The typical design life of equipment in the process industry is 25 years. However, most plant owners operate their equipment beyond the original design life. Process installations that have been in continuous operation for more than 40 years are not uncommon.

Increasingly, plant owners would like to know how long they can safely continue to run their existing process installation before replacement of individual equipment items or heavy investments in a completely new process installation will be required. A Remaining Life Assessment (RLA) study can support plant owners in this decision.

Various aspects will be considered as part of the RLA study such as HSE, operational performance, energy efficiency, technical integrity, technical developments, maintenance strategy, statutory regulations, etc.

The outcome of the RLA study can be used to determine the economic and technical feasibility of a plant life extension. A RLA study is normally limited to equipment in vital and essential duty.

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