A modeling approach to high pH environmentally assisted cracking

Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 83-100

  Been, J ^a   Fenyvesi, L ^b   King, F ^a   Sutherby, R ^b  

^a NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Crack growth; Crack tip strain rate; Film rupture; High pH; Mechanistic; Model; Monte Carlo; Potential; Probabilistic; SCC; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DATA REDUCTION; GAS PIPELINES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRACK TIP STRAIN RATE; FILM RUPTURE; GAS TRANSMISSION; HIGH PH; PROBABILISITIC;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 18144400370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ipc2004-0361     Document Type: Conference Paper

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