Hao Wang , Jay Shah , Said-El Hawwat , Qindan Huang , Alireza Khatami
{"title":"A comprehensive review of polyethylene pipes: Failure mechanisms, performance models, inspection methods, and repair solutions","authors":"Hao Wang , Jay Shah , Said-El Hawwat , Qindan Huang , Alireza Khatami","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2024.100174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2024.100174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polyethylene (PE) pipes are widely used for natural gas distribution due to their good durability and low costs. To ensure the integrity of PE pipelines, it is crucial to develop a comprehensive understanding of pipe failure mechanisms and to recognize the benefits and limitations of different pipeline monitoring strategies. This review provides an overview of different types of pipe failures in the context of their response to operational loads and material degradation. It also covers the details of mechanical tests for predicting the long-term performance of pipes, theoretical models for studying defect growth, examines different defect detection methods, and concludes with an assessment of pipe repair techniques. The findings highlight the importance of investigating the effects of existing defects on the operational performance of the pipeline. This indirectly emphasizes the need to develop time- and cost-efficient strategies to detect defects in the early stages. There is a clear gap in the inclusion of PE aging effects in the lifetime performance models. In addition, given the large number of inspection techniques, a regulated selection of pipeline inspection methods is highly desired, specific to the defect type. Further research in advancing adhesive-based repair of incipient defects is crucial to prevent catastrophic defect growth.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143324000027/pdfft?md5=63039c66b6b65ba9bf36b984b3c2ea6b&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143324000027-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139638542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jim Shiau , Suraparb Keawsawasvong , Rungkhun Banyong
{"title":"Terzaghi's three stability factors for pipeline burst-related ground stability","authors":"Jim Shiau , Suraparb Keawsawasvong , Rungkhun Banyong","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A recent study on active trapdoor stability has been completed by the authors using Terzaghi's three stability factors approach. It was concluded that the superposition approach is an effective way to evaluate the stability of cohesive-frictional soils. This technical note aims to extend the previous active trapdoor study to perform a stability assessment of a passive planar trapdoor (i.e., a blowout condition) in cohesive-frictional soil. Note that this passive trapdoor problem represents the blowout stability of soils due to defective pipelines under high water main pressures, in spite of the frequent media news about the water main bursts which enlightens the relevance of the problem. Numerical solutions of upper and lower bound finite element limit analyses are presented in form of the three stability factors (<em>F</em><sub>c</sub><em>, F</em><sub>s</sub><em>, and F</em><sub>γ</sub>), which consider the effect of cohesion, surcharge, and soil unit weight respectively. In the event of passive trapdoor stability, this technique can be used to determine a critical blowout pressure due to a water mains leak. The study continues with a series of sensitivity analyses with a widely selected range of parameters including the cover-depth ratio (<em>H/B</em>) and the drained frictional angle (<em>ϕ</em>). The influence of these parameters on the three stability factors is discussed, and a practical example of adapting these approaches is also introduced. All numerical results are provided in the forms of design charts and tables that can be efficiently used with confidence in design practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000203/pdfft?md5=cc6d48e9c010745b5114214f9e66d627&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000203-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79126781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blending hydrogen in existing natural gas pipelines: Integrity consequences from a fitness for service perspective","authors":"Mariano A. Kappes , Teresa E. Perez","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100141","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100141","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Blending hydrogen in existing natural gas pipelines compromises steel integrity because it increases fatigue crack growth, promotes subcritical cracking and decreases fracture toughness. In this regard, several laboratories reported that the fracture toughness measured in a hydrogen containing gaseous atmosphere, <em>K</em><sub>IH</sub>, can be 50% or less than <em>K</em><sub>IC</sub>, the fracture toughness measured in air. From a pipeline integrity perspective, fracture mechanics predicts that injecting hydrogen in a natural gas pipeline decreases the failure pressure and the size of the critical flaw at a given pressure level. For a pipeline with a given flaw size, as shown in this work, the effect of Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE) in the predicted failure pressure is largest when a failure occurs by a brittle fracture. The HE effect on failure pressure diminishes with a decreasing crack size or increasing fracture toughness. The safety margin after a successful hydrostatic test is reduced and therefore the time between hydrotests should be decreased. In this work, all those effects were quantified using a crack assessment methodology (level 2, API 579-ASME FFS) considering literature values for <em>K</em><sub>IH</sub> and <em>K</em><sub>IC</sub> reported for an API 5L X52 pipeline steel. To characterize different scenarios, various crack sizes were assumed, including a small crack with a size close to the detection limit of current in-line inspection techniques and a larger crack that represents the largest crack size that could survive a hydrotest to 100% of the steel Specified Minimum Yield Strength (SMYS). The implications of a smaller failure pressure and smaller critical crack size on pipeline integrity are discussed in this paper.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000331/pdfft?md5=65598ab97b5d9b8c2bb170860fd95226&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000331-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73977503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of temperature on fatigue crack growth rates of a low-carbon pipe steel in the ductile and ductile-to-brittle transition regions","authors":"Dong-Yeob Park , Jie Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigated the impact of temperature on Fatigue Crack Growth Rates (FCGR) of low-carbon pipe steel in both the ductile and ductile-to-brittle transition regions. Results showed that the FCGRs decreased as the temperature decreased from the ductile to the ductile-to-brittle transition region, while FCGRs remained consistent within the ductile-to-brittle transition region. The Paris law coefficients, <em>C</em> and <em>m</em>, were also influenced by the temperature change between the ductile region and the ductile-to-brittle transition region. However, the <em>C</em> and <em>m</em> values stayed relatively stable in each region. The <em>m</em> values in the ductile-to-brittle transition region were found to be higher than those in the ductile region, whereas the <em>C</em> values were found to be lower.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000318/pdfft?md5=3a89e7ab32b8425604023a679f2e3600&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000318-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87146493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tong Wu , Yukai Chen , Zhonghua Deng , Liang Shen , Zhuzhu Xie , Yang Liu , Shufang Zhu , Cuiwei Liu , Yuxing Li
{"title":"Oil pipeline leakage monitoring developments in China","authors":"Tong Wu , Yukai Chen , Zhonghua Deng , Liang Shen , Zhuzhu Xie , Yang Liu , Shufang Zhu , Cuiwei Liu , Yuxing Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100129","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100129","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pipeline is the most economical and efficient way of oil transportation, pipeline integrity management is an effective means to prevent pipeline accidents and ensure the safe operation of pipelines economically and reasonably, timely and accurate pipeline leakage monitoring can greatly reduce the consequences of accidents, which is a crucial part of pipeline integrity management. Pipeline leakage monitoring in China has a long history, but there is no systematic summary. The monitoring methods for oil pipelines in China are reviewed and analyzed from the levels of national and industrial, by surveying the mileage of oil pipelines, leakage accidents, laws and regulations, and pipeline working conditions in recent years. The principles and research status of oil pipeline leakage monitoring methods are introduced in detail, and various methods are divided into hardware and software by the different acquisition and processing methods of leakage signals. Finally, the development trend of pipeline leakage monitoring methods in the future is summarized and predicted: the combination of software and hardware, the efficient collection and processing of data, the intelligent analysis and diagnosis of working conditions, and the integration of information systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000215/pdfft?md5=ba0428c745f95003b5dcc213cf2c66ea&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000215-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82019626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esmaeil Mirmahdi, Ramin Khamedi, Davood Afshari, Mehdi Khosravi
{"title":"Investigating the Effects of Defects and the Effect of Geometric Anisotropy in Stainless Steel Pipes: Phased Array Ultrasonic Test, SH-wave","authors":"Esmaeil Mirmahdi, Ramin Khamedi, Davood Afshari, Mehdi Khosravi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100140","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100140","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Today, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) is a suitable method for detecting defects in Non-destructive Testing (NDT). This simulation was done with a new method on a stainless steel pipe with a diameter of 500 mm and a length of 1,000 mm, and cracks were modeled on the external and internal surfaces and corrosion defects on the internal surface. Four probes with a characteristic of 2 MHz were used simultaneously, each probe having 64 elements. By increasing the number of probes and their elements, more accurate information about the defects is obtained, which makes it easier to detect the location and leads to a reduction of scattered signals and noise, which can detect even small size defects. Considering this important advantage, a new use of the method of increasing the number of probes in PAUT is reported in this study to detect defects, especially corrosion defects. The results of geometric anisotropy studies of group velocity and phase of horizontally polarized shear waves (SH-waves) for stainless steel pipe were presented. Due to the isotropic properties of the pipe material, the speed on the outer surface of the pipe in the direction of the cover is 40 m/s higher than the generatrix.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266714332300032X/pdfft?md5=ec042a7ca6391f8a9e6612f0d2df569f&pid=1-s2.0-S266714332300032X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91406586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural response of the spiral-welded pipelines buried in different uniform soil types to the strike-slip fault","authors":"Mozhgan Asgarihajifirouz , Xiaoyu Dong , Hodjat Shiri","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100142","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100142","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Buried steel pipelines, which are widely used in, often face the threat of Permanent Ground Deformations (PGD) caused by fault crossings. The structural response of the pipeline can be influenced by the pipe-trench-backfill interaction, resulting in various hoop strains, axial plastic strains, and consequently, formation of wrinkles at different locations in the fault zone. This paper investigates the structural response of spiral-welded pipelines at strike-slip fault crossings by incorporating the burial effects in a range of different soil materials. A dynamic explicit analysis is used to address the convergence issue commonly encountered in the analysis of post-buckling problems. The helix angles and the burial depth effects in different soil types and pipeline-ground interaction angles are examined. The study provides valuable insights into the influence of burial conditions and corresponding helix angle on the performance of spiral-welded pipelines in strike-slip faults.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 4","pages":"Article 100142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000343/pdfft?md5=5f52b42c396b4e03665ba8d6d5e35096&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000343-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75504760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiangying Shan , Weichao Yu , Jing Gong , Kai Wen , Hao Wang , Shipeng Ren , Shengyuan Wei , Bin Wang , Guoyin Gao , Guodong Zhang
{"title":"A methodology to determine the target reliability of natural gas pipeline systems based on risk acceptance criteria of pipelines","authors":"Xiangying Shan , Weichao Yu , Jing Gong , Kai Wen , Hao Wang , Shipeng Ren , Shengyuan Wei , Bin Wang , Guoyin Gao , Guodong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The reliable operation of the natural gas pipeline system is directly related to natural gas supply security, and it is vital to determine the target reliability of the natural gas pipeline system when assessing whether the system is reliable. In this study, a methodology to determine the target reliability of natural gas pipeline system based on the risk acceptance criteria of pipelines is proposed, and the methodology consists of three parts. Firstly, the risk acceptance criteria of the natural gas pipelines are determined based on the existing standards. Secondly, the failure consequence model of natural gas pipelines considering the pipeline properties and surroundings is developed, and the corresponding allowable pipeline failure probabilities are calculated according to the risk theory. Finally, the evaluation model of the gas supply reliability for natural gas pipeline systems considering the unit’s failure and hydraulic characteristics is developed, and the target reliability of natural gas pipeline systems is calculated by employing the allowable pipeline failure probabilities. Furthermore, a real natural gas pipeline system is employed to determine its target reliability, and the target value is compared with the actual value of the gas supply reliability. Based on the compared results, the corresponding measure to improve the gas supply reliability is proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"4 2","pages":"Article 100150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000422/pdfft?md5=d495329ce43371b951c196db9dcc0f73&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000422-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134979263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brian Leis , Amin Eshraghi , Brian Dew , Frank Cheng
{"title":"Dent strain and stress analyses and implications concerning API RP 1183 - Part I: Background for dent geometry and strain analyses during contact and re-rounding","authors":"Brian Leis , Amin Eshraghi , Brian Dew , Frank Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>API RP 1183 was developed through industry collaboration to manage the threat posed by dents. It provides screening and more detailed techniques designed to manage single peak smooth dents. For more complex scenarios such as kinked and skewed dents its practices rely on numerical analysis.</p><p>This paper is the first of four that considers issues that arise when, consistent with API RP 1183, the axial and transverse profiles of dents are used as the basis for dent geometry and strain analyses. Part I presents background concepts and discusses the numerical details and other modeling that underpin API RP 1183. Part II presents a series of examples that amplify the concerns foreshadowed in Part I. Part III considers the cyclic loading of dents, and the viability of the dent stress and fatigue analyses that underlie those practices of API RP 1183, while Part IV focusses on the numerical and modeling aspects.</p><p>It becomes apparent from Part I that the benefits of the shell-element formulation adopted to simulate tens of thousands of dents has glossed over some key aspects that lead to significant unconservative errors, or lead to gaps in its dent management. Likewise, the broad utility of its global regression equations was found prone to significant err. The analysis of single peak dents with smooth profiles based on their axial and transverse profiles as outlined in API RP 1183 was found to incorrectly categorize dents, mis-predict their severity. Finally, a path toward resolution was noted.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667143323000355/pdfft?md5=5a8a53be66d8e3a3680a2430a2a2de77&pid=1-s2.0-S2667143323000355-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83649331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Gong , Qi Kang , Haihao Wu , Xiaoping Li , Bohui Shi , Shangfei Song
{"title":"Application and prospects of multi-phase pipeline simulation technology in empowering the intelligent oil and gas fields","authors":"Jing Gong , Qi Kang , Haihao Wu , Xiaoping Li , Bohui Shi , Shangfei Song","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reviews the application of multiphase flow simulation technology for constructing intelligent oil and gas fields. By utilizing the theoretical multiphase flow simulation model and solution algorithm, the practical engineering application of this technology in various oil and gas gathering and transportation system scenarios, including subsea production systems in offshore oil and gas fields, well site gathering and transportation production systems in onshore gas fields, and platform gathering and transportation production systems, was assessed and described. In addition, the role of multiphase flow simulation technology in intelligent oilfield surface production was discussed from the perspective of surface oil and gas pipeline networks and intelligent oilfield operations. Moreover, the future development prospects of multiphase pipeline transport simulation technology were proposed, providing a reference for improving related research and constructing intelligent oilfields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}