Continuous monitoring of creep in equipment

In this article, the development of a customized program—designed by the author and used at Raffineria di Milazzo—for the continuous monitoring of creep in vessels and piping is explained.

Raffineria di Milazzo: D’Antonio, F.

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D’Antonio, F. - Raffineria di Milazzo, Milazzo, Italy

Fabrizio D'Antonio is the Asset Integrity Manager at Raffineria di Milazzo. He has been responsible for several units at the facility during his time there. He earned an MS degree in engineering and has also been a contract professor at the Università di Messina for a course on crude oil refining.

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