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Lydia Frenzel – A Life Devoted to Excellence
Cleaner Times writer Adia Walker wrote an extensive feature on Lydia and Charles Frenzel upon the occasion of Lydia being presented the SSPC John D. Keane Award at their 2015 convention. Cleaner Times has a long history of writing for the service companies with safety and business hints as well as technical articles on pressure …
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Quality of Water for Use in High Pressure Pumps
For 30 years, I have received questions about the quality of water that should be used for removal of coatings. How much dissolved material or minerals gets left on the surface? Just recently after an hour long webinar to 200 people, the questions was “What shoul the quality of the water be?” Among the first …
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EVALUATION OF 20,000 PSI WATER JETTING FOR SURFACE PREPARATION OF STEEL PRIOR TO COATING OR RECOATING
EVALUATION OF 20,000 PSI WATER JETTING FOR SURFACE PREPARATION OF STEEL PRIOR TO COATING OR RECOATING 1983 Dr. Lydia M. Frenzel, Dr. Robert DeAngelis, Dr. John B. Bates The original monograph which started the SSPC, NACE, and ISO to use waterjetting (hydroblasting, aquablasting) for coatings removal and surface preparation. Click on the link to get …
Surface Preparation- Why surfaces with more surface area look darker.
Surface Appearance with Surface Area. Back in the early 80’s, Dr. Lydia Frenzel and myself took a series of water-jet processed steel panels and examined them with a scanning electron microscope. We were hoping to receive confirmation of what our computer models told us; that is, water jetting at or above a threshold pressure produced …
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Lead Based Paint on Bridges- Cost Effective Alternatives- FHWA
I get questions about relative cost for various surface preparation methods and the pros and cons. I refer people to this study as they can plug in their own numbers. “COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR STEEL BRIDGE PAINT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE” CONTRACT NO. DTFH61-97-C-00026 was published by the FHWA with Corrpro in September 2001. The final …
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The Only Pipeline Integrity Congress Focused Specifically on Crude: Houston 19-Nov-2014
This year’s inaugural Crude Pipeline Asset Integrity Congress is the only event designed specifically for crude oil pipelines. With the continual emergence of new shale plays across the US, crude production has continued to soar and crude takeaway capacity with it. Tens of thousands of miles of crude pipelines now traverse the United States and …
Ensuring the Success through Optimal Coatings Techniques 19-20 Nov 2014 Houston
Lydia Frenzel will be speaking on November 20, 2014 in Houston Texas. The Only Crude Pipeline Operator-Led Congress Focused On The Entire Pipeline Asset Integrity Management Strategy: From Selection To Implementation Website: http://www.crude-pipeline-asset-integrity-2014.com Ensuring The Success Of A Project Through The Optimal Selection Of Coating Techniques Reviewing NACE,-SSPC, ISO Surface Preparation Standards so the owner …
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Fixing Pipeline Problems; Performing Pipeline Rehabilitation Agenda 21- October 2014
Performing Pipeline Rehabilitation- Course Programme 21-22 October, 2014, Berlin Germany www.clarion.org DAY 1 Introduction Deterioration Mechanisms Causes of pipeline problems and consequences Rehabilitation Options What overall methods can be considered In-plant Rehabilitation Reconditioning pipe in a stationary facility Out of the Ditch Rehabilitation Case Studies of recoating a large diameter gas line in Canada and …
Fixing Pipeline Problems- Performing Pipeline Rehabilitation Course Berlin Oct-2014
This pre event course is scheduled for 21-22 October, 2014 Featuring Sidney A Taylor- Lecturer, and Dr. Lydia M. Frenzel-Lecturer www.clarion.org The 6th international forum on Technical Conference, Training Courses, and Exhibition 21 – 24 October, 2014 · Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany Training courses: 21-22 October Conference: 23-24 October Exhibition: 23-24 October Performing Pipeline Rehabilitation This course …