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PHMSA Collection

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

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    CAAP: A Novel Structured Light Based Sensing and Probabilistic Diagnostic Technique for Pipe Internal Corrosion Detection and Localization
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    Alzuhiri, Mohand ;
    Rathnakumar, Rahul
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    2021-04-01
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    Internal corrosion in pipes is dangerous due to multiple factors contributing to its development. Degradation of the pipeline health is susceptible to...
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    Electromagnetic Strategies for Locatable Plastic Pipe
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    Keller, Michael W ;
    Trewitt, Jordan
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    2021-02-12
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    Unlocatable utilities are a significant source of accidents throughout the US and add significant costs to construction from repair of accidental dama...
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    External Leak Detection Body of Knowledge
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    Stuver, Susan ;
    Moore, Chris
    2021-01-29
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    This work will develop a recommended practice (RP) for external based leak detection on natural gas transmission lines. Through extensive interaction ...
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    Improved Tools To Locate Buried Pipe in Congested Undergrounds
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    Zhou, Zhongquan ;
    Jarnecke, Dennis
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    2020-12-15
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    The purpose of this project will be to mitigate third-party pipeline damage at the earliest stages through the development and commercialization of a ...
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    Cost Benefit Analysis of Deploying or Retrofitting External-based Leak Detection Sensors
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    Bussiere, Mathew
    2020-11-01
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    This project will deliver new knowledge in the form of a document outlining a methodology for performing cost-benefit analysis on external leak detect...
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    Consistency Review of Methodologies for Quantitative Risk Assessment
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    Filetype[PDF - 7.97 MB]
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    Kooy, Rich ;
    Lever, Ernest
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    2020-10-26
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    This project will develop a methodology and guideline to establish consistency, guidance, background knowledge, and best practices to perform Quantita...
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    Risk Assessment and Treatment of Wells
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    Stephens, Mark ;
    Koduru, Smitha
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    2020-09-01
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    This project will develop guidelines to perform relative, probabilistic and Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs) of storage wells during well entry. T...
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    High-Resolution Small Diameter EMAT Crack ILI Tool for Difficult To Inspect Piping
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    Bondurant, P ;
    Hay, K
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    2020-06-15
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    The objective of this project is to build and test an Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) sensor prototype to detect and quantify wall loss an...
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    Performance Gap Comparison of Process Safety Management Consensus Standards and Regulatory Requirements for LNG Facilities
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.75 MB]
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    Kooy, Rich ;
    Muthyala, Rupesh
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    2020-06-01
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    The objective of this project is to evaluate consensus standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements for process safety management (PSM) to s...
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    Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of Early Stage Corrosion Degradation of Pipeline Steels
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    Bastawros, Ashraf
    2020-05-11
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    Corrosion of underground natural gas and liquid petroleum pipelines occurs by a variety of forms and requires specialized methods to detect and contro...
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    Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers for Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines
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    Fratello, Vincent ;
    Bondurant, Phil
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    2020-02-07
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    Objectives: New dry-coupled ultrasonic transducer (UT) techniques will be investigated to determine feasibility for in-line inspection in unpiggable g...
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    Understanding and Mitigating the Threat of AC Induced Corrosion on Buried Pipelines
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    Filetype[PDF - 28.75 MB]
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    Lillard, R. Scott ;
    Cong, H
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    2020-01-28
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    In this project we will explore new methods for assessing the threat of AC corrosion on buried pipelines. The results from this project will improve i...
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    Characterization of Modern High-Toughness Steels for Fracture Propagation and Arrest Assessment – Phase II
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    Weeks, Timothy
    2019-12-02
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    The development of high toughness linepipe materials is reducing the relevance of current material test methods and their application to design. Curre...
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    Development of EMAT Sensors for Corrosion Mapping of UNGP Using ILI Tools
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    Filetype[PDF - 2.54 MB]
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    Bondurant, Phil ;
    Nino, G
    2019-12-01
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    The work in this project will develop a bench-scale electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) sensor that can be used to assess small diameter unpigg...
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    Pipeline Defense With Combined Vibration, Earth Movement, and Current Sensing
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    Robertson, Annmarie ;
    Hall, Sam
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    2019-10-16
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    The objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of a pipeline right-of-way (ROW) defense system based on stationary sensors mounted on, or adjacent to...
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    Development of an AMR Eddy Current-Based Crack Detection Sensor for Live Inspection of Unpiggable Transmission Natural Gas Pipelines
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.29 MB]
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    D'Zurko, Daphne
    2019-04-01
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    The Explorer family of robotic pipeline inspection platforms have proven their ability to provide valuable access to and data on unpiggable pipeline s...
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    Methane Emissions Quantification Process
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    NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association
    2019-03-06
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    There are a growing number of technology providers approaching Local Distribution Companies with tools and instruments that need to be tested and vali...
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    CAAP: Embedded Passive RF Tags Towards Intrinsically Locatable Buried Plastic Material
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    Mondal, Saikat ;
    Kumar, Deepak
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    2019-01-30
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    Accurate and reliable locating, identifying and characterizing the buried plastic pipes from the ground surface in reducing the likelihood of hit them...
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    Chemically Bonded Porcelain Enamel Coated Pipe for Corrosion Protection and Flow Efficiency
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    Filetype[PDF - 10.93 MB]
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    Fan, Liang ;
    Chen, Genda
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    2019-01-01
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    The overarching goal of this study is to improve the corrosion protection and safety, and to reduce the pressure loss and operational cost of hazardou...
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    Mitigating Pipeline Corrosion Using A Smart Thermal Spraying Coating System
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    Filetype[PDF - 7.08 MB]
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    Azarmi, Fardad ;
    Huang, Ying
    2018-12-20
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    Corrosion is recognized as one major reason for the failures of on-shore underground steel pipes, which results in increase in maintenance cost and sy...
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