Thu, 17 October, 2024
An upcoming Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) webinar will detail, ‘Lessons Learnt from Non-Metallic Failure Investigations.’
The online event will take place on 20 November, 2024, from 13:00 to 14:00 GMT and is being led by TWI’s Consultant and Technology Fellow for Polymer and Composite Technologies, Dr Farshad Salamat-Zadeh.
Flexible, high-pressure composite pipes such as reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP), thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) and reinforced thermoset resin (RTR) pipes are increasingly being used for oil and gas extraction and transfer.
While such composite pipes are damage tolerant, there are variables in their production methods and in-service defects that can affect their performance. Significant phenomena that impact the performance of composite pipes include delamination (de- bonding), impact damage (localised), matrix cracking (overstress), weepage (leak), environmental ingress (swelling), thermal or lightning strike damage (de- bonding), and joints or repair applications. These can all lead to failures and 90% of these are reportedly related to joints.
In order to mitigate against costly shut-downs and safety hazards it is important to understand the causes of failures and repair and rehabilitation solutions.
This webinar will present a case study related to the findings of one such pipeline failure along with a discussion of techniques to mitigate against failures, including an overview of TWI’s available support.
You can find out more and register for this event, here.