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    Circle Technical Services uses ROV deployed friction welding to attach new anodes to aged assets for corrosion control. Friction welding does not have the issues of other welding methods like producing hydrogen or stress corrosion cracking. It can weld through coatings, produces a fine-grained weld with no inclusions or dilution, and is fully automated and compatible with ROV deployment. Circle has used this technique to set a world record for anode attachment depth of 395 meters on the Schiehallion oil field pipeline.

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    Circle Technical Services uses ROV deployed friction welding to attach new anodes to aged assets for corrosion control. Friction welding does not have the issues of other welding methods like producing hydrogen or stress corrosion cracking. It can weld through coatings, produces a fine-grained weld with no inclusions or dilution, and is fully automated and compatible with ROV deployment. Circle has used this technique to set a world record for anode attachment depth of 395 meters on the Schiehallion oil field pipeline.

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    ROV Deployed Friction Welding

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    Circle Technical Services uses ROV deployed friction welding to attach new anodes to aged assets for corrosion control. Friction welding does not have the issues of other welding methods like producing hydrogen or stress corrosion cracking. It can weld through coatings, produces a fine-grained weld with no inclusions or dilution, and is fully automated and compatible with ROV deployment. Circle has used this technique to set a world record for anode attachment depth of 395 meters on the Schiehallion oil field pipeline.

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    ROV Deployed Friction Welding

    Corrosion Control
    Circle Technical Services Ltd. Aberdeen, Scotland.

    Aged Assets
    Many assets now beyond original design life Major concerns over corrosion control Some assets - unprotected since installation Some assets - cathodic protection depleted

    Attachment of New Anodes

    Mechanical not usually acceptable


    Crevice corrosion increases resistance Vibration loosens fastenings

    Welded Preferable to mechanical attachments

    wet welding suffers high H2 levels and stress corrosion cracking Hyperbaric welding expensive and slow

    THE SOLUTION

    Friction welding
    Does not suffer problems of electrical processes Works at any depth Fast cycle time Energy efficient Fully automated ROV friendly

    Properties of Friction Welding


    Solid state no liquid weld pool Fine grained forged weld No weld inclusions No H2 enrichment No stress corrosion cracking No weld dilution Little or no cleaning

    Welding to Coated Pipeline

    Friction welding through 4 mm of PTFE coating

    Fusion line of Friction Weld


    Small heat affected zone Fine grain heat affected zone Tougher than parent materials

    HMS 3000 Friction Welding

    Tripartite Weld

    Three components welded in one action


    Stud Puck (continuity tail) Base (structure / pipeline)

    Schiehallion World Record

    Anode continuity tail attachments in 395 metres of water.

    Schiehallion Anode Sledge

    Pipeline Attachment Schematic

    INFORMATION

    Contact:Circle Technical Services Ltd. 15/16 Woodlands Drive Kirkhill Industrial Estate Dyce Aberdeen AB21 0GW Scotland Phone +44 (0)1224 775333 Fax +44 (0)1224 775333 E-mail info@circletech.co.uk Web Pages http://www.circletech.co.uk

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