Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG)
Shehata, M., Younes, M., El-ramly, S., Ramzy, B., Hosny, A., Saleh, N. (2021). Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG). EKB Journal Management System, 5(5), 54-58. doi: 10.21608/iugrc.2021.245563
Mohamed Ahmed Shehata; Mohab Taha Younes; Salma Omar El-ramly; Bola Ehab Ramzy; Ahmed Mohamed Hosny; Naguib Saleh. "Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG)". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 5, 2021, 54-58. doi: 10.21608/iugrc.2021.245563
Shehata, M., Younes, M., El-ramly, S., Ramzy, B., Hosny, A., Saleh, N. (2021). 'Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG)', EKB Journal Management System, 5(5), pp. 54-58. doi: 10.21608/iugrc.2021.245563
Shehata, M., Younes, M., El-ramly, S., Ramzy, B., Hosny, A., Saleh, N. Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG). EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 5(5): 54-58. doi: 10.21608/iugrc.2021.245563

Design and Development of Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG)

The International Undergraduate Research Conference
Volume 5, Issue 5, 2021, Page 54-58  XML PDF (991.86 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/iugrc.2021.245563
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Authors
Mohamed Ahmed Shehata1; Mohab Taha Younes1; Salma Omar El-ramly1; Bola Ehab Ramzy1; Ahmed Mohamed Hosny1; Naguib Saleh2
1Canadian International College, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor Canadian International College, Egypt.
Abstract
Oil pipeline maintenance has always been considered a problem of importance to oil companies. Before leakage happens, it must be detected, and preventive action must be taken to avoid oil losses and environmental problems. Corrosion in the lower portion of the pipeline due to the accumulation of water and other corrosive chemicals is one of the major causes of oil pipeline leakage. One of the techniques used to verify the conditions of the oil pipelines is the running of a data collection system throughout the whole length of the pipeline (which could be kilometres) to gather data about the corrosion and its location inside the pipeline. This system is commonly referred to as the Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) which performs automatic pipeline inspection with Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technologies such as ultrasonic and magnetic flux leakage. The ultrasonic probe helps experts to calculate the thickness of the wall of the pipeline through the Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD). The aim of the investigation included in the research presented is to design and develop an ultrasonic PIG to be suitable for entry into the carbon steel pipe with a 323.85 Millimetre diameter. The PIG has 18 ultrasonic transducers to cover the whole area, an orientation system, a support system, a storage system, a support system, and a storage system.
Keywords
Ultrasonic; NDT; PIG; Maintenance; Corrosion
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