Predicting corrosion remaining life of underground pipelines with a mechanically-based probabilistic model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 162-166

  Li, Shu Xin ^a   Yu, Shu Rong ^a   Zeng, Hai Long ^a   Li, Jian Hua ^a   Liang, Rui ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

corrosion; cumulative distribution function; pipeline; probabilistic model; remaining life

Indexed keywords

CORROSION DEFECTS; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; KEY FACTORS; MEAN VALUES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; PIPELINE CORROSIONS; PIPELINE FAILURES; PROBABILISTIC MODEL; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; RELIABILITY INDEXES; REMAINING LIFE; UNDERGROUND PIPELINES;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PIPELINES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER PIPELINES;

CORROSION RATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PIPELINE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 61949199927     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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