High Temperature Inspection & Cleaning by Advanced Ultrasonics for Effective Maintenance and Management of Oil&Gas Offshore Production subsea & topside operating pipelines and vessels (HiTClean)

HiTClean解决了油气海上生产设施（如平台和fpso）海底资产（包括管道和生产压力组件）生命周期中能源供应安全、生产经济和维护等一系列相关的安全关键问题。该项目将为潜水员或远程操作车辆（ROV）部署的海底管道开发新型导波超声波技术：(a)状态监测（CM），用于早期检测使用中的缺陷，例如腐蚀-使用远程导波超声波（LR-GWU）脉冲回波（PE）技术，Teletest Focus电子仪器，环绕超声波传感器和信号处理，用于在线（生产中）创新型检测海底管道携带的碳氢化合物；(B)创新的高功率连续波（CW） LR-GWU电子仪器和变送器，可在高达400°C的温度下清除海底和上层管道中积聚的污垢，(C)易受污染的管道区域-创新的中等功率连续波LR-GWU电子仪器和变送器，可在高达400°C的温度下防止海底管道中的污垢。

HiTClean addresses a number of related safety critical, security of energy supply, production economic andmaintenance challenges in the life cycle of Oil&Gas offshore production installations (e.g. platforms and FPSOs)subsea assets including pipelines and production pressure components. The project will develop novel guidedwave ultrasonic technology for subsea pipelines to be deployed by diver or a Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV):(A) Condition Monitoring (CM) for the early detection of in-service defects, e.g. corrosion - using Long RangeGuided Wave Ultrasonic (LR-GWU) Pulse Echo (PE) technology, Teletest Focus electronic instrument, encirclingultrasonic sensors and signal processing for the on-line (in-production) innovative inspection of subsea pipescarrying hydrocarbons, (B) Innovative High Power - Continuous Wave (CW) LR-GWU electronic instrument andtransmitters to dislodge and remove accumulated debris fouling in subsea & topside pipelines at temperaturesof up to 400°C, (C) for pipe regions susceptible to fouling - innovative Moderate Power CW LR-GWU electronicinstrumentation and transmitters for fouling prevention in subsea pipelines at temperatures of up to 400°C.