UTComp | FRP Composites Engineering & NDT Inspection
FRP composites engineering and NDT inspection services
A collection of case studies highlighting applications of UltraAnalytix® NDT inspection for FRP and composites equipment.
UTComp shares FRP fitness-for-service best practices at Chlorine Institute meeting UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson provided best practices for assessing fitness for service of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) equipment in a talk at The Chlorine Institute’s industry consortium meeting in San … [Read more...] about UTComp presents on FRP fitness for service at Chlorine Institute 2022 Fall Meeting
Case Study: Research Confirms UltraAnalytix NDT is a Reliable, Cost-Effective Inspection Tool for RO Pressure Vessels OVERVIEW UTComp and UltraAnalytix® licensee RPC Technologies Pty (RPC) conducted laboratory-scale testing of FRP composite reverse osmosis (RO) pressure vessels used in municipal … [Read more...] about NDT Case Study: Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Vessel Research
Case study: UltraAnalytix NDT shows scrubber has 16 years remaining service life Overview UTComp’s global network of UltraAnalytix® licensees includes Denmark-based Nordic Glasfiber. In 2019, Nordic Glasfiber assessed a hydrogen chloride (HCl) scrubber tank at a combined heat-power plant (CHP). … [Read more...] about NDT Case Study: HCl scrubber at a cogeneration plant
Case study: NDT inspection of FRP vessels for sodium hydroxide storage Overview UTComp and UltraAnalytix® licensee RPC Technologies Pty (RPC) collaborated to evaluate the condition of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) vessels at a water desalination facility that turns seawater into potable water for … [Read more...] about Case Study: Inspection of sodium hydroxide storage vessels
One of the world’s leading chemical companies turned to UTComp recently for expertise in composite inspection and engineering to assess the condition of an FRP vent stack at a plant in Texas that manufactures chemicals for the agriculture industry. In order to maximize the value and safe performance … [Read more...] about Case Study: Inspection and Engineering Review of FRP Vent Stack
A major Canadian manufacturer of steel products asked UTComp to investigate the condition of an FRP tank used to store spent hydrochloric acid (HCl). The client needed to know whether the straight-sided cylinder made of a vinyl ester / isophthalic polyester composite could be relocated and … [Read more...] about Case Study: Mechanical Integrity and Engineering Review of a Partially Submerged FRP Vessel
A major petrochemical facility located in the Persian Gulf region of Saudi Arabia used FRP overwrap to repair steel pipes that were showing signs of corrosion. Repairs were carried out in 2019 using hand-wrapped FRP over damaged areas of a 20-inch-diameter kerosene line and a 22-inch-diameter … [Read more...] about Case Study: Repair Report on FRP Wrap
A leading North American pulp and paper manufacturer in British Columbia observed cracks in the FRP panels of a bleach washer, one of five used in pulp washing and bleaching processes at the mill. Inspection and analysis by a UTComp engineer and licensee using UltraAnalytix® found additional … [Read more...] about Case study: Bleach Washer at a Pulp and Paper Mill