Inspection Management – Specialist NDE techniques
RWE Power International has many years experience in the development and utilisation of specialist Non Destructive Examination (NDE) inspection techniques. Using these techniques we can establish the condition and underwrite the integrity of your plant, avoiding costly replacement.
We offer specialist inspections using novel techniques such as:
- Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
- phased array
- motorised scanning
- EMAT
- thermography
- remote field eddy current
- meandering winding magnetometer
- remote visual
Typical applications for our NDE inspections include:
- generator rotors and end rings
- turbine rotors, discs and blades
- boiler drums, headers and tubes
- steam pipe work, valves and chests
- condensers and heat exchangers
- gas turbine hot gas path blades and vanes
The benefits of specialist NDE inspections provided by RWE Power International include:
- reduced inspection times
- improved defect detection and the accuracy of defect sizing maintained
- previously ‘unreachable’ plant items are inspected
- inspection carried out by experienced and qualified NDE engineers
- all specialist inspection equipment is provided
- improved accuracy of results for use in engineering assessments and plant life extension work
- highly reliable repeat inspections of critical areas of service plant optimisation of inspection costs and time during plant outages and breakdowns
