Using a Combination of Condition Based Asset Management Techniques to Manage a Water Transmission System

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Transmission System Health Management Technique

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.86.487 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 86 ◽

pp. 487-491

Author(s):

Xian Xin Cai ◽

Xiao Jun Guo ◽

Hai Yue Long

Keyword(s):

Health Management ◽

Transmission System ◽

Management Technique ◽

System Framework ◽

Damage Prediction ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Improvement Scheme ◽

Helicopter Transmission

Health management techniques used by a helicopter transmission system, THM, are presented in this paper, including outline of the system, framework of the system and the procedures of the damage prediction. The improvement scheme of the system is proposed and investigated. THM has been tested in a process of a helicopter flying test, which indicates that techniques used here are effective.

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Advances in Asset Management Techniques: An Overview of Corrosion Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies for Oil and Gas Pipelines

ISRN Corrosion ◽

10.5402/2012/570143 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Chinedu I. Ossai

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Asset Management ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Operation Time ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Gas Production ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Maintenance Cost ◽

Oil And Gas Production ◽

Management Techniques

Effective management of assets in the oil and gas industry is vital in ensuring equipment availability, increased output, reduced maintenance cost, and minimal nonproductive time (NPT). Due to the high cost of assets used in oil and gas production, there is a need to enhance performance through good assets management techniques. This involves the minimization of NPT which accounts for about 20–30% of operation time needed from exploration to production. Corrosion contributes to about 25% of failures experienced in oil and gas production industry, while more than 50% of this failure is associated with sweet and sour corrosions in pipelines. This major risk in oil and gas production requires the understanding of the failure mechanism and procedures for assessment and control. For reduced pipeline failure and enhanced life cycle, corrosion experts should understand the mechanisms of corrosion, the risk assessment criteria, and mitigation strategies. This paper explores existing research in pipeline corrosion, in order to show the mechanisms, the risk assessment methodologies, and the framework for mitigation. The paper shows that corrosion in pipelines is combated at all stages of oil and gas production by incorporating field data information from previous fields into the new field’s development process.

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Strategic Sustainable Management for Water Transmission System: A SWOT-QSPM Analysis

Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum ◽

10.22146/jcef.30234 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 29

Author(s):

Ni Made Sumiarsih ◽

Djoko Legono ◽

Robert J. Kodoatie

Keyword(s):

Swot Analysis ◽

Transmission System ◽

System Component ◽

Strategy Analysis ◽

Water Losses ◽

Drain Pipe ◽

Comprehensive Strategy ◽

Central Java ◽

Design Discharge ◽

Water Transmission

In general, the problem of a water resources infrastructure, especially the raw water transmission system, is that the actual discharge is not in accordance with design discharge because of water losses along the transmission system.To restore the capacity to the design discharge, a comprehensive strategy is required. Various strategy methods have been developed especially the strategy of managing a system. This paper discusses how to analyze the comprehensive strategy with system component approach for water transmission system. The research used Klambu-Kudu Water Transmission System in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia as a case study. Strategy analysis of Klambu-Kudu Water Transmission System utilized the modified Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threats (SWOT) with Likert scale and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) method. SWOT analysis is was carried out to obtain a comprehensive strategy on each component of the water transmission system (intake, mud pouch, siphon, gutter, bridge, culvert, regulator doors, suppletion, drain pipe, and / or excavation), while the QSPM method is required to analyze the strategic priorities of component of Klambu Kudu Water Transmission System. Key factors of water transmission system performance were obtained from the discussion of experts, the management of Klambu Kudu Water Transmission System and the community. The results are a priority of strategies which are dominated by the opportunity factors to solve the problem of weakness (operation and maintenance, sedimentation, damage) and threats (water theft, destruction of buildings, flood) as well as maximizing the strengths (condition of the component, function, accessibility).

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