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System
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PredictPipe
is the latest addition to the suite of software tools for corrosion
prediction and addresses one of the most significant issues in pipeline
corrosion evaluation, i.e., assessment of corrosion rates in dry
gas transmission pipeline systems exposed to corrosive environments
due to water condensation / accumulation. It provides comprehensive
functionality to automate Internal Corrosion
Direct Assessment (ICDA), a novel methodology designed to
provide preventive maintenance and protect against costly pipeline
failures. PredictPipe 3.0, a by-product of years of corrosion research
and modeling, puts to good use application of state-of-the-art software
technology to provide access to a comprehensive knowledge base on
corrosion decision-making. It is an easy-to-use graphical tool that
integrates the effects of a complex set of environmental parameters
to provide a corrosion rate assessment based on extensive literature
data, lab testing and field experience.
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Characteristics
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PredictPipe
performs a rigorous evaluation of corrosive environments and provides
assessment of corrosion rates and identifies critical zones in a dry
gas pipeline system over moderately hilly terrain. Provides the ability
to map pipeline segments and view calculated results and regimes for
individual segments and to compute critical angles and predict worst
case corrosion rates. |
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Ability
to assess the availability of liquid water through continuous phase
modeling and dew point prediction. |
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Ability
to compute water holdup and critical angles for a pipeline system
Incorporates comprehensive and accurate corrosion modeling to account
for the effects of a number of critical parameters. |
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Helps
in the determination of system pH for typical oil and gas environments. |
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Provides
decision-making rules for corrosion characterization on the basis
of a corrosion model that accounts for the interaction of different
critical parameters. |
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Ability
to accurately model momentum transfer effects (flow regimes, void
fractions, pressure drops and shear stresses) en-route to improved
corrosion prediction. |
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Includes
an intuitive, graphical, easy-to-use interface. |
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Microsoft®
Windows based tool that can run on most common personal computers. |
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Easy
to use graphical interface makes using the system a simple task. |
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Extensive
context sensitive on-line help assists the user in understanding the
significance of different corrosion evaluation parameters. |
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Cost
analysis module facilitates comparison of project cost when using
different materials. |
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Can
be easily installed on any stand-alone or network system compatible
with Windows NT/Windows-95, 98,2000, XP operating system. |
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Can
lead to significant reduction in time spent assessing internal corrosion
in pipelines and can be a means for obtaining cost-effective automated
solutions. |
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Access
to extensive consulting and development support from InterCorr in
using/customizing PredictPipe. |
