Description
The development of oil and gas fields offshore requires specialized pipeline equipment. The structures must be strong enough to with stand the harshest environments, and ensure that production is not interrupted and remains economically feasible. However, recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have placed a new importance on maintenance and reliability. A new section; Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), introduces the subject of maintenance, written by Tian Ran Lin, Queensland University of Technology, and Yong Sun, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering.Two of the main objectives of CBM is maximizing reliability while preventing major or minor equipment malfunction and minimizing maintenance costs. In this new section, the authors deal with the multi-objective condition based maintenance optimization problem. CBM provides two major advantages: (1) an efficient approach for weighting maintenance objectives, and (2) a method for specifying physical methods for achieving those objectives. Maintenance cost and reliability objectives are calculated based on proportional hazards model and a control limit CBM replacement policy.Written primarily for engineers and management personnel working on offshore and deepwater oil and gas pipelines, this book covers the fundamentals needed to design, Install, and commission pipeline projects. This new section along with a thorough update of the existing chapters represents a 30% increase in information over the previous edition.- 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)
Table of Contents
PrefaceList of SymbolsUnit Conversion Factors1. IntroductionPart I: Pipeline Design2. General Design Information3. Diameter and Wall Thickness4. Hydrodynamic Stability of Pipelines5. Pipeline Span6. Operating Stresses7. Pipeline Riser Design8. Pipeline External Corrosion Protection9. Pipeline Insulation10. Introduction to Flexible PipelinesPart II: Pipeline Installation11. Pipeline Installation Methods12. Installation Bending Stress Control13. Pipeline On-Bottom Stability ControlPart III: Pipeline Commissioning and Operations14. Pipeline Testing and Pre-commissioning15. Flow Assurance16. Pigging OperationsPart IV: Condition Based Maintenance17. Concepts in Condition Based Maintenance18. Vibration in pipeline condition monitoring and assessment19. Strategies of pipeline maintenanceAppendicesAppendix A: Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow in PipelineAppendix B: Steady and Transient Solutions for Pipeline TemperatureAppendix C: Strength De-Rating of Old PipelinesIndex
