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This collection includes the final project reports from the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) research program. The PHMSA pipeline research mission is to sponsor research and development projects focused on providing near-term solutions for the Nation’s pipeline transportation system that will improve safety, reduce environmental impact, and enhance reliability. Additional information on the program may be found here: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/research-and-development/pipeline/about-pipeline-research-development Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_phmsa or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530847.

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  • GlassPolymer Composite High Pressure Pipes and Joints Design Manufacture Characterize
    Glass-Polymer Composite High Pressure Pipes and Joints – Design, Manufacture & Characterize
    GangaRao, Hota V S ;
    Halabe, Udaya B
    2018-09-29 | PDF
    The United States of America has about 2.65 million miles of distribution mains plus transmission lines. Even though it has been established that smaller diameter pipelines are safer to operate, gas pipeline industry needs cost-effective ways to transmit larger volumes of gas over long distances at higher pressures with at least 50 years of service ...
  • GlassPolymer Composite High Pressure Pipes and Joints Design Manufacture Characterize
    Glass-Polymer Composite High Pressure Pipes and Joints — Design, Manufacture & Characterize
    Gangarao, H. V. S. ;
    Halabe, U. B.
    2018-09-29 | PDF
    The United States of America has about 2.65 million miles of distribution mains plus transmission lines. Even though it has been established that smaller diameter pipelines are safer to operate, gas pipeline industry needs cost-effective ways to transmit larger volumes of gas over long distances at higher pressures with at least 50 years of service ...
  • EMAT Guided Wave Technology for Inline Inspections of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines
    EMAT Guided Wave Technology for Inline Inspections of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines
    Ren, Baiyang ;
    Xin, Junjun
    2018-09-26 | PDF
    The CIRRIS XI robot has made great strides in overcoming major challenges associated with internal assessment of cast iron pipelines. Most importantly the CIRRIS XI robot can measure wall thickness and stress and detect defects while providing significant improvements in accuracy and resolution using an EMAT normal beam sensor. Another promising ty ...
  • Valve Integrated Pressure Regulator Examination DOT DUNS 079807449
    Valve Integrated Pressure Regulator Examination (DOT DUNS #079807449)
    Newton, Barry
    2017-03-21 | PDF
    WHA International Inc., (WHA) was requested by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to document and evaluate the valve portion of a ruptured DOT 3AL cylinder that had been involved in a fire during high-pressure oxygen service, and to determine the following: Materials of construction of the valve, including polymeric/ ...
  • Cargo Tank Incident Study CTIS Rollover Data and Risk Framework
    Cargo Tank Incident Study (CTIS): Rollover Data and Risk Framework
    Calabrese, Clark ;
    Bartinique, Ingrid
    2017-03-01 | PDF
    It is critical to our nation’s safety to minimize the risk of accidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials on our nation’s roadways via commercial cargo tank trucks. This research included a detailed human factors analysis of cargo tank rollovers (2011-2014); driver performance errors were the most frequently identified contributin ...
  • Optimized Diagnosis and Prognosis for Impingement Failure of PA and PE Piping Materials
    Optimized Diagnosis and Prognosis for Impingement Failure of PA and PE Piping Materials
    Deng, Yiming ;
    Liu, Yongming
    2016-08-10 | PDF
    Pipeline infrastructure and its safety is critical for the recovering of U.S. economy and our standard of living. Statistics from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) show the decline in use of steel and cast iron piping materials is significant in recent years and the increase in pipeline system size is largel ...
  • 2016 Guide Des Mesures Durgence
    2016 Guide Des Mesures D’urgence
    United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
    2016-01-01 | PDF
    For the purposes of this guidebook, the "initial response phase" is that period following arrival at the scene of an incident during which the presence and/or identification of dangerous goods is confirmed, protective actions and area securement are initiated, and assistance of qualified personnel is requested. It is not intended to provide informa ...
  • Transportation Study Impacts Associated with New and Emerging Natural Gas Liquefaction Facilities Phase 1 Whitepaper
    Transportation Study : Impacts Associated with New and Emerging Natural Gas Liquefaction Facilities, Phase 1 Whitepaper
    United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
    2016-01-01 | PDF
    This whitepaper has been developed by the Volpe Center for PHMSA’s Research and Development Office (PHH-23) of the OHMS Engineering and Research Division (PHH-20) under existing interagency agreement IAA #DTPH5615V00001 to assist OHMS in completing a transportation study on the impacts associated with new and emerging small scale liquefied natural ...
  • 2016 Gua De Respuesta En Caso De Emergencia
    2016 Guía De Respuesta En Caso De Emergencia
    United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
    2016-01-01 | PDF
    For the purposes of this guidebook, the "initial response phase" is that period following arrival at the scene of an incident during which the presence and/or identification of dangerous goods is confirmed, protective actions and area securement are initiated, and assistance of qualified personnel is requested. It is not intended to provide informa ...
  • NonDestructive Quantitative Residual Stress Assessment Tool
    Non-Destructive Quantitative Residual Stress Assessment Tool
    Lasseigne, Angelique N. ;
    Jackson, Joshua
    2014-09-28 | PDF
    Mechanical damage is the greatest global threat to pipeline integrity. The challenge was to develop and u9lize electromagne9c sensors to evaluate mechanical damage severity. G2MT demonstrated a unique next‐genera9on solu9on for pipeline integrity assessment. The residual stresses around mechanical damage (e.g. dents, gouges, and wrinkle bends) dete ...
  • Smart Pipeline Network Pipe and Repair Sensor System
    Smart Pipeline Network : Pipe and Repair Sensor System
    Bennett, Barton
    2013-07-26 | PDF
    Leak detection within the national pipeline network has long been recognized as a much-needed capability to reduce the loss of high value product, improve public safety, and to reduce the emissions of environmentally damaging substances. In recent years, greater emphasis has been placed on the reduction of green house gas emissions in an attempt to ...
  • Development of Dual Field Magnetic Flux Leakage MFL Inspection Technology to Detect Mechanical Damage
    Development of Dual Field Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) Inspection Technology to Detect Mechanical Damage
    Pipeline Research Council International  ...
    2013-03-01 | PDF
    This report details the development and testing of a dual magnetization in-line inspection (ILI) tool for detecting mechanical damage in operating pipelines, including the first field trials of a fully operational dual-field magnetic flux leakage (MFL) ILI tool. Augmenting routine MFL corrosion inspection of pipelines using high magnetic fields, th ...
  • Completion of Development of Robotics Systems for Inspecting Unpiggable Transmission Pipelines
    Completion of Development of Robotics Systems for Inspecting Unpiggable Transmission Pipelines
    D’Zurko, Daphne
    2013-02-19 | PDF
    The 2002 Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) regulations requiring the inspection of all transmission pipelines, including those that are now deemed “unpiggable”, triggered the search for technologies that would make the inspection of unpiggable pipelines possible. This document presents the final report for a program focusing on the completion of the ...
  • Comprehensive Data Model to Characterize Long Term Integrity and Process Parameter Interactions Governing the Butt Fusion Process
    Comprehensive Data Model to Characterize Long Term Integrity and Process Parameter Interactions Governing the Butt Fusion Process
    Patadia, Hitesh
    2012-12-01 | PDF
    Since 2007, NYSEARCH and TEJ Group have been performing comprehensive technical work to better understand the thermal and mechanical interactions governing the integrity of heat fusion joints in order to establish the necessary foundations or criterion for the continued development of advanced NDE technologies in a phased approach. Given the numero ...
  • Development and Field Testing of a Highly Sensitive Mercaptans Instrument
    Development and Field Testing of a Highly Sensitive Mercaptans Instrument
    Vradis, George ;
    Fink, Richard
    2012-10-01 | PDF
    This project will development and field test a new portable, low-cost instrument for the measurement of hydrogen sulfites and mercaptans, which are routinely encountered in natural gas, renewable natural gas, biogas, landfill gas, etc. The instrument will allow the detection and measurement of such compounds at the part per billion (ppb) level, thu ...
  • Modeling of Microbial Induced Corrosion on Metallic Pipelines Resulting From Biomethane and the Integrity Impact of Biomethane on NonMetallic Pipelines
    Modeling of Microbial Induced Corrosion on Metallic Pipelines Resulting From Biomethane and the Integrity Impact of Biomethane on Non-Metallic Pipelines
    Zhou, Zhongquan
    2012-09-01 | PDF
    Biogas, generated through the anaerobic digestion of a variety of biomass sources, is one of the fastest growing renewable fuels. However, based upon its source (e.g., dairy waste, landfill, wastewater sludge, agriculture waster), biogas can contain constituents that may affect pipeline integrity and system operations that could possibly impede pip ...
  • Project WP474 Integrated Internal Inspection and Cleaning Tool Technology for Pipelines
    Project WP#474: Integrated Internal Inspection and Cleaning Tool Technology for Pipelines
    O'Brien, John ;
    Wood, Ian
    2012-08-30 | PDF
    PHMSA provide notification to Electricore that Tech Report Transaction Agreement (OTA) DTPH56-10-T- 000011 was terminated in July 2011. Prior to the decision to terminate the project, a number of tasks and activities were completed by the Project Team as described in the approved technical proposal and scope of work. This report provides a final de ...
  • Project WP422 Consolidated Research Program Right of Way Automated Monitoring Threat Prevention Topic Area 1 Leak Detection Topic Area 2
    Project WP#422 : Consolidated Research Program, Right of Way Automated Monitoring Threat Prevention (Topic Area #1); Leak Detection (Topic Area #2)
    Wood, Ian ;
    Piazza, Mark
    2012-08-30 | PDF
    Preventing unauthorized intrusions on pipeline Right of Ways (ROWs) and mechanical damage due to third party strikes by machinery is a constant challenge for the pipeline industry. Equally important for safety and environmental protection is the detection of leaks from pipeline systems. This consolidated research and development program was initiat ...
  • Feasibility of Chemical Inhibition of Ethanol SCC
    Feasibility of Chemical Inhibition of Ethanol SCC
    Gui, Feng ;
    Sridhar, Narasi
    2012-03-28 | PDF
    Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) has been observed in carbon steel tanks and piping in contact with fuel grade ethanol (FGE) in user terminals, storage tanks, and loading/unloading racks. Detailed laboratory studies, sponsored by American Petroleum Institute (API), Renewable Fuel Association (RFA), Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI), and ...
  • Validation of Assessment Methods for Production Scale Girth Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines with Multiple Pipe Sources
    Validation of Assessment Methods for Production Scale Girth Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines with Multiple Pipe Sources
    Swankie, Troy
    2012-03-01 | PDF
    There is an increasing need to deliver energy from sources in remote areas to demand centers. Forexample, in North America, the delivery of gas from Alaska to demand centers in the lower 48 states is ofmajor economic and strategic interest. This will require the design and construction of large diameter, longdistance pipelines through adverse envir ...
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