Effects of laser heat treatment on the fracture morphologies of X80 pipeline steel welded joints by stress corrosion

The surfaces of X80 pipeline steel welded joints were processed with a CO2 laser, and the effects of laser heat treatment （LHT） on H2S stress corrosion in the National Association of Corrosion Engineers （NACE） solution were analyzed by a slow strain rate test. The fracture morphologies and chemical components of corrosive products before and after LHT were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy, respectively, and the mechanism of LHT on stress corrosion cracking was discussed. Results showed that the fracture for welded joints was brittle in its original state, while it was transformed to a ductile fracture after LHT. The tendencies of hydrogen-induced corrosion were reduced, and the stress corrosion sensitivity index decreased from 35.2% to 25.3%, indicating that the stress corrosion resistance of X80 pipeline steel welded joints has been improved by LHT.

Microstructure and toughness of coarse grain heat-affected zone for Nb-microalloyed X80 pipeline steel

Based on welding thermal simulation on Nb-microaUoyed XSO pipeline stee! using Gleeble-3500 thermal simulation equipment, microstlttcture and impact toughness in coarse grain heat-affected zone （CGHAZ） under different welding parameters were investigated in this paper. The results show that high heat inputs with low preheats or low heat inputs with high preheats should be applied to achieve high impact toughness. Coarse original austenite grains may lower impact toughness. CGHAZ microstructure is mostly composed of upper bainite, granular bainite and lath bainite. The phase composition of microstructure and the quantity, size, shape of M/A constituents both have effects on impact toughness.

Numerical Study and Economy Analysis of Two Heated Crude Oil Pipelines Laid in One Ditch

In this paper,the transportation economy of two heated crude oil pipelines laid in one ditch is analyzed by taking into account the influence of operating temperature,interval between two pipelines,and distance between two heating stations on the heating energy consumption.To analyze the transportation economy,the two heated crude oil pipelines laid in one ditch are simulated under four operating conditions based on an unstructured finite volume method.Compared with laying two crude oil pipelines separately in two ditches,the results attest notably higher soil temperature,meaning reduced heat dissipation of each pipeline by laying two pipelines in one ditch.It is inferred that for the same desired oil temperature at the inlet of the next heating station,laying two pipelines in one ditch requires lower oil temperature at the outlet of heating station,indicating decreased energy cost at the heating station and improved transportation economy.Then economy analysis of four configurations of laying two pipelines in one ditch is performed.By comparing the results of four conditions,the interval between two pipelines of 1.2 m is found to save the energy most efficiently,which is as large as 26.6%compared with that of laying two pipelines in two separate ditches.In addition,narrowing the pipeline interval and extending the distance between heating stations is beneficial to save heating energy.This study is expected to provide valuable guidance for operation optimization of heated crude oil pipelines.

A Mathematical Model of Heat Transfer in Problems of Pipeline Plugging Agent Freezing Induced by Liquid Nitrogen

A mathematical model for one-dimensional heat transfer in pipelines undergoing freezing induced by liquid nitrogen is elaborated.The basic premise of this technology is that the content within a pipeline is frozen to form a plug or two plugs at a position upstream and downstream from a location where work a modification or a repair must be executed.Based on the variable separation method,the present model aims to solve the related coupled heat conduction and moving-boundary phase change problem.An experiment with a 219 mm long pipe,where water was taken as the plugging agent,is presented to demonstrate the relevance and reliability of the proposed model(results show that the error is within 18%).Thereafter,the model is applied to predict the cooling and freezing process of pipelines with different inner diameters at different liquid nitrogen refrigeration temperatures when water is used as the plugging agent.

Study on local embrittlement of welding heat-affected zone in XSO pipeline steels

The relationship between the microstructure and toughness of welding heat-affected zone in XSO grade pipeline steels is studied. It is found that the intercritical reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone （ICCGHAZ） of experimental steels has the lowest toughness values when the secondary peak temperature is at intercritical （ α ＋ γ ） region during multi-pass welding. The local embrittlement is mainly attributed to the morphology, amount and size of M-A constituent. It is also found that the microstructural inhabitanee at ICCGHAZ has a deleterious effect on the toughness. On the basis of above experimental results, it is suggested that the local embrittlement should be prevented by using pre-heating thermal cycle which could eliminate the microstructural inhabitance and using post-heating thermal cycle which could improve the morphology, amount and size of MA constituent.

Influence of the secondary welding thermal cycle on the microstructure and property of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an X100 pipeline steel

The influence of the secondary thermal cycle on the microstructure of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an XIO0 pipeline steel was investigated by means of a thermal simulation technique and microscopic analysis method. The property of coarse grain heat-affected zone was characterized by Charpy V-Notch impact properties testing. The results indicated that the experimental steel exhibited local brittleness of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone when the peak tempera- ture of secondary thermal cycle was in the range of two phases region （ ~ and 3/）. There were two main reasons for the local brittleness. The first was that the microstructures of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone were not fined although partial grain recrystallization occurred. The second was that M-A islands, which had the higher content, larger size and higher hardness, existed in intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone.

Effects of welding wire composition and welding process on the weld metal toughness of submerged arc welded pipeline steel

The effects of alloying elements in welding wires and submerged arc welding process on the microstructures and low-temperature impact toughness of weld metals have been investigated. The results indicate that the optimal contents of alloying elements in welding wires can improve the low-temperature impact toughness of weld metals because the proeutectoid ferrite and bainite formations can be suppressed, and the fraction of acicular ferrite increases. However, the contents of alloying elements need to vary along with the welding heat input. With the increase in welding heat input, the contents of alloying elements in welding wires need to be increased accordingly. The microstructures mainly consisting of acicular ferrite can be obtained in weld metals after four-wire submerged arc welding using the wires with a low carbon content and appropriate contents of Mn, Mo, Ti-B, Cu, Ni, and RE, resulting in the high low-temperature impact toughness of weld metals.

Thermal influence of ponding and buried warm-oil pipelines on permafrost: a case study of the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline

Buried pipelines are widely used for transporting oil in remote cold regions. However, the warm oil can induce considerable thermal influence on the surrounding frozen soils and result in severe maintenance problems. This paper presents a case study of the thermal influence of ponding and buried warm-oil pipelines on permafrost along the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline(CRCOP) in Northeast China. Since its operation in 2011, the operation of the warm-oil pipelines has led to rapid warming and thawing of the surrounding permafrost and development of sizable ponding along the pipeline route,which, in return, exacerbates the permafrost degradation. A field study was conducted along a 400-km long segment of the CRCOP in permafrost regions of Northeast China to collect the location and size information of ponding. A two-dimensional heat transfer model coupled with phase change was established to analyze the thermal influence of ponding and the operation of warm-oil pipelines on the surrounding permafrost. In-situ measured ground temperatures from a monitoring site were obtained to validate the numerical model. The simulation results show that ponding accelerates the development of the thaw bulb around the pipeline. The maximum thaw depth below the pipeline increases from 4 m for the case without ponding to 9 m for the case with ponding after 50 years of operation, and ponding directly above the pipe induces the maximum thaw depth. Engineering measures should be adopted to control the size or even eliminate surface water-rich ponding for the long-term performance of buried warm-oil pipelines.

Influence of cooling conditions on X70 pipeline steel in-service welding HAZ

The chamber device was designed and set up to simulate the in-service welding. The results show ： the t8/5 , t8/3 and inner wall peak temperature Tp decrease with the cooling rate increases. The welding energy is carried off by flowing medium, the cooling rate increases, and many unbalanced microstructures such as granular bainite, martensite and M-A generate ; it worsens the properties of HAZ. Under air-cooling, the cooling rate is slow, the austenite grain grows obviously, the lath ferrite crosses the whole austenite, and it causes the hardness value is also big. The change of HAZ width is not obvious with the increase of cooling rate; and burn-through is not susceptible to the cooling rate. The quench microstructures increase and the hydrogen does not outflow from the HAZ easily when increase the cooling rate, so the susceptibility of hydrogen cracking increases.

Flow Assurance in Subsea Pipeline Design for Transportation of Petroleum Products

Transportation of petroleum products through pipeline presents considerable risks including wax formation and deposition as a result of heat loss of fluids, which is harmful to the flow due to the reduced inner diameter or totally blocked pipelines in extreme cases. The production interruption due to blocked pipelines can cause colossal financial loss. Therefore, in order to diminish those adverse effects, it is critical that pipeline design for flow assurance should be considered. Flow assurance is a relatively new field in oil and gas industry, it means that the flow of hydrocarbon stream from one point to another must be ensured successfully and economically. Although flow assurance is extremely diverse, encompassing many discrete and specialized subjects and bridging across the full gamut of engineering disciplines, our work concentrated principally on the study of wax deposit in the pipelines. The main purpose of this paper is to focus on the aspect of material in pipeline design and the selection of thermal insulation coatings. Furthermore, operating parameters such as pressure, temperature and flowrate will be examined to achieve optimum results. For the case study in this paper, the pipeline connecting Ca NguVang Oilfield’s Wellhead Platform (WHP) to the Central Processing Platform of Bach Ho Oilfield (CPP-3) in Vietnam will be studied. Hence, this work covers several aspects, namely the theoretical study, the modeling using Excel as well as using specialized software OLGA, and finally the application for a real case in the petroleum industry in Vietnam.

Numerical Feasibility Study of Electric Heating Strategies for Subsea Tie-In Flowlines Using a 1-D Mechanistic Multiphase Flow Simulator

This paper reports the outcome of a study investigating four electrical heat-tracing strategies that can be employed to avoid wax deposition in subsea flowlines transporting untreated crude oil from subsea wells to a host installation. The strategies, described in the paper, are distinct by the configuration of deploying the heat tracing along the pipe and by the activation schedule (continuous or alternating heating cycles). The study demonstrates quantitatively that the electrical power required for maintaining wax-free flow depends strongly on the employed strategy. The complex thermo-hydraulic flow was modeled using a commercial Dynamic Multiphase Flow Simulator with wax deposition option and thermal insulation as an input parameter. In conclusion, the paper ranks the strategies according to their computed energy efficiency, thus providing quantitative benchmarks for preliminary wax control assessment.

Microstructure evolution and corrosion resistance in simulated CGHAZ of X80 high-deformability pipeline steel

In this study, the microstructure evolution and corrosion resistance in O. 5 M Na2CO3 - 1 M NaHCO3 solution of X80 high-deformability （ X8OHD ） pipeline steel coarse-grained heat-affected zone （CGHAZ） with several heat input levels were investigated. It is shown that the microstructure of CGHAZ changes from bainite ferrite to granular bainite as the heat input increasing. In addition, the corrosion resistance and the stability of passive film of base material are better than those of CGHAZ with several heat input levels. Too small or too big heat input is inadvisable and better corrosion resistance of CGHAZ is attained when heat input is 30 kJ/cm.

An Analysis of the Influence of Protective Films on the Inner Surfaces of CCPP Headers and Steam Pipelines on Their Thermal Stress State

At present, the main attention of researchers is paid to the deterioration of heat transfer when heating the outer surface of the pipe with the liquid or steam, flowing inside it, in the presence of films or deposits on its inner surface. However, when pipe is heating by heat carrier medium, flowing inside it, film on the inner pipe surface serve a dual protective function, protecting the pipe from corrosion and reducing its thermal stress. The article represents the results of the computational analysis of protective films influence on the thermal stressed state of headers and steam pipelines of combined-cycle power plants (CCPP) heat-recovery steam generators at different transient operating conditions particularly at startups from different initial temperature states and thermal shock. It is shown that protective films have a significant influence on the stresses magnitude and damage accumulation mainly for great temperature disturbances (for thermal shock). Calculations were carried out at various thicknesses of films and assuming that their thermal conductivity less than thermal conductivity of the steam pipelines metal.

声波法在直埋供热管道泄漏检测中的工程应用

利用声波法对城市内2段直埋供热管道的泄漏情况进行非开挖式工程实测,分析了不同工程条件下的泄漏声波信号特征,并采用傅里叶滤波进行声波振动信号的降噪处理。研究表明,傅里叶滤波可有效提升泄漏定位精度,实测漏点定位误差小于2%,基于傅里叶滤波降噪的声波法直埋供热管道泄漏检测技术具有较好的工程应用价值。

钻井平台地面管道内钻井液传热特性研究

明确地面钻井管道内钻井液的传热特性对钻井平台冬防保温具有现实意义。然而现有研究中大多数集中于传统管道如供热管道保温结构的研究,无法有效指导钻井管道的保温设计。利用C++编写地面管道内钻井液传热特性计算程序,研究了无保温管道、保温管道和电伴热管道内钻井液的温度分布规律。结果表明:停机时间小于2.2 h时,地面管道不需铺设保温材料;停机时间小于11.23 h时,地面管道铺设0.01 m的玻璃棉即可满足实际要求;随着停机时间的持续增加,地面管道需铺设电伴热以维持管内钻井液温度,对于单侧铺设电伴热带,加热时间60 min时出口截面钻井液的平均温度可到22.50℃。研究结果对钻井现场地面管道的保温结构设计具有重要参考价值。

跨越平行三通热应力分析及设计优化

为了保证集中供热埋地三通管道的运行安全,提出跨越平行三通的设计方案,提高了供热三通管道吸收热应力的能力,并且能够连续稳定运行。利用CAESAR II应力分析软件,模拟了跨越平行三通在运行工况时的工作状态,通过分析管道内压、壁厚、温升、弯头弯曲半径以及短臂L_(2)的长度对三通应力的影响,提出了对三通结构参数的优化。结果表明,跨越平行三通具有补偿量大、管道强度高、不占用地下空间、工程造价低等特点。

基于能量分析重构VMD分量的直埋供热管道泄漏定位研究

为提高声波法在复杂噪声环境下进行直埋供热管道泄漏定位的准确性,本文提出了基于能量分析重构有效模态分量的供热管道泄漏定位方法,即采用变分模态分解(VMD)将检测信号自适应地分解为一组本征模态函数(IMF),识别、提取有泄漏特征的有效模态分量,并通过能量占比分析完成信号加权重构。泄漏实验和工程实测表明:常规VMD泄漏定位方法与本文方法的平均定位偏差分别为1.57、0.51 m,相对定位偏差分别为8.42%、2.75%,采用本文方法定位准确性提高67.34%;工程实测中,常规VMD方法未能发现管道泄漏位置,本文方法确定的泄漏位置定位偏差为1.78 m;本文方法可抑制有效模态分量中的残余噪声,降低噪声成分对泄漏定位的影响,提高复杂噪声环境下供热管道泄漏定位精度。

废硫酸再生装置导热盐管线开裂原因分析及修复方法

熔盐具有良好的热稳定性和较高的热传导系数,在废硫酸再生装置中用作高温热载体。某废硫酸再生装置熔盐系统运行期间,搭载熔盐介质的导热盐夹套管线多次发生泄漏,影响装置正常运行。对导热盐管线泄漏区域管道裂纹进行了理化检验检测,制定了以更换管道材质及改进伴热方式为主要内容的修复方案。方案实施后效果良好,用相同方法完成了剩余导热盐管线的优化改进,有效保障了导热盐管线的安全稳定运行。

直埋热水供热管道泄漏定位检测实验研究

选用傅里叶滤波法和小波阈值法进行了管道泄漏信号降噪和泄漏定位的对比研究。在DN300管路的实验直埋热水供热系统上进行了泄漏检测实验,采用小管径支管和调节阀模拟泄漏点、加速度传感器测量声波振动信号,依次选用2种滤波方法对直埋热水供热管道泄漏的声波振动信号进行数据降噪处理,讨论了泄漏信号降噪前后的信号频域特征和定位精度。在北京市某小区直埋供热管道进行了声波降噪泄漏检测工程验证,定位偏差不超过1.0 m。研究表明,傅里叶滤波法和小波阈值法对直埋热水供热管道泄漏定位的声波振动信号降噪处理效果显著,小波阈值法保持了全频段的信号特征,可获得更高的定位精度。

原油管道顺序输送节能运行优化技术研究

为实现输油计划一定前提下原油管道顺序输送的运行优化,在离散时间表达式的基础上,建立了沿程外输泵电费和加热炉燃料费最低的目标函数,考虑不同时间步下的泵站特性约束、管道压力约束、流量约束和温度约束等,对于重要节点的时间步采用动态规划算法求解,对于其余常规时间步采用自适应遗传算法求解,结合实例进行算法验证和分析。结果表明,优化后,各站在不同时间步的开泵数量均降低,且有备用;部分站在部分时间步可以停运加热炉,实现热力越站;与原运行方案相比,月节约耗电量439.2×10^(4)kWh,月节约耗油量1605.6 t,月节约运行费用871.2万元,求解时间仅为0.21 h,满足计算精度和计算效率的要求。