Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: Recent submissions
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Modified Approach for Predicting the Remaining Strength of High-Strength Gouged Pipelines
(ASCE, 2/1/2021)With the increasing application of high-strength carbon steel pipes in oil and gas transport pipelines, a precise evaluation of such pipelines is of the utmost importance for the optimum and safe utilization of oil and gas ... -
Subsea Pipelines Leak-Modeling Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach
(ASCE, 2/1/2021)Pipelines laid over long distances in harsh offshore environments may be affected by excessive strain, corrosion, scouring, icebergs, and other third-party damage. Small chronic leaks may cause severe safety and environmental ... -
Numerical Simulation of Pigging Operation through Curved Pipeline Coupling a T-Abrupt and Bend Drain Pipe
(ASCE, 2/1/2021)Pigging technology is currently widely used in the oil and gas industry. The unstable movement of the pig in the pigging process after a water pressure test will not only affect the operation of pipes, but may even cause ... -
Numerical Study on Mechanism Responses of Submarine Pipeline Impacted by Bar-Shaped Falling Object
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Impact caused by bar-shaped falling objects from third-party activities could damage submarine pipelines seriously. In this paper, numerical simulation models of submarine pipelines are established to investigate the damage ... -
External Abrasion Caused by Leakages in Potable Water Distribution System Pipes
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )External abrasion caused by leaks in pipe connections is a constant risk for water distribution systems (WDSs). Phenomena related to pipe leakages may lead not only to flow losses and pressure drops in locations where they ... -
Fracture Toughness Assessment of Longitudinally Seam-Welded Gas Pipelines at Low Temperatures
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )American Petroleum Institute (API) 5L X65 and X70 steel pipelines are employed widely for natural gas transportation and typically experience internal high transmission pressures and low temperatures in cold regions. ... -
Modeling of Buried Pipelines in Dense Sand for Oblique Movement in Vertical–Lateral Plane
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Finite-element modeling of pipelines buried in dense sand under oblique loading in vertical (upward)–lateral load space is presented. The prepeak hardening, postpeak softening, density, and confining pressure–dependent ... -
Application of MFL on Girth-Weld Defect Detection of Oil and Gas Pipelines
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Globally, the integrity of girth weld (GW) of oil and gas pipelines has increased as a concern due to failures with high consequences. A primary integrity issue to pipelines considers defects originating during field ... -
Risk Assessment of Fuel Supply Pipelines: Kalecik Power Plant Case Study
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Many power plants use fossil fuels to produce electrical energy. A safe fuel supply is an important issue in power plant operation. Although traditional use of pipeline systems is a common economical method, serious ... -
Hit Probability of Cylindrical Objects Dropped on Pipelines in Offshore Operations
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )In offshore oil and gas developments, it is mandatory to have a dropped-objects plan that can be provided to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement upon request. Dropped objects from offshore platforms during ... -
Low Velocity Impact and Internal Pressure Behaviors of Unaged E-Glass and S-Glass/Epoxy Composite Elbow Pipe Joints
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )This experimental analysis studies the consequences of impact loading on the impact performance and monotonic burst pressure on the level of leakage after impact of E- and S-glass/epoxy composite pipe joints. First, impact ... -
Optimal Design of Star-Access-Ring Gathering Pipeline Network
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Star-access-ring gathering pipeline network optimization (SARGPNO) is usually regarded as a kind of large-scale combination optimization problem. The structure is widely applied to square, circular, or elliptical oil and ... -
Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Cast-Iron Pipe Corrosion on GPR Detection Performance in Clay Soils
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Cast iron water distribution pipes are used widely in the UK and worldwide. Corrosion of these cast iron pipes often occurs due to an electrochemical process where the pipe is buried directly in a chemically aggressive ... -
Near Real-Time HDD Pullback Force Prediction Model Based on Improved Radial Basis Function Neural Networks
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Pipeline pullback is a crucial part of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) construction. Accurate pullback force prediction is the prerequisite for ensuring construction safety. However, owing to the influence of factors ... -
Predicting Hydrostatic Infiltration in Reinforced Concrete Sewer Pipes Considering Joint Gap and Joint Offset
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Groundwater infiltration into underground sewer systems has long been a costly issue for municipalities. With reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) being a primary sewer system option, existing hydrostatic testing methods conducted ... -
Injectable Sodium Bentonite Inhibitors for Corrosion under Insulation
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Corrosion under insulation (CUI) presents a significant threat to the safe and economical operation of insulated metallic structures. This paper explores the use of sodium bentonite to inhibit CUI via direct injection at ... -
Framework for Seismic Damage and Renewal Cost Analysis of Buried Water Pipelines
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Buried water pipelines suffer extensive damages when subjected to earthquake loading. Probable seismic damage of buried pipelines is typically estimated based on empirical analyses, where the effects of corrosion deterioration ... -
Impact of Optimized Pump Scheduling on Water Quality in Distribution Systems
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Pump scheduling can improve performance of water supply systems, but it may have a different effect on water quality. The target of this article is to examine optimized pump schedules’ impact on water quality. EPANET’s ...