Optimization of pipe repair sleeve design

A. F.M. Arif, Y. N. Al-Nassar, H. Al-Qahtani, S. M.A. Khan, M. Anis, A. M. Eleiche, M. Inam, N. I. Al-Nasri, H. M. Al-Muslim

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Abstract

For the repair of pipeline defects, repair sleeves are the most widely used method in petro-chemical industry. The objective of this work was to optimize the thickness of non-pressure containing repair sleeve, by refining the existing design practice. Laboratory studies involving instrumentation of small-scaled repair sleeve system coupled with finite element analysis were carried out to refine the design procedure and optimize the thickness of the sleeve. Using a unified approach for finite element modeling, including failure pressure estimation and simulation of sleeve installation pressure, twenty-four cases ranging from 6 - 60 inches nominal diameter were investigated. In this paper, the details of the optimization approach used in this investigation have been presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2011 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2011
Pages163-171
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Volume3
ISSN (Print)0277-027X

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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