Institute of Piping Engineering & Building Services

Oil Pipelines Design & Engineering per ASME B 31.4*

IPEBS – INSTITUTE OF PIPING ENGG. & BUILDING SERVICES

204, C-BLOCK, II FLOOR, MAYUR KUSHAL COMPLEX, ABIDS
HYDERABAD – 1. Tel: 0091 – 9885946711, WEBSITE: www.ipebs.in
 Institute of Piping Engineering & Building Services

OVERVIEW – Oil Pipelines Design & Engineering per ASME B 31.4*

This is a fast-paced program designed to present all major topics relative to the design and
operation, Installation, & Maintenance of Oil Pipelines Design & Engineering per ASME B 31.4.
The program consists of 1 month full time Instruction including concept theory, problem
solving, and system design.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING

Course participants should bring an open mind, a thirst for knowledge, a scientific calculator,
sketch pad, pen and long book.

Description

This certificate program introduces the full range of topics covering Petroleum Engineering
Overview, Codes & Standards, Pipeline Installations Methods, Hydraulic Design, Mechanical
Design, and Operation & Maintenance Design. Each topic is presented so as to demonstrate
the “real world” impact of design decisions on resulting system performance. Numerous
examples of actual designs are presented. (See the “Course Outline” section for details of
topics.)

What You Will Learn

Design, Installation & Maintenance of Oil Pipelines Design & Engineering per ASME B 31.4*

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Mechanical/Electrical/Petroleum Engineers and Students

Technicians

Draftsmen

Training Features

 Excellent Material Provided (Design Manual, Design Charts)

 Individual Attention & Placement Guidance.
 Hundreds of Students placed in India, Middle East, Far East & African Countries.

IPEBS – INSTITUTE OF PIPING ENGG. & BUILDING SERVICES

204, C-BLOCK, II FLOOR, MAYUR KUSHAL COMPLEX, ABIDS
HYDERABAD – 1. Tel: 0091 – 9885946711, WEBSITE: www.ipebs.in
 Institute of Piping Engineering & Building Services

Oil Pipelines Design & Engineering per ASME B 31.4

Introduction – Oil Pipeline Systems

Petroleum Engineering & Downstream Petroleum Marketing, Codes & Standards, Pipeline
Installation Methods, S-lay Method, J-Lay Method, Reel Method, Bottom-Tow Method &
Pipeline Burial.

Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Systems

Characteristics of Transported Commodities, System Approach to Design.

Hydraulic Design

System Parameters, Environmental Parameters, Properties of Commodities.

Hydraulic Design - Isothermal Pipeline Systems

Isothermal Systems, System Energy, Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure, Pump Stations,
Location of Pump Stations, System Growth and By-Pass Stations.

Hydraulic Design – Non Isothermal Pipeline Systems

Temperature Profiles, Heat of Friction, Thermal Hydraulic Gradients.

Mechanical Design

Line Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Allowable Pipe Stress, Pipe Diameter, Wall Thickness, Design
Pressure, Thermal Expansion and Contraction, Pipe and Soil - Friction Interaction, Internal &
External Pressure, Bending or Beam Stresses, Pump Selection & Valve Spacing.

Operation & Maintenance Design

Operating Conditions, Surge, Corrosion Protection, Metering, Leak Detection, Pipeline Pigs,
SCADA, System Cost Analysis & Special Oil Pipeline Design.

Stress Analysis for Underground Pipelines

Pipe Movement, Anchorage Force, Lateral Soil Force, Soil Pipe Interaction, Soil Forces –
Longitudinal / Lateral Pipe Movement.

Stress Analysis

Allowable Stresses, Stresses due to Sustained Loads and Thermal Expansion, Occasional
Loads

Pressure Design of Piping System

Straight Pipe, Curved Segments, Intersections, Flanges, Reducers & Pressure Containing
Components

IPEBS – INSTITUTE OF PIPING ENGG. & BUILDING SERVICES

204, C-BLOCK, II FLOOR, MAYUR KUSHAL COMPLEX, ABIDS
HYDERABAD – 1. Tel: 0091 – 9885946711, WEBSITE: www.ipebs.in