Vinçotte has various techniques to identify the condition of a tank. This ranges from intrusive methods that of course produce the best results, for which the tanks have to be emptied. To non-intrusive methods.

The following is a list of the proposed techniques (also see separate product data sheets)

Floor scan

MFL (Magnetic Flux Leakage) system for corrosion testing of carbon steel bottom plates

MT - Magnetoscopy

Conventional methods for crack detection in welds

ACFM (Alternating Current Field Measurement Testing) or TECA (Tangential Eddy Current Array) testing

Electromagnetic method for crack detection in welds This is a substitute for MT and includes depth determination. Possibility of testing of coated/covered surfaces. Little preparation - and no couplant - is required.

UT wall thickness measurement

Conventional wall thickness measurements

AUT (Automated corrosion mapping)/Corrosion mapping

Corrosion mapping using semi automated scanners using conventional UT probes or multi- element probes (UTPA [Ultrasonic Phased Array])

VIPER + UT

Tele-controlled UT wall thickness measurements. For example, tank wall or roof tests.

Vacuum testing

Assessing leak-tightness of welds.

Laser profilometry

There are various laser measurements for mapping deformations among other things, or to assess the severity of corrosion in order areas.

LRUT

Long Range UT = Non-intrusive inspection method for inspecting the outermost bottom plates or crown plates from the outside of the tank.