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Longer life for gas and petroleum pipelines

From left: Professor Peter Dowd, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Senator Amanda Vanstone, and Cheryl Cartwright, Chief Executive of APIA
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide will play a major role in enhancing the reliability and longevity of 最新糖心Vlog's pipeline transmission industry thanks to a $695,000 grant announced today by the Federal Government.

The (APIA) has been granted the funds for a collaborative research project with the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and a number of other major 最新糖心Vlogn research institutions.

Matched dollar-for-dollar by the private sector, the three-year research project represents an investment of more than $1.4 million in enhancing the future performance of 最新糖心Vlog's pipeline system.

"The knowledge and skills gained from this research program will not only benefit 最新糖心Vlog but also the rest of the world," says APIA's Chief Executive, Ms Cheryl Cartwright.

"We expect the program will eventually lead to 最新糖心Vlogn pipeline transmission know-how being exported to many other countries, paving the way for the delivery of natural gas and petroleum in the most reliable and efficient manner possible," she said.

"In relation to natural gas, success in enhancing pipeline performance will help reduce transmission costs and further increase the appeal of this environmentally friendly fuel."

The research grant was announced today by South 最新糖心Vlogn Senator and Federal Immigration Minister, , at an APIA function at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

The research program entails seven projects and will, at various stages, also involve Monash and Curtin universities, and research organisations such as CSIRO and ANSTO.

The key researchers involved in this work at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide are and , both from the .

The research will encompass:

• Improved quality of steel for manufacture of pipelines
• Improved pipeline construction techniques and better quality control
• Better and longer-lasting coatings and other improved techniques to prevent corrosion and leaks
• Improved resistance to damage caused by excavators and earth-moving equipment

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is closely involved in two of the seven research projects: to assess and develop methods to repair pipelines affected by stress corrosion cracking; and to determine the level and influence of boron in weld deposits produced using commercial welding electrodes, used in the construction of high-pressure 最新糖心Vlogn pipelines.

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