RapidWeld - Advanced manufacturing of offshore wind steel structures using Reduced Pressure Electron Beam Welding

RapidWeld - 使用减压电子束焊接先进的海上风电钢结构制造

• 批准号: 71824
• 金额: $ 78.63万
• 依托单位: SSE RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Study
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=71824
• 关键词: RapidWeld; Advanced; manufacturing; offshore; wind

RapidWeld will use a novel electron beam welding process, Reduced Pressure Electron Beam welding (RPEB) to fabricate welds on offshore wind foundation monopiles. These will be 'First-in-Class' globally establishing this UK innovation as world-leading technology, with substantial benefits to UK energy consumers, UK offshore engineering, the associated offshore wind supply chain and the UK's high value jobs market.RPEB uses heat generated by a beam of high-velocity electrons to make a high strength and durable welded steel join in a clean and efficient way. The project aims to be disruptive to existing welding technology and reduce the costs of future offshore wind foundation monopiles by up to 20%. With monopile type foundations accounting for over 90% of foundations used in UK projects, RPEB could realise significant cost savings on future projects.The RapidWeld project team comprises: SSE, the UK's leading offshore wind developer; Aquasium Technologies (trading as CVE), the SME designer and manufacturer of the RPEB equipment; SIF, a global leading fabricator; and, TWI, the UK's foremost welding research establishment.

RapidWeld 将使用新型电子束焊接工艺——减压电子束焊接 (RPEB) 在海上风电基础单桩上制造焊缝。这些将是全球“一流”，将这项英国创新确立为世界领先技术，为英国能源消费者、英国海上工程、相关海上风电供应链和英国高价值就业市场带来巨大利益。 RPEB 使用热量由高速电子束产生，以清洁、高效的方式制造高强度、耐用的焊接钢件。该项目旨在颠覆现有的焊接技术，并将未来海上风电基础单桩的成本降低多达 20%。单桩式基础占英国项目使用基础的 90% 以上，RPEB 可以在未来的项目中实现显着的成本节约。RapidWeld 项目团队包括：SSE，英国领先的海上风电开发商； Aquasium Technologies（交易名为 CVE），中小企业 RPEB 设备设计者和制造商； SIF，全球领先的制造商；以及英国最重要的焊接研究机构 TWI。