Preface

The pipeline system is an integral part of our current civilization. Across the world, it ensures the economic transmission of essential fluids to different industries including oil and gas production, food processing, residential and industrial buildings, water supply, pulp and paper mills, pharmaceutical/medical manufacturing, and chemical manufacturing. Pipeline transportation plays as significant a role in running the world economy as do our blood vessels in ensuring life. The successful design, construction, and operation of a pipeline require a balance to be struck between production, cost, safety, and integrity. This book provides an overview of the current state of the art in the design, failure, and management of pipeline engineering with a specific focus on the most important evidence-based developments in this important area.

This book is divided into two main sections. The first section examines pipeline failure analysis and ways to prevent it, while the second looks at pipeline design and management. Chapter 1 is an analysis of various pipelines in the oil and gas industry. Chapter 2 explores new de-icing technology to prevent burst pipes. Chapter 3 evaluates electromagnetic interferences that affect metallic pipelines, while Chapter 4 reviews anomalies that impact the structural integrity of pipes, with a specific focus on local elastic-plastic deformations. The mechanical behavior of offshore flexible pipelines that operate under symmetrical and complicated loads is examined in Chapter 5, and methods to control the isothermal free vibration of functionally graded pipes using Terfenol-D are discussed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 illustrates the use of a HEATT platform to simulate forced laminar flow in pipes subjected to asymmetric external conditions. Chapter 8 contains a detailed review of the stability of nanofluids used in pipelines, and Chapter 9 highlights the significance of government regulations in supporting pipeline network construction. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive examination of the technological details that aid pipeline engineers in their decision-making process.

In addition to thanking the authors, we would like to extend our gratitude to the management and facilitators at IntechOpen for the successful publication of this book. Dominik Samardzija and Iva Simcic deserve special thanks for their significant contributions. We would also like to thank King Faisal University for supporting the voluntary contributions of the editors.

> **Sayeed Rushd and Mohamed Anwar Ismail** Department of Chemical Engineering, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

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Section 1

Pipeline Failure Analysis

and Prevention

Section 1
