Objectif Large above ground storage tanks filled with hazardous liquids such as oil, oil derived products, chemicals and food processing liquids are in widespread use in Europe and indeed throughout the World. Leakage from corroded storage tanks, especially their floors, is a major environmental, economic and safety hazard. External inspection of these storage tanks is inadequate because current methods can only inspect up to 1m into the tank. Thus the current inspection methods for the inspection of these tanks have the following major limitations: (1) Require the tank to be emptied and cleaned before internal inspection can take place. A process, which takes up to 80% of the costs of the inspection itself. (2) The hazardous liquids have to be transported and stored in alternative tanks. This takes up expensive additional storage facilities so causing weeks of lost production. (3) Exposure of workers to chemicals and dangerous fumes during inspection and cleaning tasks. Also the process of emptying and cleaning releases large volumes of dangerous vapour into the surrounding atmosphere. (4) The huge expense involved in tank inspection and the older age of the storage tanks in Eastern Europe countries is causing huge leakages into the environment. To overcome the above drawbacks of the current inspection practices, the consortium proposes to develop new and novel ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) techniques, sensors and systems for finding defects and corrosion in internal tank floor plates, without the need to empty and clean the storage tank. By placing the UGW sensors outside the tank; the proposed method will be able to detect corrosion and other defects on tank floors without the need to empty and clean the tank and without the need for operator entry inside the tank. By developing this technology; the consortium SMEs will access the 800 million Euro per annum, above ground oil storage tank inspection budget of World Oil & gas, chemical and electricity plant operator compa Champ scientifique natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Mots‑clés Inspection oil and chemical storage tanks Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinateur SPREE ENGINEERING LTD Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 1 London Road SITTINGBOURNE, KENT Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (9) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse C/Ciudad de Frias, 1 - Nave 4 MADRID Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée ISOTEST ENGINEERING S.R.L. Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Via Roma 8 REANO, TORINO Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée COAXIAL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Spectrum House, Finmere Road EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée VOPAK TERMINAL TEESSIDE LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Seal Sands MIDDLESBOROUGH Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée ST SERVICES LTD Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Sierra House, Saint Marys Walk, Maidenhead BERKSHIRE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée TOTAL FRANCE France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 24 CRS Michelet Tour Total PUTEAUX Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée TWI LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Granta Park, Great Abington CAMBRIDGE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNVIERSITETAS Lituanie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Donelaicio 73 KAUNAS 3006 Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée KINGSTON COMPUTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Talbot House, 206-224 Imperial Drive HARROW Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
