Cooling Tower Sump Inspection
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1. Operational Challenge
Cooling tower sumps are confined underwater environments where conventional inspection methods often involve significant safety risks and operational challenges. Draining sumps causes massive refinery downtime costing millions, while manual diver entry is hazardous due to chemical presence and active suction.
2. Robotic Solution & Deployment
IXAR Robotic Solutions deployed advanced Underwater ROVs to inspect 20+ cooling tower sumps without draining liquid or halting plant operations, eliminating diver risk and saving millions in downtime.
3. Technical Methodology
ROVs were deployed through narrow access manways, logging 1080p geotagged video of concrete bases, support pillars, and pipe joints while using laser scalers to measure concrete scour and steel flange corrosion.
4. Execution Workflow
5. Project Results & Impact
Successfully audited 20+ sumps with 0 hours of refinery downtime, delivering high-resolution video mapping all concrete cracks and pipe corrosion for targeted maintenance.
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