Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART)
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)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
National Grid Gas Transmission
National Grid Gas Transmission
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
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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
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