jacksonelectronics

• Pre-box-up inspections
• Retrieval of debris
• Condition monitoring
• Insurance inspections
• Emergency-call-out service (subject to availability)
• Overseas enquiries welcome

There's no substitute for over 50 years of experience

Remote Visual Inspection and Debris Retrieval

Inspection by television/videoprobe of pipe-work, vessels and plant in which defects or debris present a problem. Debris retrieval is a normal part of this service. Video recordings can be provided on a wide choice of media with laser-printed hard-copy reports if required

Applications

• Boilers, turbines, alternators and aux plant
• Coal, oil and gas-fired power plant
• Nuclear installations
• Combined-cycle, gas-turbine plant
• Combined heat and power systems
• Energy from  waste/biofuels
• Oil refineries

• Chemical plant
• Iron, steel and aluminium industries
• Paper and board mills
• Civil engineering
• Chimney and flue inspections
• Marine boilers and plant
• Underwater inspections

Remote Visual Inspection in Electricity Generation

Boiler

• Inspection of headers for interligament and star-burst cracking
• Inspection of wall tubes etc for corrosion and weld defects
• Recovery of debris from headers, downcomers etc
• Safety-valves and associated pipe-work
• Attemperator spray nozzles and liners
• PF pipe-work, linings and damper

Turbine

• Main steam and hot/cold reheat pipes
• Stop-valves, governor-valves, interceptor-valves and strainers
• HP/IP loop pipes, inlet annuli and blading
• Cylinder interspaces, bled-steam pipe-work and non-return valves
• LP cylinders and cross-under pipe-work
• Gland-steam pipe-work
• Oil pump suction and discharge legs
• Pedestal internals and oil-drain lines

Alternator

• End-shield region of outer casing
• Rotor windings and air-gap
• Cooling-water and seal-oil systems
• Exciter-bed-plate air-ducts

Auxiliary plant

• Feed-heaters, heat exchangers and associated pipe-work
• Feed-pump suction and discharge pipe-work
• Boiler-feed-pump turbine and steam pipe-work
• De-aerator vessel and associated pipe-work
• Gas-turbine ducting and blading

And any other tanks, vessels, pipe-work or plant in which debris or defects present a problem

Our inspection service was established in December 1965. Since then we have successfully completed thousands of inspection and debris-retrieval assignments. All work of this type is carried out by fully-experienced operators using a wide range of specialist equipment. Witnessing of inspections by a responsible representative of the client is encouraged. Wherever possible we insist that covers are fitted, in our presence, immediately following inspection. Details of any factors which may influence the security of the plant are recorded. An inspection report is submitted to the customer and two further copies are held by Jackson Electronics. These are stored in separate locations to protect against loss of information by fire. All records are retained for a period of ten years.

Specimen Report Sheets

Video recordings can be provided on DVD/USB Flash drive plus a range of legacy media

during three years of outages we retrieved the following items from critical areas of UK power station plant

A total of 1543 items

Since then we have retrieved literally thousands of items which would almost certainly have caused destruction of plant

We are sure you will agree that this underlines the need for Remote Visual Inspection-assisted box-up with final assembly immediately following inspection and preferably in our presence.

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