SPRINKTEST

Medium range Ultrasonic inspection technique for detecting micro-biologically induced corrosion in automatic fire sprinkler systems

Coordinatore	PLANT INTEGRITY LTD    more  Organization address address: GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6GP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: Hamper Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899386
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	1˙363˙414 €
EC contributo	1˙049˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2013
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-11-01   -   2015-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	PLANT INTEGRITY LTD  Organization address address: GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6GP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: Hamper Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899386	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	coordinator	76˙522.99
2	DVC NV  Organization address address: WOUTERBOS 8 city: LINKEBEEK postcode: 1630 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marc Cognome: Vertongen Email: send email Telefono: +32 23332772 Fax: +32 2 333 27 77	BE (LINKEBEEK)	participant	235˙558.01
3	TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL  Organization address address: Calle Ciudad de Frias 1-Nave 4 city: MADRID postcode: 28021 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Nigel Cognome: Thorpe Email: send email Telefono: +34 91 796 1418	ES (MADRID)	participant	230˙518.24
4	BAUGH AND WEEDON LIMITED  Organization address address: BEECH BUSINESS PARK - TILLINGTON ROAD city: HEREFORD postcode: HR4 9QJ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Reilly Email: send email Telefono: +44 1432 267671 Fax: +44 1432 359017	UK (HEREFORD)	participant	221˙689.50
5	WLB LIMITED  Organization address address: ZINONOS SOZOU (OFFICE 103) 11 city: LEFKOSIA postcode: 1075 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Silvia Cognome: Sotiropoulou Email: send email Telefono: +35 722 475 621 Fax: +35 722 475 619	CY (LEFKOSIA)	participant	208˙139.26
6	KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS  Organization address address: K DONELAICIO 73 city: KAUNAS postcode: 44029 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Milda Cognome: Beruliene Email: send email Telefono: +37 037351162	LT (KAUNAS)	participant	30˙498.00
7	INNORA PROIGMENA TECHNOLOGIKA SYSTIMATA KAI YPIRESIES AE  Organization address address: IOANNOY METAXA 59 KARELAS 59 city: KOROPI ATTIKIS postcode: 19400 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Panagiotis Cognome: Chatzakos Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 652 6411 Fax: +30 210 652 6419	EL (KOROPI ATTIKIS)	participant	24˙924.00
8	EUROPEAN FIRE SPRINKLER NETWORK  Organization address address: UPPER RICHMOND ROAD 70 city: LONDON postcode: SW15 2RP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alan Cognome: Brinson Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 88 772 600 Fax: +44 20 88 772 642	UK (LONDON)	participant	21˙150.00
9	TESTEX NDT LIMITED  Organization address address: Lancaster Approach - Maritime House city: NORTH KILLINGHOLME LINCOLNSHIRE contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Simon Cognome: Mackenzie Email: send email Telefono: +44 1469 541586	UK (NORTH KILLINGHOLME LINCOLNSHIRE)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The installation of sprinklers can result in substantial reductions in insurance premiums and so insurance companies are becoming increasingly interested in their proper installation and function. For example, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association has abundant evidence about the effectiveness of their members’ technology in reducing loss of life and property in office, residential, retail, storage, public venue buildings and in special sites such as ships, control rooms and hospitals. The proper functioning of fire sprinkler systems can be catastrophically undermined by corrosion. The water in the system pipes is stagnant and, if inhibitors are inactive, then this can give rise to microbiological induced corrosion (MIC), which leads to leaks. This corrosion is localised and is not evident in close visual inspection until the leak starts. Moreover the pipes are often enclosed and difficult to access for close viewing. MIC may occur in both dry and wet sprinkler systems. Long range ultrasonic testing (LRUT) has been developed for screening long lengths of pipe (up to 100m from one test location) for corrosion, especially in otherwise inaccessible areas. It has been used to a limited extent on the feeder pipes and risers in sprinkler systems. However, the pipe lengths are too short (typically <5m) and the defects too small in comparison with the ultrasound wavelengths for current LRUT systems. Moreover the numerous features such as pipe elbows and branches, makes interpretation of ultrasound echo-signals difficult. SprinkTest aims to inspect automatic fire sprinkler systems by developing a medium range ultrasonic test (MRUT) system, using higher frequency ultrasound (100KHz -500KHz), smaller flexible transducers to gain access to confined spaces, lower power electronics to allow hand-held portability and sophisticated software to process signals and extract information from the numerous guided ultrasonic waves present at the higher frequencies.'