Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGT0027 | |
| Title | Pig trap door seals | |
| 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 National Grid Gas Transmission |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 February 2013 | |
| End Date | 01 January 2014 | |
| Duration | 11 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £42,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Technical Consultancy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Gas Transmission (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGGT0027 |
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| Objectives | The goal of this project is to understand the cause/source of pig trap closure seal failures, and investigate the fitness for purpose of existing and alternative elastomer seals; with an aim to preventing future failures. The project will propose a number of suitable potential solutions as alternatives to the current seal. | |
| Abstract | There are over two hundred pig traps on the National Transmission System (NTS) and they are required to facilitate internal inspection of pipelines which is a legislative requirement. Recently there has been an upwards trend in the number of seals on these traps failing each year. This work is intended to assess the cause of failure and identify potentially alternative solutions to avoid seal failures. The proposed Method for this project consists of :Data review Seal and Seal Enclosure Inspection Failure Mode Analysis and Report Liaise with seal manufacturers and presentation of proposed potential solutions and alternativesNote : 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 | 17/09/18 | |
