Finite Element Analysis of Complex Corrosion Defects

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duane S. Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Internal Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Defect ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Defect Assessment ◽  
Corrosion Defects

Aging gas and oil transmission pipeline infrastructure has led to the need for improved integrity assessment. Presently, external and internal corrosion defects are the leading cause of pipeline failure in Canada, and in many other countries around the world. The currently accepted defect assessment procedures have been shown to be conservative, with the degree of conservatism varying with the defect dimensions. To address this issue, a multi-level corrosion defect assessment procedure has been proposed. The assessment levels are organized in terms of increasing complexity; with three-dimensional elastic-plastic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) proposed as the highest level of assessment. This method requires the true stress-strain curve of the material, as determined from uniaxial tensile tests, and the corrosion defect geometry to assess the burst pressure of corrosion defects. The use of non-linear FEA to predict the failure pressure of real corrosion defects has been investigated using the results from 25 burst tests on pipe sections removed from service due to the presence of corrosion defects. It has been found that elastic-plastic FEA provides an accurate prediction of the burst pressure and failure location of complex-shaped corrosion defects. Although this approach requires detailed information regarding the corrosion geometry, it is appropriate for cases where an accurate burst pressure prediction is necessary.

The Evaluation of Failure Pressure for Corrosion Defects Within Girth or Seam Weld in Transmission Pipelines

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-pyo Kim ◽  
Woo-sik Kim ◽  
Young-kwang Lee ◽  
Kyu-hwan Oh
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Limit Load ◽  
The Body ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Burst Test ◽  
Corrosion Defect ◽  
Seam Weld ◽  
Failure Assessment ◽  
Corrosion Defects

The failure assessment for corroded pipeline has been considered with the burst test and the finite element analysis. The burst tests were conducted on 762mm diameter, 17.5mm wall thickness and API 5L X65 pipe that contained specially manufactured rectangular corrosion defect. The failure pressures for corroded pipeline have been measured by burst testing and classified with respect to corrosion sizes and corroded regions — the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of pipe. Finite element analysis was carried out to derive failure criteria of corrosion defect within the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of the pipe. A series of finite element analyses were performed to obtain a limit load solution for corrosion defects on the basis of burst test. As a result, the criteria for failure assessment of corrosion defect within the body, the girth weld and the seam weld of API 5L X65 gas pipeline were proposed.

Development of a Closed-Form Expression for the Assessment of the Integrity of Internally Corroded Pipelines

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fahed ◽  
I. Barsoum
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Closed Form Expression ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Form Expression ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Internal Corrosion

Carbon steel pipelines are renowned for their long-term resistance to the hydrostatic pressure of the transported fluid. Nevertheless, failure of carbon steel pipes can be catastrophic if not predicted or mitigated properly. One of the most common failure causes in carbon steel pipelines is corrosion of the pipeline inner and outer surfaces. The corrosion on pipeline walls will eventually lead to severe loss of material to a point which will cause complete loss of pipeline integrity. The study will assess the burst pressure of predefined internal corrosion-defected carbon steel pipelines through finite element analysis. The mechanical response of the host carbon steel pipeline is empirically estimated. A set of corrosion defect geometrical sizes, such as depth width and length to be considered is carefully developed. Accordingly, a parametric study considering the developed set of defect geometrical parameters, as well as the mechanical response of the pipe material, is conducted. The parametric study is performed through finite element analysis to investigate the influence of the highlighted parameters to the overall burst pressure of the pipe. Based on the results from parametric study of corrosion-defected carbon steel pipelines, the Buckingham π-theorem modelling approach is used to derive an analytical closed-form expression to predict the burst pressure of defected pipes containing internal corrosion defects of an arbitrary size.

Finite Element Analysis of Burst Pressure for Pipelines With Long Corrosion Defects

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian-Kui Zhu ◽  
Brian N. Leis
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Equivalent Stress ◽  
Theoretical Solution ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Integrity Assessment ◽  
Corrosion Defects ◽  
Von Mises

Plastic collapse analysis and remaining burst strength determination are critical to a corroded pipeline in its fitness-for-service analysis and integrity assessment. For very long corrosion defects, the present authors proposed a theoretical solution for predicting the burst pressure of corroded pipe in terms of a newly developed average shear stress yield theory, and validated it using full-scale burst data for long real corrosion defects. This paper then presents a finite element analysis (FEA) procedure to determine the remaining burst pressure for a very long blunt defect. A burst failure criterion that is referred to as von Mises equivalent stress criterion is proposed first in reference to the von Mises theory. Detailed elastic-plastic FEA calculations are performed using ABAQUS for a series of corroded pipes with infinitely long defects in different widths. From the FEA results and using the proposed failure criterion, the numerical results of burst pressure are determined for the long defects. The results show that using the proposed failure criterion, the FEA simulation can accurately determine the burst pressure for corroded pipes with long defects that is consistent with the theoretical solution. The conventional assessment methods including ASME B31G, RSTRENG, PCORRC and LPC are also evaluated and discussed in comparison with the proposed theoretical solution of burst pressure for long corrosion defects.

scholarly journals Elastic-Plastic Failure Analysis of Pressure Burst Tests of Thin Toroidal Shells

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Jones ◽  
J. E. Holliday ◽  
L. D. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Structural Instability ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Bursting Pressure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Toroidal Shells ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper provides a comparison between test and analysis results for bursting of thin toroidal shells. Testing was done by pressurizing two toroidal shells until failure by bursting. An analytical criterion for bursting is developed based on good agreement between structural instability predicted by large strain-large displacement elastic-plastic finite element analysis and observed burst pressure obtained from test. The failures were characterized by loss of local stability of the membrane section of the shells consistent with the predictions from the finite element analysis. Good agreement between measured and predicted burst pressure suggests that incipient structural instability as calculated by an elastic-plastic finite element analysis is a reasonable way to calculate the bursting pressure of thin membrane structures.

Burst Pressure of Pressurized Cylinders With Hillside Nozzle

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Wang ◽  
Z. F. Sang ◽  
L. P. Xue ◽  
G. E. O. Widera
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Test Models ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Failure Location ◽  
Dimensional Instability ◽  
Good Agreement

The burst pressure of cylinders with hillside nozzle is determined using both experimental and finite element analysis (FEA) approaches. Three full-scale test models with different angles of the hillside nozzle were designed and fabricated specifically for a hydrostatic test in which the cylinders were pressurized with water. 3D static nonlinear finite element simulations of the experimental models were performed to obtain the burst pressures. The burst pressure is defined as the internal pressure for which the structure approaches dimensional instability, i.e., unbounded strain for a small increment in pressure. Good agreement between the predicted and measured burst pressures shows that elastic-plastic finite element analysis is a viable option to estimate the burst pressure of the cylinders with hillside nozzles. The preliminary results also suggest that the failure location is near the longitudinal plane of the cylinder-nozzle intersection and that the burst pressure increases slightly with an increment in the angle of the hillside nozzle.

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