LATEP: Pressure equipment technology laboratory

Joint laboratory: Cetim, Mines Douai, Armines

Technologies and competences

Design and dimensioning of pressure equipment

Cracking and crack growth in pressure equipment
Non-destructive testing

Work in progress

Buckling dimensioning method applied to pressure equipment

Characterisation of flaws in welds using phased array ultrasonic testing methods
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- Methodology for the characterisation of flaws detected in welds by phased array ultrasonic testing.

Measurement uncertainties in non-destructive ultrasonic testing

- Assessment of the influence of measurement uncertainties during the characterisation of flaws using the ultrasonic testing method.

Cetim / Mines Douai / Armines: collaboration since 2000

The collaboration between the three organisations started in 2000, based on the model of the industrial associations. It is aimed at allowing
Cetim to team up with a recognised academic partner in order to perform scientific work especially in the field of pressure equipment.
The Latep joint laboratory became official in 2002 and more than fifteen research actions are being performed, among which:

Implementation of analysis design methods applied to pressure equipment

Development of non-linear analysis design methods for the dimensioning of pressure equipment.
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Automatic crack propagation

3D modelling and simulation of crack propagation using the crack box technique.

Ultrasonic testing of residual stresses in metal parts

Development of ultrasonic non-destructive testing methods for the measurement of residual stresses in metallic materials and assemblies.

Development of an industrial ultrasonic stress measurement system

Design and validation of an LCR wave sensor system which can be adapted to cylindrical parts.

Non-destructive acoustic emission testing of pressure equipment at high temperature

Control of the influence of temperature on the propagation of acoustic waves during the inspection of metallic pressure equipment operating
at high temperature.

Residual stresses in composite materials

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Characterisation and modelling of the internal stresses resulting from the moulding process of thick composite structures (thermo-mechanical coupling).

Cetim: a technological institute specialised

in mechanical engineering

At the crossroads between research and industry, Cetim, a Carnot-labelled technological institute is the French mechanical expertise
centre. Cetim is the R&D partner for more than 6,500 mechanical engineering companies. It employs 700 persons, more than two thirds
of whom are design engineers and technicians. Its sales turnover is 113 M and its scope of action is leveraged by a network of scientific
and technical partners.
Although Cetim is strongly focused on its domestic customers, its industrial intervention capacity extends overseas, especially in French
speaking regions.
Cetim steers many innovative projects and, consequently, it is a natural federator for major multi-partner industrial or R&D projects along
five main lines of action: design, simulation, tests; manufacturing processes and materials; mechatronics, inspection and measurement;
sustainable development; and management and support to small and medium companies.
As an R&D partner for specialised industrial leaders, Cetim proposes a general and multi-disciplinary offer to implement and transform
scientific knowledge into industrial applications

Cetim: pressure equipment and instrumentation engineering

Collective studies
- Development of calculation and dimensioning methods to be integrated into pressure equipment construction codes;
- Development of new non-destructive testing methods;
- Studies of the regulatory context and the requalification of pressure equipment;
- Gerim: federative platform dedicated to testing and validation of future NDT developments (CEA List).

Services
- Dimensioning of pressure equipment;
- Diagnosis of hydraulic facilities and inspection of dams;
- Inspection of any materials and processes;
- Application of advanced NDT methods;
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- Regulatory inspections (requalification) of pressure equipment;

- Inspection of metallic parts and composite structures.

Mines Douai / Armines: polymers and composites technology

and mechanics engineering

The polymers and composites technology & mechanics engineering department shared by Mines Douai and Armines has implemented
a team, resources and actions which allow it to offer a comprehensive range of services to the industrial sector. These services focus
on training (initial, continuous, professional and specialised training) as well as research and technology transfer for the following fields:
- Implementation / determination and analysis of the behaviour of industrial materials and parts made of polymers, composites or dissimilar
material assemblies (metal / composites; metal / plastic, etc.);
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- Reliability and durability of mechanical structures (metals, composites, polymers, hybrid materials);
- Fracture mechanics adapted to pressure equipment;

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- New non-destructive testing methods.

Henri Walaszek
Tel.: +33 (03) 44 67 36 82
sqr@cetim.fr

Sad Hariri
Tel.: +33 (0)3 27 71 23 12
said.hariri@mines-douai.fr