A corrosion loop groups piping and equipment that share the same process conditions and damage mechanisms, so that evidence from one location can legitimately inform conclusions about another.
Draw the loops wrong and everything downstream inherits the error: rates averaged across incompatible services, inspection credits claimed where they do not apply. Loop definition is where RBI programs are quietly won or lost.
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