Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGD0044 | |
| Title | KOBUS Gas Pipe Puller | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Cadent Gas |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2014 | |
| End Date | 01 February 2016 | |
| Duration | 15 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £337,307 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Technical Consultancy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Cadent Gas (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , Kobus Services (0.001%) Project Contact , tRIIO (a partnership between Skanska and Morrison Utility Services) (0.001%) |
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| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGGD0044 |
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| Objectives | The aim of the project is to create a method of extracting and renewing inch service pipe avoiding the need to open cut the service. Success for this project will mean approval of the KOBUS gas pipe puller as an effective operating technique for the extraction and replacement of service pipes. | |
| Abstract | The current method for replacement of inch service pipes is costly and disruptive to customers. The KOBUS initiative seeks to determining a method of achieving the outputs of service replacement with increased customer satisfaction and while being quicker and cheaper than current methods. The renewal of service pipe via the KOBUS system would result in a reduction in cost for backfill and reinstatement, increased safety as hole sizes are considerably smaller and reduced risk of third party disruption. The project will look to develop the water KOBUS pipe puller so it is fit for purpose within the gas industry. This will take place through stages from conceptual design, detailed design, concept modeling, field trials and a final report.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 10/09/18 | |
