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Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

It seems like the drawing is requiring two insulator spacers on the end of the casing, so the vent will be located just inboard of the two insulator spacers on the end of the casing.

http://www.pipelinepsc.com/images/documents/PDF/Br...

RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

I haven't seen a drain on these things, API 1102 does not require vents, or drains. Two vents yes to make filling with dielectric material easier, pumping from vent to vent. Drains will probably get plugged by rust anyway as moisture will collect in the drain.

Note that casing can be filled with corrosion inhibitor or inert gas, if no vents are used.

50 m of casing to either side is pretty far. Normally it could be cut off much nearer to and on the outside edge of the road's right-of-way boundary.

You should have a look at API 1102.

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RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

What is the basis? Heaven only knows - certainly no technical one, just something the designer saw somewhere and has repeated not knowing why it was there in the first place.

I've never liked casings, but the design of the "drain" is laughable. No driving force so how exactly is any water going to get out? And I've never seen a slope on a casing before. If you think a railway company is going to let you put a big casing pipe 2m below their precious rails you've got a big shock coming....

My motto: Learn something new every day

Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way

RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

I agree that's usually true, especially for us pressure pipeliners, but sloped casings are necessary for gravity driven flowing sewer lines where the pipeline must maintain a precise slope for long distances (still without drains).

2m = 6.56', so that's usually true too, but I used to cross the BN often, so I remember that they only need 5-1/2 feet below track. :-)
http://www.bnsf.com/communities/faqs/pdf/pipeline....

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RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

Note 2 on the drawing says "Gas pipeline"..... 50 m is ridiculous as an extension distance - even for expansion purposes that is a long way for little benefit.

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RE: Vent and drain hole location on casing pipe

Certainly no doubt about that!

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