Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGT0102 | |
| Title | Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART) | |
| 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 January 2017 | |
| End Date | 01 January 2018 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £350,000 | |
| 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_NGGT0102 |
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| Objectives | The objective is to deliver a full assessment of the ART inspection tool through an ILI demonstration of an agreed NTS pipeline section. The success criteria for the project is the completion of a trial and full evaluation of gas transmission pipe ART ILI capability. | |
| Abstract | The current industry in-line inspection (ILI) techniques are based on magnetic flux leakage (MFL) technology. The MFL technique is highly developed and as such the non-destructive evaluation for NTS is extremely comprehensive. However, acoustic resonance techniques (ART) offers potential advantages over the conventional MFL techniques in two key aspects: ART is a non-contact detection technique and thus ILI vehicles (PIGs) utilising this technique can operate over a wider range of network operating conditions. ART gives an absolute measurement of wall thickness and has been shown to be highly sensitive to coating disbondment or delamination and metal loss. Changes to NTS flow patterns and operations as well as the increasing challenges associated with managing an aging asset base, mean that ART could offer a step change in improvement with regards to asset integrity assessment and maintenance. The three key deliverables are associated with a demonstration run of the ART inspection tool on a NTS pipeline are as follows: Pre-inspection preparation Infield run: pipeline survey and pipeline inspection including operations procedures, lifting procedures, inspection tool preparations, and inspection run Data analysis and reporting: preliminary and final The trial will be supported by a comparison of ART results with previous MFL results from the relevant pipeline section.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 | 23/03/18 | |
