Objectif In the ever-increasing search by oil majors for new fields and with the advent of advanced drilling and extraction technologies, very deep-water offshore fields are now being developed in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazil and offshore West Africa. There have been significant engineering difficulties to overcome to make the development of deep-water offshore fields possible. However, there are still Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and inspection problems to solve. One such significant concern is the in-service NDT and inspection of the subsea risers, steel catenary risers (SCRs) and subsea flowlines. Once installed in their subsea environment, conventional NDT techniques will be impossible to apply to these components. Although the pipes comprising these components are manufactured and welded to the highest standards, they nevertheless need to be able to operate for 20 years or more without failure. Fatigue analysis shows that the 'start of life' defect size to ensure that failure will not occur is small (in the region of a mm or so through thickness dimension). It is inevitable that some welding defects of that size will go undetected at the manufactured weld NDT and inspection stage. Some parts of the SCRs (particularly in the least accessible seabed region) will be subject to fatigue loading that could ultimately cause premature failure and significant environmental pollution. In this project, guided wave ultrasonic testing developments are proposed that will overcome the limitations of the current technology and greatly increase the applicability and productivity of the technology. These developments will lead to increased business for EU inspection and maintenance SMEs. Recent business trends have seen oil companies outsource their entire inspection and maintenance requirements to specialist service SMEs. This will significantly increase business opportunities for these SMEs. Champ scientifique social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution 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 FP6-2003-SME-1 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement COOPERATIVE - Coordinateur TWI LIMITED Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (10) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire COAXIAL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Spectrum House, Finmere Road EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée 2H OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LTD Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 1-7 Cherry Street, Woking SURREY Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ATLANTIS NDE INGENIERIA DE INSPECCION NO DESTRUCTIVA 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 PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO BADAWCZO-PRODUKCYJNE OPTEL SP. Z O.O Pologne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Ul Otwarta 10 a WROCLAW Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée I&T NARDONI INSTITUTE Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Via della Cascina, Pontevica n° 21 FOLZANO (BRESCIA) Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée DACON AS Norvège Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Gml Ringeriksvei 6 STABEKK Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée BP EXPLORATION OPERATING COMPANY LTD Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Chertsey Road SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, MIDDLESEX Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A Brésil Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Republica do Chile, 65 15515 RIO DE JANEIRO Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée DET NORSKE VERITAS AS Norvège Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse VERITASVEIEN 1 300 HOVIK Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ZENON S.A. ROBOTICS AND INFORMATICS Grèce Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 5 Kanari Street, Glyka Nera ATHENS Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée