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6 Qiang Bai and Yong Bai

Requirement to transport product


Design requirements

Operator specific requirements

Codes, standards & specifications

Process requirements

Wall thickness selection

Material grade selection


Design analysis

Route selection

Pipeline protection

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Pipeline installation
requirement

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Pipeline stress analysis
requirement
Optimised
design

Optimum flow ID, weight, material grade, and


coating

Figure 1.2 Subsea pipeline design process.


Source: Bai and Bai [1].

the requirements. For instance, when reviewing the objectives of the detailed design
(Section 1.2.1), the design should be developed such that the following are
determined:
l
Pipeline wall thickness, grade, coating, and length are specified so that pipeline can be
fabricated.
l
Route is determined such that alignment sheets can be compiled.

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