Erosion Testing and Evaluation

Pipe line and equipment erosion cost the oil and gas industry millions of pounds every year. Excessive wear results in downtime, increased maintenance and production cutbacks.

Evaluation and testing of vulnerable components in realistic and accelerated erosive conditions is a principle requirement to help understand the erosion process and mitigate serious commercial risk.

NEL has substantial experience in erosion, including structural testing, CFD and consultancy.

Examples of NEL's experience in erosion testing include:

Type Testing
Endurance Testing
API 6AVI Slurry Testing
Cyclic Valve Testing

Erosion test results can be supplemented by CFD (computational fluid dynamics), FEA (finite element analysis) and alternative erosion prediction methods.

Our expertise has been developed by testing a wide range of components including:

Hydrocyclones
Flexible hoses
Material coatings
Flow meters
Flow restrictors
Choke valves
Isolation valves
Piping configurations

TUV NEL: Erosion and structural testing