MERIDIUM THICKNESS DATA ENTRY INSTRUCTION

TO FIND OUT CIRCUIT No/EQUIPMENT- INSPECTION REPORT.

EX- CIRCUIT NR-YN-10-CL9-G-001
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Open Meridium
Go to Home
Go to Fixed equipment (shared)
Click on Create / View static inspection
Enter in circuit nr (YN-10-CL29-LSOS-003) /Equipment no in Functional location ID or
Asset Tech Number
Select YANPET in the Affiliate.
Select the plant and processing area (Ex- YN05 (YANPET ETHYLENE PLANTS))
Click on OK.
Click on Load inspection
Click on Load inspection in Inspection history query.
Click on Inspection (on the screen Left hand side)
Go to View and printable report.
Print a copy to click on printer symbol on the tool bar top of the screen.

TO CREATE TML GROUPEX- CIRCUIT NR- YN-10-CL9-G-001, SAP NR-310523521(Which is available in Inspection report)

Click on Go to ( On Meridium home page)

Select strategy execution
Select thickness monitoring
Go to TMLs/Measurements
Select Pipe /piping circuit /Equipment name in SEARCH IN.
Enter SAP Nr in LOOK for.
Click on Find now
Click on OPEN/Enter.
Click on TML Group(on screen bottom left hand side)
Go to Create TML group.
Enter Piping Line nr (Ex-P-12006A-3-C123) in the description
Enter OK.
Then to create corrosion analysis

TO CREATE CORROSIN ANALYSIS

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Click on Analysis summary which is available in Navigation left hand side.

Select the TML Group
Go to Analysis setting select UT/RT (if PRT= RT) and then click OK.
Enter 1825 Days in Default inspection interval.
Click on Create setting.
UT updating successfully window will open than click OK.
Another window will open in which available all TML groups and on the screen left hand
top side click ALL and click Finish(screen bottom right hand side)

Again UT and all selected dependent settings updated successfully window will open and
then click on OK.
Now you completed corrosion analysis

TO CREATE TML AND MEASUREMNETS

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Click on TMLs and measurements which is available in Navigation left hand side
Double Click on TML Group and Click on the TML GRP line which one you enter in to
the meridium (EX-TML GRP-202562238-P12006-3-C123).
Enter line nr in the description (Ex- P12006-3-C123) of the TML Group identification.
Enter Piping Location, P & ID, and Inspection Report and any comments details in the
Comments area.
Click on to create New TML symbol(Which is available in tool bar on the screen center
towards left hand side)
New TML window open in which
- TML ID: Give proper identification (Ex-P-12006-3-PIPE, P-12006-3-ELBOW)
- TML Analysis type- UT/RT.
- Design code- Select code of construction (Ex-Process Piping- B31.3) and then click
on OK
Enter Number of readings
Click on Save and Analyze in TM Tasks(Which is available on the screen left hand top
side) and then enter minimum thickness of the pipe line
Click on Save and Analyze in TM Tasks
Enter minimum thickness

TO ENTER MINIMUM THICKNESS

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Select the TML ID- Click on the TML GRP line (Ex-P-12006-3-PIPE).
Click on TML data sheet symbol(Which is available in tool bar on the screen just beside of
printer symbol)
Go to TML data sheet and enter the value (Ex-P-12006-3-PIPE- for 3-2.0mm as per API
570-Table.6 minimum structural thickness) and click OK.
Click on Save and Analyze in TM Tasks.
Enter initial measurement data entry

TO ENTER INITIAL MEASUREMENT DATA ENTRY

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Click on Initial measurements which is available in Navigation left hand side

Double Click on TML Group and Click on the TML GRP line which one you enter in to the
meridium (EX-TML GRP-202562238-P12006-3-C123)
Enter Proper date in measurement taken date area( Ex-P-12006-3-C123,06/06/1984 as
per inspection report) and enter 30 Deg C in Temperature block
Enter Highest reading in the Reading block ( Nominal thickness of the pipe (or) the
Average reading of last inspection i.e actual reading whichever is highest, Ex- P-12006-3PIPE -6.8mm initial thickness)
Click on Save and Analyze in TM Tasks.
Enter measurement data entry

TO ENTER MEASUREMENT DATA ENTRY

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Click on measurement data entry which is available in Navigation left hand side
Double Click on TML Group and Click on the TML GRP line which one you enter in to the
meridium (EX-TML GRP-202562238-P12006-3-C123)
Enter Proper date in measurement taken date area( Enter last inspection UT
measurement date Ex-P-12006-3-C123,30/08/2013 as per inspection UT report) and enter
30 Deg C in Temperature block
Enter Average reading of last inspection in the Reading.(it should be less or equal to the
Initial measurement i.e Ex- P-12006-3-PIPE-5.85 Average thickness is actual thickness)
Click on Save and Analyze in TM Tasks.

FINALLY TO REVIW INSPETION HISTORY

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Click on TMLs and measurements which is available in Navigation left hand side.
Double Click on TML Group and Click on the TML GRP line which one you enter in to
the meridium (EX-TML GRP-202562238-P12006-3-C123)
Select the TML ID-(Ex-P-12006-3-PIPE).
Check the screen top side scheduled next inspection, Projected T- min date ,Remaining
life, corrosion rate, last measurement value & date ,base measurement thk
(Initial thk),Base measurement date and etc..
Check the screen bottom side it will show Reading pass/fail according to the initial and
actual thickness,dates, Temperature, Uncorrected measurement and etc

Prepared by
SANTOSH KUMAR.A
Plant Inspector