Maintworld Magazine 4/2020
- maintenance & asset management
- maintenance & asset management
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PARTNER ARTICLE<br />
Management of Ultrasonic<br />
Data in a Power Plant<br />
How modern ultrasonic<br />
testing technology<br />
supports maintenance<br />
personnel in a power plant<br />
IN THE PURSUIT OF INDUSTRIAL NET-<br />
WORKING, Maintenance 4.0 is finding its<br />
way into many power plants. In order to<br />
detect damage before it occurs, ultrasonic<br />
testing is a common and widespread<br />
practice. With ultrasonic testing technology,<br />
compressed air leaks and partial discharges<br />
can be detected and steam traps<br />
and bearings checked at an early stage.<br />
New software now supports employees<br />
in planning and evaluating maintenance<br />
activities.<br />
The SONAPHONE® testing device is<br />
used in power stations to maintain different<br />
plant units. An airborne sound sensor<br />
or a structure-borne sound sensor is<br />
used, depending on the application.<br />
Main fields of application:<br />
• Testing rolling-contact bearings<br />
on standard machines<br />
• Testing steam traps in steam<br />
systems<br />
• Locating and evaluating leaks in<br />
compressed air systems<br />
• Electrical inspections of air-insulated<br />
assets<br />
With the mobile ultrasonic testing<br />
device SONAPHONE from SONOTEC,<br />
the maintenance engineer can make an<br />
initial assessment of the condition of the<br />
equipment in the power station right<br />
there and then on-site. With the new<br />
software platform SONAPHONE Data-<br />
Suite, users now also receive the right<br />
tool for the management of all relevant<br />
measuring points and the evaluation of<br />
the ultrasonic data.<br />
Creating test points in the<br />
power station<br />
Before testing in the power plant, the<br />
maintenance planner creates the test<br />
points relevant for the ultrasonic meas-<br />
Steam trap testing in a power plant with digital ultrasonic technology.<br />
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