Newsletter - March 2015
Update From The CEO Inside this issue:
APGA Rename
2
CPTC Visit
3
Student visit to
APA Pipeline
4
Researcher visit to
SEAGas Pipeline
5
PRCI Update
6
Researcher Profile
7
Research Update
8
Full Project List
11
Upcoming Events
13
If there is
anything
you
would like to
comment on or
you would like
to offer
assistance,
please get in
touch with me,
Valerie Linton.
Charles Rottier (the Energy Pipelines
CRC Board Chairman) and I have
continued visiting APGA RSC members
through March and we now have visited
or spoken to almost all members. We
still have our Sydney visits, plus a few
in Melbourne and Brisbane, to
complete our rounds, so don’t feel left
out if we’ve not got to you yet.
We’ve been really pleased with the
level of engagement and interest from
the APGA RSC members. We picked
up quite a few new project ideas and
were encouraged by the levels of
support offered into those projects.
The APGA RSC now have six major
construction company members and I
will be setting up a constructors user
group to help focus ideas in this space.
This user group will complement the
offshore and plastic/composite pipe
user groups established last year and
which have really driven research in
these areas.
Charles and I also attended the APGA
launch in Canberra on the 18 March.
This was a great event, promoting the
change of name and expanded focus of
the Australian Pipelines and Gas
Association. They were well supported
with
two
Ministers
and
one
Parliamentary Secretary unveiling the
new logo!
We also had a visit from Richard
Wayken, of the Canadian Pipeline
Technology Collaboration (CPTC) in
the first week of March. We gave
Richard the full Energy Pipelines CRC
experience, meeting our Board, visiting
researchers and attending an APGA
RSC meeting. Richard has been very
impressed by our organisation and
hopes to use it as a model of the
establishment of the CPTC.
We also hosted a visit from Bill Bruce of
DNV GL. Bill met with Paul Grace
(Zinfra) and I to discuss progress on a
Joint Industry Project (JIP) Bill is
running on hot tapping. It is Bill’s
intention that the results of the JIP be
published once the work is completed
and they promise to be very interesting
and useful.
The Government is nearing the end of
its Miles Review of the CRC Program. It
is my understanding that the report is
either with Minister Macfarlane or is on
its way to him. Either way, we expect to
hear an announcement on the CRC
Program in the not too distant future.
You can read more information inside
on seven new projects approved at the
4 March Board meeting. Eight new
project proposals are currently out for
review with the members of the APGA
RSC committee. I encourage you to
review and vote on these. They cover a
wide range of topics.
I have been completing the final
paperwork around the ten papers we
are submitted to the APGA/EPRG/
PRCI Joint Technical Meeting to be
held in Paris in May. They present a
diverse and interesting selection of new
research, much of it not previously
reported. I think our researchers will do
Australian based pipeline research
proud when they present the papers.
The papers will be available for
download from the members’ area of
the website in April.
Regards,
Valerie
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Strengthening a Focus on Gas Policy:
A New Name for the Australian Pipeline Industry
Association
The key industry participant of the Energy Pipelines CRC, the Australian Pipeline
Industry Association, has recently changed its name to the Australian Pipelines and
Gas Association (APGA). Under its new name, APGA will continue to contribute to
gas policy development while also highlighting the value of natural gas to the
economy.
In a statement released on the 18th March 2015, APGA Chief Executive, Cheryl
Cartwright, said, ‘a strong gas sector means a strong gas transmission sector’ and
noted that as a representative of gas transportation, APGA had been described as
having a unique insight into the whole national gas market.
The Energy Pipelines CRC CEO Valerie Linton said that she was looking forward to
continuing the close relationship the Energy Pipelines CRC has with the APGA RSC.
The APGA RSC members provide invaluable industry support to the CRC’s major
research programs. The broadened scope of focus of APGA combined with the
expansion of Energy Pipelines CRC research activities into new areas such as
offshore pipelines and plastics pipelines will provide new opportunities for research in
the years to come.
Energy Pipelines CRC CEO Valerie Linton, The Hon. Ian Macfarlane and APGA CE Cheryl
Cartwright at the launch of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association.
From the APGA CE
APGA has called on governments, in their reviews of the gas market, to also
review gas supply. The pipeline industry has been active and proactive in working
with government to introduce measures to improve efficiency and transparency of
the Australian gas market. The Short Term Trading Markets in Adelaide, Sydney
and Brisbane are operating, as is the Declared Wholesale Gas Market in Victoria,
providing a balancing mechanism for retail gas. The Bulletin Board provides
information about gas flows and pipeline companies have introduced capacity
trading facilities. "It's now time for government to focus on what policy changes will
assist gas supply and encourage producers to provide gas into the domestic
system," APGA Chief Executive Cheryl Cartwright said.
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Visit by Canadian Pipeline Technology
Collaborative
The Energy Pipelines CRC team recently hosted Mr Richard Wayken, CEO of the
Canadian Pipeline Technology Collaborative (CPTC).
The goal of Richard’s visit was to investigate effective ways of enhancing
collaboration between government, research and industry with the hope of translating
this for use in pipeline research and development in Canada. He is investigating the
strengths of the Energy Pipelines CRC model as a means to do this. Richard has
met with board members, researchers and management staff to see ways in which
the CRC model can be implemented or modified for use in the CPTC.
Richard Wayken is the
CEO of the Canadian
Pipeline Technology
Collaborative.
Richard also spent time meeting with the APGA RSC where he got to see the strong
level of industry support and input into the Energy Pipelines CRC’s research
programs.
Richard Wayken
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Deakin Student on the Moomba to Sydney Gas
Pipeline
Opportunities for Energy Pipelines CRC researchers are valuable for all
involved. They allow for interactions and the establishment of relationships
between researchers and industry to enhance collaboration. Deakin
University student Ying Huo recently participated in one of these
opportunities.
Ying was attached to the APA’s 1299 km Moomba to Sydney natural gas pipeline
(MSP) maintenance program from 4th to 25th November 2014. Built in 1976, the coal
tar coated X65 steel 864 mm diameter pipeline is currently under maintenance.
Ying participated in the program as a member of the inspection team.
Deakin University Student
Ying Huo recently
participated in inspection
activities on the Moomba
Sydney pipeline.
Ying learnt a lot from this experience and became a pipeliner in his mind and body
(see photo below). In a message sent to his colleagues, Ying described his
experience in the Australian outback;
I am in the desert now, hoho! The working site at the moment is near Tibooburra …
My job involves maintenance work in a 6 member team to assess pipeline
conditions using magnetic particle and ultrasonic methods, and then decide
whether petrosleeves are needed or not for the pipeline’s maintenance.’
Special thanks are due to Michael Brown, Alan Bryson and other APA Group
colleagues for facilitating Ying’s secondment program.
A very tired Ying Huo on site in the Australian Outback
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NFPCA team visits SEAGas Pipeline
On the 27th February 2015, a team of Deakin University researchers, working with
the Energy Pipelines CRC, Mike Tan, Davi Abreu, Fari Mahdavi and Shyama
Ranade visited the SEAGas pipeline maintenance program at Mortlake.
This involved the HBE field joint coating inspection, and then levering off any disbonded coating prior to abrasive grit blasting.
The visit was a beneficial experience to all researchers who are working on pipeline
coating research projects at the National Facility for Pipeline Coatings Assessment.
Special thanks go to Col Symonds (Pipeline Integrity Specialist / Project Manager
SEAGas), Tiffany Ware (Origin Project Manager) and Jamie Storer (APA Group
Permit Issuing Officer) and other colleagues on the pipeline maintenance site.
Researchers from Deakin
University recently visited
the SEAGas pipeline
maintenance program in
Mortlake.
Left to Right: Shyama Ranade, Davi Abreu, Mike Tan and Fari Mahdavi
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Update on the
Pipeline Research Council International
The Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) is a member of a tripartite
agreement which also includes the European Pipeline Research Group and the
Australian Pipelines and Gas Association. A new edition of its newsletter
Throughput will be available next month. In the meantime, an update on its
activities can be found below.
Upcoming Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research:
The Pipeline Research
Council International
(PRCI) is a member of a
tripartite agreement which
also includes the
European Pipeline
Research Group and the
Australian Pipelines and
Gas Association.
The PRCI will be part of the upcoming Joint Technical Meeting on pipeline research
which also includes the European Pipeline Research Group, the Australian Pipelines
and Gas Association and the Energy Pipelines CRC. The event will be held in Paris,
France from the 3rd - 8th May 2015.
Project Updates:
PRCI is nearing completion on a number of projects including;
CRA weld overlay pipes for subsea application.
Research has been completed on this project to examine the key issues in the
manufacture and testing of full length weld overlay pipe. The research also included
fatigue performance of this pipe with different surface conditions through full scale
resonance fatigue testing. The objectives were to determine the effect of pipe length
on manufacturability, consider NDE alternatives for CRA pipe and evaluate fatigue
performance.
Mechanical seal auxiliary system guideline.
The objective of this project was to provide an additional resource for the selection,
maintenance, and operation of seal auxiliary systems. This project collected input
from end-users surveys on current practices relating to seal auxiliary systems, on
interviews with seal vendors, and a review of current standards and available
technologies.
Determine the requirements for existing systems to transport ethanol without
cracking.
A project consisting of two phases was performed to address the program objectives.
Phase 1: In the first phase, screening tests were conducted to identify ethanol blends
that are unlikely to cause internal stress corrosion cracking (SCC). A literature survey
and laboratory testing also were performed to evaluate static and dynamic
elastomeric seals.
Phase 2: In the second phase, crack growth tests under static and cyclic loads were
conducted in ethanol/blends that caused cracking in slow strain rate tests to identify
safe operating and or batching practices that prevent the initiation and growth of
SCC.
More information on these projects can be found at www.prci.org
The day was well attended
with over 60 attendees from
various companies and
research groups.
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Researcher Profile: Ajit Godbole
Ajit Godbole is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Mechanical,
Mechatronics and Materials Engineering at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Ajit was educated at IIT Bombay, India, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA,
and University of Wollongong, Australia. He has more than 30 years’ experience in
university-level teaching and research, besides a 4 year experience as research
engineer (CFD) in France and India. Ajit’s research interests include fluid dynamics,
heat transfer, thermodynamics and the interrelationships between these fields.
Ajit Godbole is currently a
Senior Research Fellow
in the School of
Mechanical, Mechatronics
and Materials Engineering
at the University of
Wollongong, Australia
Under the Energy Pipelines CRC banner, Ajit has been carrying out research on heat
transfer effects in pipeline processes. Broadly these effects can be classified
according to the fluid velocity scales involved in the process – from the gentle natural
convection flows of water generated during hydrostatic tests to the sonic/supersonic
gas flows during blowdowns. It is interesting that the pipeline industry asks virtually
the same question in either case: how does the pipe wall temperature compare with
the fluid temperature? The answer to this question can affect the conclusion (leak/no
leak) about a hydrostatic test, or lead to over-conservative specifications of pipe
material properties. Related Energy Pipelines CRC projects have been ‘Hydrostatic
Test Temperature Measurement Uncertainty’ and ‘Low Temperature Excursions
during Pipeline Decompression’. Ajit’s research has involved a blend of CFD
simulations, mathematical and scale analyses, and successful validation via
laboratory-scale and field experiments.
Ajit has interacted with other members of the Energy Pipelines CRC research team
to broaden his knowledge base to include research on pipeline fracture and
atmospheric dispersion of CO2 in the event of a CO2 pipeline rupture. Ajit will also be
involved in a multi-faceted study of the risks associated with gas pipeline
blowdowns.
Among his very serious hobbies are drawing and painting and Indian classical music.
Ajit Godbole
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Research Update: New Projects Approved
Earlier this month the Energy Pipelines CRC Board approved seven new research
projects, which brings the total number of active projects across the four research
programs to 35. A short summary for each of these new research projects is
provided below.
Even though we have got a number of new research proposals under development
(in fact 8 new proposals were sent to the APGA RSC last week for evaluation) I
would like to encourage industry to continue to submit new research ideas.
Klaas van Alphen
outlines details on
recently approved
Energy Pipelines CRC
Research Projects.
Research Proposal – RP2-12: Cathodic shielding and corrosion under
disbonded coatings
Surface coating and cathodic protection (CP) are the most widely used methods for
protecting buried steel pipelines from corrosion in the energy pipeline industry.
Unfortunately under practical pipeline conditions, coatings and CP can work against
each other due to natural phenomena such as cathodic disbondment and cathodic
shielding. Cathodic disbondment is the loss of adhesion between a coating and its
metal substrate due to CP-induced chemical reactions. Cathodic shielding is the
shielding of CP currents from reaching a steel surface by disbonded coatings or
other high electrical resistive objects.
Cathodic shielding is widely believed to cause corrosion under disbonded coatings;
however the actual effects of cathodic shielding on corrosion have not been
sufficiently quantified, primarily due to technical difficulties in measuring corrosion
and CP efficiency under a disbonded coating layer. This project is designed to
quantify the effects of cathodic shielding on pipeline corrosion by means of
innovative research methodologies. Results from this research will assist pipeline
and coating industries in the determination of CP and coating compatibility, in the
development of next generation of pipeline coatings, in the selection and adjustment
of CP operational parameters, and in the improvement of maintenance strategies.
Research Proposal – RP2-13: Predicting pipeline failure through corrosion
modelling
This research project is part of a comprehensive R&D effort directed at improving
asset management tools available to the pipeline industry. It is designed to contribute
to a pipeline condition monitoring (PCM) system that is currently under development
at Deakin University for predicting and preventing failure of non-piggable and high
risk pipeline sections where CP failure, coating disbondment and degradation,
localised corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) could occur (see research
proposal RP2-14 below).
The objective of this project is to develop a deterministic model for predicting pipeline
failure. The model will be built based on computational simulation and analysis of
data acquired from in-situ pipeline condition monitoring sensors developed as part of
proposed project RP2-14 and predictor features related to CP failure, coating
disbondment and degradation, localised corrosion and SCC. This project will in turn
inform the development of a ‘decision support framework for pipeline integrity
management’ as proposed under project RP2-15. The outcomes of this project will
assist pipeline owners to prioritise site survey and inspection operations and to
develop maintenance strategies.
The day was well attended
with over 60 attendees from
various companies and
research groups.
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Research Update: New Projects Approved
Klaas van Alphen
outlines details on
recently approved
Energy Pipelines CRC
Research Projects.
Research Proposal – RP2-14: A pipeline corrosion and coating failure early
warning system
This project aims to develop, evaluate and practically apply a Pipeline Condition
Monitoring (PCM) system by installing suitably designed sensors on semi-field testing
pipeline and on real life energy pipeline sections, in particular, on strategic and ‘worstcase scenario’ pipeline sections between cathodic protection units (CPUs), nonpiggable pipeline and other high risk pipeline sites. The PCM system will be
evaluated and applied to provide real-time monitoring and early warning of site
specific CP loss, coating disbondment and degradation, and localised corrosion. This
PCM system will be designed based upon the application and integration of research
findings and outcomes from past and current Energy Pipelines CRC projects such as
the pipeline condition monitoring sensors including localised corrosion and coating
failure sensors developed in projects RP2-07C and RP2-11.
This PCM system will be designed based upon the application and integration of
research findings and outcomes from past and current EPCRC projects such as the
pipeline condition monitoring sensors including localised corrosion and coating failure
sensors developed in projects RP2-07C and RP2-11. This research is part of the
Energy Pipelines CRC’s comprehensive R&D exercise directed at improving the
asset management tools available to the pipeline industry. It is expected to develop a
technology ready for industry applications.
Research Proposal – RP2-15: Prediction-based decision support framework for
energy pipeline integrity management
This project targets the cost of integrity management for existing pipelines and
capitalises on the introduction of integrity management (information) systems. It
seeks to provide decision support tools for the integrity engineer and asset manager.
The tools provided will allow data-enabled business-driven decisions informed by
whole of life costs to determine the actions required to maintain acceptable pipeline
integrity. The decision support system will result in the integration of all decisions
typically made by owners to retain acceptable integrity: e.g. when to deploy ILI
against continued direct assessment and repair; when to undertake coating
refurbishment against the deployment of additional CP units, zinc or continuous
anodes. An advanced decision support framework will be devised with the capability
of being integrated with any organisation’s integrity management tool, such as DNV
Uptime, once it is coded into commercial software.
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Research Update: New Projects Approved
Klaas van Alphen
outlines details on
recently approved
Energy Pipelines CRC
Research Projects.
Research Proposal – RP2-09C: Manufacturing processes for SCC resistance
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) has been known to affect gas pipelines since the
1960’s, and in the extreme can cause a pipeline rupture. Although much work has
been devoted to understanding how SCC develops and grows, it is very difficult to
predict a pipe’s SCC susceptibility from its microstructure or its manufacturing
history. There is the commonly held perception that modern pipes are more
resistant to SCC, but this can also be due to the improved external coatings used
for pipelines and not just modern steel chemistry and manufacturing processes.
This project aims to relate manufacturing processes to microstructures with a
lower SCC susceptibility in a quantifiable manner, such that it will be possible to
determine if modern pipes can offer increased SCC resistance if the coating fails.
As a secondary aim, this quantification will allow asset owners to determine the
relative SCC resistance of existing pipes based on the manufacturing records/
microstructure. A tertiary aim is to provide pipe manufacturers with knowledge as
to what manufacturing process have been shown to reduce SCC susceptibility in
the pipes.
Research Proposal – RP3-10: Emerging energy sources and their
transportation
The project is about quantifying the opportunities for pipelines that carry alternative
energy fluids and natural gas / alternative fluid blends in the next decade in
Australia. It will assess the economics of specific scenarios with realistic plant and
pipeline locations, scales and costs, and perform sensitivity studies. Once the
compositions, properties, and pipeline operating conditions of the most likely fluids
are quantified, a gap analysis will identify gaps in knowledge, and research needs
related to pipeline design, operation, construction, safety and environment, for the
most likely pipeline fluids.
Research Proposal – RP6.3-09: Concrete mattress design guideline
The proposal is to develop a guideline for the design of concrete mattresses for
stabilising pipelines, which will benefit the future of both offshore and onshore
pipeline operators. The guideline will include such design considerations as selfstability, secondary stabilisation of pipelines, scour prevention, and external impact
protection. The guideline will improve the level of knowledge that is available
within the industry and subsequently will serve to improve overall pipeline safety.
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Energy Pipelines CRC Projects
RP1– More Efficient Use of Materials for Energy Pipelines
RP1-01 overarching– Online Quality Assurance for Pipe Girth Welding
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RP1-01A– Girth Welding– Review of NDE Options– Completed
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RP1-01B - Online Monitoring System Specification and Design - Completed
RP1-02 overarching - Formation Mechanism of WMHACC
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RP1-02A - Effect of Restraint on WMHACC - Completed
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RP1-02B - Effect of Microstructure on WMHACC - Terminated
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RP1-02C - Safe Envelope Modelling for Prevention of WMHACC -Terminated
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RP1-02D - Effect of Consumable Chemistry on WMHACC - Terminated
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RP1-02E - Effect of plastic strain on WMHACC - Terminated
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RP1-03 - High Strength Pipeline Steels - In Progress
RP1-04A - WMHACC Scoping Study– In Progress.
RP6.1-01 - Effect of Ti and N on Heat Affected Zone Toughness -Completed
RP6.1-01B - Effect of Ti and N on Heat Affected Zone Toughness - In Progress
RP6.1-02 - Industry Specification for Linepipe - In Progress
RP6.1-03 - AS2885.1 Toughness Review - Completed
RP6.1-04 - Pipe Size Effect in DWTT - Completed
RP6.1-05 - Review of mechanised GMA girth welding of pipelines-Completed
RP2– Extension of Safe Operating Life of New and Existing Pipelines
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RP2-01 - Benchmarking Australian Pipeline SCC - Completed
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RP2-02 - Coatings to Minimise Corrosion - Completed
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RP2-03 - Cathodic Protection of Line pipe - Completed
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RP2-04 - Life Prediction and Asset Management - Completed
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RP2-05 - Tomography of Inclined Stress Corrosion Cracking - Completed
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RP6.2-01 - Lightning Damage of Energy Pipelines - In Progress
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RP6.2-02 - Understanding SCC Initiation on Gas Pipelines - In Progress
RP2-06 overarching—Coatings
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RP2-06A - Coatings Facility - Phase 1 - Completed
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RP2-06B - Coatings Durability - Completed
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RP2-06C - Coatings Facility - Phase 2 - Completed
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RP2-06D - Coatings Facility - Phase 3 - In Progress
List of all Energy
Pipelines CRC
research projects
and indication of
status 15 March
2015
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RP2-11 - Coating Cracking and Disbondment - In Progress
RP2-12 - Cathodic Shielding under Disbonded Coating– In Progress
RP2-07 overarching—Life Prediction and Asset Management
RP2-07A - Benchmarking Pipeline Corrosion for Life Prediction - Completed
RP2-07B - Computational Life Prediction – Terminated
RP2-07C - Pipeline Health Monitoring and Life Prediction - In Progress
RP2-07D– Pipeline Operational Life Prediction by Neural Networks– In Progress
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RP2-13 - Predicting Pipeline Failure through Corrosion Modelling– In Progress
RP2-14 - Pipeline Condition Monitoring Sensors– In Progress
RP2-15 - Decision Support for Pipeline Integrity Management – In Progress
RP2-08 overarching—Improved Cathodic Protection for Linepipe
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RP2-08A - Transient Loss of Cathodic Protection - Completed
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RP2-08B - Transient Loss of Cathodic Protection - Phase 2 - In Progress
RP2-09 overarching—Model of Australian SCC Crack Growth Rates
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RP2-09A - Mechanics of Inclined SCC - In Progress
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RP2-09B - Interaction of Inclined SCC Cracks - In Progress
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RP2-09C - Manufacturing Processes for SCC Resistance– In Progress
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Energy Pipelines CRC Projects
RP3– Advanced Design and Construction of Energy Pipelines
RP3-02 overarching– (10-04)- PhD Student and Postdoc Program
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RP3-02A - (10-05) Modelling of Decompression Waves - Completed
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RP3-02B - (10-06) Pressure and Thermal Transients - Scoping Study - Completed
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RP3-02C - Fracture Simulation for Gas Pipelines - Completed
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RP3-02D - Measurement Uncertainty in Hydrostatic Leak Tests— Completed
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RP3-02E - Decompression Velocities in Rich Gas Mixtures - Completed
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RP3-02F - Coupled Model for Fracture Propagation - Completed
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RP3-02G - Pressure and Thermal Transients - Phase 2 - Completed
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RP3-02H - Hydro Test Uncertainty - Phase III - Completed
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RP3-02I - Fracture control software: Phase III - Completed
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RP3-02J - Fracture simulation for gas pipelines - Phase II - In Progress
RP3-04 overarching– UOA PhD Student and Postdoc Program
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RP3-04A - Future Energy Media - Completed
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RP3-04B - Future Energy Fluids - Phase 2 - In Progress
This is a listing of all
Energy Pipelines
CRC projects within
the four main
research programs.
There are also a
series of projects
funded by DRET
(now Department of
Industry) on carbon
dioxide pipelines.
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RP3-03 - Corrosion by New Energy Fluids - Completed
RP3-05 - GRE Pipeline Research - Completed
RP3-06 - Assessments of Solar Fuels in Australia - Completed
RP3-07 - Construction strain demand on coatings - In Progress
RP3-08 - Decompression of a dense-phase fluid - In Progress
RP6.3-01 - Geotechnical Guidelines - Completed
RP6.3-02 - Fugitive Emissions - Completed
RP6.3-03 - PipeStrain - Completed
RP6.3-04 - Pipeline Uprating - Completed
RP6.3-05– Shore and Water Crossings Guideline– In Progress
RP6.3-06– Fluid Structure Interaction Modelling– In Progress
RP6.3-07– Pipeline Damage Caused By Drilling Equipment In Progress
RP6.3-08 - Weeds Management– In Progress
RP6.3-09 - Concrete Mattress Design Guideline– In Progress
RP4– Public Safety and Security of Supply of Energy Pipelines
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RP4-01 - Safety Incentive Schemes - Completed
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RP4-02B - Safety in Design - In Progress
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RP4-02C - Sociology of Safety - Completed
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RP4-03 - Organisational Design-In Progress
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RP4-04 - Land Use Planning - Completed
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RP4-06 - Industry Seminars - In Progress
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RP4-07 - Urban Planning around Pipelines - Transferred
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RP4-08 - Understanding Pipeline Awareness—Transferred
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RP4-09 - Regulatory Effectiveness - In Progress
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RP4-10 - Understanding ALARP - Transferred
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RP4-11 - Incident Reporting– Transferred
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RP6.4-01 - AS2885 Safety Management Study Benchmarking - Completed
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RP6.4-02 - Sociological Analysis of San Bruno - Completed
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RP6.4-03 - Intergenerational Studies - Completed
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RP4-20A - Third Party Risks to Pipelines– In Progress
RP7– DRET CO2 Pipeline Research
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RP7.0 - Draft CO2 Appendix for AS2885 - Completed
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RP7.2.1 - Equations of State to Model the Behaviour of CO2 Mixtures - Completed
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RP7.2.2 - Decompression Characteristics of CO2 Mixtures - Completed
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RP7.2.3 - CO2 Dispersion - Completed
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RP7.2.4 - Water Content in CO2 Mixtures - Completed
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RP7.3 - Cost-Benefit Modelling for CO2 Pipelines - Completed
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RP7.4 - Public Safety, Community Consultation and Organisational Requirements for
CO2 Pipelines - Completed
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Overview of the Energy Pipelines CRC Enabling safer, more
efficient and reliable
pipelines to meet
Australia’s growing
energy needs
CHECK US OUT ON
THE WEB:
www.epcrc.com.au
MORE INFORMATION:
Valerie Linton
CEO
Energy Pipelines CRC
The Energy Pipelines CRC is a collaboration between the members of the
APGA Research and Standards Committee and researchers at the
Universities of Adelaide and Wollongong, Deakin University and RMIT
University.
The CRC is supported by a $17.5m grant over 10 years from the
Commonwealth Government and $1m per annum cash and significant inkind contributions from the RSC members and the Universities.
The aim of the Energy Pipelines CRC is to deliver technology to the pipeline
industry that will extend the life of existing gas pipelines and will help build
the next generation of gas and other energy fluid pipelines. The research
work of the Energy Pipelines CRC is divided into four programs, which are:
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More efficient use of materials for energy pipelines,
Extension of safe operating life of new and existing energy pipelines,
Advanced design and construction of energy pipelines, and
Public safety and security of supply of energy pipelines.
University of Wollongong
Faculty of Engineering
Phone: 02 4298 1546
Mobile: 0407 331129
E-mail:
[email protected]
Business Manager:
Robert Newton
Phone: 02 4252 8950
E-mail:
[email protected]
Communications Officer
Matthew Byers
Phone: 02 4239 2361
E-mail:
[email protected]
Research and Innovation
Manager
Klaas van Alphen
Phone: 02 4221 3667
Email:
[email protected]
Education Officer
Lyndal Worsfold
Email:
[email protected]
Upcoming Events PRCI/EPRG/APIA Joint Technical Meeting.
Paris, 3rd May– 8th May 2015.
Energy Pipelines CRC Board Meeting.
Wollongong, 9th June 2015.
11th Energy Pipelines CRC/ APGA RSC Research Seminar.
Wollongong, 10th June 2015.
Energy Pipelines CRC Research Quality Review
Wollongong, 9-11th June 2015.
61st APGA RSC Meeting.
Wollongong, 11th June 2015.
6th Energy Pipelines CRC Researcher Conference
Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, 29th– 30th June 2015.