Development of an RF sensor to detect leaks in buried water pipes from the ground surface. Patented technology.
Development of an acoustic system for detecting leaks in buried pipes from above ground. Patented technology.
Development of sensor systems for in-pipe inspection tools ("PIGs") for buried water and gas mains.
Instantaneous measurement of average temperature of gas in a long pipeline to a few thousandths of a degree Centigrade, using a single sensor. Further details on the Advantica website (search for "ATM").
Development of software packages for the analysis of pipe stresses during laying of offshore pipelines and for design of offshore pipeline "bundles".
Development of an offshore pipeline design software package for towing of long pipe runs.
Investigation of an energy source for seismic exploration with reduced environmental impact. See EAGE PowerPoint presentation (approx 850 KB).
Design of an active control system for controlling directionality of a downhole seismic source.
Development of an automated method for structural integrity testing of offshore structures. Download pdf report (approx 100KB).
To read it, you must have the Adobe Acrobat reader software
installed on your computer. This is available free of charge from Adobe's Web site at the
Acrobat download page. A presentation made at the Structural Integrity Network Seminar, SIMoNet, held at UCL in May 2002 is available as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation SIMoNet_2002 (approx 3.5Mb). The presentation is entitled "Using acoustic excitation to detect & locate damage in a multiply connected structure".
Analysis and control of noise radiation from wind turbines.
Development of novel NDT techniques for wind turbine blades with variable composition (wood/plastic/GRP/foam plastic).
Analysis of the non-linear dynamics of an offshore oil pipeline lying on a smooth hard seabed and subject to very strong cross-currents (slamming of the pipe on the seabed occurred).
