- James Dean Vogel, Task Group Leader, Rouging

The BPE Subcommittee on Surface Finish recently formed a task group to address Rouging. The task group is charged to provide a definition of what Rouge is, and how it is formed. It will identify and recommend methods to measure the formation and progression of Rouge, with the objective to monitor and predict preventative maintenance intervals. The task group will also identify and recommend methods to minimize and remediate the formation, development, and distribution of Rouge within systems.

A presentation on the “Origination of Rouge in a New Biotech Facility” will be given at the next BPE committee meeting, to be held on January 21-25, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Participation is open to the public.

The presentation will discuss the discovery, identification, and investigation of corrosion in 316L and AL6XN equipment and distribution systems. Process, Clean Steam and WFI systems were evaluated in an effort to determine the phases of development and remediation. The case study material covers 4+ years of observation and testing and seeks to categorize the conclusions of that effort. The material should be helpful to anyone involved in preliminary diagnosis of corrosion problems. It should also provide some insight into the development cycle of iron and chromium oxides and how oxide layers develop with time and temperature.

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Task Group Leader:
James Dean Vogel
President, Process Facilities Services Incorporated
jdvpe@cox.net