Heat Exchanger Inspection Tool
Contract Opportunity Analysis
Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC, a DOE contractor, is seeking information on inspection solutions for small, compact heat exchangers fabricated from Alloy 625 Inconel using additive manufacturing. The work focuses on identifying probes or other methods that can detect specified flaws in smaller tube diameters than traditional manufacturing allows, both after manufacture and during service. Vendors are asked to address the smallest tube ID they can inspect, the flaw types they can detect, wall-thickness measurement capability, and how tube ID, wall thickness, surface roughness, curved flow paths, irregular shapes, and webbing affect resolution and accuracy. The request also seeks information on inspection techniques such as ultrasonic or eddy current methods, including any development capability for new probes. Responses should be submitted with the completed form and any additional information to John Heckert at John.Heckert1@unnpp.gov.