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Names Surnames Instituti<strong>on</strong>s Emails<br />

Nicolas Nowald KDM-UNIHB-MARUM nnowald@marum.de<br />

Volker Ratmeyer KDM-UNIHB-MARUM ratmeyer@marum.de<br />

Marck Smit NIOZ msmit@nioz.nl<br />

The panel sessi<strong>on</strong> devoted to material choice included:<br />

- Objective - General overview D. Choqueuse (IFREMER)<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />

Material in deep sea<br />

Protecti<strong>on</strong><br />

Deep Offshore experience<br />

- NIOZ field experiences M. Smit (NIOZ)<br />

- Cathodic protecti<strong>on</strong> D.Festy (Corrosi<strong>on</strong> Institute) & D. Leflour (IFREMER)<br />

Certificati<strong>on</strong><br />

Modeling<br />

- Polymers and Composites P. Davies (IFREMER)<br />

Polymer in seawater<br />

Case studies<br />

Buoyancy Materials D. Choqueuse (IFREMER)<br />

- Cables, C<strong>on</strong>nectors, Moorings, Glass…<br />

4.4.3.4 Debriefing<br />

20 year plus Material Choice.<br />

A final text was issued; it proposes to establish guidelines.<br />

LONG-TERM DEPLOYMENT: MATERIALS FOR SUBSEA OBSERVATORIES<br />

In the definiti<strong>on</strong> of subsea observatories, from the scientific visi<strong>on</strong> to cost estimates, l<strong>on</strong>g-term<br />

sustainable operati<strong>on</strong> is a key issue and probably c<strong>on</strong>stitutes a limitati<strong>on</strong>. Any improvement in<br />

ageing of materials and comp<strong>on</strong>ents merits further study.<br />

Based <strong>on</strong> the experience gained mainly in the offshore industry [1] where materials are<br />

exposed in deep sea (up to 2000 m) for l<strong>on</strong>g time (up to 25 years), in the framework of<br />

ESONET/EMSO program guideline for the choice and selecti<strong>on</strong> of materials for l<strong>on</strong>g-term,<br />

deep-sea exposure was proposed.<br />

These guidelines, based <strong>on</strong> existing literature [2], feedback from previous experiences and the<br />

<strong>Best</strong> <strong>Practices</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> 2 white paper of this sessi<strong>on</strong> are under preparati<strong>on</strong>. The following<br />

points are addressed:<br />

• Descripti<strong>on</strong> of the deep-sea envir<strong>on</strong>ment highlighting the influence of parameters<br />

behind acting <strong>on</strong> the degradati<strong>on</strong> process (pressure, oxygen c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

fouling, etc.)<br />

• Review of materials used in service deep sea applicati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />

Metallic material<br />

N<strong>on</strong> metallic materials<br />

• Associated protecti<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Deliverable</str<strong>on</strong>g> #50 - update October 2010 40

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