Preliminary measurements have focused on calibrating the system using the extreme ferrite and austenite phases, meeting a pre-requisite benchmark for attempting more challenging measurements such as the austenite to martensite transformation and investigations of SCC in these sections of pipework.
It is designed as a robust system, rather than delicate lab-based system, to investigate sections of stainless steel pipework for structural changes induced through quenching the steel in liquid nitrogen, and damaging effects such as chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking (SCC).
The turning point came with a couple of extra miles of pipework.
Germany still has its Mieles and its Mercs sat atop vast supply chains of producers; in the UK we have a series of tiny businesses knocking out garden railings or doing the odd bit of pipework.
During MLS Cup Fox's John Strong made special note of how good the pitch looked, despite the sub-zero temperatures, and described how this was achieved by a system of some 26 miles of pipework filled with warm alcohol.
A lack of communication at a shift change meant staff were not aware that they should not use a key piece of pipework which had been sealed with a temporary cover and no safety valve.
Much of that is wasted, not least because in the past architects have paid little attention to details such as the design of pipework (long, narrow pipes with lots of right angles are far more wasteful than short, fat and straight ones).
There's a lot of pipework that runs around inside, and the tanks are also inside as well".
A series of one-day seminars are being organized around the UK by ABB Engineering Services on the subject of pipework integrity.
The company added it had met its leakage targets for the fifth year running despite the coldest temperatures recorded in its 20,000 miles of pipework and a four-fold increase in the number of burst pipes.
The elimination of pipework for the transfer of material offers great flexibility for change, and allows a company to respond quickly to market demands and technological advances.
