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Ambient corrosion
Hydrogen corrosion laboratory
Detailed Description
This suite provide a range of capability to investigate the initiation and propagation of corrosion in an range of industrially relevant environments so includes: hydrogen permeation and hydrogen embrittlement systems, low oxygen corrosion set up and sweet corrosion systems. It includes the analytical technique known as thermal desorption (TD), which provides the ability to measure volatile contaminants such as hydrogen adsorbed into metals. This is a useful technique to study hydrogen embrittlement of metals, a pervasive process of significant technological importance.
Uses/Applications
Our research focuses on ambient corrosion of materials in harsh, “sweet” (CO2) and “sour” (H2S) environments. This is of particular significance to the oil and gas pipeline systems and costs the industry over $1.4 billion a year. Broken down, this equates $589 million in surface pipeline and facility costs, $463 million annually in downhole tubing expenses, and another $320 million in capital expenditures related to corrosion
Equipment in use includes:
Agilent 7890B Gas Chromatograph with Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector (PDHID).
SciMed Permeability Test Cell
PEEK 3D Printer with parts: Apium P220 C2, Apium 2 lots of 0.4 mm Nozzle and 2 lots of 0.2 mm Nozzle, Apium Filament Drier, Apium Filament PEEK, Apium PEEK Filament
Nanoscale High Temperature/ High Pressure Cell with parts: Hach Hastelloy Flow Chamber, SciMed Temperature Controller and ASSY, Technimeasure two lots of item PL-20-A2-G-XX, Manchester Fluid Systems Miscellaneous Piping, Kinde-James Engineers Ltd Lewa Pump
Laboratory Testing Inc FTA Systems Equipment (pH Monitor In Situ and Ex Situ)
Omnia Integrity Ltd MB2-V2 plus all ancillary items
Close-Ups Pixelink 2/3″ USB3 Colour Camera (5MP)
Alvatek Ivium Compact Stat
SciMed 2 Gamry Reference 600+ Potentiostat/ Galvanostat
Hach Orbisphere Oxygen Sensor
Hach Hydrogen Sensors
Epsilon Model 3442-010M-24M Miniature Extensometer
Camlab Ltd Constant Climate chamber HPP 110 Eco
Horizontal Instron Tensile Test Machine (FS)
Houndsfield Bench-top Stress Corrosion Cracking Rigs with CTOD Measuring Capability
1300 Tube Furnace