10039 Performance Review of Composite at a Gas Plant Application

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Product Number: 51300-10039-SG

ISBN: 10039 2010 CP

Author: Mohamed A. Saleem

Publication Date: 2010

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Nonmetallic composites increasingly find applications in almost all process industries. The tremendous technological advancements in the polymer industry remarkably improved corrosion resistance characteristics. Other encouraging aspects such as light weight, longer life cycle than conventional materials, lower operating and maintenance costs can be of great significance to justify the higher capital cost in specifying composites for new projects. In line with the nonmetallic composites enrichment program, one of the largest gas processing plants in Saudi Arabia deployed nonmetallic materials in structural, corrosion resistance, rehabilitation, life extension of concrete structures, safety and reliability enhancement applications.

This paper is an update on the performance review of these applications at ‘Uthmaniyah Gas Plant in critical streams, such as the cooling water system and hydrocarbon pipelines, ongoing efforts to promote and maximize similar applications in other operating units.

Keywords: non-metallic composites, cooling system, exchanger, cooling tower, corrosivity, hydrocarbon, cross country pipelines, transition point corrosion, microbiologically influenced corrosion, delignification, preservative treatment, corrosion protection and life cycle