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Investigating coating material and conditions for rehabilitation of water transmission pipe using a robotic system (자동화 장비를 이용한 대형 상수관로 갱생을 위한 코팅재료 선정 및 방법에 관한 연구)

  • kim, Jinwon;Kim, Donghyun;Lee, Younggun;Lee, Sewan;Kim, Dooil
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.725-736
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    • 2016
  • There is a growing concern on the improvement of water distribution pipeline for multi-regional water supply system in Korea along with its aging infrastructure. Rehabilitation of large diameter pipeline is more efficient in cost and time compared to replacement with trenching. The procedure for rehabilitation are diagnosis, cleaning, spraying coating material, and final inspection. The internal state of pipeline was carefully diagnosed and got C grade, which required rehabilitation. We found that 17,274,787,000 Korean won could be saved after pipe surface coating because of increased C coefficient of Hazen-Williams equation. Optimal coating material was D polyurea. We also found optimal distance between spraying nozzle and pipe wall to be 70 - 80 cm, which were critical factors for coating quality. This study also illustrated the time for spray drying to be more than 30 min. These results could be used in the quality control process during rehabilitation of aged pipelines.

Sensitivity Analysis of Pipeline Rehabilitation Model According to Initial Year Break Rate and Growth Rate Coefficient (초기파손율과 성장계수에 따른 상수관 개량모델의 민감도 분석)

  • Chung, Won-Sik;Kim, I-Tae
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.1302-1306
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    • 2005
  • This study has Performed to develop rehabilitation model for determination of optimal rehabilitation time on the Cast Iron Pipes (CIP) with diameter less than 300 mm in water pipeline network and to analysis the sensitivity on the rehabilitation times of developed model. In the result from the application of the field, the renovation time was faster about 10 years than the replacement time. Especially, as the difference between rehabilitation and replacement time on E-CIP was about from 3 to 5 years, and it was thought that the replacement was effective on E-CIP. To sensitivity analysis, the discount rate of coefficient was fixed at 0.08, and the values of initial year break rate(N($t_o$) and growth rate coefficient(A) were adjusted in values of 0.0009, 0.0018, 0.0027, and 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 respectively. When the values of N($t_o$) and A was increased, the results from the time of rehabilitation and replacement was faster It was thought that N($t_o$), 0.018 was reliable values on the applied pipeline through the result of the study. In case of A, the values of A above 0.1 was thought to be Proper.

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The Development and Application of a External Coating for Buried Pipeline Rehabilitation

  • Zhang, Liping;Lin, Zhu;Zhang, Qibin;Qin, Yanlong;Wang, Xueying
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.161-163
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    • 2003
  • With the development of Chinese petroleum and gas industry, about 20,000 km long-distance pipeline and 250,000 km gathering pipeline have been constructed in China. After operating for many years, most of the coatings on buried pipelines have aged so severe that the steel pipes are subject to corrosion environment underground. Focusing on the need of external coating for buried pipeline rehabilitation, a new type of coating has been developed. The development and application of the coatings has been introduced in this paper.

Case Study of Non-Metallic Repair Systems for Metallic Piping

  • Hammad, Bakr. S.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.6-12
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    • 2008
  • Non-metallic composite overwrap repair methods utilize resin based fiber-reinforced composite materials, which have higher specific strength to weight ratio and stiffness, superior corrosion and fatigue resistance, and substantially reduced weight when compared to carbon steel. Non-metallic repair methods/systems can allow desired functional properties to be achieved at a respectable economic advantage. For example, non-metallic composite repair systems have at least a 50 year design stress of 20 ksi and approximately 25% of the short term tensile strength of fiberglass. For these systems, the contribution of the repaired steel to the load carrying capability need not be considered, as the strength of the repair itself is sufficient to carry the internal pressure. Worldwide experience in the Oil & Gas industry confirms the integrity, durability, inherent permanency, and cost-effectiveness of non-metallic composite repair or rehabilitation systems. A case study of a recent application of a composite repair system in Saudi Aramco resulted in savings of 37% for offshore subsea line and 75% for onshore above grade pipeline job. Maintaining a pipeline can be costly but it is very small in comparison to the cost of a failure. Pipeline proponents must balance maintenance costs with pipeline integrity. The purpose is not just to save money but also to attain a level of safety that is acceptable. This technology involves the use of an epoxy polymer resin based, fiber-reinforced composite sleeve system for rehabilitation and /or repair pipelines.

A Study on the Failure Characteristics about Metropolitan Pipelines in Korea (국내(國內) 대도시(大都市) 수도관(水道管)의 파손특성(破損特性)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Lee, Hyun-Dong;An, Youn-Joo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.96-111
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    • 1996
  • The failure of water pipelines is progressed by several compound factors and the collection and analysis of data about pipeline failure are inevitable for effective pipeline rehabilitation. Data analysis of pipeline failure was already performed in USA and Europe. Based on such phenomena, failure characteristics about metropolitan pipelines in Korea were analyzed: The conclusions of this study are as followings. 1. The failure cause of pipelines can be classified into natural cause and artificial cause. Artificial cause is 32% of total causes, so artificial failure as several constructions happens frequently in Korea. Although the failure by old pipe is greatest of any other causes m classtfied cause, failure cause is not classified in detail now. 2. The damaged part of pipelines is affected by cities, distribution system inventory, bedding conditions, and so on. In this study, the failure of pipeline body(67%) is greater than the failure of pipeline joint(33%) in natural failure. 3. In regard to pipe materials, failure rate of DCIP(0.8456), PEP(0.7288), and GSP(0.6643) is greater than that of CIP(0.3985) and CWSP(0.2348). 4. Usually, faIlure rate is increased in proportion to diameter of pipeline. In this study, CIP, DCIP, and CWSP have clear trends. But the trends of PEP is reverse, the case of GSP, HP is obscure due to data shortage. 5. There are no direct relationships between burial age and failure rate of pipelines. 6. Annual breaks and winter(Nov.~Feb.) breaks of pipelines are investigated. As a result, WInter breaks to annual breaks of CIP is 51.3%(Seoul), 51.1%(Taegu),38.7%(Pusan). This phenomena have direct correlation with average winter temp. of cities.

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Characteristics of Pit Corrosion and Estimation Models of Corrosion Depth in Buried Water Pipes (상수도관의 부식특성과 부식깊이 추정 모델)

  • Kim, Jea-Hag;Ryu, Tae-Sang;Kim, Ju-Hawn;Ha, Sung-ryung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.689-699
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    • 2007
  • The accurate estimation of water pipe deterioration is indispensable to prevent pipe breakage and manage in advance. In this study, corrosion of water pipe is adopted, which is relatively underestimated although it takes most part of deteriorating pipeline. Predicting corrosion rate and corrosion depth of a pipe can make an increase the life span of the pipeline, which is laid under the ground according to characteristics of soil and water corrosion. For the purpose, mathematical models that can presume nominal depth through estimation of pit corrosion and corrosion rate is introduced. As comparison of results with conventional methods in other foreign countries, it is evaluated that the external corrosion depth is estimated less than the models, proposed by other researchers and the internal corrosion rate was processed faster than the external corrosion rate.