Development and Evaluation of an in-situ high-temperature guided ultrasonic wave based corrosion-under-insulation detection system for nuclear power plant pipes (nGUMPS)

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Principal Investigator

Krishnan Balasubramanian

Professor

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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The nGUMPS technology is an Industrial Internet of Things solution for the continuous monitoring of the health of industrial pipe systems that are operating at high temperatures and subjected to corrosion. Current inspection approach is extremely tedious and expensive. Also, presently the inspection is periodic, only during shutdowns. The nGUMPS technology uses advanced guided ultrasonic waves, that travel long distances in the pipes, and uses sensor technology that can operate at temperatures up to 350 C. The data is preprocessed at the sensor site and the data is transmitted to a cloud server. This permits the industries to continuously monitor and provide timely corrective measures including prognosis of the life of the pipe systems.

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Funding Organization

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)

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Area of Research

Engineering Sciences

Focus Area

Indigenous systems for safe Nuclear energy; Smart and reliable energy supply systems

Sanction Amount

₹ 3.94 Cr

Status

Ongoing

Contact

balas[at]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in

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