The pressure systems manager at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has embarked on a project to collect data and develop risk assessment models to support risk-informed decision making regarding future inspections of underground pipes at ARC. This paper shows progress in one area of this project - a corrosion risk assessment model for the underground high- pressure air distribution piping system at ARC. It consists of a corrosion model of pipe-segments, a pipe wrap protection model; and a pipe stress model for a pipe segment. A Monte Carlo simulation of the combined models provides a distribution of the failure probabilities. Sensitivity study results show that the model uncertainty, or lack of knowledge, is the dominant contributor to the calculated unreliability of the underground piping system. As a result, the pressure systems manager may consider investing resources specifically focused on reducing these uncertainties. Future work includes completing the data collection effort for the existing ground based pressure systems and applying the risk models to risk-based inspection strategies of the underground pipes at ARC.


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    Title :

    A corrosion risk assessment model for underground piping


    Contributors:
    Datta, K. (author) / Fraser, D.R. (author)


    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 14 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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