Pipeline Engineering

Pipeline Lowering and Roping Design ver 0.1

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Project Hasilpur line lowering Developer PipeEng

Mp37 to Mp38
Date 2022-08-25 Approver
Revision 0 Reviewer

This calculation was developed for the design of a pipeline lowering or roping operation. The calculations in this
tool are based on API RP 1117 methods developed from elastic free deflection theory to determine induced
stresses and deflection profiles.

Design Parameters
Pipe Outside Diameter, OD inch 12.750
Pipe Wall Thickness inch 0.219
Pipe Grade API Grade X70 / CSA Grade 483
Specified Minimum Yield Strength, SMYS psi 70,000
Maximum Allowable Operation Pressure, MAOP psi 1,100
Installation Temperature °F 70.0
Operating Temperature °F 90.0
Desired Vertical Deflection, Δ ft 5.0
Design Factor - 0.90
Poisson's Ratio, μ - 0.30
Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Steel, α in/in.°F 6.50e-6
Modulus of Elasticity , E psi 29000000
Longitudinal Flexural Stress Due to Existing Elastic psi 0.0
Curvature , Sc
Targeted Horizontal Length, Lh ft 1350.00

Result
Pipe Inner Diamter, d inch 12.31
Longitudinal Tensile Stress Due to Internal Pressure, Sp psi 9606
Longitudinal Tensile Stress Due to Thermal Change, Sr psi -3770
The Existing Longitudinal Stress, SE psi 5836
Minimum Trench Length, Lmin ft 277.5
Longitudinal Stress Due to Elongation, Ss psi 25137
Longitudinal Stress Available for bending, SA psi 32027
Maximum Free Span Between Supports, Ls ft 90.4

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