Projects
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| Reference Number | InnUK/131776/01 | |
| Title | LaserPipe - Remote in-bore laser welding of nuclear pipelines | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited |
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| Award Type | Feasibility Study | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 January 2015 | |
| End Date | 31 January 2016 | |
| Duration | 13 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £101,128 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1403_FS_ENE_GEN_DCNS - Developing the civil nuclear supply chain FS. Activity Developing the civil nuclear supply chain | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited (57.289%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , TWI Technology Centre (42.711%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Nuclear sites require regular maintenance to replace and/or repair corroded/deteriorated pipes. A result of the challenging environment, confined space and limited external access is that external orbital cutting and welding processes are not viable for many applications, and, consequently, in-bore remote processing has generated significant interest in recent years. The LaserPipe project will develop a compact in-bore laser welding head and investigate the procedures for an all positional laser welding process. The resulting in-bore processing system will integrate the compact laser welding head to a snake-arm robot, to demonstrate remote locating of weld joint, aligning laser beam path and perform in-bore laser welding. The same tool can also be employed for in-bore laser cutting and pre/post-weld heat-treatment, thus reducing the capital investment necessary for in-bore pipe processing operations, and improving related productivity.Nuclear sites require regular maintenance to replace and/or repair corroded/deteriorated pipes. A result of the challenging environment, confined space and limited external access is that external orbital cutting and welding processes are not viable for many applications, and, consequently, in-bore remote processing has generated significant interest in recent years. The LaserPipe project will develop a compact in-bore laser welding head and investigate the procedures for an all positional laser welding process. The resulting in-bore processing system will integrate the compact laser welding head to a snake-arm robot, to demonstrate remote locating of weld joint, aligning laser beam path and perform in-bore laser welding. The same tool can also be employed for in-bore laser cutting and pre/post-weld heat-treatment, thus reducing the capital investment necessary for in-bore pipe processing operations, and improving related productivity. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 06/10/15 | |
