Presentation of Corrosion and tribology at SINTEF
Dept. for Corrosion and Tribology SINTEF Materials and Chemistry Oil and Gas Process Technology Dr. Daniel Bengtsson Blucher Research Director, Head of Dept. Dr. Daniel Bengtsson Blucher Research Director / Head of Department for Corrosion and Tribology SINTEF Materials and Chemistry Visiting address: Richard Birkelandsvei 2B Postal address: PO box 4760 Sluppen, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway Phone: +47 930 06 103 http://www.sintef.no/corrosion SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 1 Employees Daniel B. Blücher PhD, Research Director, Head of Dept. Ann-Karin Kvernbråten Senior Engineer Ole Edvard Kongstein Dr. ing., Senior Researcher Torstein Lange Siv. ing., Researcher Jorge Rituerto PhD, Researcher Susanne Sandell MSc, Researcher Nils-Inge Nilsen Siv. ing., Senior Engineer Shawn Wilson MSc, Researcher Sergio Armada Nieto PhD, Senior Researcher Ole Øystein Knudsen Prof. Dr. ing., Senior Researcher Astrid Bjørgum Dr. ing., Senior Adviser Catalina M.H. Hagen MSc, Researcher Angelika Brink PhD, Research Scientist Aud Rodahl Adm. Coordinator SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 2 Facilities • • • • • • Seawater laboratory H2S Laboratory Electrochemistry laboratory Wear and tribology laboratory Protecting coating: Paint and coating laboratory Autoclaves certified for 300 bars and 200°C Other activities • Access to first class workshop services • Access to advanced surface characterization (SEM, EDS, AES, ESCA, TOFSIMS GDOES) • Closely integrated with NTNU, professors, students etc. SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 3 Seawater laboratory Equipment • High Temperature Cathodic Disbonding Testing Research • Long-term cathodic protection in real seawater directly from the Atlantic ocean SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 4 H2S Laboratory 4PB Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) Equipment • HT/HP autoclaves • Slow strain rate (SSRT) • Four point bend (4PB) • Constant load (CL) • H2S laboratory SSRT Base material 13% Cr Research • Method development • Multi scale modelling • Weld qualification Duplex weld SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 5 Electrochemistry Laboratory Electrochemical corrosion studies Equipment • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy • Rotating electrodes • Scanning Kelvin probe Research • Corrosion in amine CO2 capture process • Corrosion in offshore power transmission • Corrosion in process industry • Material selection SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 6 Wear and tribology laboratory Equipment • Environmental pin on disc • Infinite focus image analysis • Erosion up to 100 m/s flow rate • Thermal spray of hard coatings Research • Wear in hydraulic piston rods • Cutting of silicon wafers • Modeling of tribo-corrosion • Wear in orthopedic implants SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 7 Corrosion protection with coatings Cost effective and durable coatings for offshore wind farms Paint TSZ Maintenance free coatings for long-life constructions Decreasing pressure drop in multiphase pipelines with coatings Plain steel pipe Corroded pipe Painted pipe Steel Horns Rev offshore wind farm, 2004: Premature coating failure after 2 year exposure Ormen lange SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 8 Erosion-corrosion Equipment • Six cylindrical samples are fixed to a rotating disk. The disk rotates in a selected electrolyte together with silica sand. Research • Geothermal • Oil and Gas • Data analysis includes a cumulative mass loss vs time, which gives information about the incubation time and the erosion rate. SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 9 Protective coatings Paint and coating laboratory Equipment • Exposure cabinets • Mechanical properties • Cathodic disbonding Research • Test development • HT cathodic disbonding • Internal coating of pipelines • Offshore coating maintenance SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 10 Autoclaves certified for 200°C, 300 Bar SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 11
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