Research progress on dynamic crack propagation and crack arrest models of supercritical and dense-phase CO2 pipelines
September 2025
In the past decade, research on the propagation and arrest of CO2 pipeline fractures has achieved some results. This paper comprehensively reviews and evaluates the full-scale burst test, arrest control...
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Burst failure mechanisms of hydrogen-blended pipeline elbows with elliptical corrosion defects using automated finite element analysis
Available online 28 July 2025
Hydrogen-blended natural gas transportation represents a cost-effective and efficient hydrogen delivery solution with significant practical implications and application prospects. Currently, research...
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Economic Viability of Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline Construction: Influence of Cascaded Utilization of Cold Energy and Distance - Volume Factors
Available online 27 July 2025
•Theoretical feasibility of LNG pipeline transportation is investigated•The economic boundaries of LNG pipeline transportation are explored•The application potential of LNG pipeline transportation in...
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A reliability assessment method of high grade steel large diameter natural gas transmission pipelines considering defects correlation
Available online 23 July 2025
High grade steel large diameter natural gas pipelines play a pivotal role in natural gas long-distance transportation, yet their safety assessment confronts significant challenges from the coupling...
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Flow characteristics and leakage rate calculations of microchannels in hydrogen-blended natural gas sealing structures
Available online 14 July 2025
•Described the mass transfer process of hydrogen-natural gas multi-component systems.•Developed a flow model for multi-component gases leaking through microchannels on sealing surfaces.•Analyzed the...
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Hydrogen trapping characteristics of X52 pipeline base metal and weld and their influence on the embrittlement susceptibility under different hydrogen charging conditions
Available online 13 July 2025
•Reversible/irreversible hydrogen trap ratio in HAZ exceeds BM, increasing HAZ vulnerability to hydrogen-induced crack initiation and propagation.•Gaseous hydrogen charging (6.3 MPa) induces low HE...
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A transient model considering non-equilibrium phase transition in CO2 pipe decompression
Available online 9 July 2025
The trend of global warming is becoming increasingly severe, making it imperative to reduce CO2 emissions. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is a crucial means to achieve this goal. CO2...
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Two-stage optimization method for the simultaneous calibration of pipe roughness coefficients and nodal demands for water distribution networks
Available online 5 July 2025
This paper presents a two-stage optimization framework for the simultaneous calibration of pipe roughness coefficients and nodal demands in water distribution networks (WDNs). Traditional calibration...
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A lightweight pipeline weld radiographs defect detection detector based on Inverted Bottleneck
Available online 4 July 2025
Pipeline weld defect detection is essential for the safety of oil and gas transportation, but visual radiograph inspection is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Intelligent detection often requires...
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Natural gas demand prediction: comprehensive overview of the current situation and future development direction
Available online 2 July 2025
Natural gas demand (NGD) forecasting can accurately estimate the gas demand, and help to plan the gas source configuration, pipeline network transportation and gas storage arrangements in advance, so...
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Quantification of methane emissions from typical natural gas stations using on-site measurement technology
June 2025
•Fugitive methane emission measurements at typical stations of the natural gas pipeline network using a hydrogen flame ionization detector and a high-flow methane tester.•There is a statistically significant...
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Experimental study on the leakage identification for the buried gas pipeline via vibration signals
June 2025
It is difficult to detect and locate small leakages, especially for buried pipelines. Therefore, a non-intrusive leakage identification method for buried gas pipelines is proposed in this study. Accelerometers...
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Experimental and numerical investigation on hyperelastic sealing disc contact behavior in pipeline, a comparison between fluid-driven and pull-through approaches
June 2025
Pipelines are widely recognized as the safest and most efficient means of fluid transportation. Pipeline pigging, a secure and reliable technique, is employed for both cleaning and sealing pipelines...
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Supercritical/dense-phase CO2 pipeline leakage diffusion experiment and hazard distance prediction method
June 2025
The study of the diffusion characteristics of CO2 leakage in pipelines and the determination of the hazardous distance resulting from such leakage under various working conditions are crucial for identifying...
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Reliability analysis of slow crack growth in HDPE pipes: Impact of buried pipeline design and soil characteristics
June 2025
This study delves into one of the most common fracture mechanisms in polyethylene pipes and the primary cause of their long-term failure, the slow crack growth (SCG) phenomenon. This failure mode in...
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Lightweight visible damage detection algorithm for embedded systems applied to pipeline automation equipment
June 2025
This research is designed for low-power, cost-effective and high-performance pipeline defect inspection in embedded systems. The backbone of the algorithm, CSPHet, employs efficient combinatorial convolution...
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Enhanced speed control of pipeline pigs with adjustable bypass using quantitative feedback theory and cascade PID algorithm
June 2025
During pipeline pigging operations, precise control of the pig’s running speed is crucial. However, external speed disturbances often occur during these operations. In response to this challenge, adjustments...
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A new model for predicting characteristics of the near-field leakage in high-pressure CO2 pipelines
June 2025
The safe transportation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is crucial to the successful implementation of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects. Accidental leaks in pipelines can pose significant...
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A multi-level classification model for corrosion defects in oil and gas pipelines using meta-learner ensemble (MLE) techniques
June 2025
•The manuscript has potential highlights as addressed below.•A stacking ensemble method was developed to improve the prediction corrosion defect level using multiple classifiers and a logistic regression...
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A burst capacity model for pipelines containing pinhole-in-corrosion defects
June 2025
This study develops a practical burst capacity model for oil and gas pipelines containing pinhole-in-corrosion (PIC) defects based on results of extensive parametric three-dimensional finite element...
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Factors Influencing Pipe Stress Responses in Pipe Jacking in Bedrock: Field Monitoring and Numerical Simulation
Available online 28 June 2025
To investigate the stress response of pipes during jacking in bedrock, longitudinal stresses of deep pipes were analyzed through field monitoring and numerical simulations conducted at various locations....
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Study on cleavage fracture mechanism in the heat-affected zone of X80 GMAW automatic girth weld
Available online 24 June 2025
Embrittlement of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of girth weld has large effect on the service safety of high strength pipelines. In the present study, the cleavage fracture mechanism of X80 automatic...
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TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Study on the influence factors of magnetic particle and viscosity reducer synergizing with microwave to reduce viscosity of heavy oil
Available online 23 June 2025
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor due to an error in the publishing process. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause....
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Axisymmetric FE-based reliability analysis of corroded pipelines using advanced approaches
Available online 20 June 2025
•A tool for efficient reliability analysis of corroded pipelines is proposed.•A mesh generator, a finite element software and reliability methods are combined.•Failure pressure results are compared...
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Hazard evolution of different orifice shapes leakage in buried hydrogen-blended natural gas pipelines
Available online 19 June 2025
Pipeline failures inevitably lead to the formation of various leakage shapes, posing significant hazards. However, the leakage hazards evolution in buried hydrogen-blended natural gas (HBNG) pipelines...
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