Pipe surface dimension inspection Accelerate NDT with 3D measurement technology in power plants

 

    3D scan of a waste incineration plant  

When power plants undergo overhauls and temporary maintenance, inspections need to be carefully planned to ensure that downtime is kept to a minimum and full capacity
is returned as quickly as possible.
To speed up the inspection process during turnarounds, forward-thinking power plant maintenance teams are increasingly combining traditional ultrasonic testing techniques with 3D scanning solutions to detect pipeline damage faster and more
accurately.

 

Mumberg Engineering GmbH, a German-based company that provides engineering and maintenance services for power plants and renewable energy facilities, takes this two-pronged approach
.
In early 2021, the company introduced the HandySCAN 3D ǀ BLACK series, a metrology-grade blue 3D scanner for nondestructive testing, and Pipecheck
, an advanced pipeline integrity assessment software.
Inspection teams use this turnkey solution to measure pipe wear and wall thickness
.

3D scanning how pipe measurements are made  

 

Depending on the power plant overhaul or maintenance project, the surface of the pipe that needs to be scanned and the size of the pipe run vary
.
The largest surface to be measured so far was 28 m² and was scanned
with a scanning resolution of 1 mm.

 

Here are the basic steps for the Mumberg team to do a 3D scan:

1.
Clean the surface to be scanned to prevent any dust or debris from affecting the test results

2.
Use the target point

3.
Enter the parameters of the area to be scanned, such as pipe diameter and actual wall thickness, in Pipecheck

4.
The operator scans the target area

5.
When the scanning work is complete, the inspection team can determine the erosion and corrosion of each pipe, provide the customer with key information about each pipe, especially about the remaining wall thickness, and determine which pipes have reached the wear limit

 

Mumberg Engineering also uses the portable 3D scanner HandySCAN 3D in combination
with ultrasonic testing technology.
For example, when inspecting boiler tubes, they perform large-area ultrasonic tests to find weak spots
.
Then, for the identified weak points and some small areas, they used HandySCAN 3D ǀ BLACK to speed up the inspection process
.

 

 

 

 

Advantages of HandySCAN 3D and Pipecheck in power plants

 

 

The combination of the portable 3D blue light scanner HandySCAN 3D ǀ BLACK and pipe integrity assessment software Pipecheck forms a secure solution that enables NDT teams to quickly acquire and evaluate high-precision 3D models of the inner and outer surfaces of pipes, which is key
to saving inspection time and improving operational capabilities.

 

With speeds of up to 1,500,000 measurements/sec and an accuracy of up to 0.
025 mm, the HandySCAN 3D uses fewer target points, and when paired with Pipecheck, it provides many evaluation capabilities for various types of pipe damage (corrosion, mechanical damage, radius, folds, ovality, etc.
), such as in-line inspection (ILI) correlation and ultrasonic testing (UT) data import for further analysis
.
In addition, because operators of any skill level can use the portfolio in a variety of harsh environments, field deployments can be carried out
more quickly.

 

The inspection team at Mumberg Engineering is very satisfied with Creaform's solution: "With this system, we can measure the entire pipe length and process the data in the
shortest possible time.
Then we can make sound decisions
based on the results we get.
Without Creaform's systems, we would not have been able to complete a project
of this magnitude.
Using ultrasonic measuring equipment, we can measure some specific areas, but it is impossible to obtain as much data
in a short period of time as with HandySCAN 3D ǀ BLACK and Pipecheck.
By using this 3D measurement technology product, we can take on more projects, win more customers, and offer a wider variety of services
.
”

 

concerning

Mumberg Engineering Gmbh

         

 

 

Mumberg Engineering GmbH was founded in November 2016 to serve
conventional power plants in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries.
They use this new 3D scanner technology as well as traditional ultrasound for wall thickness measurement, technical documentation, inspection reports and inspection support
during plant overhauls.
Their customers include EEW Energy from Waste, IWB Industrielle Werke Basel, MVV Enamic Korbach GmbH and B+ T Horn Energie GmbH
.

 

 

Long press the QR code below to contact a technical expert