An Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing System for Detection and Quantification of Early Stage Subsurface Creep Damage in the Thermal Power Generation Industry (CreepUT)

 

Project no.: 760232

Project description:

An ultrasonic non-destructive testing system for detection and quantification of early stage subsurface creep damage in the thermal power generation industry.

Project funding:

The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation “Horizon 2020”


Project results:

An innovative ultrasonic measurement system for the detection of pipes areas damaged by creep defects at early stages was developed and pilot investigations were performed in real thermal power plant.

Period of project implementation: 2017-04-01 - 2019-03-31

Project coordinator: INETEC Institute for Nuclear Technology

Project partners: TWI LIMITED, APPLIED INSPECTION LIMITED, Kaunas University of Technology, PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.

Head:
Liudas Mažeika

Duration:
2017 - 2019

Department:
Prof. K. Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute