AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 

• Boiler corrosion - Chemistry control, corrosion and metallurgical investigations.
• Turbine blade - Stress corrosion cracking, erosion, pitting, fouling, corrosion fatigue.
  
• Oxygen pitting - Aqueous corrosion in power station, steam plant and petrochemical plant. 
• High temperature oxidation - Fireside corrosion, combustion, fouling and fuel additives.
• Caustic attack - Affecting boilers, steam lines, pressure parts.
  
• Off-line corrosion - Oxygen pitting, wet or dry storage, mothballing of plant.
• Lay-up treatments - Wet storage, inhibitors, dry-out processes, wet film protection.
  
• Hydrogen damage - Embrittlement, loss of carbides, acid chloride attack.
• Chemical cleaning - Power station, steam plant, petrochemical plant and aircon systems.
• Erosion-corrosion - Turbines, feed circuits, economisers and condensers.
• Scaling - Power station, steam plant and petrochemical plant. 
• BS2486 - Application to steam plant.
• Scaling, corrosion and biofouling - Affecting condensers, cooling water and heating systems.
• Steam turbine corrosion and fouling -  Investigation, mitigation and remanent life assessment.
• Acid dewpoint -  Stacks, ductwork, air heaters and gas cleaning equipment.
• Aircon systems - Inhibitor selection and corrosion control.
  
• Expert witness - Expert witness support in litigation, arbitration and mediation hearings.
• Loss adjustment - Insurance loss investigation of plant failures.
• Chemical safety - Risk assessment, COSSH, etc.
• Cost Benefit - Analysis of new and retrofitting options, including correction against future corrosion.