Vibration-induced fatigue on process pipework

What happened? During a recent inspection at a facility, an NOPSEMA inspector observed vibration-induced fatigue cracking and evidence of rectification work carried out on several small-bore connections on seawater cooling pipes. On further investigation, it was discovered that there had also been a recent fatigue failure on the hydrocarbon test separator header. Fortunately, the operator...

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