Anwer, A.
Contributing Writer, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ashfaq Anwer is an Inspection Professional with 15 yr of experience in ammonia-urea complexes, petrochemical units, and oil and gas industries. He has extensive expertise in material selection, corrosion mapping and control, fitness-for-service studies, defining inspection framework and implementing inspection plans for old and new units.
At petrochemical and refining facilities, it is common for U-clamps over piping runs to become corroded, sometimes to the extent where they are completely thinned out.
After carbon steel, stainless steel remains the most commonly used material in the petrochemicals and oil and gas industries.