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Frank Salt, OSD Pipelines - Designing for safe and flexible operations

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Frank Salt, Consulting Engineer, OSD Pipelines presented this at the 3rd Annual Slurry Pipeline Conference. The Conference focuses on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of mineral slurry pipelines. For more information, visit http://www.informa.com.au/slurrypipelineconference

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Slurry Pipelines - Designing for Safe and Flexible Operation

13/11/2013 Frank Salt

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300 m Savage River span

The only maintenance in 46 years has been to paint it every 15 years

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400 m China span

Effects of temperature not considered, resulting in deformation during hot weather

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Concentrator

Design to meet the needs of the pipeline

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Basic Design

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Station Design

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Station Design

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Station Design

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Pig Traps and Pigging

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Pig Traps and Pigging

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Valves (High Pressure)

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Corrosion Monitoring

Effects of vortex over build up

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Corrosion Monitoring

Scale and wear in pipe

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Corrosion Monitoring

Wear in pipe due to slack flow. Wear varies across the pipe from zero at the top to extreme at the bottom.

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Corrosion Monitoring

Line rupture caused by sliding wear

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Pressure Gauge Mount

In an area subject to very high shutdown pressures. This has the potential for extreme danger during maintenance or failure.

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Contact Details and Call to Action Ian Gooding Mike Francis GM Hydrotransport Project Manager Hydrotransport

08 9320 0407 [email protected]