Description
Since publication of the first edition of Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Technology 25 years ago, there have been massive advances the pigging and inspection industry: superb high-technology solutions have been developed, using some of the most advanced and reliable technology paralleling the aerospace industry, and feature assessments down to millimetric sizes are almost the norm. Inspection data interpretation has also developed to the stage where it's no longer a black art: survey results can be examined and analysed on a client's own PC or laptop, the thought of which was almost unheard of only a decade ago. But still some basic questions remain unanswered, probably the most basic of all being:
- How clean is my pipeline?
- How best to design a pig launcher and receiver?
This book, as with previous editions, provides an overview of some of the latest thinking and achievements in the area of pigging technology and integrity management. Its content is 41 papers from the series of conferences entitled Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management (now known as PPIM) that the publishers have organized in Houston and elsewhere between 2007 and 2012, chosen to represent a wide range of issues concerning the pipeline industry and maintenance of its integrity. Printed in full color throughout.
Features & Benefits
- Captures 25 years of progress in pigging and pipeline integrity, highlighting cutting-edge inspection technologies
- Includes 41 expert papers from PPIM conferences, offering real-world insights into current industry challenges
- Covers feature assessments with millimetric precision and improved inspection data interpretation tools
- Explores practical concerns like pipeline cleanliness and launcher/receiver design with updated solutions
- Printed in full color, enhancing the clarity of diagrams, data visuals, and technical illustrations
Audience
- Captures 25 years of progress in pigging and pipeline integrity, highlighting cutting-edge inspection technologies
- Includes 41 expert papers from PPIM conferences, offering real-world insights into current industry challenges
- Covers feature assessments with millimetric precision and improved inspection data interpretation tools
- Explores practical concerns like pipeline cleanliness and launcher/receiver design with updated solutions
- Printed in full color, enhancing the clarity of diagrams, data visuals, and technical illustrations
About the Authors
John Tiratsoo was editor of the Pipelines International Digest. Before starting Pipelines International Digest, John was the editor GPM and of the independent UK-based magazine Pipeline World, the successor to Pipes & Pipelines International, for over 20 years. Prior to this, he achieved chartered (professional) status as a civil engineer and spent his early career building roads and bridges in the UK for the Department of Transport. He then moved to join Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners in East Africa, where he spend a year in Tanzania building roads, two years based in Nairobi on a variety of projects, and two years in the bush in Malawi as an engineer on a major water-treatment and pipeline project for Blantyre.
Having returned to the UK and unpacked, he joined Scientific Surveys Ltd, publisher of Pipes & Pipelines International, in 1979. Since then he has become an active member of the Pipeline Industries Guild, sitting on its committees, its Council, and now its Board (as an ex-officio member). Part of his work with the Guild involves editing and publishing its journal, and the annual Pipeline Industry Directory, its directory of members.
Details
Type: eBook
Pages: 534
Published: 2013
ISBN: 9780971794580-ebook
