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Industry Funded Consortium Projects
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SOUR |
| Aims: |
Qualification of polymers in sour gas |
| Application: |
Oilfield |
| Duration: |
Start June 2003 |
| Participants: |
MERL (coordinators), Intertek, plus 4 sponsors (2 operators) |
| Contact: |
Dr Barry Thomson |
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Design Analysis with Fracture Mechanics - DAFM |
| Aims: |
Develop and validate finite element based methodology for fatigue
life assessment
of structural adhesive joints in automotive body structures |
| Application: |
Automotive |
| Duration: |
Phase 1 completed, new phase in preparation |
| Participants: |
BMW |
| Contact: |
Dr Salim Mirza |
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Elastomer Bonding - ELBO |
| Aims: |
Development of novel rubber/rigid substrate bond test methods for
characterisation of bond durability and strength. Bonding agents include
aqueous and solvent based types and substrates include various metals,
thermoplastics and composites |
| Application: |
Automotive, mining, energy, consumer goods |
| Duration: |
Current phase completed, new phase in preparation |
| Participants: |
C F Gomma, Lord Corporation, Hutchinson, Trelleborg, Metso |
| Contact: |
Dr Barry Thomson |
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Life Assesment of Bonded Structures - LABBS |
| Aims: |
To develop a combined fatigue and environmental exposure accelerated
durability test for adhesive joints in automotive vehicle structures |
| Application: |
Automotive |
| Duration: |
Phase 2 completed 2002 |
| Participants: |
Volvo (S), Hydro Aluminium (N), DaimlerChrysler (D), BMW (D), Renault
(F), Sika (Ch), Henkel (D), PPG (UK/ES), Dow Automotive (UK) |
| Contact: |
Mr Mike Samulak |
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Bonded Aluminium Automotive Structures - BAAS |
| Aims: |
To develop a mixed mode fatigue durability test for
bonded aluminium structures and evaluate long-term durability of joints |
| Application: |
Automotive |
| Duration: |
Completed 2002 |
| Participants: |
Volvo (S), Hydro Aluminium (N), Alcan International (UK) |
| Contact: |
Mr Mike Samulak |
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Chemical Ageing of Plastics and Performance -
CAPP |
| Aims: |
To develop a new accelerated ageing methodology for
thermoplastics linking hostile environmental effects under strain with
chemical analysis of material structure changes |
| Application: |
Oil and gas (flexible pipe, umbilicals) |
| Duration: |
Phase 2 completed 2001 |
| Participants: |
TRI (US partners), Exxon (US), Norsk Hydro (N), Conoco/Dupont(US),
ELF (F), NASA (US) |
| Contact: |
Dr Bob Campion |
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Fatigue Life of Elastomeric Components - IFL |
| Aims: |
To develop and verify new finite element software to calculate the
fatigue life of elastomeric components using an integrated fracture
mechanics and finite element approach |
| Application: |
Mounts and bearings (automotive, aerospace, oil and gas) |
| Duration: |
Phase 2 completed 1998 |
| Participants: |
MSI (US partners), BTR (UK), Barry Controls (US), Lord Corporation
(US), Exxon (US), Saga (N), Skega (S), Trelleborg (S), Grace Rollin
(F),
Goodyear (L), Oil States Industries (US) |
| Contact: |
Dr John Harris |
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High Pressure High Temperature - HPHT |
| Aims: |
To characterise dynamic sealing performance of seal stacks for PBR
completion systems |
| Application: |
Oil and gas (downhole completions) |
| Duration: |
Completed 1997, Novel seal stack design patented |
| Participants: |
Texaco (UK), Exxon (US), Shell (UK), BP (UK), Saga (N), James Walker
(UK) |
| Contact: |
Mr Richard Shepherd |
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Internation Seal Life |
| Aims: |
To develop new tests for and knowledge of key parameters such as
high pressure gas permeation that affect seal performance |
| Application: |
Oil and gas |
| Duration: |
Phase 2 completed 1996 |
| Participants: |
BHRG (UK partners), Exxon (US), Amoco (US), Shell (N), MoD (UK),
DoE (UK), BP (UK), Saga (N), Norsk Hydro (N), Baker Oil Tools (US),
FMC (US), Conoco/Dupont (US) |
| Contact: |
Mr Glyn Morgan |
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