Projects
Projects: Summary of Projects by RegionProjects in Region Scotland involving Impact Laboratories Limited : InnUK/700531/01 |
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| Reference Number | InnUK/700531/01 | |
| Title | Proof of Market Study for Non Destructive Testing of Plastic Pipe welds | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 10%; Not Energy Related 90%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 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 Impact Laboratories Limited |
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| Award Type | Smart - Proof of Market | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 May 2015 | |
| End Date | 30 November 2015 | |
| Duration | 7 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £24,998 | |
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| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1411_SmartRd5 POM - Not Available. Activity SMART / Smart / Proof of Market Rnd 5 | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Impact Laboratories Limited (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Plastic pipes offer significant advantages over other materials such a metals and concrete for the transportation of fluids or gases (i.e., no corrosion, longer service life and less expensive to install). However, the integrity of plastic pipelines greatly depends on the quality of the welded joints. Typical installation and testing guidelines only cover the destructive testing of 'sample' joints to test material and procedure compliance. This obviously does not test the actual joint in service so currently there is no route to check the quality of a welded joint. If substandard joints are made and not picked up during subsequent pressure testing, welds can fail in service giving sometimes catastrophic consequences or at best a discharge of fluids. To counter this, a number of various non destructive test methods (NDT) have been developed but they have all been very high cost involving complex and bulky equipment and require 'expert' interpretation. This makes them unsuitable for all but the highest risk joints. Impact Laboratories patented technology developed with the support of Strathclyde University is a highly innovative, low cost product that is designed to be user operated which will produce a huge advance in weld testing, opening up markets that are not available to existing technologies. The equipment is very compact in comparison (hand held) and very similar to NDT equipment for steel welds. This technology can give the welder a similar level of information to the testing of steel welds and is simple and cheap enough to be used on every electrofusion weld installed. The project is to produce an assessment of commercial viability of the technology both in the UK and internationally which because of utility deregulation and diverse supply chains is not only complex but allocated through schedules. The technology will be introduced and demonstrated in field to key decision makers in order to understand the market. | |
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| Added to Database | 01/12/15 | |
