Objective Pipeline systems have supreme significance for an effective functioning of industry providing Eastern and Western European markets with energy resources: crude oil, natural gas and liquid petroleum products. Taking into account long life of pipeline networks and situation, when over 20% of large-diameter pipelines are with an exhausted lifetime, an important task at the present time becomes an ensuring of reliability for these transport systems.An intensive study shows that among the main reasons of pipeline accidents are the volumetric surface defects (VSD) arising as a result of corrosion or erosion-corrosion processes and by this way considerably decreasing the pipeline strength. In order to ensure efficient and safe operation of existing pipelines, operating companies routinely inspect the pipes. The methods that are used for this purpose, like “smart pig”, are sufficiently expensive, require, in some cases, significant reconstruction and have an insufficient sensitivity. An application of new composite materials for the repair of damaged pipelines considerably improved situation in the last time. However numerous standards associated with this type of repair are based on simplified approaches and do not take into account the stress-strain state in the damaged areas.Strategic objective of the project is addressed to the improvement of infrastructure in EU and Third counties by the rising of reliability of existing pipeline systems. Work over this project will serve IRSES main goal achievement – strengthening research partnerships through short period staff exchanges and networking activities between organisations from EU and Third countries.The scientific and technical objectives are improvement of existing and developing of new methods for detection and repair of VSD based on low-frequency ultrasonic testing with directional waves and advanced composite repair systems to bring efficiency of damaged section up to the level of undamaged pipeline. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energypetroleumengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinator RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE EU contribution € 220 400,00 Address KIPSALAS IELA 6A 1048 Riga Latvia See on map Region Latvija Latvija Rīga Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Evgeny Barkanov (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WOJSKOWA AKADEMIA TECHNICZNA IM.JAROSLAWA DABROWSKIEGO Poland EU contribution € 191 900,00 Address UL. GEN. SYLWESTRA KALISKIEGO 2 00 908 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jerzy Malachowski (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS - BAS IMECHBAS Bulgaria EU contribution € 226 100,00 Address UL. AKADEMIK G BONCHEV 4 BLOK 4 1113 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mitko Mihovski (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITATEA PETROL SI GAZE PLOIESTI Romania EU contribution € 191 900,00 Address AV BUCURESTI 39 100066 PLOIESTI See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrei Dumitrescu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
