Innovation Gateway @ PETRONAS
Pain Points:
The current underground inspection method necessitates shutting down the piping system and conducting extensive excavation activities, leading to significant downtime and operational disruption. This approach is inefficient and hampers continuous operation, despite of more cost incurred.
Requirements:
A non-disruptive inspection technique is needed to accurately determine the condition of non-metallic underground pipes (25-2000mm, water/hydrocarbon) without excavation or downtime, analyse data clearly, and allow for rapid scanning (up to 1km per survey).
Winner:
Electro Scan Inc.'s "Machine-Intelligent Pipe Condition Assessment" uses low-voltage, high-frequency electrical current and CCTV to assess 360-degree pipe wall integrity, detect/measure leaks, perform online inspection, and eliminate excavation.
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