Internal and External Protection of Pipes: 8th

I. Current Trends. 1. Expert systems and corrosion risk analysis of submarine pipelines. 2. The development of a coating specification for the UK Water Industry. 3. Resistance to corrosion and mechanical damage of ductile iron pipe active and passive coatings. 4. Current trends in pipe coating technology and applications. 5. Progress in pipeline protection and inspection - the experience of Elf Gabon. 6. Experiences in protecting a subsea pipeline using a polymer-modified glass fibre reinforced cement on top of FBE-coating. 7. Internal corrosion control in coal-water slurry pipelines. 8. Multiple coating technologies required for the internal and external protection of pipes in a large water injection system. II. Cathodic Protection Systems. 9. Design, monitoring and management of cathodic protection system of complex structures: an optimized procedure. 10. Cathodic protection of submarine pipelines. III. On-Site Internal Coatings. 11. PIPS-rehabilitation of water pipelines by a resin lining process using a pig. 12. The latest techniques in the field of pipeline renewal. 13. In situ pipecoatings curing at temperatures down to 0#C. IV. Three-Layer Systems. 14. Three layer epoxy-polypropylene pipe coatings for use at elevated service temperatures. 15. Application of polypropylene coating system to pipeline for high temperature service. 16. Characterization and selection criteria for polyethylene and polypropylene external coatings of pipelines applied by extrusion process with three layers system. V. Insulated Pipelines. 17. Recent developments in thermal insulation for subsea flowlines. 18. An improved field joint system design for buried thermally-insulated pipes. 19. DPIS: special technique for pipeline insulation to guarantee high reliability in heavy oil transportation - case histories. 20. Applications of polyurethanes for problem solving in the pipeline industry. 21. Thermal insulation of deep sea flowlines. VI. Material for Sour Service. 22. Corrosion economics in material selection for sour service pipelines. 23. Synergistic effect of halides on corrosion inhibition by ethoxylated fatty acids in sulphuric acid. 24. Material selection for the transportation of extreme sour gas specific experiences. 25. High nickel alloy clad pipes for use in H 2 S/C0 2 /C1-Environments. VII. Test & Inspection Methods. 26. Development of underground pipeline coating defect inspection systems. 27. Test methods for pipeline coatings and coating materials used in Czechoslovakia. 28. Inspection amd maintenance for offshore pipelines. Criteria and methodologies.