WALL THICKNESS CALCULATION METHODS

OF SUBMARINE GAS PIPELINE:

A COMPARISON OF AMERICAN,
NORWEGIAN, AND RUSSIAN
Cindy
Dianita , University of Indonesia
STANDARD
T.V. Dmitrieva, Ufa State Petroleum Technlogical University Russia

AGENDA

BACKGROUND CALCULATION

RESULT

DISCUSSION CONCLUSION

...BACKGROUND...

Constructi
on

PIPELINE PROJECT
&
STANDARDS

ASME B31.8
DNV-OSF101
VN39-1.9005-98

Design

Operation

Safety
and
Economi
c
Gas transmission & distribution piping system
(USA)
Submarine pipeline system (Norway)
Design and construction of offshore gas pipeline
(Russia)

SPECIFICATI
ON

STANDARD

SPECIFICATI
ON

DEVELOPMENT OF
HYDROCARBON
RESERVES

DIFFERENT
REQUIREMENTS

STANDARD

CA
SE
STATOIL (NORWAY)

How
important
is it?

WALL THICKNESS DESIGN:

Offshore gas pipeline working

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF
DESIGN

COLLAPSE

OPTIMAL WALL THICKNESS

RUPTURE
STEEL GRADE

COST OF BARE STEEL PIPE

=
50% OF ENTIRE PROJECT COST

...CALCULATION...

CASE : Offshore gas pipeline

project in Indonesia
Location of the project is approximately
25 km from the river delta with wavy
contour and 60-90 m depth.
Length of pipeline is 33.3 kilometers.
The operating pressure is 12 MPa,
external diameter is 668 mm

Verification Steps of Wall Thickness Value

NO

DNV-OS-F101

ASME B31.8

VN39 -1.9-005-98

Pressure containment
verification

Hoop stress and

longitudinal stress
checking

Hoop stress and

longitudinal stress
checking

System collapse
verification

Combined stress
checking

Combined stress
checking

Combined loading
verification

External pressure
checking

Local buckling
check

Buckling propagation
verification

Bending buckling
check

...RESULT...

STANDARD

WALL THICKNESS
(mm)

ASME B31.8

16

DNV-OS-F101

13.5

VN39 -1.9-005-98

18.2

...DISCUSSION...

Different Wall Thickness

...CONCLUSION...

IN SHORT...
Standard=basic principle
Deviation from the optimal solution = economic
losses and deviation of the quality
Key of WT design : stress analysis for each
phase
Increasing wall thickness = difficulties in the
manufacture ,welding , and pipe installation
DNV FS OS-101 gives more stringent
requirements and most minimum wall
thickness

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