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Features and Functions of SPE-Compass

SPE-Compass is the only device-and-OS independent software tool on the market for the modeling and prediction of impact erosion by solid particles. Designers, engineers, consultants, maintenance and inspection personnel can quickly assess and quantify the extent of impact erosion on the remaining life of their components anytime, anywhere, on any device running any OS without the need to install or download anything.

SPE-Compass models the effects of the following parameters on the rate of metal wastage and wall thinning due to impact erosion by solid particles:

• Metallurgy of the Component

• Type of Erosive Particles:

Barite/Calcite
Clay/Silt
Copper Slag
Garnet Sand
Proppants
Quartz Sand
Sodium Chloride (Salt)
Steel Shot

• Particle Impact Velocity (m/s)

• Particle Impact Angle

• Particle Mass Rate (µg/m².s)

The outputs from SPE-Compass include:

• The erosion rate, nm/y

• Plot showing the erosion rate as a function of impact angle

• Plot showing the erosion rate as a function of impact velocity

Overview and Application Examples of SPE-Compass

Figures below show the screen shots of SPE-Compass. There are two modules in SPE-Compass, one is for the general industry and the other is specifically for the oil and gas industry.

Figure 1 Overview of SPE-Compass

Users of SPE-Compass start by selecting the material (Figure 2) and erosive particle from the dropdown lists (Figure 3) for the general industry. The following materials are included in the software database. More materials are progressively added into the software database.

Carbon Steel
Brass
Duplex SS
SS304
SS316
Inconel
Aluminium
AA6063
Cadmium Plating
Nickel
Electroless Nickel Coating
Electroplated Nickel Coating
Zinc
Hot-Dip Galvanized Zinc Coating
Hot-Dip Galvanized Zn-5Al Coating
Hot-Dip Galvanized Zn-55Al Coating

Hot-Dip Galvanized Zn-6Al-3Mg Coating
Hot-Dip Galvanized Zn-3.5Al-3Mg Coating
Hot-Dip Galvanized Zn-2.5Al-3Mg Coating
Electro-Galvanized Zinc Coating
Thermal Sprayed Zinc Coating

Sherardized Zinc Coatings
Mechanically Plated Zinc Coatings
DC-05: Tungsten Carbide
CS-10: Tungsten Carbide
CR-37: Tungsten Carbide
95% Al₂O₃: Aluminium Oxide
99.5% Al₂O₃: Aluminium Oxide
PSZ Ceramic: Zirconia
ZrO2-Y3 Ceramic: Zirconia
SiC: Silicon Carbide
Si3N4: Silicon Nitride
TiB2B₂: Titanium Diboride
B4C: Boron Carbide
SiSiC: Ceramic – Silicon Carbide
GRP/Epoxy
GRP/Vinyl Ester
HDPE

Figure 2 Selection of Materials for Sand Erosion Assessment

Figure 3 Selection of Erosive Particles for Erosion Modeling in SPE-Compass

Figure 4 below shows the plot options in SPE-Compass. Users of SPE-Compass software can choose to plot the erosion rate as a function of impact angle, the erosion rate as a function of impact velocity, or erosion rate as a function of particle mass rate.

Figure 4 SPE-Compass models the effect of impact velocity and impact angle on the thickness loss caused by sand erosion

Figure 5 SPE-Compass models the effect of sand concentration and diameter on the thickness loss caused by sand erosion

Figure 6 SPE-Compass models the effect of sand concentration and diameter on the thickness loss caused by sand erosion

Figure 7 SPE-Compass models the effect of pipe geometry on the thickness loss caused by sand erosion

The powerful applications of SPE-Compass are truly unlimited in engineering design, erosion resistant materials evaluation and selection, remaining life prediction, process optimization, trouble-shooting and failure analysis. 

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SPE-Compass, giving you the right directions in Sand Erosion Prediction and Assessment

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