Research progress of buckling propagation experiment of deep-water pipelines

Abstract

In recent years, the extraction of fossil resources, especially oil and gas in deep and ultra-deep water areas has been playing a more important role and been paid more attention to. For this reason, the working depth of submarine pipelines, which are used for the transportation of oil and gas, has been increasing sharply. As the main failure pattern of deep-water pipelines, buckling and its propagation problem have drawn more attention of many research institutions and engineering units around the world. Based on the existing research, the summary of experiments and their outcomes of deep-water pipeline buckling failure is made in this paper. Research status and developing prospects of the experiments of buckling propagation and buckle arrestor are discussed in detail.

Keywords

deep-water pipelines / buckling propagation / hyperbaric chamber / buckle arrestor

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