Obiettivo 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 Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processingengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Parole chiave Inspection oil and chemical storage tanks Programma(i) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Argomento(i) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinatore SPREE ENGINEERING LTD Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 1 London Road SITTINGBOURNE, KENT Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (9) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo C/Ciudad de Frias, 1 - Nave 4 MADRID Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato ISOTEST ENGINEERING S.R.L. Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via Roma 8 REANO, TORINO Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato COAXIAL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Spectrum House, Finmere Road EASTBOURNE, E SUSSEX Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato VOPAK TERMINAL TEESSIDE LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Seal Sands MIDDLESBOROUGH Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato ST SERVICES LTD Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Sierra House, Saint Marys Walk, Maidenhead BERKSHIRE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato TOTAL FRANCE Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 24 CRS Michelet Tour Total PUTEAUX Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato TWI LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Granta Park, Great Abington CAMBRIDGE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNVIERSITETAS Lituania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Donelaicio 73 KAUNAS 3006 Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato KINGSTON COMPUTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Talbot House, 206-224 Imperial Drive HARROW Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
