The first task in Phase 1 of this project involved sending out an industry survey regarding materials in pump stations. This task was performed to determine what components are important from a facilities point of view and what materials are used in…
In certain sections of the United States, suitable tidewater sites for LNG importation facilities were both scarce and expensive. It was reasoned that a great deal more property would be opened up if LNG transfer lines of a mile or two in length were…
An industry survey of a representative group of gas transport experts in the pipeline industry. This survey was undertaken primarily to define and measure their perceptions of the relative rankings of the important factors considered in purchasing…
A series of tests involving the exposing mannequins clothed with normal civilian clothing to a 10 ft. x 10 ft. LNG pool fire was conducted. Both single layer clothing and double layer clothing were used. The radiant heat flux incident outside the…
This project evaluated consensus standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements related to process safety management (PSM) topics to support DOT PHMSA's strategy to update its regulatory requirements for safety management systems for LNG…
This report documents the intentions and founding principles of the ASME B3 l .8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Codes and the Pipeline Safety Regulations (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 192). Two meetings were held with…
The models used at present to evaluate the potential hazard areas around large LNG fires were developed with field test data from smaller diameter (1.8 m to 15 m) fires. These models are, however, applied to predict hazard distances from fires much…
The 1997 revision of the Australian Standard for design and construction of gas and liquid petroleum pipelines required each pipeline to be designed to control external interference through a combination of physical and procedural methods. However it…