jeudi 14 avril 2016

Everything To Know About Pipeline Maintenance And Inspection

By Henry Hamilton


The operation of any pipeline is a very sophisticated system that involves numerous steps and utilization of technology. With the importance of pipeline systems in the transportation of both liquids and gases, it is crucial to ensure that pipeline integrity is maintained. This means that any pipeline system and all its related components should be functioning properly which can only be achieved through pipeline maintenance and inspection.

When energy transmission systems are not functioning as they should be, they put the general public, company employees and workers at risk. With human safety being a priority, it's important to ensure that energy transportation system integrity is adhered to at all costs.

Many people recognize these piping systems as one of the safest methods of delivering energy be it in liquid or gaseous form. However, just like all other engineering infrastructure, these systems can and do fail. The recent past has witnessed the failure if several transmission systems, having both spectacular and tragic effect.

Although these failures rarely cause fatalities to the public, the can cause a lot of disruption to business operations either by the loss of supply or necessary repair work which can be cost intensive regarding repair and replacement. Just a single failure can cost hundreds of millions of dollars especially if it occurs in an area that is environmentally sensitive.

For the constant supply of energy, operators must stop at nothing to ensure that their piping systems are safe. Besides, they should also consider maintenance procedures that are cheap and ones that can effectively prevent failures in future.

The modern-day world has witnessed great strides concerning technological advancement and the energy sector has not been left behind. Intelligent pigs have been invented for purposes of internal monitoring of piping systems. These gadgets have been useful in maintaining complex energy transportation systems.

Numerous methods can be used to keep a safe transmission system, and they have different applications. Piping engineers recommend that these systems be inspected and monitored on a routine basis using the numerous direct and indirect techniques. These methods aim to ensure that defects or damages are detected before they can be a danger. Besides, these monitoring and inspection methods help to ensure that the piping systems do not get damaged or become defective. Before deciding on an ideal method to use, operators are advised first to assess the greatest damage risk to his transmission system then choose a monitoring method to minimize that risk.

In the past, energy piping systems had to be shut down in case there were inspection and maintenance procedures to be carried out, a scenario that has been reversed with the invention of intelligent pigs. When these gadgets are used to inspect a transmission line, it does not have to be de-commissioned since most of the devices are designed to function perfectly in an operating transportation system.

Routine maintenance and inspection of energy transmission systems is the only way to avert repairs that can be expensive especially when it comes to offshore piping systems.




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