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Do's and Don'ts of Greenfield Pressure Systems Integrity Program Development

Product Number: 51324-20861-SG

Author: Adam Haavisto

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Greenfield pressure system integrity program development provides unique opportunities and challenges for an asset's inspection program. As new projects become more complex and a global effort, a well-tuned integrity program provides significant risk reduction and quality checks against the design. This paper is intended to help managers and asset owners optimize their greenfield integrity program to identify new risks while providing cost effective programs. The paper will discuss the optimal time to start their program development, who should be involved, how you can integrate design and operation teams, and be provide additional value-added reasons to have an integrity program in place before commissioning.

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An Evaluation Of The Ripple Slow Strain Rate (RSSR) Technique For Environmentally Assisted Cracking (EAC) Qualification Of Modified 13Cr-110 Stainless Steel

Product Number: 51321-16675-SG

Author: Jing Ning; Yuhchae Yoon; Brent Sherar

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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High-strength Nickel Low Alloy Steels for Oil and Gas Equipment: ASTM A508 Grade 4N under cathodic protection and simulated sour environments.

Product Number: 51320-14706-SG

Author: Andreas Viereckl, Esteban Rodoni, Zakaria Quadir, Garry Leadbeater and Mariano Iannuzzi, Yuta Honma

Publication Date: 2020

$20.00

Low alloy steels (LASs) combine relatively low cost with exceptional mechanical properties, making LASs commonplace in Oil and Gas equipment. However, the strength and hardness of LASs for sour environments and for applications that generate atomic hydrogen at the surface, e.g., cathodic protection, is limited to prevent different forms of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) such as hydrogen stress cracking (HSC) and sulfide stress cracking (SSC). As a result, the specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) of forged LASs for, e.g., subsea components, rarely exceeds 550 MPa (80 ksi), while the most common pipeline steels are API(1) X65 to X70, with a SMYS of 450 MPa (65 ksi) and 482 MPa (70 ksi), respectively. Moreover, ISO(2) 15156-2 restricts LASs to a maximum of 1.0 wt% Ni due to SSC concerns. The LASs that exceed the ISO 15156-2 limit have to be qualified for service, lowering their commercial appeal.

In this work, the HSC resistance of the high-nickel (3.41 wt%), quenched and tempered (Q&T), nuclear-grade ASTM(3) A508 Gr.4N LAS was investigated using slow strain rate testing (SSRT) as a function of applied cathodic potential. Results showed that the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) were unaffected by hydrogen, even at a high negative potential of -2.0 VAg/AgCl. HE effects were observed once the material started necking, manifested by a loss in ductility with increasing applied cathodic potentials. Indeed, A508 Gr.4N was less affected by H at high cathodic potentials than a low-strength (YS = 340 MPa) ferritic-pearlitic LAS of similar nickel content. SSRT results were linked to microstructure features, which were characterized by light optical microscopy (LOM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD).

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Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Enables Method Optimization for Microbiological Oilfield Monitoring

Product Number: 51319-13442-SG

Author: Joseph Moore

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

The oil and gas industry’s efforts to characterize microbial communities in oilfield process fluids has shed increasing light on the influence of bacteria and archaea on hydrocarbon production. Notably topside or downhole water contamination by prokaryotes such as sulfate-reducing bacteria acid-producing bacteria and/or other halophiles can negatively impact asset integrity and reduce the quality and/or quantity of produced oil and gas. Molecular microbiology methods have contributed to our understanding of these complex processes by providing unprecedented resolution of resident microbial communities. However a lack of methodological consistency among industry and academic laboratories studying microbiological processes in oilfield systems has precluded the industry’s ability to discern broad cause-and-effect trends or compare results across laboratories. For example there exists no standard primer set for 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing agreed upon by the oil and gas community.Recently Dow Microbial Control and The Ohio State University partnered to perform a comprehensive microbial audit of multiple unconventional upstream operations. Over the course of the audit samples were systematically taken during drilling throughout completions and periodically over the first year of production. Produced water samples were submitted for whole-genome metagenomic sequencing and assembly with near-complete genomes for input microbes and reservoir-colonizing microbes subsequently resolved. By creating this genome-resolved metagenomic dataset we removed the PCR bias of any given 16S primer set allowing for comparison and curation of common 16S rRNA gene primer sets and elucidation of the most appropriate sequencing methodology for oilfield samples. Ultimately the use of validated molecular microbiological methods among the oilfield industry will more quickly advance our understanding of microbiological processes in these systems.

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51314-4004-ICCP System Design on the Hull of an Ice Breaker by Computational Analysis

Product Number: 51314-4004-SG

ISBN: 4004 2014 CP

Author: Min Jung Lee

Publication Date: 2014

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The Effect of Inductive Loading on Rectifier Interruption

Product Number: 51320-14621-SG

Author: Michael M. Dockery, Stephen B. Gibson

Publication Date: 2020

$20.00

Direct current (DC) sources are a critical component of many cathodic protection (CP) systems. In order to assess the performance of these CP systems, momentary interruption of the DC current output is often utilized to help obtain true polarized potentials of protected structures1. This is achieved with a relay that is either integral to the DC current source or installed externally. Traditionally, these relays use a mechanical or mercury contactor, but solid-state relays are becoming more popular for their increased performance and reduced environmental footprint. Recent experience has indicated that interruption of current with an inductive load can damage solid state relays by momentarily exceeding their voltage rating. This has been observed by some CP technicians when they return to site to check on a previously installed interrupter, only to find it overheated and not interrupting. This study will examine the various sources of inductance in impressed current CP systems and discuss methods for mitigating the inductive effects during interruption. To demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods, an electrical circuit was created to mimic a cathodic protection circuit, and the effectiveness during interruption was measured using an oscilloscope.

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SSC of TMCP Materials: Criticalities among the Methodologies for Load Definition

Product Number: 51324-21105-SG

Author: Joao Paulo Costa; Fabio Arroyo; Philippe Darcis

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

The Sulfide Stress Cracking evaluation based on Four Point Bend Test specimens (FPBT-SSC) is widely used to assess Line Pipes performance on sour environments. An important stage of the test configuration is to determine the strain corresponding to the desired load (e.g., 90% AYS) and different methodologies can be used. The present work studies these different methodologies and their influence on the applied FPBT-SSC load. Tensile specimens were machined from DNV450 sour grade pipes at a location as close as possible to 4PBT samples. The tensile test results were used to define the strains considering: i. the linear behavior until the Yield Strength and ii. the actual Stress-Strain curve considering both flattened and un-flattened specimens. The stress-strain curve exhibits a deviation from the linear behavior, typical of the tensile evaluation of cold-formed materials (Ramberg-Osgood). This deviation is higher in flattened specimens, due to additional Bauschinger effect. The deviation caused a higher obtained strain by considering the stress-strain curve method in comparison with the linear method (approx. 20%).

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Effect of Steel Surface Roughness on Coating Performance

Product Number: 51319-12830-SG

Author: Russell Draper

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

This paper describes experimental work investigating the influence of steel surface roughness on the adhesion performance of fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) pipeline coatings. The paper begins with a summary of the standards and methods that can be used to measure surface roughness. Several parameters are used to characterize the roughness of a blast cleaned steel including profile peak height and peak count. Tortuosity and rugosity indicate the proportional increase in steel surface area developed by roughening the surface. Normal pipeline coating industry practice is to specify and control a single roughness parameter termed “surface profile”. It is measured with replica tape and corresponds to the maximum peak-to-valley height.In the experimental work steel panels were abrasive blast cleaned with various steel shot and grit abrasives and the roughness characteristics of the blast cleaned surface were measured with stylus profilometers conventional replica tape and 3D imaging of replica tape.A FBE pipeline coating was applied to the prepared steel panels. The adhesion performance of the FBE coating was evaluated using the following test methods.<ul><li>Hot water immersion adhesion rating per CSA Z245.20 section 12.14 </li><li>Pull-off adhesion strength after hot water soak exposure per ASTM 4541 </li><li>Cathodic disbondment radius at 65 and 80 °C per CSA Z245.20 section 12.8 </li><li>Time before blisters were observed in Atlas Cell per NACE TM0174 modified </li><li>Average blister diameter in Atlas Cell </li><li>Pull-off adhesion strength after Atlas Cell exposure per ASTM 4541 </li></ul>The experimental data were analyzed using statistical techniques to investigate the relationship between the measured surface roughness and the adhesion test results. The adhesion results were found to be positively and linearly correlated with substrate tortuosity and rugosity. Profile peak height and peak count were found to contribute to tortuosity.

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08198 Corrosivity Mapping of the Pacific Theater of Operations

Product Number: 51300-08198-SG

ISBN: 08198 2008 CP

Author: George A. Hawthorn and Lloyd H. Hihara

Publication Date: 2008

$20.00

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NACE WJ-4/SSPC-SP WJ-4-2012-SG (Chinese), “Waterjet Cleaning of Metals—Light Cleaning (WJ-4)” Chinese Translation

Product Number: 21194-SG

ISBN: 1-57590-251-6

$179.00

Defines the Light Cleaning (WJ-4) degree of surface cleanliness of metallic substrates by the use of waterjet cleaning. One of four (Clean to Bare Substrate, Very Thorough, Thorough, Light).

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HVDC & HVAC Powerline Interference On Cross Country Pipeline: A Case Study

Product Number: 51321-16614-SG

Author: Manish Mishra

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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Rehabilitation of Existing 49 CFR 195 Pipeline Using Steel-Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe

Product Number: 51324-20909-SG

Author: David Gregory; Shawn Poworoznik

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Rapidly aging oil and gas infrastructure is forcing operators to seek creative ways to maintain pipeline integrity with minimal capital investment and interruption to production. Rising material costs, excessive installation times, and numerous permitting challenges limit the feasibility and profitability of full replacement methods. Composite flexible steel-reinforced pipe products offer unique solutions to these challenging scenarios. Long package lengths, high tensile capabilities, and unbonded, flexible designs offer an ideal solution for the rapid rehabilitation of these dilapidated systems. In many applications, steel-reinforced spoolable composites require minimal disturbance to existing infrastructure and, in some cases, can be installed at lengths exceeding one mile. Relying upon its own inherent strength and mechanical properties, flexible steel pipe uses the existing infrastructure as a conduit and does not rely on the integrity of the host pipe for future operation. Equipped with a high-density polyethylene inner layer, composite steel pipes also offer greater flow characteristics than new steel alternatives, minimizing the effects of most diameter reductions. This paper highlights the successful rehabilitation of a 49 CFR 195 regulated steel line in southern Louisiana. The status of the pipeline after one year of operation is detailed, providing updates to product integrity, results of scheduled material testing, and economic benefits realized by the Operator. The pipeline traverses a navigable waterway and rehabilitation using steel-reinforced thermoplastic pipe was approved by both state and federal pipeline safety administrations. Upon completion, the rehabilitated system restored crude transmission while also reducing overall operating risk. Use of the flexible steel pipe allowed the operator to utilize a dual-containment design and implement real-time continuous annulus monitoring on multiple interfaces, effectively reducing risk to the environment and residents.

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51315-6019-New Generation Ultra-High Solids Surface Tolerant Tank Lining

Product Number: 51315-6019-SG

ISBN: 6019 2015 CP

Author: Santiago Codolar

Publication Date: 2015

$20.00

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97139 METAL DUSTING AND CARBURIZATION RESISTANCE OF NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS

Product Number: 51300-97139-SG

ISBN: 97139 1997 CP

Author: J. Klower, D.C. Agarwal, H.J. Grabke, E.M. Midler-Lorenz

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01544 THE EFFECTS OF WIND ON LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC CORROSIVITY

Product Number: 51300-01544-SG

ISBN: 01544 2001 CP

Author: R.D. Klassen and P.R. Roberge

$20.00

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97381 PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS TO AVOID LOW BID SYNOROME

Product Number: 51300-97381-SG

ISBN: 97381 1997 CP

Author: J. Fred Neville, E. Joseph Wolf

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00784 EFFECTIVE ANNULAR VENTING OF THERMOPLASTIC LINERS FOR ADDED VALUE AND BENEFIT

Product Number: 51300-00784-SG

ISBN: 00784 2000 CP

Author: J. Taylor, S. Groves, B. Melve, S. Frost

$20.00

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NACE WJ-3/SSPC-SP WJ-3-2012-SG (Chinese), “Waterjet Cleaning of Metals—Thorough Cleaning (WJ-3)” Chinese Translation

Product Number: 21193-SG

ISBN: 1-57590-250-8

$179.00

Defines Thorough Cleaning (WJ-3) degree of surface cleanliness of metallic substrates by use of waterjet cleaning. One of four (Clean to Bare Substrate, Very Thorough, Thorough, Light).

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MR0274-Material Requirements for Polyolefin Cold-Applied Tapes for Underground Submerged Pipeline Coatings-HD1989

Product Number: 53018-HD1989

Author: NACE International

Publication Date: 1989

$95.00

Revised standard covering only polyolefin cold-applied tapes. Material requirements for three types of cold-applied polyolefin tapes used for pipeline coating and the multilayered tape systems using these materials. Identification of these pipeline coatings by external parties. Historical Document 1989

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LWR Aging Management For Life Beyond 80

Product Number: ED22-17299-SG

Author: Thomas M. Rosseel, Xiang Chen, Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez, Mikhail Sokolov, Maxim Gussev, Yann Le Pape, Frank Garner, Leo S. Fifield, S. W. Glass

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

Based on US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook (AOE) predictions, by 2050, the US nuclear capacity for electricity generation may decrease to ~ 80% of 2021 levels, Moreover, by 2050, nearly 50% of the existing US LWR fleet will be within 10 years of 80 years of operation suggesting that without a Life Beyond 80 (LBE) plan and limited new builds and advanced reactors, the US could lose up to 50% of its nuclear capacity resulting in a ~30-gigawatt (GW) capacity shortage by 2060. These numbers could change dramatically depending upon oil and gas supplies, and the growth of renewables.

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Qualification Methods of Seamless Tubes for H2 Gas Applications

Product Number: 51324-20737-SG

Author: Florian Thebault; Vincent Designolle

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Sour service is frequently perceived as an appropriate material selection by default for high pressure hydrogen service. So a documented review of sour versus hydrogen gas charging is given, in terms of their respective hydrogen fugacities, hydrogen sources, surface states and crack tip blunting. This global view is susceptible to affect the selection of the test methodology for material qualification. Constant displacement and step loading fracture mechanics tests were performed on an OCTG K55 at room temperature and 100 bar of H2 gas. Results differ with the test method, which was found to be linked to the steepness of the crack growth resistance curve.

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Digital Twin with Augmented Reality for Oil & Gas Assets

Product Number: MPWT19-15488

Author: Mark Stevens

Publication Date: 2019

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Digitalization is the use of digital technologies and digitally-enabled approaches to enable or improve business models and processes. The use of remote tablets to capture inspection data in real-time and the use of streaming video are key examples of digitalization. The addition of sensors to monitor the health of an asset is a component of enabling a digital twin concept, which is enabled with historical, real-time and forecast data. This document presents current use cases on the use of digital twin platforms to visualize assets and provide context for operational data. The use of hyperspectral sensors to help enhance the digital twin environment adds lifecycle features that enable more efficient condition monitoring. An overview of the BIM (Building Information Modeling) service supporting the digital lifecycle of 3-D/2-D model integrations will be discussed. This will also include the use of AR/VR devices including Microsoft’s Hololens and the delivery of ‘model load packages’, which allows the user to view the various models required to integrate with Hololen’s features. The combined use of augmented inspection reporting and corrective maintenance instructions allows for a streamlined inspection approach through the use of in situ sensors and mobile inspection campaigns.

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Development of a Probabilistic Model for Assessing Pipeline Third Party Damage Threats

Product Number: 51319-12719-SG

Author: Shan Guan

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

Third Party Damage (TPD) represents the largest threat to the integrity of onshore oil and gas pipelines. There exist needs for developing reliable models that can quantify the probability of pipeline exposure to TPD threats. Bayesian network(BN) modeling possesses the advantage to quantify the uncertainties and identify where the reduction of these uncertainties has the greatest benefit in terms of the overall failure. This paper reports a modeling approach using Bayesian Network to quantify the Mechanical damage (a major form of TPD) threats to pipeline. Case studies to exam excavation and moving vehicles damages to the pipeline were reported where the conditional probability tables (CPT) of the model were created based on the pipeline operator’s records public data-bases and literatures as well as information obtained from Subject Matter Experts. This model examines TPD failure mechanisms in three parts including Exposure (likelihood of a force or failure mechanism reaching the pipe when no mitigation applied) Mitigation (actions devices conditions etc. that keep the force or failure mechanism off the pipe) and Resistance (the system’s ability to resist a force or failure mechanism applied to the pipe). Using this model pipeline segment with a higher risk to excavation and moving vehicles damages can be identified and suitable mitigation technology can then be implemented to reduce the risk.

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Utilizing Sustainability ScoreCards to Quantitatively Analyze the Sustainability Impact of Applied Linings Systems

Product Number: 51324-21040-SG

Author: Matthew Fletcher

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Sustainability ScoreCards have been developed to allow the sustainability impact of paints to be easily assessed by the paint industry. The paper introduces sustainability ScoreCards to demonstrate the reasoning between the different data that has been included and the benefits that ScoreCards can offer the paint industry. The data includes embodied CO2e, embodied water, CO2e downstream, lining consumption, durability, product hazard, chemical safety, and VOC content. The usefulness of the information this data provides will be reviewed, along with how the ScoreCards can be used to benchmark the sustainability of different systems allowing a quantified sustainability decision to be made. Using a paint system approach, calculated by area, gives improved insight to the applied system, and makes it easier to use in the paint industry, compared to individual product declarations based on weight of products. ScoreCards are also significantly quicker and cheaper to produce than EPDs, making them a more realistic document to produce for a paint company that may have hundreds of different paints that can result in thousands of different system permeations.

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Digital Monitoring System of Saipem Pipelay Vessels Productivity Parameters

Product Number: MPWT19-15321

Author: Valerio Bregonzio, Valerio Bregonzio

Publication Date: 2019

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Saipem recently took a more integrated approach at production data collection and elaboration recently launched an advanced pilot project: the deployment of a vast data collection and analysis system in the production lines of its Flagship CastorONE. Data is collected from multiple sources by means of communication infrastructures and articulated network systems that allow to connect to different machines and equipment. The most meaningful data are identified and pre-filtered. The data are then processed, aggregated and subject to advanced analytics in order to extract useful information on the productivity, the main process parameters, building on its already available tools to manage welding productivity.
This enables Saipem not only to build an integrated, real-time, comprehensive representation of the on-going activities, but also to gain new and valuable insights on the efficiency of its vessels during and after the execution of projects, across different phases, making it easier to compare the productivity estimations with the field performances. The advantages of data-driven continuous improvement are discussed too. This paper will provide a general overview of the system and of the results reached.

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Effect of Surface Imperfection affecting Long-term Durability of Coating Performance on Offshore Coating System

Product Number: 51319-12884-SG

Author: Chuljung Kim

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

In case of Off-shore platforms there are operated for more than 25 years in severely corrosive environment. It is necessary to keep high quality coating performance for long-term operation period without maintenance.The performance of a coating is significantly influenced by its ability to adhere properly to the substrate material and steel preparation is the essential first stage treatment of a substrate before the application of any coating.With regard to steel preparation ISO 8501-3 specifies preparation grade of welds edges and other area with surface imperfection. The interpretation of preparation grade vary with depending on requirement level of client because it is visual assessment standard not quantitative.To study the effect of surface imperfection affecting long-term durability of coating performance on offshore coating system the carbon steel surface was prepared by different preparation grade based on ISO 8501-3 type of imperfection about weld profile weld porosity and thermally cut edge.This study will look at the correlation between surface imperfection and coating performance on the basis of NORSOK M-501 and ISO 20340 test method including ageing resistance and sea water immersion test for 6 months.Keywords: Off-shore platform ISO 8501-3 surface imperfection weld profile weld porosity thermally cut edge NORSOK M-501 ISO 20340 ageing resistance sea water immersion

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40-Year Maintenance Free Coating Solution for Offshore Structures

Product Number: 51324-20591-SG

Author: Darren Ward; Mike O'Donoghue; Vijay Datta

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Offshore assets such as those found on wind farms are being designed to have extended lifetimes of more than 40 years to offer a sustainable form of energy generation. With offshore maintenance considered a hazardous and expensive process, owners are looking for low or maintenance free solutions to protect their assets. The challenge to the coating manufacturer is twofold, firstly to design a coating system that offers a maintenance free solution in a highly corrosive environment and secondly demonstrating long term performance. This paper will describe a 40-year case history of a coating system applied to the hull of a offshore TLP with submerged, splash/tidal, and atmospheric zone. We will describe both the technology approach using high loadings of lamellar glass flake to enhance both abrasion and mechanical properties and secondly demonstrate the in-service properties of the coating system after 40 years exposure including visual appearance, adhesion, cross sectional optical microscopy and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The coating integrity has been well maintained by a multiple coating application. We will discuss the key product attributes that are relevant to providing a high durability coating solution for extreme environments. We will also introduce a new international standard related to the offshore wind industry with particular focus on extending asset lifetime through appropriate coating specification and selection.

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51312-01095-UNS N07725 NICKEL ALLOY CONNECTION FAILURE

Product Number: 51312-01095-SG

ISBN: 01095 2012 CP

Author: Steve S. Shademan

Publication Date: 2012

$20.00

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Case Study of Hybrid Onshore-Offshore CP Life Extension Retrofit for East Texas Facility

Product Number: 51324-20974-SG

Author: Yuxi Duan; Colette Brogna-Nichols

Publication Date: 2024

$40.00

Dock components of an East Texas oil and gas facility required a cathodic protection retrofit, however the scour in the area precluded traditional bottom-laid anode approaches. A pre-existing impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system protecting onshore assets was integrated with the offshore components to protect and extend the useful life of the associated facility docks and near-shore assets. Scour-protected bonds were used to integrate the onshore ICCP system to offshore assets, reducing the cathodic protection (CP) retrofit’s design footprint. Sacrificial anodes were installed where cable voltage drop and/or seabed scouring operations precluded bonding to the onshore ICCP system. This case study demonstrates that an ICCP-first hybrid retrofit is capable of protecting both offshore and onshore assets. The sacrificial anode cathodic protection (SACP) retrofit provided CP to remote dolphins and piles where installing bonding cables would have been impractical, given that routine scouring is expected in the area. The inspection data shows that above-ground storage tanks (ASTs), coated onshore pipelines, dock structures, both the land- and water-side bulkheads, and near-shore piles and dolphins can simultaneously meet NACE CP criteria with a properly-designed CP continuity retrofit.

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Synergistic Evaluation of Casing Materials for Cyclic-Temperature Sour Wells

Product Number: 51315-5988-SG

ISBN: 5988 2015 CP

Author: Morgan Allen

Publication Date: 2015

$20.00

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51313-02205-Understanding Mesh-Backed Coating System and Nonshielding Twenty Five Years of Success

Product Number: 51313-02205-SG

ISBN: 02205 2013 CP

Author: Richard Norsworthy

Publication Date: 2013

$20.00

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Geopolymer Lining of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Sanitary Sewer Pipes

Product Number: 51319-13177-SG

Author: Joe Royer

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

While sewer renewal technologies currently being used for the repair replacement and/or rehabilitation of deteriorating wastewater collection systems are generally effective there is still room for improvement of existing technologies and for the development of new technologies. Many utilities are seeking innovative rehabilitation technologies particularly for large-diameter pipes. However information about these emerging technologies is not always readily available. As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)’s Aging Water Infrastructure Program a field demonstration program of innovative rehabilitation technologies was initiated with the purpose of: (1) gathering reliable performance and cost data for new technologies; and (2) making the capabilities of these technologies better known to the industry. This paper describes the demonstration of an innovative spray-applied fiber-reinforced geopolymer mortar for rehabilitating a 60-in. reinforced concrete pipe approximately 25 ft deep in Houston TX. The demonstration section was 165 ft of severely deteriorated pipe that terminated at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Unique aspects of this project included: (a) the use of an innovative and emerging large-diameter structural rehabilitation technology on a severely deteriorated pipe located beneath a large open stormwater channel; (b) an independent third-party assessment of the technology; and (c) difficult flow control issues at the WWTP.

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Preliminary Investigation on Ultrasonic Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloys

Product Number: MPWT19-15298

Author: Mohamed Wahba, Miloud Souiyah

Publication Date: 2019

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High-powered ultrasonic spot welding of metals is receiving growing interest as a prominent candidate to replace resistance spot welding, particularly of aluminum alloys, due to features such as solid-state welding, low energy consumption, short welding time, and long tool life. In this method, high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations are applied to overlapping components held under normal static force. A relative motion of very short amplitude is generated between the two surfaces, which breaks the oxide films and brings fresh metal surfaces into contact, whereupon a metallurgical bond is developed. The current study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of ultrasonic spot welding of AA6061-T6 aluminum alloy. Tensile lap shear tests were performed to evaluate the strength of joints produced with different welding parameters. Furthermore, the influence of weld energy on joint attributes was characterized through microstructure examination and micro-hardness measurement. It was possible to optimize the welding parameters to obtain joints of high strength. The results revealed that the higher the weld energy, on the one hand, promoted joint strength and on the other hand, expanded the softening area in the welded components.

Nonskid Basics: A Contractors Guide for Military Applications

Product Number: 37681-POD

ISBN: 978-1-57590-493-1

Author: Johnny M. Sanchez

$135.00

NEW! The U.S. Navy nomenclature for non-slip deck coatings or rapid-cure, slip-resistant coatings systems is simply nonskid.

Nonskid coatings are a complex coating system containing aggregates which help provide a slip-resistant deck in walk areas or vehicle traffic areas and most importantly aviation decks. The requirements for this aggressive high-tech safety feature must meet the manufacturer’s specifications which gives required ranges by way of profile depth, wet film thickness, and dry film thickness minimums and maximums, allowable application ambient conditions, and also re-coat windows for any particular coating to ensure maximum coatings life longevity.

Nonskid is a heavy aggregated polyamine epoxy that cannot be applied with traditional coating application methods.

This book provides guidance to contractors from surface preparation, primers and compounds, nonskid application, inspection, and nonskid failures and repair.

2024 AMPP, color, 7 x 10, perfect bound.

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03146 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FLUOROPOLYMER COATINGS FOR OILFIELD APPLICATIONS

Product Number: 51300-03146-SG

ISBN: 03146 2003 CP

Author: Brian M. Willis

$20.00

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97221 ELECROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MIC

Product Number: 51300-97221-SG

ISBN: 97221 1997 CP

Author: D. A. Jones, B. Pitonzo, P. Castro, P. S. Amy

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Standards and Best Practice for a Protective Coatings Inspector

Product Number: 37689-POD

ISBN: 978-1-57590-497-9

$200.00

Inspection is considered as insurance for the purpose of preventing premature coating failures. This book covers many of the aspects of inspections required to assure quality coating work. it also offers multiple application examples including storage tanks, concrete floors, nonskid coatings, surface prep, inspection equipment, and more.

Standards and Best Practice for a Protective Coatings Inspector is a comprehensive guide to all the processess involved in ensuring the safety and longetivity of coatings and the assets they protect.

2024 AMPP, perfect bound, 490 pages, color

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00202 Crack Growth Rate Behavior of Ni Alloys

Product Number: 51300-00202-SG

ISBN: 00202 2000 CP

Author: Peter L. Andresen, Thomas M. Angeliu, Paul W. Emigh, Lisa M. Young and Ron M Horn

$20.00

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97185 STABILIZATION AND SENSITIZATION OF STAINLES STEELS

Product Number: 51300-97185-SG

ISBN: 97185 1997 CP

Author: J. F. Grubb, J.R. Kearns

$20.00

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RP0297-HD1997 Maintenance Painting of Electrical Substation Apparatus Including Flow Coating of Transformer Radiators

Product Number: 21081-HD1997

ISBN: 1-575-042-4

Author: NACE International

Publication Date: 1997

$179.00

This standard recommended practice is intended as a guide to preparing specifications and procedures for coating electrical substation apparatus. Historical Document 1997

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98275 ENNOBLEMENT OF STAINLESS STEEL STUDIED BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

Product Number: 51300-98275-SG

ISBN: 98275 1998 CP

Author: B. H. Olesen, R. Avci, Z. Lewandowski

$20.00

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On the applicability of welded J55 line pipe steel for underground hydrogen storage

Product Number: 51323-19131-SG

Author: Bernd Loder, Gregor Mori, Jürgen Klarner, Michael Fiedler, Thomas Willidal

Publication Date: 2023

$20.00

Corrosive environmental media may lead to a significant degradation of the mechanical properties of the materials. Individual experimental investigation and analysis concepts are available at the Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry for the evaluation of different materials under pressurized hydrogen. Hydrogen technologies will enable decarbonization.

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96591 PROBLEMS WITH INJECTION FACILITIES FOR PROCESS ADDITIVES OR WASH WATER

Product Number: 51300-96591-SG

ISBN: 96591 1996 CP

Author: Joerg Gutzeit

$20.00

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RP0402-2002 (Spanish) Sistemas de Recubrimientos de Epóxico de Fusión-Bond (FBE) Aplicados en Campo a Juntas de Soldadura Circunferencial de Ductos (Tuberías): Aplicación, Desempeño, y Control de Calidad

Product Number: 21164-SG

ISBN: 1-57590-150-1

Publication Date: 2002

$179.00

Recubrmientos de epóxico de fusión-bond (FBE) aplicados en campo a las superficies externas en las uniones con soldaduras circunferenciales de ductos (tuberías) encontrados en la industria petrolera.

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97238 A COMPARISON OF ASTM C 876 POTENTIAL CRITERIA AND LINEAR POLARIZATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS ON A 70,000 ft2 (6,503 m2) REINFORCED CONCRETE BUS RAMP

Product Number: 51300-97238-SG

ISBN: 97238 1997 CP

Author: D. L. Caudill, R. P. Gulsinger

$20.00

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Integrity Operating Window Development for Refinery Units and Implementation Through a Digital Platform

Product Number: MPWT19-15288

Author: Giulia TREVISAN RINA, Flavia CAMPANELLI RINA, Claudio CAMPANELLI RINA, Fabio MONDELLO RINA

Publication Date: 2019

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Integrity operating windows can be developed to account for any changes occurring during plant
operation that affect expected damage rate or susceptibility to damage.
A five-step methodology based on API RP 584 advice was developed for consistent identification of
integrity operating windows and subsequently applied to several plant units in different refineries.
A digital dashboard was also developed for collecting and trending all the parameters affecting each
IOW and possibly for performing advanced data analysis (which may lead to the development of
predictive models). This represents a further step towards reliable implementation of integrity
operating windows and their positioning within an asset integrity management framework.

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Comparative Performance of Natural Hybrid and Synthetic Polymers Containing Different Functional Groups as Strontium Sulfate Scale Inhibitors

Product Number: 51319-12880-SG

Author: Zahid Amjad

Publication Date: 2019

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The formation of scale deposits is a serious problem in many industrial applications including boiler cooling desalination geothermal oil and gas production. Scales typically encountered are sulfates carbonates and phosphates of barium strontium calcium and zinc. Over the years various additives have been developed to control precipitation of scale forming salts.This study is focused on the evaluation of natural hybrid and synthetic polymers containing a variety of different functional groups as inhibitors for strontium sulfate scale. Results reveal that various factors i.e. molecular weight type and amount of comonomer ionic charge of functional group hydrophobicity polymerization solvent etc. contribute to the performance of polymer as strontium sulfate scale inhibitors. Comparative performance of non-polymeric inhibitors will be presented.

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08490 Water Effects on Adhesion and Wear Resistance of Chromium Oxide Coatings

Product Number: 51300-08490-SG

ISBN: 08490 2008 CP

Author: Xiaolu Pang and Alex Volinsky

Publication Date: 2008

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