Corrosion Control Knowledge and Technology Integration for Safer California Natural Gas Pipeline System
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Source of Support: California Energy Commission (CEC)
Place of Performance: UCLA+DNV
Project Period: 2022-2025
Total Award Amount: $1,200,000 USD
Overall Objectives: It aims to develop an improved corrosion risk reduction of Natural Gas pipelines through an integration of corrosion control knowledge and technology. The results consist in both a computational tool and a guidance document on how to reduce corrosion risk, consistent with Natural Gas operator practices and industry standards. The methodology and results include a toolkit containing the corrosion risk management models and procedures. The innovative approach integrates detection technologies, corrosion risk assessment methodologies, and risk management optimization approaches and will incorporate the following features unique to the assessment of corrosion risk for gas pipelines including:
Link all corrosion models into one corrosion assessment framework
Link corrosion models to Natural Gas operators’ data through the use of a software.
Link risk results to Natural Gas operators risk mitigation strategies
Link risk results to Natural Gas operators personnel training
