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AIChe Spring Meeting 2025

April 7, 2025

The UTComp team joins industry experts and thought leaders at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety in Dallas April 6-10, 2025.

Ashland case study

Ray Vermillion, Asset Integrity & Reliability Engineering Manager at Ashland, Inc., and Geoff Clarkson, CTO of UTComp, will present:

Non-Intrusive Fitness for Service Evaluations of Critical Non-Metallic Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs): Ashland, Inc. Case Study

 59th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS)
Session: The Technology of Process Safety
Monday, April 7, 2025
1:30 – 2 PM
Location: Hilton Anatole, Coronado CD

See the abstract.
View the slide deck.

Resources

FRP Knowledge Centre

Free FRP Guidebook for Reliability Engineers:

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods for FRP

Comparison of NDE methods for determining Remaining Strength Factor of FRP for completion of Assessment as per proposed Part 16 update to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1:

NDE Method
Acoustic Emission (AE)
Acousto-ultrasonics (AU)
Attenuation-based ultrasonics (UAX)
UltraAnalytix (UAX+)
Applicable Standard
ASTM E1067
ASTM E1495
ASTM C1332¹
Combines ASTM C1332 & E1495
Inspector Certification Available
ISO, ASNT, SNT-TC-1A
SNT-TC-1A
SNT-TC-1A
SNT-TC-1A
Included in ISO or ASNT Training



Number of Calibration Specimens Required for an Inspection
0
1 or 2
2
0
Destructive Testing and Analysis of Calibration Specimens Required



Available Equipment Provides Output Values



Automated Processing for PDS Available



Remaining Strength Factor and Remaining Life Provided