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Failure analysis investigation in Petroleum Pipeline Company (PPC)
Objective:
Failure and inspection analysis in a line that exhibits abnormal axial movements during the operation without the existence of elevated temperature in the commodity used
Consultants:
Professor
Mostafa El Shazly
Consultation Field: Failure analysis
Year: 2022
Company: PPC
Project Location: El Max station in Alexandria
Description:
-The Petroleum Pipeline Company is one of the companies of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
-The company owns a network of pipelines with a length of 7200 km
-The company approached the University to analyze failure in pipeline due the abnormal behavior
Project Challenges:
The challenges faced the company are abnormal behavior for the piping network during the implementation of operation scenarios. The line movement during the operation was remarkably high. Moreover, the line behavior affected the directly buried portion and caused visible soil distortion