Pipeline Toolbox 2013 Edition for Gas Service

(Included Modules, Applications & References)

Applications Description Reference, Standard or Document Source

1. Pipeline Facilities
1.1 Pipeline Compressors Engineering Data Book, Volume-I, GPSA, 10th
Centrifugal Compressor-Adiabatic Head Edition
Centrifugal Compressor-Required Compressor Station Operation, Book T-2, GEOP,
Adiabatic Horsepower American Gas Association
Centrifugal Compressor- Required CFR Part 192
Polytropic Horsepower ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
Centrifugal Compressor-Fan Laws 2012 Edition
Reciprocating Compressor-Cylinder American Gas Association, Report No.3
Equivalent Capacity & HP
Compressor Station Piping-Pipe Diameter
Compressor Station Piping-Pipe Wall
Thickness
Compressor Station Piping-Gas Velocity
Local Atmospheric Pressure
1.2 Reinforcement of Welded Branch ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
Connection 2012 Edition
1.3 Regulator & Station Piping Sizing A.G.A. GEOP Book M-1
A.G.A Gas Measurement Manual, Part 9
1.4 Orifice Meter Sizing & Volume Flow AGA-3, Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other
Rate Calculations Related Hydrocarbons
ASME - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII
1.5 Relief Valve Sizing API RP 520
1.6 Relief Valve - Reaction Force in an Open API RP 520
Discharge System
1.7 Hot-Tap Sizing Williams Gas Pipeline - Procedure
2. Hydraulics
2.1 Gas Pipeline Hydraulics IGT Report #10 Project NB-13
Panhandle A & B AGA Steady State Flow Computation Manuel For NG
Colebrook-White Transmission Lines
Weymouth Pipeline Design for Hydrocarbons Gases & Liquids,
AGA Fully Turbulent Flow ASCE
IGT Distribution Equation DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
Mueller High/Low Pressure Weymouth, T. R., Problems in Natural Gas
Pittsburgh Engineering
Spitzglass Turbulent Flow in Pipes with Particular Reference to
the Transition Region Between the Smooth and Rough
Pipe Laws, Colebrook, C.F.
3. Steel Pipe Design & Stress Analysis
3.1 Design Pressure-Steel Pipe DOT Part 195 & ASME B31.8
3.2 Wall Thickness- Straight Steel Pipe ASME B31.4
3.3 Design Pressure - Polyethylene Pipe API 15LE
3.4 Wall Thickness - Polyethylene Pipe API 15LE
3.5 Flume Design - Rational Method ASCE, FHWA
3.6 Restrained PL Stress Analysis ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
 2012 Edition
3.7 Unrestrained PL Stress Analysis ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
2012 Edition
3.8 Buoyancy Analysis & Concrete A.G.A. GEOP Series, Book T-1
Coating Requirements
3.9 Buoyancy Analysis & Concrete Weights Pipeline Geo-Environmental Design and Geohazard
Spacing Management, ASME, 2008
Pipe Line Industry, Wilbur, W.E., February 1963
3.10 Pipe Anchor Force Analysis Theory of Elasticity, Timoshenko, S.
3.11 Maximum Impact Load & Guidelines for Design of Buried Steel Pipe American
Penetration Depth Lifelines Alliance
3.12 Internal Pressure - % SMYS DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
3.13 Hoop Stress & Longitudinal Stress DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
3.14 Requirements to Move Unpressured DOT Alert Notice 1/7/1992
Pipe
3.15 Bending Stress & Deflection DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
3.16 Maximum Allowable Pipe Span Length Williams Gas Pipeline Documentation
3.17 Bending Stress Caused by Fluid DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
Flowing Around Pipeline
3.18 Linear Thermal Pipeline Expansion DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
3.19 Thrust at Blow-Off DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
3.20 Installment of Pipelines by Horizontal PRCI Report PR-227-9424
Directional Drilling
3.21 Blasting Analysis AGA "Pipeline Response to Buried Explosive Detonations
3.22 Longitudinal Stress in Movement of API RP 1117 - Movement of In-Service Pipeline, Second
In-Service Pipelines (API 1117) Edition, August 1966
4. Steel Pipeline Crossings
4.1 Steel Pipelines Crossing API RP-1102
Railroads & Highways
ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
4.2 Wheel Load Analysis 2012 Edition
Evaluation of Buried Pipe Encroachments,
BATTELLE, Petroleum Technology Center, 1983
ASME B31.8 Checked/updated as required with
4.3 Track Load Analysis 2012 Edition
Evaluation of Buried Pipe Encroachments,
BATTELLE, Petroleum Tech Center, 1983
4.4 Design of Uncased Crossings GPTC Guide for Transmission and Distribution Systems,
A.G.A., Appendix G-192-15
5. Accidental Releases from Gas Pipelines
and Pipeline Rupture (NEW MODULE)
Handbook of Chemical Hazard Analysis Procedures,
5.1 Accidental Gas Release Rate from a US FEMA, US DOT, EPA
Small Hole in Pipeline (NEW) Risk Management Program Guidance for Offsite
-------------------------------------------------------- Consequence Analysis, US EPA
5.2 Accidental Gas Release Rate from a US DOT OPS Final Reports: TTO13 & TTO 14
Single-end, Double-end Full Bore API Recommended Practice 520, Sizing, Selection, and
Pipeline Rupture (NEW) Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in
Refineries, Part I, American Petroleum Institute,
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 Crane Limited, Flow of Fluids through Valves,
Fittings, and Pipe, Technical Paper No. 410-C, Crane
Engineering Division
Bosch, C.J.H. van den and N.J. Duijm, The
Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific
Research. Methods for the Calculation of Physical
Effects, CPR 14E: Part (TNO Yellow Book),
Ramskill, P.K., Discharge Rate Calculation Methods or
Use in Plant Safety Assessments, Safety and Reliability
5.3 Natural Gas Pipeline Rupture Analysis
Depth, Radius and Width of Crater. Includes PRCI Report L51861, Line Rupture and the Spacing of
the following models: Parallel Lines (Battelle), NEN 3651, NV GASUNIE
Report TR/T 97.R.2515
GASUNIE MODEL
NEN 3651 MODEL - RADIUS OF THE
CRATER
PRCI/GASUNIE/BATTELLE
COMBINED MODEL

6. External Corrosion Direct Assessment

Toolset
6.1 Remaining Life of Corroded PL & GTI Report GRI-04/0093.6, NACE RP 0502, ASME
Re-assessment Interval for ECDA Region B31.4, ASME B31.8, ASME B31.8S
Potential Impact Radius Formula for Flammable Gases
6.2 Potential Impact Radius (PIR) Other then Natural Gas, DOT/OPS TTO Number 13 Final
Report
6.3 DCVG - % IR Drop CATH- TECH, Cathodic Technology Limited
7. Pipeline Testing
DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
7.1 Pipeline Hydrostatic Testing Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, 3rd Edition

7.2 Alternative Acceptance Standards for API RP 1104 Appendix A (Option-2)

Girth Welds
7.3 Pipeline Pressure Testing DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
Maximum Pressure Drop
7.4 Pipeline Blowdown Time/Volume Lost DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
7.5 Purging Calculations DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
7.6 Pack in Pipeline DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
RSTRENG V5 Evaluating Remaining Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI)
Strength of Externally Corroded Pipe
8. Pipeline Corrosion
8.1 Evaluation of MAOP in Corroded Areas ASME B31G
8.2 Maximum Allowable Longitudinal Extent ASME B31G
of Corrosion
8.3 Rate of Electrical Current Flow Through DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
the Corrosion Cell
8.4 Relationship Resistance & Resistivity DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
8.5 Electrolyte Resistance from Surface of
an Electrode to any Distance DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook

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8.6 Corrosion Current - Ohms Law DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
8.7 Electrical Resistance of a Conductor DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
9. Cathodic Protection
9.1 Estimated Weight of a Magnesium Anode DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
9.2 Resistance to Earth of an Impressed DOT/TSI Gas Distribution Handbook
Anode Ground Bed
9.3 Rudenbergs Formula for the Placement of National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
an Anode Ground Bed Pipeline Corrosion
9.4 Resistance to Earth of a Single Vertical National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
Anode Pipeline Corrosion
9.5 Resistance to Earth of Multiple Vertical National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
Anodes Pipeline Corrosion
9.6 Resistance to Earth of a Single National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
Horizontal Anode Pipeline Corrosion
9.7 Required Number of Anodes & the Total National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
Current Requirement Pipeline Corrosion
9.8 Power Consumption of a Cathodic National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Control of
Protection Rectifier Pipeline Corrosion
9.9 Cathodic Protection Attenuation ISO 15589 Cathodic Protection Pipeline Transportation
Calculation Systems
10. Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Design & Stress
Analysis
10.1 Distributed Static Surcharge Load on 1. Soil Engineering, Spangler, M.G. and Handy, R.L.
Buried PE Pipe 2. Structural Mechanics of Buried Pipes, Watkins & Loren
3. Polyethylene Pipe Handbook: Design of PE Piping
Systems, Plastic Pipe Institute, Inc.
10.2 Surcharge Live Load on Buried PE
Pipe & Pipeline Crossings
10.2.1 Aircraft Load on Buried PE Pipe 1. Soil Engineering, Spangler, M.G. and Handy, R.L.
2. Structural Mechanics of Buried Pipes, Watkins, R.K,
and Loren, R, A,
3. Polyethylene Pipe Handbook: Design of PE Piping
Systems, Plastic Pipe Institute, Inc.
10.2.2 AASHTO Std. H20 Vehicular Loading 1. Soil Engineering, Spangler, .G. and Handy, R.L.
For Paved & Flexible/Unpaved Surfaces 2. Structural Mechanics of Buried Pipes, Watkins, R.K,
10.2.3 Off Road Crossing-Concentrated Point and Loren, R, A,
Load Single Wheel 3. Polyethylene Pipe Handbook: Design of PE Piping
10.2.4 Off Road Crossing-Concentrated Point Systems, Plastic Pipe Institute, Inc.
Load Multiple Wheel 4. Modulus of Soil Reaction for Buried Flexible Pipe,
10.2.5 Off Road Crossing- Concentrated Point ASCE Geotechnical Journal Vol. 103, Howard, A.K.
Load Not over Buried PE Pipe 5. Evaluation of Modulus of Soil Reaction E and Its
10.2.6 Off Road Crossing-Unpaved Road Only Variation with Depth, Report No.UCB/GT/82-02,
(Timoshenko Equation) Duncan,JM/Hartley,JD, Univ. of Calif, Berkeley
10.2.7 Cooper E-80 Railroad Load on Buried
PE Pipe
10.3 Installation of Polyethylene Pipelines
by Horizontal Directional Drilling(HDD)
10.3.1 PE Pipe Pull Force & Installation ASTM F 1962 05
Stress Analysis
10.3.2 HDD PE Pipe - ATL Allowable Tensile ASTM F 1962 - 05 and ASTM F 1804 - 08
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10.3.3 PE Pipe - Post-Installation Stress ASTM F 1962 - 05
Analysis
11. Data Bases
11.1 Physical Properties of Fluids British Gas - GasVLE
11.2 Pipe Databases for Steel, Spec. for Line Pipe, API 5L
Polyethylene & Custom Pipe Std Steel Pipe, ASTM B36.10
Spec. for Polyethylene Line Pipe, API 15LE
12. Gas Properties Calculations
12.1 Gas Mixture Properties AGA-8 & API MPMS Chapter 14.5
12.2 Local Atmospheric Pressure AGA Part 3
13. Utilities
13.1 Gas Mixture Properties GPA Standard 2172, AGA Report No. 8,API MPMS 14.2
13.2 Physical Properties of Fluids Various
13.3 Document Management Module Application developed by TTI
13.4 Applications Integration Module Application developed by TTI
International System of Units (SI)
13.5 Units Conversion Module ASTM Metric Guide E380-72E
ANSI Standard Z201.1
14. Standards/Regulations/Forms Updated with the latest 49 CFR - Parts 190-195
14.1 Pipeline Safety Laws US Department of Transportation
14.2 US DOT Regulations US Department of Transportation 49 CFR - Parts 190-195
14.3 US DOT Forms & Instructions for US Department of Transportation
Reporting 49 CFR - Parts 190-195
14.4 Canadian Pipeline Standards Internet link provided to CSA website.

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