Innovate UK HitClean High Temperature Inspection and Cleaning by Advanced Ultrasonics for Effective Maintenance and Management of Oil n Gas Offshore

“HiTClean”解决了石油和天然气海上生产设施(如平台和浮式生产储油罐)海底资产(包括管道和生产压力部件)生命周期中的一些相关安全关键、能源供应安全、生产经济和维护挑战。该项目旨在为潜水员或远程操作车辆(ROV)部署的海底管道开发新的导波超声波技术：(A)状态监测(CM)，用于早期检测在役缺陷，例如腐蚀-使用远程导波超声(LR-GWU)脉冲回波(PE)技术、Teleest Focus电子仪器、环绕超声波传感器和信号处理，用于在线(在生产)创新检测输送碳氢化合物的海底管道，(B)创新的高功率连续波(CW)LR-GWU电子仪器和发射器，可在高达400摄氏度的温度下清除和清除海底和上部管道中积累的碎片污垢，(C)针对管道易受污染的区域-创新的中等功率连续波(CW)LR-GWU电子仪器和发射器，用于在高达400摄氏度的温度下防止海底管道的污垢。

'HiTClean' addresses a number of related safety critical, security of energy supply, production economic and maintenancechallenges in the life cycle of Oil&Gas offshore production installations (e.g. platforms and FPSOs) subsea assets includingpipelines and production pressure components. The project aims to develop novel guided wave ultrasonic technology forsubsea pipelines to be deployed by diver or a Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV): (A) Condition Monitoring (CM) for theearly detection of in-service defects, e.g. corrosion - using Long Range Guided Wave Ultrasonic (LR-GWU) Pulse Echo(PE) technology, Teletest Focus electronic instrument, encircling ultrasonic sensors and signal processing for the on-line(in-production) innovative inspection of subsea pipes carrying hydrocarbons, (B) Innovative High Power - Continuous Wave(CW) LR-GWU electronic instrument and transmitters to dislodge and remove accumulated debris fouling in subsea &topside pipelines at temperatures of up to 400C, (C) for pipe regions susceptible to fouling - innovative Moderate PowerCW LR-GWU electronic instrumentation and transmitters for fouling prevention in subsea pipelines at temperatures of up to400C.