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Applus+K2 - CHIME and CUPS

CHIME & CUPS are non-destructive testing methods used to detect corrosion and pitting under pipe supports and clamps that cannot be inspected through normal methods. CHIME uses through-thickness inspection to detect gradual thickness degradation in pipes, while CUPS uses reflection to find small and large corrosion pits externally on annular plates. Both methods use ultrasonic probes to inspect large inaccessible areas with a single pass and provide sensitive detection of internal and external corrosion without removing supports.

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Applus+K2 - CHIME and CUPS

CHIME & CUPS are non-destructive testing methods used to detect corrosion and pitting under pipe supports and clamps that cannot be inspected through normal methods. CHIME uses through-thickness inspection to detect gradual thickness degradation in pipes, while CUPS uses reflection to find small and large corrosion pits externally on annular plates. Both methods use ultrasonic probes to inspect large inaccessible areas with a single pass and provide sensitive detection of internal and external corrosion without removing supports.

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CHIME & CUPS

Creeping Head Inspection Method & Corrosion Under Pipe Support

Applus+ K2 CHIME and CUPS are used for detecting corrosion and pitting under clamps and pipe
supports where it is not directly feasible to be inspected by normal inspection method. CHIME is
based on the through thickness technique and is good for detecting gradual thickness degrada-
tion and insensitive to small pitting. It can be carried out on pipes. CUPS is based on reflection
principles and is good for the detection of small and large corrosion pitting but insensitive for
graduation degradation of wall thickness. It can be conducted externally on annular plates and the
whole area can be covered by swivelling the probe.

KEY FEATURES OPERATING PRINCIPLE

• UT technique to inspect. CHIME, Creeping Head inspection Method


• Service inspection on inaccessible areas.
• Pipe diameters 50mm and above.
• Floor map technique based on receiving an echo from
• Battery operated equipment.
the defect.
• A single pass for the required inspection coverage.
• Creeping waves can be generated by using
a transducer angled at the critical angle.
APPLICATIONS • The creeping wave continually generates shear waves
(HEAD waves) which propagates along the surfaces.
• Pipe supports or saddles.
• If the receiver is placed some distance away
• Clamps.
(up to 1m), the series of signal is observed at the
• Vessel or tanks.
receiver and the entire volume of the sample is
• Pipe or plate screening for internal corrosion.
inspected.
• Annular plates of the storage tank.
• Floor plates of the storage tank .
• Inaccessible pipe walls.
• Walls of the underground storage tanks. CUPS, Corrosion Under Pipe Support

BENEFITS • The specially designed probe emits the ultrasonic


beam having the width, duration of the wave package
• Large areas can be inspected with a single pass.
and basic wave length comparable with the thickness
• Estimates the extent of corrosion attack.
of the plate.
• Full volume can be inspected with probes by up to 1m.
• Sensitive to both internal and external surfaces. • The ultrasonic wave package saturates the volume of
• Inspection without removing supports. the plate/ pipe and any reflection echoes from pitting
• Easy Interpretation using ISONIC Office software. and corrosion damage picked up by the probe and
• Recordable raw data for future analysis or reference. produced as an image.
• Provides plane view of the surface.
• Allows localizing defects.

ENERGY & INDUSTRY DIVISION www.applus.com l www.k2velosi.com

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