Valve Inspection

The passage of any fluid, from upstream to downstream of a valve, it generates turbulence which emits a noise in the ultrasonic field.

Using appropriate instrumentation that detects ultrasound you can hear the noise and you can elaborated it to understand the operation status of the component.

By making a series of measurements upstream, downstream and over the valve on you can tell if it is:

• Open
• Closed
• Passing Through (it is closed but there is the passage of a small flow rate of fluid)

Therefore It is possible to understand, quickly and without intervening on the system, the status of all the types of valves in the system whatever the fluid flowing in the pipes.

Knowing the components situation is essential for planning maintenance interventions and increase the reliability and availability of the plant.