Aging Performance and an Improved Evaluation Method for PE80 and PE100 Pipelines for Urban Gas

Autor: Nan Lin, Xingze Sun, Ming Sun, Xiaolong Li, Changzheng Liu, Shan Chen, Tao Meng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 21, p 9941 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app14219941
Popis: Polyethylene (PE) pipes are widely used in urban gas transportation due to their good toughness and corrosion resistance. Currently, the designed service life of a PE pipeline is 50 years, and some urban gas PE pipelines are approaching their service life. However, research on the aging assessment of PE pipelines is not complete, and it is impossible to effectively predict their aging status in service. Once urban gas PE pipelines are damaged, serious accidents may be caused. PE80 and PE100 pipelines are commonly used for urban gas, and improved accelerated aging tests were conducted considering different conditions of pressure, pipe diameter, and temperature. According to the experimental results, an aging life prediction method for PE pipes was constructed based on the Arrhenius formula considering multiple effect factors.
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