Objective The installation of sprinklers can result in substantial reductions in insurance premiums and so insurance companies are becoming increasingly interested in their proper installation and function. For example, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association has abundant evidence about the effectiveness of their members’ technology in reducing loss of life and property in office, residential, retail, storage, public venue buildings and in special sites such as ships, control rooms and hospitals.The proper functioning of fire sprinkler systems can be catastrophically undermined by corrosion. The water in the system pipes is stagnant and, if inhibitors are inactive, then this can give rise to microbiological induced corrosion (MIC), which leads to leaks. This corrosion is localised and is not evident in close visual inspection until the leak starts. Moreover the pipes are often enclosed and difficult to access for close viewing. MIC may occur in both dry and wet sprinkler systems.Long range ultrasonic testing (LRUT) has been developed for screening long lengths of pipe (up to 100m from one test location) for corrosion, especially in otherwise inaccessible areas. It has been used to a limited extent on the feeder pipes and risers in sprinkler systems. However, the pipe lengths are too short (typically <5m) and the defects too small in comparison with the ultrasound wavelengths for current LRUT systems. Moreover the numerous features such as pipe elbows and branches, makes interpretation of ultrasound echo-signals difficult.SprinkTest aims to inspect automatic fire sprinkler systems by developing a medium range ultrasonic test (MRUT) system, using higher frequency ultrasound (100KHz -500KHz), smaller flexible transducers to gain access to confined spaces, lower power electronics to allow hand-held portability and sophisticated software to process signals and extract information from the numerous guided ultrasonic waves present at the higher frequencies. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator TWI LIMITED Address Granta park great abington CB21 6AL Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Debbie Mcconnell (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 36 647,99 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WLB LIMITED Cyprus EU contribution € 208 139,26 Address Zinonos sozou (office 103) 11 1075 Lefkosia See on map Region Κύπρος Κύπρος Κύπρος Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Silvia Sotiropoulou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window BAUGH AND WEEDON LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 221 689,50 Address Beech business park - tillington road HR4 9QJ Hereford See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Reilly (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL Spain EU contribution € 230 518,24 Address Calle ciudad de frias 1-nave 4 28021 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nigel Thorpe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DVC NV Belgium EU contribution € 235 558,01 Address Wouterbos 8 1630 Linkebeek See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marc Vertongen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INNORA PROIGMENA TECHNOLOGIKA SYSTIMATA KAI YPIRESIES AE Greece EU contribution € 24 924,00 Address Ioannoy metaxa 59 19400 Koropi attikis See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Panagiotis Chatzakos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS Lithuania EU contribution € 30 498,00 Address K donelaicio 73 LT-44029 Kaunas See on map Region Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Kauno apskritis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Milda Beruliene (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EUROPEAN FIRE SPRINKLER NETWORK United Kingdom EU contribution € 21 150,00 Address Upper richmond road 70 SW15 2RP London See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Alan Brinson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TESTEX NDT LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Lancaster approach - maritime house North killingholme lincolnshire See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Simon Mackenzie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PLANT INTEGRITY LTD Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 39 875,00 Address Granta park great abington CB21 6GP Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Hamper (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
