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Cutting edge sensor technology to be showcased at Subsea 2012
Tuesday, 07 February, 2012Scientists working on the development of cutting edge sensor systems, which could transform the future of the subsea industry, will showcase their work at a conference in Aberdeen this week.
Academics from the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee and Robert Gordon University working together as part of the Scottish Sensor Systems Centre (S3C), will attend Subsea 2012 which takes place on Thursday (February 9) at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Funded by the Scottish Funding Council, the S3C brings together the research expertise from Scotland’s leading universities, with industry and the public sector to work together on the development of new sensors for applications in the subsea, marine and aquaculture sectors.
Subsea 2012 will provide the opportunity to showcase the achievements of the subsea strand of the initiative, since its launch last summer. The event will also allow representatives from industry to learn more about the ways in which they can work collaboratively with the S3C.
The initiative is currently inviting applications from industry and public sector organisations for research projects in subsea sensing, which would be funded and undertaken in collaboration with experts from the S3C.
Dr Richard Neilson from the University of Aberdeen’s School of
Engineering, who spearheads the S3C’s subsea work with colleagues from Dundee
and Robert Gordon universities said:
“The S3C is a unique national initiative which brings together Scotland’s
leading academics in the field of sensor technology to work together on new
solutions which could transform the future of the subsea sector.
“At Subsea 2012 we will showcase the technology and techniques we are developing, with the aim of creating next generation sensor systems which could vastly improve processes and efficiency for the subsea sector.
“We currently have a call out for applications from industry for projects which have subsea applications in the field of subsea, including oil and gas, renewables, marine science, or aquaculture or energy.
“Funding support of 5K - 20K is available for up to 7 individual projects, which would involve experts from the SC3 working together with the applicants on either a concept for a sensor system, a prototype or investigative work feasibility studies.”
Robert Gordon University presentations:
Molecular Sensing for
Subsea~
Professor Pat Pollard
Director of
the Centre for Research in Energy & Environment (CRE+E)
This presentation will highlight some of the results of research carried out using laser based spectroscopy’s including Infra-red and Fluorescence to
monitor
hydrocarbons, tracers and other species in the marine environment. These can be
used for detection and on-line monitoring and could be integrated in AUVs and
ROVs. Some research areas for future collaboration with industry will be
presented.
Optical sensors for subsea
applications
Dr. Radhakrishna Prabhu
Lecturer in
School of Engineering
This presentation will cover some of the optical and spectroscopic approaches for sensing and monitoring in subsea environment. It will include applications such as measurement & control and structural integrity monitoring. This will also include some results from the current research work in the area of optical sensors and will outline possible future collaborations.
Applications
of Acoustic Emission sensor systems
Professor John A Steel
Head of School of
Engineering
This presentation will cover the results of research carried out in developing applications of Acoustic Emission which might be relevant to the monitoring, maintenance and management of subsea installations. This will include brief examples of applications such as machine monitoring, AE wave propagation in pipe lines, material testing, and sand monitoring. The examples range form fairly mature applications to some possible new applications. Some research areas for future collaboration with industry will be outlined.
Nano-particulate foam
based multi-modal sensor for simultaneous detection of pressure and gas leakage
in the subsea environment
Dr. Ketan
Pancholi
Lecturer
School of Engineering
The high deformation rate and surface area of solidus or liquidus foam can be employed as a large scale sensor for various sensing modalities. The magnetic nano-particulate stabilised micro-foam prepared at RGU has demonstrated its capability as a gas leakage detector and a pressure sensor. In this presentation, the results will be outlined to show its possible use in the subsea environment. The future direction for developing sensor based on nanotechnologies will also be summarised.
The S3C event will take place at Subsea 2012 on February 9, in the P&J Arena Seminar room beginning at 2pm. For more information on S3C visit http://sensorsystems.org.uk/. To apply for the call for projects in subsea sensors visit http://sensorsystems.org.uk/news/call-for-subsea-sensors-projects/ . The closing date for applications is 12noon, March 1, 2012.
Sarah Grieve
Communications Office
Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Tel: 01224 262206