Overview
| Project No. | 88 |
|---|---|
| Contract No. | DTRS56-00-H-0004 |
| Research Award Recipient | Gas Technology Institute |
| AOTR | Empty Value |
| Researcher Contact Info | Denise Morrisey 1700 South Mount Prospect Road Des Plaines, IL 60018-1804 (847) 768-0500 |
| Project Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Start Fiscal Year | 2000 (10/01/1999) |
| End Fiscal Year | 2003 (09/30/2003) |
| PHMSA $$ Budgeted | $2,000,000.00 |
Main Objective
The purpose of this project was to investigate MFL oriented in the circumferential direction on an ILI tool. The tool will then identify and characterize pipeline mechanical damage, the leading cause of reportable accidents in both gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
Public Abstract
This was a two year research program with GTI, which commenced in April 2000, to investigate MFL oriented in the circumferential direction on an ILI tool. The tool will then identify and characterize pipeline mechanical damage, the leading cause of reportable accidents in both gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
This research will complement a 40 month DOT sponsored research program conducted by Batelle, along with Southwest Research Institute and Iowa State University. That research involved MFL oriented in the more traditional axial direction on an ILI tool. The present research would allow for evaluating the most severe mechanical damage oriented in the axial direction.
A prototype ILI tool was constructed by a domestic ILI vendor using the results of this research.