Feasibility of FRP as the Oil and Gas Long-Distance Pipeline Material in the Area with the High Voltage Electric-Power Line
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Sha Wu; Mi Zhang; Zhi Yu Zhang; Xiao Jie Sun; Jiang Yu Wang
- Source
- Materials Science Forum. 850:1000-1003
- Subject
- Materials science
business.industry
Mechanical Engineering
Pipeline (computing)
Fossil fuel
High voltage
Structural engineering
Fibre-reinforced plastic
Condensed Matter Physics
Cathodic protection
Pipeline transport
Mechanics of Materials
General Materials Science
Electricity
Electric power
business
Marine engineering
- Language
- ISSN
- 1662-9752
Oil and gas long-distance pipelines which are buried under ground often have to be closely laid in the narrow area with the high voltage electric-power line. The earth electrode of the electric tower seriously impacts the cathodic protection system of the pipeline when it discharges electricity into the earth. Sometimes the cathodic protection system may even lose its efficacy and the pipe being corroded. Under this condition, fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) has been paid more and more attention as the alterative of the steel pipe because of its outstanding cathodic-resisting property. In this article, the property of FRP compared with the steel was analyzed. The advantages and shortcomings of FRP as the material of oil and gas long-distance pipeline were introduced. Furthermore the feasibility of FRP pipeline was discussed.