The Britpipe

Global buckling of pipelines may be treated as the buckling of a bar (pipe) in compression. The global buckling may occur either downwards (free span), horizontally (lateral buckling on sea bed) or vertically (as upheaval buckling of buried pipelines or on a crest of exposed pipelines followed by a lateral turn-down). Local buckling is a gross deformation of...

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Spiral welded pipes market, though encountering overcapacity conditions particularly in North America, is expected to witness steady growth in the upcoming years driven by the implementation of new pipeline projects. Investments in oil and gas exploration and production, which are influenced by prevailing crude oil & gas prices, have a considerable impact on the demand for spiral welded...

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Vortex-Induced Vibration, abbreviated as VIV, are motions induced on bodies facing an external flow by periodical irregularities on the flow. A simple example of VIV is an underwater cylinder, offshore pipelines. VIV happens when the vortices are not formed symmetrically around the body (with respect to its mid plane), different lift forces develop on each side of the body,...

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Corrosion can be defined as the destruction or deterioration of a material because of reaction with its environment. Corrosion is a natural occurance and inevitable. Especially in seawater environment, corrosion is a threat for carbon steel pipe (offshore pipeline). Corrosion will damage pipeline and leads to pipe leak in which will be dangerous for the circumstances surround. Petroleum industry spends a million...

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Carbon steel merupakan jenis baja yang umum digunakan dan memiliki kandungan karbon didalamnya hingga mencapai 1.7%. Semakin besar kandungan karbonnya, semakin besar pula kekerasan bajanya. Salah satu material baja yang termasuk baja karbon adalah baja A36. High strength low alloy (HSLA) steel merupakan  jenis baja dengan campuran logam-logam lain seperti mangan, tembaga, nikel, niobium, nitrogen, vanadium, kromium, molibdenum,...

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·         Stainless Steel Stainless steel merupakan salah satu logam ferro yang masuk ke dalam klasifikasi logam baja paduan tinggi(high alloy) yang unsur paduannya di atas 8-10 %. Stainless steel adalah baja yang tahan terhadap karat sehingga cocok untuk ditempatkan di lingkungan laut. Stainless steel memiliki unsur paduan utamanya adalah Chromium(Cr) dan sebagian Nickel(Ni). Read More

It is common practice worldwide that piping designers/layout personnel route pipes with consideration given mainly to space constraints, process and flow constraints (such as pressure drop) and other requirements arising from constructability, operability and reparability. Unfortunately, often pipe stress requirements are not sufficiently considered while routing and supporting piping systems, especially in providing adequate flexibility to absorb expansion/contraction...

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The pipe-making process comprises three key processes: steel production, pipe manufacture and pipe coating. Within each of these steps, a number of processes are carried out to ensure the manufacture of high quality, functional pipe. BlueScope Steel, Orrcon Steel, OneSteel and Bredero Shaw have opened their factory doors to share the secrets of the pipe-making process with readers...

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Christmas tree, or "tree" (not "wellhead" as sometimes incorrectly referred to), is an assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used for an oil well, gas well, water injection well, water disposal well, gas injection well, condensate well and other types of wells. It was named for its crude resemblance to a decorated tree. Christmas trees are used on...

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