DOT Announces Next R&D Forum The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced that it will hold its third "Research & Development Forum" on February 7 & 8, 2007 in New Orleans. PRCI is represented on the Steering Committee for the event by Scott Thetford, Director of Pipeline ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Membership Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. has joined PRCI as a Technical Program Associate Member for 2007, and becomes the first such participant on the Measurement Technical Planning Committee. In 2006, Siemens purchased Controlotron, a leading manufacturer of clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters, to ... AuthorPRCI Read More
External Meetings and Presentations National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners On October 30, 2006, Scott Thetford, PRCI's Director of Pipeline Programs, made a technical presentation to NARUC's Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety on the development, applications, and future enhancements of guided ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Inaugural Annual Research Exchange Meeting Set With gracious support of Associate Member GE, the Inaugural Annual Pipeline Program Research Exchange Meeting will be held on January 22-24, 2007 at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York. GE is providing the meeting venues and all meeting support for this important PRCI event, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Pipeline TPC Meetings Kick Off the 2007 Program On October 17-19, 2006 the PRCI pipeline program held its Integrity & Maintenance and Design, Materials & Construction Joint Technical Planning Committee Meeting at the Southern California Gas Company's Energy Resource Center in Downey, California. Over 90 Members, Associate Members, ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Joint PRCI & DOT SCC Project Kick Off - Establishing Guidelines for the Identification of SCC Sites and the Estimation of Re-Inspection Intervals for SCCDA In this PHMSA cofunded project, TransCanada Pipelines, Chevron and Gaz de France, the Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI) will work with NOVA Research & Technology Centre to complement and build upon existing SCC DA procedures to better identify potential SCC sites for direct ... Read More
Joint PRCI & DOT Mechanical Damage Project Kicked Off - Project to Deliver a Fully Functional 30" Dual-Field + Deformation ILI Tool & Detail Assessment of Current ILI Technologies for Detecting and Assessing Mechanical Damage Mechanical damage to pipelines from outside forces, if undetected, can lead to leaks and occasionally ruptures. This damage can be caused over time by rocks or abruptly by excavation equipment. A majority of the anomalies due to outside force are not injurious. However, a few prominent pipeline ... Read More
Project Completed: Effect of LNG Gas Blends on Two-cycle Compressor Engine Performance and Emissions Project completed – “Effect of LNG gas blends on two-cycle compressor engine performance and emissions”, to answer the question: “For low emissions engines (e.g. <3/BHP-hr NOX), will moderate variations in fuel composition be an important influence in maintaining ... Read More
PRCI Submits White Paper to DOT Proposing Approximately $2.75M of Welding and Material Research Read More
Small Leak Detection Project Completes Initial Literature Search; Gap Analysis to Drive the Ongoing Effort Read More