Design solutions for larger-diameter spoolable coating composite piping identifying opportunities and limitations

This project is motivated by a significant demand for eco-friendly and recyclable composite structures for lightweight spoolable composite piping for oil, gas and water applications. Therefore, this partnership (with Flexpipe at Mattr Infrastructure Technologies) aims to determine an application envelope for multilayer spoolable larger-diameter composite piping by considering lightweight fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structures. In addition, this project is crucial for the partner and Canada because: i) there is a growing need to improve the performance of composite structures that are recyclable and environmentally friendly in various sectors, such as oil and gas; ii) there is currently no clear understanding of the long-term performance of commercially available fiber-reinforced thermoplastic structures for the partner-specific applications, i.e., linepipe for oil/gas and water applications; iii) there is a scientific opportunity to contribute multi-scale testing and characterization of damage mechanisms due to aging and environmental exposure to the limited technical literature; iv) there are opportunities for knowledge transfer to other Canadian organizations dealing with issues in technology comparable to those faced by the partner, i.e., the use of durable, lightweight materials in harsh environments.

Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Mertiny

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Partner:

Flexpipe

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and Gas; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

University of Alberta

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