Estudo de integridade da conduta para transporte de água para o arrefecimento de lingotes na sala de moldagem (casthouse)

Abstract

When it comes to studying the integrity of an extremely important asset such as the conduit transporting water to the Casthouse, it is important that a thorough study be carried out, precisely because any failure that may occur in its operation can result in large monetary losses for the factory, it could mean stopping production of aluminum for several hours, which can increase the production cost of each ingot. Therefore, this study must guarantee a safe operation during the lifetime of the same. One of the data that allows estimating the integrity of a water transport pipeline is the level of loss of thickness that has occurred during the years of operation which is can be obtained in several ways, including the measurement of thickness over the years, for the our case that we do not have the thickness loss rates during the years of operation, which are the levels of loss of thickness that the duct was losing annually, we will confine ourselves to estimating the useful life through calculations of the duct capacity and strength at current thickness. We will also calculate the forces acting on the pipe according to the current conditions. operating (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA).