Monitoring Corrosion Defects in Oil Pipelines.

Authors

Hassan Sultan, the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptFollow
Saria Ashry, Researcher at Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptFollow
Rania Mohamed, Lecturer, Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

Corresponding Author

Sultan, Hassan

Subject Area

Production Engineering and Mechanical Design

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Pipelines represent a large capital cost for oil organizations. Therefore, corrosion failures have significant economic impact with several cost components, particularly repair and loss of transportation capacity. Corrosion is a growing cause of failures in aged pipelines. Thus, corrosion analysis is a vital task for the management of pipeline integrity. This paper presents a simple routine to monitor the corrosion defects in pipelines based on control charts and simple statistical analysis. A real life case is studied based on maximum corrosion volume (MCV). Other dimensions can be adopted to make auxiliary conclusions. This routine enables maintenance personnel to predict the reliability of pipelines and effectively modify inspection and maintenance plans for next part of pipeline life

Keywords

Pipeline; Corrosion defects; Control Chart; Test of hypothesis; Risk; Integrity

Recommended Citation

Sultan, Hassan; Ashry, Saria; and Mohamed, Rania (2020) "Monitoring Corrosion Defects in Oil Pipelines.," Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 42 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/bfemu.2020.97650