Structural Strength, Corrosion and Failure Analysis of Pressure Vessel and Pipeline System

Dear Colleagues,

Pipelines, which are regarded as blood vessels in the industrial field, are widely used to transport oil and natural gas, ammonia, alcohol fuels, coal and ore, hydrogen, water, carbon dioxide, etc. By far, pipelines are the most efficient and economical way to transport fluid media.  

However, due to the complex and hazardous transport environment, fracture, distortion, leakage, corrosion, etc., can easily occur in pipelines. Corrosion is one of the main causes of pipeline failure and has always been a bottleneck problem affecting the structural strength and failure analysis of pipelines.  

As mentioned above, failure of pipelines threatens people’s lives and property. Therefore, research on the structural integrity and failure mechanism of pipelines, especially of corroded ones, is a vital task to meet the design requirements of safer ones. 

For this Special Issue, we would like to welcome original research manuscripts as well as methodological and review articles on the structural strength and failure analysis of corroded pipelines. Contributions on the following topics will therefore be welcome:

• Structural integrity assessment;
• Straight and elbow pipes, and special pipelines;
• Pipeline safety under extreme loads;
• Failure of pipelines under complex loads;
• Pipeline burst and buckling;
• Pipeline vibration;
• Pipeline connection;
• Pipeline leaks;
• Fatigue and fracture;
• Life prediction;
• Pipeline measurement and inspection;
• Design and analysis;
• Safety and reliability;
• Finite and boundary element methods;
• Fluid–structure interaction;
• High temperature, high pressure.

This list is not restrictive, and studies on related topics are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Zhijiang Jin
Dr. Zhanfeng Chen
Guest Editors

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