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Elsyca V-PIMS
A revolution in digital PIMS combining Pipeline Corrosion Integrity Management System (PIMS) and computational modeling capabilities
Elsyca IRIS
Deep analysis of AC threats supporting efficient mitigation systems computer-aided design
Elsyca CatPro
Graphical simulation platform for cathodic protection and DC stray current analysis of pipeline networks
Elsyca CPManager
3D CAD-based software simulation platform for the computer-aided design and analysis of cathodic protection installations
Elsyca ACTA
Unique solution offering accurate, disambiguated, and tailored risk ranking report of pipeline networks
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Elsyca PlatingManager
Leverage a digital twin of your plating line to predict plating performance and increase manufacturing capacity
Elsyca PCBBalance
The world’s only PCB DFM software that applies automated and optimized copper balancing to your PCB design and panel layout.
Elsyca PCBPlate
State-of-the-art graphical simulation platform for enhancing the plating performance of your PCB panel and pattern plating processes.
Elsyca ECoatMaster
CAD independent software platform for the simulation of the automotive electrocoating process of a body-in-white (BIW).
Elsyca EPOS
Simulate the performances of electropolishing processes based on a virtual mock-up of the electropolishing cell.
Elsyca AnodizingManager
State-of-the-art graphical simulation platform for analyzing the production performance and quality of anodizing processes.
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Elsyca CorrosionMaster
CorrosionMaster identifies corrosion hot spots and predicts corrosion rates, enabling engineers to look at alternative material combinations and/or coating systems, or investigate corrosion-mitigating measures.
Elsyca LeakageMaster
Improve vehicles interior acoustic comfort by performing upfront virtual smoke tests.
Elsyca MeshingMaster
Automatically creates meshes for a variety of applications such as acoustics, CFD, thermal analysis, etc
Elsyca XPlorer
Interactive simulation results viewer for Finite Elements results
Elsyca XPlorer3D
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Investigating railway corrosion
(NACE 2015)
Under normal operational conditions corrosion of railroads of DC electrified systems is rather limited but can cause a serious threat to buried pipelines. In order to avoid stray current corrosion, pipeline operators install drainage systems and in some cases a CP impressed current system is directly connected to the railway infrastructure resulting in an increased corrosion attack of the rails, especially at the rail crossings.
Investigating railway corrosion (NACE 2015)
Christophe Baeté, Leslie Bortels, Elsyca n.v.; Koen De Gussemé, Gert Schevernels, Infrabel n.v.
Abstract
Under normal operational conditions corrosion of railroads of DC electrified systems is rather limited but can cause a serious threat to buried pipelines. In order to avoid stray current corrosion, pipeline operators install drainage systems and in some cases a CP impressed current system is directly connected to the railway infrastructure resulting in an increased corrosion attack of the rails, especially at the rail crossings.
The Belgian railway operator has started a campaign to investigate different alternatives to reduce the corrosion risk of its railway network in a region containing 320 km of rail tracks and 620 km of pipelines. A first step in the process was to build a computational model to calculate the current exchange between the rail and the pipeline network. The instantaneous corrosion rate of the rails and the potential variations of the pipelines were simulated for the complete region, given the position of the trains for every second during 24 hours.
The model allowed performing a sensitivity analysis, identifying the high risk zones and elaborating mitigative solutions such that the integrity of both railway and pipeline network is maintained.