Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/N012127/1
Innovate UK HitClean High Temperature Inspection and Cleaning by Advanced Ultrasonics for Effective Maintenance and Management of Oil n Gas Offshore
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor T Gan, Brunel University London, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Grant held at:
- Brunel University London, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Global Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Pollution and Waste
- Science Topics:
- Sensor Arrays
- Instrumentation Eng. & Dev.
- Impedance Sensors
- Structural Health Monit. Sens.
- Ultrasound Instrumentation
- Accelerator R&D
- Data Collection
- Impedance Sensors
- Real-time Monitoring
- Safe Handling
- Sensor Arrays
- Sensor Integration
- Instrumentation Eng. & Dev.
- Structural Health Monit. Sens.
- Ultrasound Instrumentation
- Survey & Monitoring
- Abstract:
- 'HiTClean' addresses a number of related safety critical, security of energy supply, production economic and maintenance challenges in the life cycle of Oil&Gas offshore production installations (e.g. platforms and FPSOs) subsea assets including pipelines and production pressure components. The project aims to develop novel guided wave ultrasonic technology for subsea pipelines to be deployed by diver or a Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV): (A) Condition Monitoring (CM) for the early detection of in-service defects, e.g. corrosion - using Long Range Guided Wave Ultrasonic (LR-GWU) Pulse Echo (PE) technology, Teletest Focus electronic instrument, encircling ultrasonic sensors and signal processing for the on-line (in-production) innovative inspection of subsea pipes carrying hydrocarbons, (B) Innovative High Power - Continuous Wave (CW) LR-GWU electronic instrument and transmitters to dislodge and remove accumulated debris fouling in subsea & topside pipelines at temperatures of up to 400C, (C) for pipe regions susceptible to fouling - innovative Moderate Power CW LR-GWU electronic instrumentation and transmitters for fouling prevention in subsea pipelines at temperatures of up to 400C.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/N012127/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Innovation
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Innovation - NERC/Innovate UK
This grant award has a total value of £645,464
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DA - Other Directly Allocated | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £40,652 | £240,386 | £13,631 | £254,885 | £84,915 | £4,489 | £6,504 |
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