Flow Assurance : Managing Flow Dynamics and Production Chemistry

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Have a sound understanding of relevant flow regimes that affect the integrity of piping systems and methods of control
• Recognise the cause and influence of the formation of substances that may damage the piping system or disrupt the process flow
• Recognise various aggressive environmental factors affecting pipeline systems
• Understand the basic principles of pipeline corrosion and methods of protection
• Understand the application of relevant pipeline maintenance and cleaning techniques
• Have knowledge of process metering methods

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Maintenance and inspection engineers
• Construction engineers
• Risk assessment personnel and health & safety officers
• Facilities engineers and operators
• Managers and supervisors
• Project planners and procurement personnel
• Plant contractors

Daily Agenda

Day One: Pipelines Systems and Structural Integrity

• Introduction to process pipelines from source to production facility
• Types of pipes, specifications and construction
• Materials strength and relevant mechanical properties
• Pipeline structural integrity and mechanical failure, Fatigue, Creep, etc.
• Water hammer
• Worked examples of stress analysis
• Materials of construction

Day Two: Corrosion and Corrosion Control of Pipeline Systems

• Principles of corrosion
• Kinetics of corrosion
• Forms of Corrosion
• Uniform
• Bimetallic
• Pitting
• Stress corrosion cracking
• Erosion Corrosion
• Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
• Hydrogen Induced, H2S, CO2
• Pipeline Coatings, External, Internal
• Corrosion Inhibitors
• Cathodic Protection, Sacrificial, Impressed Current

Day Three: Fundamental Principles of Flow Regimes and Flow Control

• Fundamental fluid Laws
• Flow profiles
• Pressure loss
• Multiphase flow
• Holdup effects
• Gas-liquid flow regimes in horizontal and vertical pipes, Flow regime maps
• Multiphase pumping systems
• Slug flow problems and damage
• Slug catchers

Day Four: Unwanted Products in Pipelines and Methods of Control

• Pipeline clogging and blockage of pipelines
• Unwanted product types
• Sand
• Salinity
• Hydrates
• Wax
• Asphaltenes
• Emulsions
• Scale
• Corrosion and Abrasive contents
• Chemicals injected to achieve flow assurance, Hydrate Inhibitors, Drag Reducing Agents, Solvents, etc.
• Testing and separation of unwanted products

Day Five: Pipeline Maintenance, Cleaning & Inspection and Flowrate Measurements

• Direct and indirect pipe inspection
• Pigging methods for cleaning
• Pigging Inspection
• Hydro-testing
• Inspection (NDT) techniques, x-ray, ultrasonic, Magnetic, etc.
• Overview of API 570 Pipe Inspection Code
• Flow rate measurements