The corrosion behaviors of different weld heat-affected zones (HAZs) were investigated, comprising an API 5L X65 steel immersed in seawater with abundant native microbial community. Before tests, HAZ physical simulations performed at the peak temperatures 700 °C, 860 1000 and 1350 °C. Throughout 14 days immersion, various planktonic bacterial groups associated microbiologically influenced metab...

The world's oil and gas sectors are diverse. They utilize offshore pipes to generate millions of barrels meet global energy demands. In this study we identified the critical buckling load that occurred on a cylinder shell (also known as radial buckling). Offshore pipe design must several criteria, one which is requirement for withstand external hydrostatic pressure seawater. overall calculated ...

Welding quality control is an important parameter for safe operation of oil and gas pipes, especially for high-strength steel pipes. Size control of welding defect is a bottleneck problem for current pipe construction. As a key part of construction procedure for butt-welding of pipes, pore defects in girth weld is difficult to ignore. A three-dimensional non-linear finite element numerical mode...