Ziel
THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR UNDERTAKING THIS ACTIVITY ARE TO HAVE A FULL-SCALE VESSEL AND THE SERVICES TO PERFORM IN-SITU INSPECTIONS. THE OVERALL RESULTS EXPECTED RELATE TO THE EVALUATION OF FACTORS REGARDING REAL WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE INCORPORATION OF RESULTS IN INSPECTION PROCEDURES.
THE MAIN GOALS OF PISC III ARE: INSPECTIONS UNDER REAL CONDITIONS. THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES A FULL-SCALE VESSEL AND THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO RUN THE BENCHMARK EXERCISE.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY WITHING THE FULL SCALE VESSEL TESTS (FST) WILL BE:
1.- STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ACTUAL GEOMETRIES AND ACTUAL WORKING CONDITIONS ON DETECTION AND SIZING OF DEFECTS.
2.- INSPECTIONS IN SITU
3.- EXTENSION OF THE AVAILABLE NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL DEFECTS BY TYPE-A-DEFECTS (SMOOTH WITH SHARP CRACK TIPS) AND BY THE DEFECTS IN THE NOZZLE PLATE N 3 OF PISC II.