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Answer Key For The Inspector's Calc's Exercises

This document provides examples for calculating corrosion rates, remaining life, and next inspection dates. It includes 11 exercises that walk through calculating corrosion rates in mpy and ipy using thickness measurements taken at different times. It also demonstrates how to convert dates to numbers, calculate short and long term corrosion rates, determine the controlling rate, and use this to find remaining life and the next inspection date. The final example is a comprehensive calculation combining multiple steps.

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Answer Key For The Inspector's Calc's Exercises

This document provides examples for calculating corrosion rates, remaining life, and next inspection dates. It includes 11 exercises that walk through calculating corrosion rates in mpy and ipy using thickness measurements taken at different times. It also demonstrates how to convert dates to numbers, calculate short and long term corrosion rates, determine the controlling rate, and use this to find remaining life and the next inspection date. The final example is a comprehensive calculation combining multiple steps.

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The Inspectors Most Important Calculations

Answer Key
for
The Inspectors Calcs Exercises

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The Inspectors Most Important Calculations

Exercise 1: Calculate the Corrosion Rate


0.400 - 0.260 0.14
CR = = = 0.007 ipy
2015 - 1995 20

Exercise 2: Another Corrosion Rate Calculation


0.750 - 0.675 0.075
CR = = = 0.005 ipy
2014 - 1999 15

Exercise 3: Calculate the Corrosion Rate with Mils


480 - 410 70
CR = = = 3.2 mpy
2014 - 1992 22

What is this Corrosion Rate in ipy? 0.0032 ipy

Exercise 4: Convert Months to Years

Date Month # Fractional Decimal Total Years


Year Year
1 April 1998 4th 4/12 0.33 1998.33
2 Feb. 1995 2nd 2/12 0.17 1995.17
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3 June 2011 6 6/12 0.5 2011.5
4 Nov. 2007 11th 11/12 0.92 2007.92

Exercise 5: Calculate a Corrosion Rate with Odd Months


Step 1 - Convert the months to years.
September 2014 = 9/12 = 0.75 = 2014.75
April 2010 = 4/12 = 0.33 = 2010.33

Step 2 - Calc Corrosion Rate

0.565 0.521 0.044


CR = = = 0.010 ipy
2014.75 2010.33 4.42

Exercise 6: Calculate the Remaining Life

0.198 0.150 0.048


Life = 0.007 = = 6.9 yrs
0.007

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The Inspectors Most Important Calculations

Exercise 7: Another Remaining Life


0.211 0.150 0.061
Life = = = 20.3 yrs
0.003 0.003

Exercise 8: Calculate the Next Inspection Date


Step 1 - Calculate the Interval
Interval = Lesser of: life or 10 years
= Lesser of: 14 x = 7 years or 10 years
= 7 years
Step 2 - Calculate the Next Inspection Date (NID)
NID = Last Inspection Date + Interval
= March 2015 + 7 years
= March 2022

Exercise 9: Calculate the Next Inspection Date

Last Insp Last Insp Remaining Inspection Next Insp Convert Next Insp
Date Date Life Interval Date Partial Yr Date
(number) (yrs) (yrs) (number) to Months
V-10 April 2014 2014.33 18.7 9.35 2023.68 8.16 Aug 2023
V-20 Feb. 2015 2015.17 9 4.5 2019.67 8.04 Aug 2019
V-30 Sept 2014 2014.75 5.5 2.75 2017.5 6 June 2017
V-40 Nov. 2011 2011.92 20 10 2021.92 11.04 Nov 2021
V-50 May 2014 2014.42 11.2 5.6 2020.02 0.24 Jan 2020

Exercise 10: Short & Long-Term Corrosion Rates


Step 1 - Calculate Short-Term Corrosion Rate
0.742 0.718 0.024
ST Rate = 2015 - 2009 = = 0.004 ipy
6

Step 2 - Calculate Long-Term Corrosion Rate


0.750 0.718 0.032
LT Rate = 2015 - 2002 = = 0.0025 ipy
13

Step 3 - Pick the Controlling Corrosion Rate (the highest)


0.004 ipy
Step 4 - Calculate Remaining Life
0.718 0.640
Life = 0.004 ipy = 19.5 years

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The Inspectors Most Important Calculations

Exercise 11: The Monster Calc


Step 1 - Convert Dates to Numbers

Feb 2015 = 2015-2/12 = 2015.17


May 2009 = 2009-5/12 = 2009.42
Nov 1997 = 1997-11/12 = 1997.92

Step 2 - Calculate Short-Term Corrosion Rate

0.296 0.288 0.008


ST Rate = = = 0.0014 ipy
2015.17 2009.42 5.75

Step 3 - Calculate Long-Term Corrosion Rate

0.322 0.288 0.034


LT Rate = = = 0.002 ipy
2015.17 1997.92 17.25

Step 4 - Pick the Controlling Corrosion Rate (the highest)


0.002 ipy

Step 5 - Calculate Remaining Life

0.288 0.212
Life = 0.002 ipy = 38 years

Step 6 - Calculate Inspection Interval


Lesser of: life or 10 years
38 x = 19, or 10 years = 10 years

Step 7 - Calculate the Next Inspection Date (NID)


Last Inspection Date + Interval = 2015.17 + 10 = 2025.17

Step 8 - Convert Partial Year to Month


0.17 x 12 = 2.04 = February

Step 9 - Final Answer:

February 2025

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