview of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Evaluating the properties of a material, component or structure without doing damage.
• Other terms – Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)
– Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI)
– Non-Destructive Examination (NDE)
• NDT is a highly valuable technique that can save both money and time in product evaluation, troubleshooting, and research because it doesn’t permanently alter the article being inspected.
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Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Uses
• To assist in product development
• To screen and sort incoming materials ( Raw Materials)
• To monitor, improve or control manufacturing processes
• To verify proper processing (Example: Heat Treating)
• To verify proper assembly
• To inspect for in-service damage
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Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Methods
Certifications & Non-Destructive Testing Methods
Utilized
Ultrasonic
(UT)
Ultrasonic Shear Wave
Eddy Current
(ET)
-INTERNAL-
Penetrant
(PT)
Magnetic Particle
(MT)
Magnetic Flux Leakage
(MFL)
-INTERNAL-
Visual
(VT)
Radiography
(RT)
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Mirrors Magnifying Glass.
Fiberscope Robotic Crawlers Borescope
Visual (VT) Inspection
Visual is the most basic and common inspection method
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Liquid Penetrant (PT) Inspection
Application Cleaning Developing Interpretation
Penetrant Crack Developer Interpretation
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Magnetic Particle (MT) Inspection
The part is magnetized. Finely milled iron particles coated with a dye pigment are then applied to the specimen. These particles are attracted to magnetic flux leakage fields and will cluster to form an indication directly over the discontinuity. This indication can be visually detected under proper lighting conditions.
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Radiography (RT) Inspection
The part is placed between the radiation source and a piece of film. The part will stop some of the radiation. Thicker and more dense area will stop more of the radiation. The film darkness (density) will vary with the amount of radiation reaching the film through the test object.
Top view of developed film
X-ray film
= more exposure
= less exposure
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Radiography (RT) Inspection – Examples
Naked Eye Naked Eye Naked Eye
Inspection Result Inspection Result Inspection Result
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Eddy Current (ET) Inspection
Eddy current testing is particularly well suited for detecting surface cracks but can also be used to make electrical conductivity and coating thickness measurements. Here a small surface probe is scanned over the part surface in an attempt to detect a crack.
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Ultrasonic (UT) Inspection
High frequency sound waves are introduced into a material and they are reflected back from surfaces or flaws. Reflected sound energy is displayed versus time, and inspector can visualize a cross section of the specimen showing the depth of features that reflect sound.
plate
crack
0 2 4 6 8 10
initial
pulse
crack
echo
back surface
echo
Oscilloscope, or flaw detector screen
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Inspection of Raw Products
• Forgings
• Castings
• Extrusions
• Etc.
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Inspection Following Secondary Processing
• Machining
• Welding
• Extrusions
• Etc.
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Inspection For In-Service Damage
• Cracking
• Corrosion
• Erosion/wear
• Heat Damage
• Etc.
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Processing Plant Inspection – Tube & Shell Heat Exchangers
Periodically, power plants, refineries, chemical plants, biofuels plants and other industrial processing plants are shutdown for inspection. Inspectors feed eddy current probes into heat exchanger tubes to check for corrosion damage.
Probe
Signals produced
by various
amounts of
corrosion
thinning.
Pipe with damage
Eddy Current (ET) Inspection 190P Condenser August 1, 2015
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Camera - use long articulating arms are used to inspect underground storage tanks for damage.
Processing Plant Inspection – Storage Tanks
Robotic Crawlers - use ultrasound to inspect the walls of large above ground tanks for signs of thinning due to corrosion
Magnetic Flux Leakage – use a magnetic field to map the underside of tank floors to identify corrosion
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Processing Plant Inspection – Pressure Vessels
The failure of a pressure vessel can result in the rapid release of a large amount of energy. To protect against this dangerous event, the tanks are inspected using radiography and ultrasonic testing.
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Common Findings/Issues in the Ethanol Industry
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
1 2 3
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
4 5 6
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
7 8 9
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
10 11 12
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
13 14 15
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
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Findings from Inspections in Ethanol Industry
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Why Should you Care?
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Fines / Citations
Other Than Serious Up to $7,000 per violation
Serious Mandatory Minimum of
$7,000 per violation
Repeat Up to $70,000 per violation
Willful Up to $70,000 per violation and if found to
be criminal, up to $250,000 fine for an individual or $500,000 for a corporation
plus up to 6 months imprisonment.
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A Property Claim Will Cost You!
Fully-Insured Ethanol Companies
• Property Damage Deductible (Generally $100,000 to $250,000 depending on company size and risk tolerance)
• Business Interruption Deductible (Generally 5 to 15 day Average Daily Value or no profit of continuing expenses paid)
Self-Insured Ethanol Companies
• Pay total cost to rebuild • Has no profit or continuing expenses covered while
rebuilding
INSURANCE COSTS
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Other Costs (Uninsurable Portion)
Legal / Attorney
Insurance
Employee
Public
Fees
Rate Increases
Lose Positive Morale
Perception becomes Negative
Customers Contract Elsewhere
Production Efficiencies
Civil Lawsuits
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But it is OK because…
DUMB THINGS HAPPEN
100% of property damage events (excluding acts of God) are preventable… Many of them will be prevented because of your Maintenance Activity
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So What Can You Do?
• Educate yourself & company management – Understand & explain legal requirements
– Understand and explain how this is about reliability, continued operations and compliance and how it is much more that a “Check the Box” activity
– Seek examples (To build your case)
o Other similar instances in ethanol or in similar industries (I hope you have several provided here in this presentation)
Loss control, reliability, safety and compliance with regulatory agencies is the right thing to do, but it has also proven to be a very smart financial business decision
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