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Assessment of technology for detection of stress corrosion cracking in gas pipelines. Final report, July 1993-March 1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6962957
The objective of the project was to assess the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology that may be applied to natural gas steel pipelines for the detection of stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In particular, the application of such technology would be from the inside of the pipe while the pipeline is in service, and inspection commonly called in-line inspection (ILI). The assessment focused on two basic NDE methods, ultrasonics and electromagnetics (including magnetic flux leakage). A third technology was data acquisition/analysis systems. Based on the experience of British Gas (BG) and others doing SCC inspections in different industries, crack discrimination is the important challenge for any such inspection system.
Research Organization:
Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States)
OSTI ID:
6962957
Report Number(s):
PB-94-206646/XAB; CNN: GRI-5093-271-2639
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English