MERL Publications List

A selection of MERL published articles is listed below. Please submit an online enquiry if you wish to know more about any particular topic.

• Explosive Decompression in Elastomers, R P Campion, Cellular Polymers, 9, 206, (1990).
• High Pressure Permeation and Diffusion of Gases in Elastomers and Thermoplastics, R P Campion, paper 456, NACE Conference, (1991).
• High Pressure Permeation and Diffusion of Gases in Polymers of Different Structures, R P Campion and G J Morgan, Plastics, Rubber and Composites processing and Applications, 17, 51, (1992).
• High Pressure Gas Permeation and Gas-induced Rupture in Elastomeric Seals, R P Campion, Conference on ED at Imperial College, (1993).
• Fracture of Elastomers by Gas Decompression, A Stevenson and G J Morgan, Rubber Chem Tech, 68, 197, (1995).
• High Performance Sealing Elastomers: elastomers to resist explosive decompression, R P Campion and B Thomson, Offshore Research Focus, No. 114, October 1996.

• Thermoplastic Performance Properties for Flexible Pipes and Umbilicals, A Stevenson and R P Campion, Proc. Conf. Marinflex 95, (1995).
• Durability and Materials Testing of Thermoplastics for Flexible Pipe, R P Campion, M Samulak, A Stevenson, G J Morgan, Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, Conf. Proc., 60, (1996).
• Some Durability Aspects of Thermoplastics for Oilfield Flexible Pipes, R P Campion, G J Morgan, M Samulak, Polymers and Polymer Composites, 5, (1997).
• Advances in Materials technology for High Temperature Flexible Pipe, K Kavanagh, M Daly, T O’Regan, R P Campion, B Thomson, Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, Conf. Proc., 1, (1998).
• Polymer Performance and Time Dependent Mechanisms for Flexible Pipe Applications at Elevated Temperature, A Stevenson, R P Campion, M Samulak, Proc. Conf. Marinflex 99, (1999).

• Factors Influencing Dynamic Sealing in Well Environments at High Temperatures and Pressures, P I Abrams, A M Priest, R Shepherd, R P Campion, T S Chilton, Proc. Conf. OTC, paper 7333, (1993).
• The Durability of TFE/P and Other Fluorinated Elastomers Employed for Sealing Purposes in Hostile Environments at High Pressures, P I Abrams and R P Campion, Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications, 22, 137, (1994).
• Development, Testing and Analysis of New Designs for Downhole Dynamic Sealing, R Shepherd and P I Abrams, Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, Conf. Proc., 233, (1996).
• Transient Effects Influencing Sealing Force in Elastomeric O-ring Seals, C J Derham, Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications, 26, 129, (1997).
• Elastomeric Sealing in Offshore Environments, G J Morgan, Proc. Conf. Polymer Testing ’97, Rapra, (1997).
• Elastomers in Hostile Environments, R P Campion and G J Morgan, Proc. Conf. High Performance Elastomers, Rapra, (2000).
• Development of a Production Seal System for a Unique HP/HT Application, L Hardin, R Shepherd and G Taylor, IIR, (1997).

• Model Test “Oils” Based on Solubility Parameters for Artificial Ageing of Polymers, R P Campion, Proc. Conf. Polymer Testing ’96, Rapra, (1996).
• Overview of Elastomer Fatigue and Life Prediction Problems, A Stevenson, Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, Conf. Proc., 160, (1998).
• Materials Characterization and Testing: Factors Influencing the Permeation Behaviour of Oriented Fluoroplastics, B Thomson, R P Campion, G J Morgan, paper 462, NACE Conference, (1998).
• Testing of Polymeric Materials for Corrosion Control, B Thomson and R P Campion, Uhlig’s Corrosion Handbook, 2nd edition, Chapter 65, Ed. R Winston Revie, John Wiley & Sons, (2000).
• Factors Affecting Accurate Measurement of Fuel Permeation Through Polymers, R P Campion and B Thomson, Proc. Conf. Automotive Fuel Containment, Rapra, (2000).
• Methodologies for Service Life Predictions of Elastomeric Components in Oilfield Engineering, R P Campion, “Ageing Studies and Lifetime Extension of Materials”, Ed. Mallison, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Rapra, (2001).