
Offshore Pipelines
Design, Installation, and Maintenance
Description
Key Features
- Covers offshore maintenance and maintenance support system
- Provides the fundamentals needed to design, Install, and commission pipeline project
- Methods and tools to deliver cost effective maintenance cost and system reliability
- New section on Condition-Based Maintenance written by Tian Ran Lin, Queensland University of Technology, and Yong Sun, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering (yong.sun@csiro.au)
Readership
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Pipeline Design
1.3 Pipeline Installation
1.4 Pipeline Operations
References
Part I: Pipeline Design
Part I. Pipeline Design
Chapter 2. General Design Information
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Design Data
References
Chapter 3. Diameter and Wall Thickness
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Design Procedure
3.3 Design Codes
References
Chapter 4. Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analysis Procedure
4.3 Methodology
4.4 Partially Buried Pipelines
References
Further Reading
Chapter 5. Pipeline Span
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Problem Description
5.3 Design Considerations
5.4 Design Criteria
5.5 Fatigue Analysis Guideline
References
Further Reading
Chapter 6. Operating Stresses
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Operating Forces
6.3 Stress-Analysis-Based Design
References
Chapter 7. Pipeline Riser Design
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Design Procedure
7.3 Load Cases
7.4 Wall Thickness
7.5 Allowable Stress Criteria
7.6 Dynamic and Fatigue Analysis
7.7 Corrosion Control Consideration
7.8 Riser Bends
7.9 Riser Clamps
Chapter 8. Pipeline External Corrosion Protection
8.1 Introduction
8.2 External Pipe Coatings
8.3 Cathodic Protection
Further Reading
Chapter 9. Pipeline Insulation
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Insulation Materials
9.3 PIP Insulation
9.4 General Requirements
9.5 Heat Transfer Analysis—An Example
References
Further Reading
Chapter 10. Introduction to Flexible Pipelines
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Flexible Pipe Manufacturers
10.3 Basics of Flexible Riser Analysis and Design
Further Reading
Part II: Pipeline Installation
Part II. Pipeline Installation
Chapter 11. Pipeline Installation Methods
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Lay Methods
11.3 Tow Methods
Further Reading
Chapter 12. Installation Bending Stress Control
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Lay Stresses
References
Further Reading
Chapter 13. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability Control
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Hydrodynamic Parameters
13.3 Soil Parameters
13.4 Stability Analysis Guidelines
13.5 Trenching/Jetting
References
Further Reading
Part III: Pipeline Commissioning and Operations
Part III. Pipeline Commissioning and Operations
Chapter 14. Pipeline Testing and Precommissioning
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Pipeline Precommissioning
References
Further Reading
Chapter 15. Flow Assurance
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Fluid Sampling and Characterizations
15.3 Impacts of Produced Water on Flow Assurance
15.4 Gas Hydrates
15.5 Wax Depositions
15.6 Asphaltene Depositions
15.7 Inorganic Precipitates—Scales
15.8 Corrosion
15.9 Severe Slugging
References
Further Reading
Chapter 16. Pigging Operations
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Pigging System
16.3 Selection of Pigs
16.4 Major Applications
16.5 Pigging Procedure
Reference
Further Reading
Part IV: Condition-Based Maintenance
Chapter 17. An Introduction to Condition-Based Maintenance
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Condition Monitoring
17.3 Condition-Based Asset Health Prediction Models and Methods
17.4 CBM Decision Making
References
Chapter 18. Pipeline Vibration and Condition Based Maintenance
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Pipeline Vibration
18.3 Condition Based Maintenance
References
Appendix A. Gas–Liquid Multiphase Flow in Pipeline
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Multiphase Flow Concepts
A.3 Flow Regime Classifications
A.4 Horizontal Gas–Liquid Flow Regime Maps
A.5 Flow Regime Transitions in Horizontal Gas–Liquid Flow
A.6 Modeling of Multiphase Flow in Horizontal Pipeline
Appendix B. Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline Temperature
B.1 Assumptions
B.2 Governing Equation
B.3 Solutions
Appendix C. Strength De-Rating of Old Pipelines
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Classification of Cavities
C.3 Analytical SCF Model for Medium Cavity
C.4 Analytical SCF Model for Shallow Cavity
C.5 Analytical SCF Model for Deep Cavity
C.6 Illustrative Example
References
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Gulf Professional Publishing 2013
- Published: July 24, 2013
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123979490
- eBook ISBN: 9780123984920