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Thermodynamic characteristics investigation of the in-situ gas pipelines welding process

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Shenzhen A+E Design Co., Ltd.

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Abstract

The major safety problem of in-service welding municipal gas pipelines is burn-through and hydrogen induced cracking. In this paper, a numerical model to analyze the thermodynamic characteristics (temperature field and allowable stress)during the welding process at different working conditions is established.. This model is then applied to a testing case: the leakage section of the Harbin-Yilan long distance transmission pipelines. In this case, the impact of working parameters during the welding process (pipe-wall casing thickness, welding energy input and velocity of the flow medium) on the temperature field and allowable stress is analyzed. The optimal working parameters to avoid burn through and hydrogen induced cracking are also derived. The testing case shows that the model developed in this paper is useful in providing technical support for online welding process, and therefore can be applied widely in practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICPTT 2013
Subtitle of host publicationTrenchless Technology - The Best Choice for Underground Pipeline Construction and Renewal, Proceedings of the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology
Pages844-854
Number of pages11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventInternational Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, ICPTT 2013 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 16 Oct 201318 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameICPTT 2013: Trenchless Technology - The Best Choice for Underground Pipeline Construction and Renewal, Proceedings of the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, ICPTT 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period16/10/1318/10/13

Keywords

  • Allowable stress
  • In-service welding
  • Pipewall thickness
  • Temperature field

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