Client M/s.BPCL, MUMBAI.

PROCEDURE FOR Document No MRrPr/LP'r'145s118.

LIQUTD PENETRANT Itev. No. 00

TESTING Date 18.09.2018

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PRfi CEDURE F 0R ilgAID PENETRAI,{T TESTI',{ G

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CLIENT : Mis.BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPOIIATION L'l'D - MAHuI rtEplNriny.

NDT AGENCY : I{/s.MBTMECH RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION PVT.LTD.

Prepared by Reviewed Ily Approved By

(CIient)
METMECH METMECH
ASNT LEVEL - II

Signature NtlAggM
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18.09.2018
Date
R.B.SHETTY D.S.KAPADIA
Name General Manager Sr. Manager - Safety &
Services.

R. B. SHETTY
GEN MGR/R.S.O
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ASNT LEVEL II
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CONTENTS

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PERSONNEL QUALIFrcATION
SURFACE PREPARATION
EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE
INSPECTION
POST INSPECTION CLEANTNG
ACCEPTANCE
REPORTING.

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SCOPE

covers the procedr-rre for liquid penetrant

Iffi:?:fr:procedure inspection of welcts o1-
The Liquid Penetrant Inspection is
to be conducted by solvent removabre
Liquid penetrant pto...r., are non-destructive pe,etrant.
testing methods lbr detecting
discontinuities that are open to the surfa^ce.
maintenance inspection' They can.be
il";;; appricabre to in process. frnar and
effective( ur.a , the i,spection o;nonporoLrs.
metallic materials, both f-errous and non-fe.rour,
and of nonporous ,onmetalic r,ater.ials
such as ceramics, plastics and glass.
Discontinuities open to tlie sr:rface
such as cracks.
cold shuts. Laminationr, trr.o,,grr-i.uni
or lack orn,ri;; are indicated
,T:It;*n;:d br

2.0 QUALIFTCATTONS OF PERSONNEL

The qualification of personnel shall be

as stipulated in the INTEC written practice
NDT/WP-I ASNT SNT-TC-L A document was
used as a guide to prepare internal
written practice.
As a minimum all personnel conducting
liquid test shall be certil,ied to level I.
The test will be performed under the supervision
or lever II or equivalently qr-ralificd
supervisor.
All qualification certification shall be current.

3.0 SURFACE PREPARATION

In general, satisfactory results are obtained when

the surf'ace o1'thc part is i, t5c as
welded, as rolled, as-c_asl or as forged condition.
srrru.. f..paration b1, grinding.
machining, or other Methods nruy b. necessary
where ,ritu." irregularities could ,ask
indications of unacceptable discontinuities.
Prior to all liquid penetrant examination, the
surface to be examined and all acl.jacent
within at least 1 inch shall be dry and free arcas
of all al.t, g.ease, lint scale. welding f)urx
spatter and other extraneous matter that
could obscurJ surface openings or otherwise
interfere with the examination.
Typical cleaning agents, which may be used,
are detergents, organic solvents. dcscalins
and paint removers. Degieasing and urrrasoriic
creaning n.rerhods ma1, arso bc
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After cleaning, drying of the surfaces to be examined
shall be acconrplished by ,o,,al
evaporation or with forced hot air.

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4.0 TECHNTQUE

4.1 PRE CLEANING

After removal of any rust, scale, welding flux spatter etc,,

the surface to be inspected shall
be cleaned with a dry. Iint free cloth. srb-seqrenily
with a lightly rnoisrenccl clotli of clc.rcr
/ remover. The drying process shail be accomplished
by normar evaporation.

4,2 PENETRANT APPLICATION

After the parl has been cleaned, the temperature of the surfhce
and penetrant are w,ithin
the range of 600F to 1250F, the penetrant shall be sprayed
directly to the surlace r. bc
inspected by means of an aerosoicontainer, such that the
entire part or area unclcr
inspection is completely covered with penetrant.
Dwell time shall be as given in rable 2 sE 165 ASME Sec V

4,3 REMOVAL OF EXCESS PENETRANT

Afterthe required penetration dwell time, the penetrant renraining on tlie

surlhcc. shall bc
removed by wipes of clean, lint free cloth repeating the oper'fhen
lightly moisreped clotlr
solvent will be used to wipe until all the remaininglraces of excess p".n.irunt
is renro'ccl.
On removal of all excess penetrant drying shall be accomplished by normal
evaporation.
Minimum time for drying shall be one minute.

4,4 DEVELOPERAPPLICATION

The non-aqueous wet developer will be sprayed directly to the sr.rrf.ace

of the part lionr an
aerosol container' The non-aqlleous developer evaporates rapidly at room
terrperaturc.
Parts / areas shall be sprayed in a manner so as to have complele .or.,ug.
with a thin and
even film ofdeveloper.
Developer dwell time shall not be less than seven minutes.

5.0 INSPECTION

lnspection of test surfaces will be performed afier the development tinrc to assurc propcr
bleed out of penetrant from discontinuities on to the devlloper coating. 'l'o aicl
in
evaluation, the observation shall commence with the application of clevetopJr.

6.0 POST CLEANING

Post cleaning is necessary in cases where residual penetrant or dcvelopcr

coulcl iltcrl'cre
with subsequent processing or service requirements. A suritable techrrique such as siprplc
water rinse/or solvent cleaning may be employed.

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TESTING Date 18.09.2018
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7.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

The acceptance criteria shall be as per ASME Sec.

VIII Div I Appendix g or any orher
referencing code/ specifi cation.

8.0 REPORT

The LPT report shall contain the following details.

Client
Project
Location
Date of inspection
Material
Penetrant
Dwelltime
Development time
Developer
Cleaner / Solvent
Name & Signature of Technician
ResLrlt
LPT Procedure No.
Acceptance criteria
SerialNumber.

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