{"title":"Beam-on-spring modeling of buried MDPE pipes in sand subjected to lateral loads at a pipe junction","authors":"Tanmoy Sinha, Ashutosh Sutra Dhar","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Buried pipelines in landslide areas may experience excessive stresses or strains that depend on a complex soil-pipe interaction. The simplified beam-on-spring analysis is recommended in current pipe design guidelines to assess buried pipes subjected to ground movements. The recommended method was developed based on observations of buried steel pipes. The applicability of the methods was not evaluated for Medium-Density Polyethylene (MDPE) pipes that are widely used in gas distribution systems. This paper evaluates the applicability of the beam-on-spring modeling technique for MDPE pipes experiencing relative ground movements observed in laboratory tests. Finite element analysis was performed, modeling the pipes as beams and the soil reactions using the pipe-soil-interaction (PSI) elements in Abaqus, representing springs. The study reveals that while the beam-on-spring analysis can simulate the pipe responses, the spring parameters recommended in the design guidelines are not applicable to buried MDPE pipes. The required magnitudes of peak axial and lateral spring forces and the yield displacements for MDPE pipes are larger than those recommended in the design guidelines. Based on the simulation of experimentally measured pipe responses, modifications to the recommendations of existing design guidelines for estimating the spring parameters are proposed for application to the MDPE pipe assessment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194430","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}
{"title":"Single well virtual metering research and application based on hybrid modeling of machine learning and mechanism model","authors":"Juncheng Mu, Shane McArdle, Jinjie Ouyang, Haifeng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As a supplement or alternative metering method for physical metering devices, Virtual Flow Metering (VFM) is more and more widely used in the upstream metering scenario of oil and gas fields. To enhance the accuracy of single well VFM system and improve the system maintenance convenience, a new VFM method based on “hybrid model” which combines mechanism model and data model is proposed on the basis of the traditional mechanism model of dynamic multi-phase flow, the interactive logic between machine learning model of big data on single well production condition and mechanism model is established. The new VFM system architecture can realize the stable and accurate operation of the new “hybrid model” VFM system driven by real-time measurement data. The research show that: (1) machine learning model of big data on single well production condition can realize the second index output of three-phase flow under real-time measurement data input; (2) The field data are used to evaluate the accuracy of new VFM results, shows the average errors of liquid flow and gas flow are less than 5% and 3% respectively, and the metering accuracy is improved to a certain extent compared with traditional VFM method; (3) Compared with virtual metering based on the traditional mechanism model, the new VFM system is more convenient in later model maintenance and only adjust few model setting according WC and GOR changing in field data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194432","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}
{"title":"A techno-economic study of the strategy for hydrogen transport by pipelines in Canada","authors":"Winston Cheng , Y. Frank Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hydrogen, as a clean, zero-emission energy fuel, will play a critical role in energy transition and achievement of the net-zero target in 2050. Hydrogen delivery is integral to the entire value chain of a full-scale hydrogen economy. This work conducted a systematic review and analysis of various hydrogen transportation methods, including truck tankers for liquid hydrogen, tube trailers for gaseous hydrogen, and pipelines, by identifying and ranking the main properties and affecting factors associated with each method. It is found that pipelines, especially the existing natural gas pipelines, provide a more efficient and cheaper means to transport hydrogen over long distances. Analysis was further conducted on Canadian natural gas pipeline network, which has been operating for safe, effective, and efficient energy transport over six decades. The established infrastructure, along with the developed operating and management experiences and skillful manpower, makes the existing pipelines the best option for transport of hydrogen in either blended or pure form in the country. The technical challenges in repurposing the existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen service were discussed, and further work was analyzed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194433","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}
{"title":"Liquid pipeline network modeling with performance parameters sensitivity analysis due to its techno-commercial variables","authors":"Bharat Sharma , Sunil Kumar Khare","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>After analyzing existing pipeline-network design solutions in literature, the authors have developed a novel framework model that considers important technical, financial, and environmental factors such as terrain profile, thermal impact, dynamic pump efficiency, cost escalation, tariffs, project phasing, depreciation, and carbon emissions. This comprehensive model not only prioritizes cost optimization for performance measurement but also takes into account tariffs and carbon emissions. To validate the model, the authors conduct a case study on a China multiproduct pipeline and perform sensitivity analysis. The technical model is accurate to 1.1%, except for upstream pressure at the end receiving station. Sensitivity analysis reveals that incorrect judgment of elevation profile, volume escalation, and product temperature variables can render the outcome of pipeline design infeasible. Moreover, neglecting financial components, such as lines fill cost and tankage cost, can cause a variation of 23% in the performance parameters, leading to erroneous decision-making in Pipeline Network Configuration (PNC) design and operations. Lastly, the authors discuss the significance of considering tariff and carbon-emissions performance parameters during design optimization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 3","pages":"Article 100126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50194431","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}
Zhengyi Xu , Pengyuan Zhang , Bo Zhang , Bing Lei , Zhiyuan Feng , Junyi Wang , Yawei Shao , Guozhe Meng , Yanqiu Wang , Fuhui Wang
{"title":"Effects of La3+ on the hydrogen permeation and evolution kinetics in X70 pipeline steel","authors":"Zhengyi Xu , Pengyuan Zhang , Bo Zhang , Bing Lei , Zhiyuan Feng , Junyi Wang , Yawei Shao , Guozhe Meng , Yanqiu Wang , Fuhui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The inhibitory effect of La<sup>3+</sup> on the hydrogen permeation of X70 pipeline steel was investigated via steady-state hydrogen permeation current (<em>i</em><sub>∞</sub>) through electrochemical hydrogen permeation tests. The experimental permeation data were fitted with a constant concentration model and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) tests were conducted to characterize the activity of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) after the optimization of electrochemically active surface area. Additionally, the kinetics of HER and the adsorption/desorption process is calculated by Iyer-Pickering-Zamanzadeh (IPZ) and surface effect models, of which the results demonstrate that the La<sup>3+</sup> in the corrosion products could effectively reduce the rate of Volmer reaction and hydrogen adsorption process, and accelerate the process of hydrogen atom desorption, thus leading to the remarkable decrease in <em>C</em><sub>0</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883908","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}
{"title":"A study of CO2 two-phase flow in a near horizontal pipe","authors":"Zhilin Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this article, the observations from two different experimental studies on CO<sub>2</sub> two-phase flow regimes in a near horizontal pipe are analysed. These experiments show significant bubble entrainment in a stratified flow, and the bubble entrainment in liquid is found to be a dominant mechanism for the flow regime transition between the stratified and bubbly flow. The hydrodynamic slug flow is not observed in these experimental studies. The X-ray measurement of the experimental study in a near horizontal pipe of 44 mm internal diameter is processed to obtain the bubble volume fraction in the liquid layer, which is found to be a function of two-phase Froude number. This Froude number definition takes into account gas density and pipe inclination effects. A parametric study shows that the bubble entrainment into the liquid layer decreases significantly with an increase of pipe internal diameter.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883907","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}
Mohammad Afshari , Abdoulmajid Eslami , Mohammad Ali Golozar , Ali Fatehi , Hamid Reza Gorji , Mahdi Ahmadi , Amin Kavian , Seyed Davod Tavosi
{"title":"Investigation on utilizing pulse CP in a city gas station: A comparison with conventional CP","authors":"Mohammad Afshari , Abdoulmajid Eslami , Mohammad Ali Golozar , Ali Fatehi , Hamid Reza Gorji , Mahdi Ahmadi , Amin Kavian , Seyed Davod Tavosi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, a pulse Cathodic Protection (CP) rectifier was designed and made. The performance of the pulse rectifier was monitored and compared with a conventional system. In this regard, different values of duty cycle (73% and 50%) and frequency (50 kHz and 60 kHz) were analyzed. Results showed that the AC voltage and current consumption dramatically dropped compared to the conventional rectifier. Also, the pulse CP protection potential was distributed more uniformly as a function of pulse parameters in the optimum combination of 50 kHz and 73% for frequency and duty cycle, respectively. This was explained by the changes in the electrochemical polarization resistance of the environment when utilizing the pulse CP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883910","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}
Miao'er Liu , Liang Yang , Fangqiu Li , Zhaokuan Lu , Jun Yan
{"title":"Thermophysical properties of the corrugated cryogenic hose precooling process","authors":"Miao'er Liu , Liang Yang , Fangqiu Li , Zhaokuan Lu , Jun Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2023.100110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents research on the thermophysical properties of an LNG-conveying corrugated cryogenic hose during the precooling process. A numerical model consisting of the <span><math><mrow><mi>k</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>ϵ</mi></mrow></math></span> turbulent model with enhanced wall treatment and the Volume of Fluid method is established to simulate the cryogenic multiphase flow, along with the energy equation to capture the thermal conduction and convection process. In addition to the analysis of physical phenomena under a specific precooling working condition, parametric studies on the effects of inlet LNG velocity and initial hose temperature on the cooling rate, boiling regime, and structural temperature gradients are carried out. The simulations successfully capture boiling regime transition and discover its significance on the cooling rate. Correlations of structural temperature gradient with the assessed parameters are identified. The findings of this work serve to enhance understanding of the corrugated hose precooling thermophysics in order to guide safer and more efficient industrial operations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883911","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}
{"title":"Surface pipeline leak detection using realtime sensor data analysis","authors":"Francis Idachaba, Olusegun Tomomewo","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The most common type of Leak Detection System (LDS) is designed to detect leaks that generate a sufficient pressure variation which can be detected at either the inlet or the outlet sensors. However, the pressure variation from low-pressure leaks at locations far away from the inlet and outlet is dissipated before they arrive at these sensors. Thus, these leaks can continue for weeks before they are detected. This work developed a leak detection architecture which comprised of a pressure sensor installed in the middle of the pipeline segment. This sensor was found to be more sensitive to leak-induced pressure variations from leaks far away from the inlet and outlet and this was because leak-induced pressure variation was higher at the midpoint even when it had diminished to zero at the inlet or outlet. The work also developed a Leak Detection as a Service (LDaaS) platform, which utilizes the leak detection algorithm developed from this research and pressure values from the inlet and midpoint sensor to detect real-time pipeline leaks. The midpoint sensor utilizes an exception-based transmission protocol capable of extending the sensor's battery life. Operators can subscribe to the Leak Detection service by installing the midpoint sensor and transmitting the inlet and the midpoint pressure values to the platform. This platform will monitor the pipeline in real-time and detect both the high-pressure and low-pressure leaks which would have ordinarily been missed by the traditional LDSs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 2","pages":"Article 100108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49883909","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}
{"title":"Data augmentation using conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN): Application for prediction of corrosion pit depth and testing using neural network","authors":"Haile Woldesellasse, Solomon Tesfamariam","doi":"10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpse.2022.100091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Machine learning (ML) based algorithms, due to their ability to model nonlinear and complex relationship, have been used in predicting corrosion pit depth in oil and gas pipelines. Class imbalance and data scarcity are the challenging problems while training ML models. This paper utilized a conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) to handle class imbalance problem in a corrosion dataset by generating new samples. Utility of the cGAN data augmentation is evaluated by training an artificial neural network (ANN) model. In addition, random oversampling and Borderline-SMOTE data generating techniques are used for comparison with cGAN. The testing accuracy of the ANN model increased greatly when trained by the cGAN based augmented dataset and this model performance improvement can be useful for a pipeline integrity management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49881023","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}