Grant: Engage Plus Grants Program
École de technologie supérieure
$12,500.00
Screening of Storage Tank Bottom using Low-Frequency Ultrasonic Guided Wave
FY 2019-20
Summary
The inspection of storage tank bottom is a costly endeavor with current technologies. In order to perform theinspection, the tank currently needs to be emptied and scanned using a magnetic-flux leakage scanning system.The main drawbacks of the current method is the cost associated with emptying the tank and the cost of theequipment and training required. This project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic guided waves toscreen storage tank floors from a transduction position on the annual chime. The screening method will identifywhich tanks requires further inspection.
Program
Engage Plus Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
544425-2019
Name nom
Belanger, Pierre
Department département
Génie mécanique
Organization id
53
Institution établissement
École de technologie supérieure
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
12500
Program id
EGP2
Program name en
Engage Plus Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1552
Committee name en
Quebec Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Québec
Area of application code
301
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Oil, gas and coal
Area of application fr
Pétrole, gaz et charbon
Research subject code
3109
Research subject group en
Physics
Research subject group fr
Physique
Research subject en
Acoustics
Research subject fr
Acoustique
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Screening of Storage Tank Bottom using Low-Frequency Ultrasonic Guided Wave
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The inspection of storage tank bottom is a costly endeavor with current technologies. In order to perform theinspection, the tank currently needs to be emptied and scanned using a magnetic-flux leakage scanning system.The main drawbacks of the current method is the cost associated with emptying the tank and the cost of theequipment and training required. This project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic guided waves toscreen storage tank floors from a transduction position on the annual chime. The screening method will identifywhich tanks requires further inspection.
