Firat Sever - QuakeWrap, Inc.

9/13/2023
SuperLaminate™ - A No-Dig USDOT/SBIR: 20-PH2 Internal Repair of Steel

Point Repair Technology for Transmission Lines
Dr. Firat Sever, PE
Steel Transmission Pipes
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Founded in 1994 by Prof. Ehsani
World’s most innovative FRP Company
Proven record of taking a new technology to the
market About QuakeWrap
More than 20 patents(including six in pipelines)
Received Congressional Recognition as a company
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The SuperLaminate™ Technology
Originally developed as a hard liner to
span drip pots in gas distribution lines
Was a part of the project (by PSE&G)
that won the trenchless project of the
year award by TT Magazine
Now transitioning to soft laminae for
better adhesion to rugged surfaces and
ability to navigate bends (vertical and
horizontal)
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The SuperLaminate™ Technology - Animation
Video can be accessed at the following link.
Copy/paste into your browser.
https://frpconstruction-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/fsever_quakewrap_co
m/Eb_cRerRzZxImmeCrnk2fIkBh7nIAjWnlr5f-UoIucVf9g?e=EVsU8u
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PHASE I TESTING
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THREE PILLARS
OF PHASE II
Outreach Testing Installation Plan
-USDOT - Pressure tests - Long distance lauching
-PHMSA - Cyclic loading - Working in tandem with
-Pipeline operators - Dents, cracks, weld seam pigging/ILI
-Integrity management defects - Test setup at QuakeWrap
professionals - By third party (ADV facility
- Other stake holders (e.g., Integrity) - Troubleshooting
Sprint Robotics, PRCI) - Chemical resistance
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PRESSURE/CYCLIC LOAD TEST BY ADV INTEGRITY
OVERVIEW OF TEST SAMPLES
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PROCEDURE
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CRACKED AND DENTED SAMPLES
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RESULTS SUMMARY
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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING WITH FEA
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INSTALLATION OF SUPERLAMINATE™
In-tandem with Remote-controlled
pig launching carrier or winched - Long distance
through deployment
- Utilize launch pads
- Challenges remain
for heating,
inflating/deflating
the packer system
far out
- Collaborating with
multiple firms,
consultants,
Advisory Board
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DEPLOYMENT TEST SETUP
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DEPLOYMENT TEST SETUP - contd
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PACKER WITH 8-WHEELED CENTRALIZER
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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TESTS - PROCEDURE
 Long-term (10,000 h) tests based on
short-term results from Phase I
 Samples made with 300SR (strong
resin, saturant and 401HCR (not as
strong, but chemically resistant)
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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TESTS - RESULTS
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DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM
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PROJECT SPONSOR USDOT/PHMSA
Mr. Benjamin Kendrick (Staff Engineer/PHMSA, Contracting
Officer’s Representative)
Ms. Tammy Taylor (Contracting Officer/USDOT, Volpe)
Mr. Robert Smith (R&D Manager/PHMSA)
Dr. Sherry Borener (Sr. Research Advisor/PHMSA, Former
Contracting Officer’s Representative, Retired)
QUAKEWRAP KEY TEAM SUPERLAMINATE™ ADVISORY BOARD (SAB)
Dr. Firat Sever (PI)
Mr. Jerry Rau (VP at Jtrain)
Prof. Mo Ehsani (Co-PI)
Dr. Chris Alexander (President, ADV Integrity)
Dr. Owen Yan (Technical Leader)
Mr. Gregory Tilley (Sr. Engineer, Pipeline Integrity Specialist)
Cling Fisher (R&D Lab, Sr. Technician)
Mr. David McQuilling (Corrosion Engineer, PG&E)
Mr. McKay Barley (Technician)
Mr. Wesley Rowley (VP, The Wesley Corporation)
Mr. Bryce Brown (VP, Rosen Group)
Mr. Ryan LaVergne (Division Manager, Integrity, Primoris)
Commercialization Support
Dick McCarrick,
Sr. Analyst, Foresight Science and Technology
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COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL
Goal: Rehabilitate distressed pipes proactively before they fail in a feasible and economical manner
with minimal impact to operations.
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COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL CONT’D
319,392 miles 2.93%/yr
Mileage of existing gas Anticipated growth in gas
gathering and transmission pipeline integrity management
systems - PHMSA market (2019-2024) – Energy
360
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EXAMPLE BUSINESS MODEL
Active marketing by key
team members via
conferences, industry Outreach and
journal articles, etc. networking via
consultants and sales
team
Sell the repair system
Sell or lease the
Certification program
equipment to install
for contractors
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NEXT STEPS
 Complete building the deployment system with controls
for a 1-mile range
 Run supplemental test for cracked sample (22-in.) at ADV Integrity
 Expand FEA models for additional design scenarios
 Schedule pilot installation for short-range
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