TYPICAL TUBE DEFECTS

EROSION
ID/ID
CRACKS

MIC DAMAGE

ID/OD
PITS

TUBESHEET

INLET END
EROSION

METALLIC
DEPOSIT
VIBRATION
DAMAGE

DEFECT
AT
SUPPORT

CRACKS AT
TUBESHEET

List of Tube Defects

ID/OD Pitting
ID/OD Cracking
Erosion
Inlet End Erosion
Vibration Damage
Cracks at Tubesheet
Defect at support
MIC
Metallic Deposits

This is the most common form of damage in copper alloy tubing

Can be present in any tube material
Caused by flow
Caused by turbulent flow at the Tube Inlet
Occurs between supports
Caused by high stresses
This can be pitting/cracking
Microbially Induced Corrosion found in stainless steel
Produce signals that can be miscalled as defects

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