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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Failure mechanism of sealing rubber exposed to supercritical CO₂ during rapid depressurization based on equivalent thermo-mechanical coupling damage model
Available online 19 May 2025
•An Equivalent thermo-mechanical coupling damage model is developed•The SC-CO2 diffusion, deformation and damage of rubber O-ring are studied•SC-CO₂ is more likely to cause damage to O-rings compared...
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Effect of Cr content on softening mechanism of the heat-affected zone of X80 GMAW automatic girth weld
Available online 16 May 2025
Softening of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) could lead to strain concentration in the girth weld joint, which endangers the service safety of high strength pipelines, while the chemical composition and...
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Composite Repair of Large Size Diameter Pipe with Severe Metal Loss Defects
Available online 10 May 2025
A full-scale testing program was conducted to evaluate the use of carbon-epoxy composite repair technology to reinforce severe corrosion defects in large-diameter pipes. The technical elements associated...
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Combined Ductile-Brittle Fracture Simulation of API X80 Under Impact Loading
Available online 8 May 2025
This study explores finite element (FE) simulation of the combined ductile-brittle fracture behavior of API X80 steel under impact loading, incorporating the influences of strain rate and adiabatic...
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Thermal and Residual Stress Distributions in Butt Fusion Joints of HDPE Pipes: FE Simulation and Experimental Validation
Available online 8 May 2025
Butt fusion welding is widely applied for connecting high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes but may generate residual stresses in the welded joints, interfering the bearing capacity and the service...
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Carbon dioxide pipeline leakage risk assessment based on pipeline failure probability correction and CO2 concentration dispersion distance prediction
Available online 7 May 2025
Given that supercritical or dense-phase carbon dioxide pipelines operate under high-pressure conditions, there exists a significant risk of high-pressure carbon dioxide leakage due to factors such as...
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Blending Hydrogen in Urban Gas Pipeline System: Investigation of the Hydrogen Compatibility of PE Pipeline Material
Available online 6 May 2025
•In-situ tensile, creep, relaxation tests of PE100 in H2 environment were conducted.•MD simulations were conducted to study the mechanism of hydrogen effect.•H2 has no obvious effect on the mechanical...
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Influence of Fe3C on corrosion inhibition efficiency of benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride: Galvanic Corrosion interaction and adsorption behaviour
Available online 2 May 2025
Corrosion products formation on carbon steel in oil and gas environments can induce corrosion galvanic corrosion and hinders corrosion inhibitor (CI) adsorption due to surface heterogeneities (i.e....
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Development and Simulation Analysis of a Novel Flexible Deformation Inspection Units (FDIU) for Oil and Gas Pipelines
Available online 25 April 2025
Oil and gas pipelines are essential for energy transportation, and their integrity is critical for safety and efficiency. Deformations such as dents can lead to failures, necessitating regular condition...
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Mechanical response of the pressure pipeline rehabilitated by polymer liner under the action of surface load
Available online 25 April 2025
The mechanical behavior of pressure pipelines rehabilitated with polymer liners under surface loads remains poorly understood. In this study, a three-dimensional model of a pressure pipeline repaired...
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Study on fracture behavior analysis of X70 steel girth weld with toughness scatter
Available online 24 April 2025
This study conducting a comparative analysis of the microstructure and mechanical properties of X70 pipeline steel various girth welds. The toughness scatter about Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW) of X70...
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Investigation of cavitation damage patterns in centrifugal pump blades under rotating flow fields
Available online 13 April 2025
To investigate the damage caused by the collapse of cavitation bubbles on the centrifugal pumps impeller wall and to explore the relationship between these bubbles and cavitation pits in a rotating...
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Study on the phenomena and mechanism of reformation during hydrate dissociation of N-vinyl caprolactam system in pipeline
Available online 7 April 2025
Natural gas hydrate blockage is a major threat to the flow safety of long-distance transmission pipelines in deep water. Although the addition of hydrate inhibitors can effectively mitigate hydrate...
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AI-based approaches for predicting buried pipeline stability in cohesive-frictional soil under inclined forces: FELA, DNN, RNN, LSTM, and MARS
Available online 3 April 2025
This study explores the uplift resistance of buried pipelines in cohesive-frictional soils using FELA combined with AI techniques, specifically deep neural networks (DNN), recurrent neural networks...
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Study on scour stripping of oil-wax gels in pipes
March 2025
In this study, soft gel stripping experiments were conducted under different temperatures and flow velocity conditions by a flow loop. The flow area of pipes increased with an increase in flow velocity....
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Natural gas consumption forecasting using a novel two-stage model based on improved sparrow search algorithm
March 2025
The foundation of natural gas intelligent scheduling is the accurate prediction of natural gas consumption (NGC). However, its volatility, brings difficulties and challenges in accurately predicting...
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Experimental study of the full-scale burst failure behavior of carbon dioxide steel pipeline
March 2025
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is an important strategic reserve technology to reduce CO2 emissions. Accelerating the application and development of CCUS technology is a realistic need...
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Data-driven multi-fault detection in pipelines utilizing frequency response function and artificial neural networks
March 2025
This research presents a data-driven structural health monitoring (SHM) approach for pipeline systems that leverages frequency response function (FRF) signals and artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms...
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Mechanical properties of the liner for strengthening steel pipe under the action of normal fault
March 2025
•A model of steel pipe repaired by liner under the action of fault is established.•The FE model is evaluated by test results.•The effect of each variable is studied.•The failure of the pipeline is ...
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A novel approach integrating the method of characteristics with large time-step scheme (MOC-LTS) for efficient transient flow simulation in liquid pipelines
March 2025
Water hammer incidents pose a significant risk to the safety and stability of pipeline operations. Therefore, rapid and precise transient flow simulation is essential for efficiently developing scientific...
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