Monitoring vs. inspection:
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Facility managers at a brewery were perplexed to find CUI on an insulated steam pipe. Operating conditions kept the steam temperature above 130°C, allowing moisture to evaporate — not the optimal environment for corrosion under insulation.
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Regular inspections had revealed no cause for corrosion. Once the iSensPro monitoring system started monitoring continuously for the presence of moisture, in and under the insulation, the reason was revealed: conditions changed during off-line weekend times. No steam was consumed, thus the pipe temperature decreased enough to induce condensation under the insulation. Continuous iSensPro monitoring reveals information that intermittent inspection can easily miss!