Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_SGN0083 | |
| Title | Self-Amalgamating Tape (Stage 3) | |
| 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 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
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Project Contact No email address given SGN |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2015 | |
| End Date | 01 July 2017 | |
| Duration | 21 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £201,578 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Information Technologies | |
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , SGN (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_SGN0083 |
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| Objectives | The objectives of the Project are to produce: Produce detailed report with recommendations suitable to be used to seek approval for formal field trials of any repairs identified as potentially suitable to be replaced with SATR. This report should highlight potential limitations and gap analysis, detailing any additional testing required to meet industry requirements. Production of detailed report and analysis of Life testing confirming recommendation of final repair either permanent or interim depending on outcome of test results. The success criteria for the Project are to evaluate and test SATR against conventional repair techniques and compare the performance in terms of: Evaluate the suitability of the tape as a replacement for conventional repair methodsAssess the limitations of SATR in terms of the pipe diameters and materialsDemonstrate the effectiveness of SATR as a permanent replacement for conventional repair on both above and below ground joint types. This will include above ground screwed joints already classed as interim repairs. Evaluate performance versus conventional techniquesProduce detailed final report including test results and life expectancy of SAT as a repair in expected environmentsDisseminate information and project outcomes. | |
| Abstract | Following completion of the field trial (Phase two) project to assess the performance of SAT (Self Amalgamating Tape NIA_SGN0030), the tape was approved as an interim repair method for above ground repairs on screwed joints on riser pipework. The repair Method has been rolled out across SGN and prompted several suggestions that it be used for other joint types and in below ground environments. In order to examine the possibility of expanding the uses for SAT it was determined that further work was required. In order to prove the product as a permanent repair and its suitability for use on other joint types, the Project is split into two sections. Section one aims to look at existing repair methods and the suitability of SAT as a potential alternative. Section two will look at full life testing the SAT in order to assess its use as a permanent repair. The previous field trial project for SAT (Ph2) proved that the repair was satisfactory as an interim repair on above ground, internal steel pipework, screwed joints up to 2" diameter only. This Project will look at current repair, in particular encapsulation, Polyform and over joint repair clamps, and their viability of replacement with SAT. The Project will also look at the limitations of the tape wrapping repair technique, in particular the requirement to sufficiently tension the tape on application and the use of the SAT as a repair system externally and below ground. The second part of the Project will look at proving the life of the repair in order to deem the repair as "permanent" and prove a 50 year life expectancy.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 | 11/12/18 | |
