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TECHNICAL NOTE
InordertoverifythesuitabilityofthenewselectedpipingclassCA602forthegascomingoutthe
slugcatcher20130VQ001,Bonattihascheckedthematerialusedforthepipingclasses.
OriginalWafaDesertProject
ForWafadesertprojectwasselectedtheclassCA731forMultiphasemixtureandforthisclass
thematerialusedforpipesare:
API5LGr.Bfordiameterslesserthan6
API5LGr.X65forlargerdiameters
Thisclassisusedforthepipefromthewellsuptotheslugcatcher.
Downstreamtheslugcatcher,anditmeansthatmostoftheliquidphaseisseparated,was
selectedtheclassCA701forRawgas;forallpipesunderthisclassthematerialisAPI5LGr.B.
MitigationPlan
InthenewconfigurationdesignedfortheMitigationPlanpurpose,thepipingclassCA602has
beenselectedforthelineupstreamtheslugcatcher20130VQ001andalsofromtheslug
catcheruptotieinMP005(upstreamKODrum10300VA002).
ForallpipesunderthisclassthematerialisAPI5LGr.B(alreadyavailableatsite)whiletheoriginal
pipingclassrequiresAPI5LGr.X65.
Verifications
TocheckthesuitabilityofthepipingclassCA602forMultiphaseserviceandthenavoid
corrosionphenomenainsidethepipe,Bonattihascomparedthechemicalcompositionsoftwo
materialsselectedforthispurposes:API5LGr.BandAPI5LGr.X65(seeattachment).
Thechemicalcompositionsareverysimilareachotherhencetheyareequivalentintermsof
corrosionresistance.
ThemechanicalstrengthofGr.X65ishigherthanGr.B,thenifGr.Bisselectedhigherthickness
shallbeutilizedforsamediameterandrating,thatisjustourcase.
Conclusions
ReferringtowhatabovementioneditisconcludedthatclassCA602issuitableforMultiphase
serviceaswellastheCA731,infact:
1. MaterialAPI5LGr.BisevenrequiredbythepipingclassCA731fordiameterslessthan6
2. ThematerialsAPI5LGr.BandAPI5LGr.X65areverysimilarintermsofchemical
compositionandsotheyhaveequivalentcorrosionresistance.
Inconclusion,theclassCA602issuitableforthedesignedpurposeinMitigationPlanprojectand
corrosionphenomenawontbeexpected.