Vapour Degreasing for Aerospace, Automotive & Pressure Vessel Components — Why It Is the Most Critical Step Before NDT
Vapour Degreasing for Aerospace, Automotive & Pressure Vessel Components — Why It Is the Most Critical Step Before NDT Published by Ravi Kumar Thammana | CEO, Trinity NDT WeldSolutions Pvt. Ltd. | ASNT Level III — UT, RT, MT, PT, VT, ET | IWE | NAS 410 Level III Tags: vapour degreasing, NDT pre-cleaning, aerospace cleaning, pressure vessel inspection, degreasing services Bangalore, pre-NDT cleaning, solvent cleaning mechanical components Let me tell you about the inspection failure that should never have happened. Three years ago, a fabrication shop submitted a pressure vessel for final radiographic testing and magnetic particle inspection . The vessel passed RT — no recordable indications on the radiographs. MT was performed. The inspector reported a clear component. The vessel was shipped to the client's site, installed, and commissioned. Six months later, during a statutory IBR inspection, a linear crack was found propagating from a weld toe on the nozzle reinfor...