THE ASSESSMENT OF CORROSION IN PIPELINES （评估管道的腐蚀）.pdf

Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Management Conference th 17-18 May 2004 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands THE ASSESSMENT OF CORROSION IN PIPELINES – GUIDANCE IN THE PIPELINE DEFECT ASSESSMENT MANUAL (PDAM) ANDREW COSHAM PHIL HOPKINS Penspen Integrity Penspen Integrity 1 (Andrew Palmer and Associates), UK ABSTRACT The Pipeline Defect Assessment Manual (PDAM) project is a joint industry project sponsored by fifteen international oil and gas companies, to produce a document specifying the best methods for assessing defects in pipelines. PDAM documents the best available techniques currently available for the assessment of pipeline defects (such as corrosion, dents, gouges, weld defects, etc.) in a simple and easy-to-use manual, and gives guidance in their use. In this paper the best practices for the assessment of corrosion in pipelines are presented. Full scale tests, theoretical analyses and assessment methods are also discussed, and the ‘best’ methods included in PDAM are described. NOMENCLATURE 2c maximum longitudinal length of metal loss defect (equals l) d depth of part-wall metal loss defect t pipe wall thickness D outside diameter of pipe M Folias factor (bulging factor) Q length correction term R outside radius of pipe σ flow stress σθ hoop stress at failure σY yield strength σU ultimate tensile strength SMYS specified minimum yield strength SMTS specified minimum ultimate tensile strength 1 INTRODUCT