NDLI: Risk Analysis of Sweet Natural Gas Pipelines: Benchmarking Simple Consequence Models

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Rothwell, Brian Stephens, Mark
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Over the past decades, risk assessment of industrial facilities perceived to present significant potential hazards has become widespread, and in some jurisdictions it has become a regulatory requirement or a societal norm. The application of risk concepts to transportation pipelines has become commonplace, and while qualitative techniques may be sufficient for such purposes as the establishment of maintenance priorities and preliminary route selection, increasing need has been seen for fully quantitative approaches. A considerable range of quantitative methods and models has been developed, but many of them have a high degree of complexity and most are proprietary. There is a need for simple and transparent methods that still yield results that are sufficiently accurate at least for generic assessment; it is recognized that the more complex approaches will usually be required for detailed, site-specific analysis. One source of complexity, for gas transmission pipelines, is the need for a suite of relatively sophisticated, numerical models to estimate accurately the consequences of major gas release incidents, which are transient in nature. To overcome this difficulty, relatively simple, closed-form consequence estimation schemes, based on steady-state approximations, have been proposed and applied. The current study benchmarks the results of one such method against those obtained using PIPESAFE, a proprietary software tool containing a suite of interlinked models developed and validated specifically for gas transmission pipelines. Within certain limits, the simple approach was found to give reasonable, and generally slightly conservative, estimates of safety consequences, expressed in both individual and societal terms.
Sponsorship	Pipeline Division
Starting Page	911
Ending Page	919
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791842630
DOI	10.1115/IPC2006-10059
Volume Number	Volume 3: Materials and Joining; Pipeline Automation and Measurement; Risk and Reliability, Parts A and B
Conference Proceedings	2006 International Pipeline Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	2006-09-25
Publisher Place	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Regulations Transparency Approximation Computer simulation Computer software Pipelines Natural gas distribution Risk Hazards Maintenance Risk analysis Steady state Transportation systems Transients (dynamics) Risk assessment Safety
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

A Model for Sizing High Consequence Areas Associated With Natural Gas Pipelines

Effective Consequence Evaluation for System Wide Risk Assessment of Natural Gas Pipelines

A Quantitative Integrity and Risk Assessment Approach for Maintenance Planning in Gas Transmission Pipelines

Spatial Analysis in PGPB’s Risk Administration System for Pipelines

A New Approach to Gas Control Simulation

Comparison of PIR to PIPESAFE-Based 1% Lethality Zones for Natural Gas Pipelines

A Risk Based Approach to Optimize Inspection and Maintenance Resources

Standardized Risk Models for Formal Safety Assessment of Maritime Transportation

An Emerging Methodology of Slope Hazard Assessment for Natural Gas Pipelines

Risk Analysis of Sweet Natural Gas Pipelines: Benchmarking Simple Consequence Models

Similar Documents

A Model for Sizing High Consequence Areas Associated With Natural Gas Pipelines

Effective Consequence Evaluation for System Wide Risk Assessment of Natural Gas Pipelines

A Quantitative Integrity and Risk Assessment Approach for Maintenance Planning in Gas Transmission Pipelines

Spatial Analysis in PGPB’s Risk Administration System for Pipelines

A New Approach to Gas Control Simulation

Comparison of PIR to PIPESAFE-Based 1% Lethality Zones for Natural Gas Pipelines

A Risk Based Approach to Optimize Inspection and Maintenance Resources

Standardized Risk Models for Formal Safety Assessment of Maritime Transportation

An Emerging Methodology of Slope Hazard Assessment for Natural Gas Pipelines

Risk Analysis of Sweet Natural Gas Pipelines: Benchmarking Simple Consequence Models