February 2014

Inspection and Reliability

Inspect steam reformers and catalyst tubes with infrared thermography

Infrared thermography is a useful inspection tool to help locate problems in steam reformers while the units are online and fired. There are three main areas in a reformer that can be efficiently insp..

Thermal Diagnostics: James, S.

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James, S. - Thermal Diagnostics, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago

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Inspection and Reliability

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