Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines
One of the main reasons for oil-field pipeline failure is groove corrosion. The residual life of such pipelines is estimated based on defectoscopy corrosion rate—a ratio of the formed «groove» depth to the pipeline operation start time. In this case, it is supposed that, in the future, the «groove»...
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description | One of the main reasons for oil-field pipeline failure is groove corrosion. The residual life of such pipelines is estimated based on defectoscopy corrosion rate—a ratio of the formed «groove» depth to the pipeline operation start time. In this case, it is supposed that, in the future, the «groove» will deepen at the same rate for the remaining period of the pipe’s operation. However, sometimes, oil-field pipeline operation experience shows that the remaining time of safe operation is much less than the calculated one. In this article, such a discrepancy is explained via the acceleration of the groove corrosion rate in the process of «groove» deepening due to the increasing level of mechanical stresses in the surrounding metal, which intensifies the corrosion process as a result of the mechanochemical effect. Based on a literature analysis and calculated data, the kinetic equation of the groove corrosion rate for an oil-field pipeline is proposed, which accounts for the acceleration of the process rate as the pipeline is operated and allows the more accurate estimation of its remaining service life. |
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spelling | doaj.art-ba8398da7d7b47348f7b4ac7c3ad3d5c2023-11-19T16:21:41ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-10-011620706710.3390/en16207067Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field PipelinesGrigory Popov0Victor Bolobov1Ilia Zhuikov2Vladimir Zlotin3Department of Materials Science and Technology of Art Products, St. Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, 199106 St. Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Materials Science and Technology of Art Products, St. Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, 199106 St. Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Materials Science and Technology of Art Products, St. Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, 199106 St. Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Materials Science and Technology of Art Products, St. Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, 199106 St. Petersburg, RussiaOne of the main reasons for oil-field pipeline failure is groove corrosion. The residual life of such pipelines is estimated based on defectoscopy corrosion rate—a ratio of the formed «groove» depth to the pipeline operation start time. In this case, it is supposed that, in the future, the «groove» will deepen at the same rate for the remaining period of the pipe’s operation. However, sometimes, oil-field pipeline operation experience shows that the remaining time of safe operation is much less than the calculated one. In this article, such a discrepancy is explained via the acceleration of the groove corrosion rate in the process of «groove» deepening due to the increasing level of mechanical stresses in the surrounding metal, which intensifies the corrosion process as a result of the mechanochemical effect. Based on a literature analysis and calculated data, the kinetic equation of the groove corrosion rate for an oil-field pipeline is proposed, which accounts for the acceleration of the process rate as the pipeline is operated and allows the more accurate estimation of its remaining service life.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/20/7067oil-field pipelinesgroove corrosionmechanochemical effectkinetic equationresidual life |
spellingShingle | Grigory Popov Victor Bolobov Ilia Zhuikov Vladimir Zlotin Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines Energies oil-field pipelines groove corrosion mechanochemical effect kinetic equation residual life |
title | Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines |
title_full | Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines |
title_fullStr | Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines |
title_full_unstemmed | Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines |
title_short | Development of the Kinetic Equation of the Groove Corrosion Process for Predicting the Residual Life of Oil-Field Pipelines |
title_sort | development of the kinetic equation of the groove corrosion process for predicting the residual life of oil field pipelines |
topic | oil-field pipelines groove corrosion mechanochemical effect kinetic equation residual life |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/20/7067 |
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