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High Design Factor Pipelines: Integrity Issues

Lookup NU author(s): Paul Hopkins

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Abstract

This paper considers the key design and operation parameters that affect a pipeline’s operational integrity. It then relates these parameters to pipelines with high design factors (above 0.72). It concludes that pipeline failure is dependent on many factors: design factor is one. However, in-service defects and damage have consistently been the major cause of pipeline failures in the developed world. This means that the safety of our pipeline is critically dependent on how we manage its condition during its service. The paper concludes with key recommendations for pipeline design and operation at high design factors.

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Author(s): Hopkins P

Editor(s): WTIA

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: International Pipeline Integrity Conference

Year of Conference: 2005

Publisher: WTIA, Australia

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