Tethered Inspection Platform for Large Diameter Pressure

Tethered Inspection Platform for Large Diameter Pressure Pipelines
Trenchless Technology Roadshow 2014
Cameron White, Pure Technologies, Bsc Eng
Pipe Assessment Options
Lower • Resolution
• Reliability
• Cost Desktop Study
Soil Survey
Test Pits
External Leak Detection
External Acoustic Pipe Wall Assessment
Inline Leak Detection and CCTV Inline Acoustic Pipe Wall Assessment
Inline Stress Pipe Wall Assessment
Near Field Electromagnetic
Higher
• Resolution
• Reliability
• Cost Broadband Electromagnetic
Remote Field Electromagnetic
Magnetic Flux Leakage
Sahara® Tethered Inspection Platform Sahara I vs Sahara II
Copper Cable
Fiber Optic Cable
1 Sensor Multiple Sensor Large Moving Box Truck
Cargo Van
Acoustic Pipe Wall Assessment
Speed of Sound
In a Fluid Filled Pipe
V pipe 1
Structural Stiffness
V pipe 2
Region of Peel ‐ 300 mm DIP
Insertion Location
Flow
• Insert Picture of Control Centre CCTV Screen Shots Acoustic PWA Data
Insertion
P14
P9
P6
Validation Process
Validation Results
Acoustic PWA Conclusions
Collected data was repeatable
Joints are clearly seen
No large defects were missed (good condition)
• Largest Anomaly by area (Pipe 9) correlated with field verification • Other 2 anomalies caused by something other than wall loss. Stress Pipe Wall Assessment
Relative Stress Changes
Wall Loss
Cracks
Severe Bending and Compressive Forces Joints
Pipeline Features Texas – 600 mm CI
Overview
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2.6 km 3 insertions
Pressure 90 psi
Flow 2.2 ft/s
2 Leaks Debris
Gate Vale
Staining Metal Object Stress PWA Data Stress PWA Data Stress PWA Results
Stress PWA Analysis was performed on 1.28 km (1 run)
Repeatable Data
Pipe Joints – 240 Individual Pipes
35 PWA Anomalies Identified eld Trials with validations are required to continue the development of the PWA technologies
Thank You Trenchless Technology Roadshow
Cameron White, Pure Technologies, Bsc Eng