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=
1
2
t
D
P
o
(2)
SMTS = (3)
2
31 . 0 1
1
1
1
=
Dt
L
t
d
t
d
R
s
(4)
for 85 . 0
t
d
; all lengths
Where:
Pf Predicted failure pressure for corroded pipe, lb/in
SMTS Specified minimum tensile strength, lb/in
D Nominal outside diameter, in
t Nominal wall thickness, in
d Maximum depth of a corrosion metal-loss area, in
L Maximum axial length of corrosion metal-loss area, in
7.2 Level-2 Defect Assessment
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7.2.1 The RSTRENG effective-area method shall be used for level-2
assessment.
7.2.2 The RSTRENG effective-area method is defined by a procedure of
progressive failure predictions based on the RSTRENG equation but
assuming that the equivalent depths of the incremental "defects" are
determined by the areas of the sub-sections.
7.2.3 The procedure, as schematically illustrated by Figure-4, can be described
by the following steps:
1) for a projected defect profile with the area of the profile, A, its axial
length, L, and the maximum depth, d, divide the overall defect
length, L, by n incremental sub-sections, L
i
(i=1,2,3,n and L
i
contains L
i-1
), then obtain areas of the sub-sections, A
i
(i=1,2,3,n
and A
i
contains A
i-1
);
2) calculate a predicted failure pressure using the following formulae:
{ }
fn fj f f f
P P P P P ,..., ,..., , min
2 1
= ( i =1, 2, 3, , n ) (5)
=
i
i
i
f i
M t
d
t
d
t
D
P
1
1
1
2
for 80 . 0
t
d
(6)
10000 + = SMYS (lb/in
2
) (7)
i
i
i
L
A
d = (8)
4 2
003375 . 0 6275 . 0 1
+ =
Dt
L
Dt
L
M
i i
i
for
071 . 7
Dt
L
i
(9)
2
032 . 0 3 . 3
+ =
Dt
L
M
i
i
for
071 . 7 >
Dt
L
i
(10)
Where:
P
f
Predicted failure pressure for corroded pipe, lb/in
SMYS Specified minimum yield strength, lb/in
D Nominal outside diameter, in
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t Nominal wall thickness, in
d Maximum depth of a corrosion metal-loss area, in
L Maximum axial length of corrosion metal-loss area, in
8 Pipeline Repair Decision
8.1 Estimated Repair Factor (ERF)
The estimated repair factor for a corrosion defect can be established by dividing
the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) or design pressure by the
predicted failure pressure, P
f
, for the corrosion defect, as below:
f
P
MAOP
ERF = (11)
8.2 The remedial actions of the assessed pipeline are based on the ERF values for
the defects and shall be according to Table-1 below.
Table-1: Corrosion defects remedial action
Assessment
Level
Corrosion
Type
ERF Values 1 ERF Valves < 1
Level-1 External Required repair or consider
level-2 assessment
Required coating
only to stop
corrosion.
Level-2 External Required immediate repair Required coating
only to stop
corrosion.
Level-1 Internal Required immediate repair Required periodical
corrosion
monitoring
Level-2 Internal Required immediate repair Required close
corrosion
monitoring
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8.3 Internal corrosion defects, which pass the assessment, shall be monitored on a
periodical basis. The inspection period shall be determined by the Engineering
of the Operating Organization.
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Appendix-A: Chart-1: Corroded Pipelines Defects Assessment Flowchart
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Report all single defects.
Group defects that are less than 3t
Identify critical defect(s)
and defect groups.
Calculate predicted failure pressures for all
reported single defects using the LPC-1
equation (Paragraph 7.1)
Calculate the ERF
(Paragraph 8.1)
Check defect(s) acceptance
using ERF
Are projected profiles of the critical
single defect(s) available?
Re-analyze the critical single defect(s)
as complex-shaped defect(s) using the
RSTRENG effective-area method
E
R
F
1
ERF <1
Maintain the current operating
Condition and recommend defect
monitoring actions
Recommend remedial
action
Check defect(s) acceptance
using ERF
Level-2
Level-1
Calculate the ERF (paragraph 8.1)
ERF <1
ERF 1
Assessments start
NO
Yes
Assessments completed
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Appendix-B: Schematic Illustrations for Defects Measurements and Grouping
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Figure 1. Example of reported corrosion defects
Figure 2: Project profile for metal loss
t
L
d
the projected through-wall-thickness profile of a corrosion metal-loss area
C
i
r
c
u
m
f
e
r
e
n
t
i
a
l
d
i
m
e
n
s
i
o
n
o
f
t
h
e
p
i
p
e
w
a
l
l
Longitudinal dimension of the pipe wall
3 L
1 L
d
2 3
d
t
1
d
L2
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L L
Figure 3: Defect grouping, defects that are less than 3t should be considered
as a single defect.
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a pl an vi ew of four corrosi on pi t s
proj ected def ect profi l e
(maximum width)
L (overall axi al length)
A (projected area)
t
d
subsection, i
subsection, j
Figure 4: A schematic illustration of level-2 assessment.
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