Proof of Market Study for Non Destructive Testing of Plastic Pipe welds

塑料管焊缝无损检测的市场研究证明

• 批准号: 700531
• 金额: $ 3.19万
• 依托单位: IMPACT LABORATORIES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Market
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700531
• 关键词: Proof; Market; Study; Non; Destructive

Plastic pipes offer significant advantages over other materials such a metals and concrete forthe transportation of fluids or gases (i.e., no corrosion, longer service life and less expensiveto install). However, the integrity of plastic pipelines greatly depends on the quality of thewelded joints. Typical installation and testing guidelines only cover the destructive testing of'sample' joints to test material and procedure compliance. This obviously does not test theactual joint in service so currently there is no route to check the quality of a welded joint. Ifsubstandard joints are made and not picked up during subsequent pressure testing, welds canfail in service giving sometimes catastrophic consequences or at best a discharge of fluids.To counter this, a number of various non destructive test methods (NDT) have beendeveloped but they have all been very high cost involving complex and bulky equipment andrequire 'expert' interpretation. This makes them unsuitable for all but the highest risk joints.Impact Laboratories patented technology developed with the support of StrathclydeUniversity is a highly innovative, low cost product that is designed to be user operated whichwill produce a huge advance in weld testing, opening up markets that are not available toexisting technologies. The equipment is very compact in comparison (hand held) and verysimilar to NDT equipment for steel welds. This technology can give the welder a similar levelof information to the testing of steel welds and is simple and cheap enough to be used onevery electrofusion weld installed.The project is to produce an assessment of commercial viability of the technology both in theUK and internationally which because of utility deregulation and diverse supply chains is notonly complex but allocated through schedules. The technology will be introduced anddemonstrated in field to key decision makers in order to understand the market.

与金属和混凝土等其他材料相比，塑料管在输送流体或气体方面具有显著的优势（即，无腐蚀，使用寿命更长，安装成本更低）。然而，塑料管道的完整性在很大程度上取决于焊接接头的质量。典型的安装和测试指南仅涵盖“样品”接头的破坏性测试，以测试材料和程序的合规性。这显然不能测试实际使用的接头，所以目前没有办法检查焊接接头的质量。如果制造了不合格的接头，并且在随后的压力测试中没有捡起，焊接可能会在使用中失败，有时会造成灾难性的后果，或者充其量只是液体排放。为了解决这个问题，已经开发了许多不同的无损检测方法（NDT），但它们都是非常高的成本，涉及复杂和笨重的设备，并且需要“专家”解释。这使得它们不适合除了最高风险的关节。在斯特拉思克莱德大学的支持下，Impact实验室开发的专利技术是一种高度创新，低成本的产品，设计用于用户操作，将在焊接测试方面取得巨大进步，开辟现有技术无法获得的市场。相比之下，该设备非常紧凑（手持式），与钢焊缝的无损检测设备非常相似。这项技术可以给焊工提供类似于钢焊缝测试的信息，并且简单便宜，可以用于每一个安装的电熔焊缝。该项目将对该技术在英国和国际上的商业可行性进行评估，由于公用事业放松管制和供应链多样化，该技术不仅复杂，而且通过时间表进行分配。该技术将在现场向关键决策者介绍和演示，以了解市场。