Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00047, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Krause, Thomas (Royal Military College of Canada)|Krause, Thomas (Collège militaire royal du Canada), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Insulated pipe and steel structures arise in a large number of applications including oil and gas pipeline,_x000D_
balance of plant in the petrochemical industry, steel support structures for buildings and large liquid storage_x000D_
containers. Degradation of insulated metal piping, pressure vessels and structural components may be the_x000D_
result of 1) internal corrosive processes, arising within the existing transport medium or 2) external sources_x000D_
such as aerated water or water with corrosive contaminants that have been introduced into thick (up to 51 mm)_x000D_
insulating barriers. Other areas where corrosion may occur include above ground carbon steel storage tanks,_x000D_
where insulating layers can be 6 to10 mm thick. Current ultrasonic inspection technology is only capable of_x000D_
localized wall thickness measurements after insulation removal. PEC has a demonstrated capability to perform_x000D_
inspection in the presence of conducting ferromagnetic materials at large lift-offs. This project will: 1) Develop_x000D_
pulsed eddy current (PEC) technology, including probe design that is optimized for rapid inspection of_x000D_
insulated electrically conducting pipe at large lift-off for general corrosion. 2) Demonstrate capabilities and_x000D_
limitations of such technology. 3) Develop theoretical models of the response of PEC to changing wall_x000D_
thickness, lift-off and permeability and validate these against laboratory measurements. 4) Optimize probe_x000D_
design for the target inspection conditions and assist in identifying parameters that may affect measurement_x000D_
accuracy using the developed models. This work will be important to inspection service providers who cannot_x000D_
currently perform local inspection of pipe without expensive and time consuming removal of insulation._x000D_
Development of technologies that will assist in lifecycle management and improve assessment capability for_x000D_
conditions of corrosion in chemical processing, oil and gas and liquid transport and containment industries will_x000D_
support the performance of Canadian industry in these areas. HQP will be trained to enter the workforce in this_x000D_
rapidly growing area of in-service inspection._x000D_, program purpose french : Insulated pipe and steel structures arise in a large number of applications including oil and gas pipeline,_x000D_
balance of plant in the petrochemical industry, steel support structures for buildings and large liquid storage_x000D_
containers. Degradation of insulated metal piping, pressure vessels and structural components may be the_x000D_
result of 1) internal corrosive processes, arising within the existing transport medium or 2) external sources_x000D_
such as aerated water or water with corrosive contaminants that have been introduced into thick (up to 51 mm)_x000D_
insulating barriers. Other areas where corrosion may occur include above ground carbon steel storage tanks,_x000D_
where insulating layers can be 6 to10 mm thick. Current ultrasonic inspection technology is only capable of_x000D_
localized wall thickness measurements after insulation removal. PEC has a demonstrated capability to perform_x000D_
inspection in the presence of conducting ferromagnetic materials at large lift-offs. This project will: 1) Develop_x000D_
pulsed eddy current (PEC) technology, including probe design that is optimized for rapid inspection of_x000D_
insulated electrically conducting pipe at large lift-off for general corrosion. 2) Demonstrate capabilities and_x000D_
limitations of such technology. 3) Develop theoretical models of the response of PEC to changing wall_x000D_
thickness, lift-off and permeability and validate these against laboratory measurements. 4) Optimize probe_x000D_
design for the target inspection conditions and assist in identifying parameters that may affect measurement_x000D_
accuracy using the developed models. This work will be important to inspection service providers who cannot_x000D_
currently perform local inspection of pipe without expensive and time consuming removal of insulation._x000D_
Development of technologies that will assist in lifecycle management and improve assessment capability for_x000D_
conditions of corrosion in chemical processing, oil and gas and liquid transport and containment industries will_x000D_
support the performance of Canadian industry in these areas. HQP will be trained to enter the workforce in this_x000D_
rapidly growing area of in-service inspection._x000D_, agreement title english : Fast screening for detection of heavy corrosion in insulated pipe using pulsed eddy  current, agreement title french : Fast screening for detection of heavy corrosion in insulated pipe using pulsed eddy  current, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 87000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2020-2021)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2020-2021)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada