COMPOSITES IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Composite materials are multiphase materials obtained through the artificial combination of different materials in order to attain properties that the individual components by themselves cannot attain. They are not multiphase materials in which the different phases are formed naturally by reactions, phase transformations, or other phenomena. An example is carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Composite materials should be distinguished from alloys, which can comprise two more components but are formed naturally through processes such as casting. Composite materials can be tailored for various properties by appropriately choosing their components, their proportions, their distributions, their morphologies, their degrees of crystallinity, their crystallographic textures, as well as the structure and composition of the interface between components. Due to this strong tailor ability, composite materials can be designed to satisfy the needs of
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Due to the use of them, mass of construction is reduced up to 80%. Composites are already greatly used for the production of pipe systems for fluid transport, pressure vessels, drill pipes and their couplings, tanks for fluid storage, risers, pipes for "coiled drilling" installations, partitions on platforms for the protection against fire etc. Basic advantages of the use of composite materials when compared to conventional material which is steel, are reduction of mass of primary and secondary constructions, introduction of new technologies (for example installation of conducting infrastructures into drill pipes), better physical and chemical characteristics (corrosion resistance, buckling strength), longer life time of the construction (for example within 25 years carbon fibers lose 2-10% of initial strength), easy installation of the construction, higher safety at work, and minimum
However, the absence of plastic deformation does not mean that composites are brittle materials like monolithic ceramics. The heterogeneous nature of composites result in complex failure mechanisms which impart toughness. Fiber-reinforced materials have been found to produce durable, reliable structural components in countless applications. The unique characteristic of composite materials, especially anisotropy, require the use of special design
There are many benefits of building a composite deck. For starters, they are made with materials that are great for the environment. They also require a lot less upkeep than traditional decks, which can help save you time and money in the future. With these great benefits, many homeowners decide to add a composite deck to their home. If you are looking to accomplish this, here are a few tips to get you started.
Composite materials have been evaluated with a matrix properties unsaturated polyester resin by conducting mechanical testing, including the pressure, compression, hardness and impact resistance.. While wood flour helped add to the balance between the original compression strength reductions up to 3 wt. wood flour and then reduce the strength. The results confirmed that the best promote and 3% by weight of wood flour consider the compression strength
On the cost-effective approach, several case studies of WH sites have examined the efficiency of the designation on the socioeconomic impacts. Resulted in discovering a slight effect, which may be described as “Marginal Effects”, besides, argue that significant influences may be comprehended throughout adequate brand awareness parallel with appropriate tourism facilities and amenities managed by cooperative stakeholders (Rebanks, 2009; Hambrey, 2007; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2007).
Introduction: The available life cycle cost (LCC) models and procurement strategies do not take into consideration the varied manufacturing techniques for advanced composite materials. The increased use of advanced composite materials in aerospace
Carbon Fibre – Carbon fiber composite is an increasingly popular non-metallic material commonly used for bicycle
Design technicians and engineers love to use carbon fibre in manufacturing as it has many desirable properties. First of all is its strength. Carbon fibre is five times stronger than steel and is twice as stiff [2]. The strands of carbon are lined up parallel to each other when producing a sheet. For maximum results in strength, the fibres must be parallel with the forces that will act upon that element, this is to make sure it can withstand the forces going through the object when in use.
Masonry has been replaced by concrete and steel for a number of uses in construction in the last century or so, but there are still many uses today that keeps masonry relevant. Although masonry in itself calls for highly skilled workers, the productivity has been able to keep up with its competitors by becoming better at moving all the materials needed, as well even premaking the mortar off site so that it is ready to use once on site. One reason that masonry has become less popular in the recent years is that it yields a very low tensile strength compared to reinforced concrete. But in fact, reinforcements can also be added to masonry to increase its tensile strength. There are a number of positives to using masonry. One of which being that one material can have a number of functions; for example not only can a structure be built from masonry, but the brick will act as a fire retardant, protectant from the elements, and also an insulator. Another advantage to using masonry would be its durability. Masonry requires little to no maintenance, and can last well over a hundred years if properly layed.
Pipelines can be built on surface and underwater with some measurements to calculate the suitable pipelines on how to be used. It is divided by two which are also used to transport two main products from petroleum drilling process which are gas pipelines for the gas and oil pipelines for the oil. This is because oil can change form when the temperature and pressure are different. For example, when all the pipelines are used for a long time, it will corrode because it mixes with some toxic chemical substances. Besides that, pressure also becomes a big problem in corroding the pipelines. It is because when the pressure is below the oil vapour pressure, which means the pressure is extremely low, bubbles from the liquid will form inside it. They may be called bubbles but they are very harmful to the surfaces of the pipeline that make contacts with them. When the bubbles touch the surfaces, they will pop and some pressure force will exist. If this happens, the force is enough to corrode the surfaces. This phenomenon is called cavitation, which some of the researchers in universities throughout the world are doing experiment to overcome this
A single material can’t provide the all expected properties for a particular application, at its isotropic level, carrying single homogenous phase. So, in order to get identified properties for any particular application, we may require composing the material in such a way, so that we can achieve the producible properties for desired application. This composed form of two or more than two material is termed as "composite". Composite is introductorily the micromechanical aspect of two or more combined materials. In broad sense, a "composite is a materials system, composed of two or more physically distinct phase whose combination produces aggregate properties that
Composite materials are the engineering materials made from two or more constituent materials they remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level but forming a single component or Composites can defined as materials that consist of two more chemically and physically different phases separated by a distinct interface(matrix phase and dispersed phase). The different systems are combined judiciously to achieve a component with more and more useful structural or functional properties non-attainable by any of the constituent alone. In the composites usually Matrix phase is the primary or base phase having a continuous character or continuous molecular chain. But these Matrixes are usually less hard and more ductile phase. In composites it holds the dispersed (reinforcing) phase, shares a load with it. The Dispersed phase is encapsulated in the matrix in a discontinuous form called a secondary phase. This Secondary phase
Construction industry is one of the oldest economy of the world and it use 40% of the resources which are taken out of the earth every year. Since ancient time wood has been one of the most widely used construction material which is only second to stone. Being a natural resource makes wood one of the most economical construction material also from a perspective of environment wood construction is eco-friendlier. Using wood for construction has two major climatic and environment effect. Firstly, material made of wood such as beam, trusses, furniture etc. act as a carbon storage. Secondly, the use of wood over other energy intensive material such as steel and concrete which are made from non-renewable raw materials which cause massive amount of CO2 emission during their production; wood is certainly favorable. Wood has also lower embodied energy content than competing structural materials. Apart of the ecological benefits a building designed using wood is substantial lighter than a building designed using steel and concrete. Heavy timber members have a compressive strength which is quite close to concrete and therefore could be used effectively to replace concrete.
FRP composites having superior material properties when compared with metals, improved corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, less weight to strength ratio and high fracture toughness. Hence GFRP composites frequently used in several applications like sports goods, racing car bodies and aerospace components [1]. Often composite products manufactured by near-net shapes. The components made by secondary machining processes are involving to get good dimensional accuracy and
Composite materials is also called composition materials or shortened to composites. They may be selected to give unusual combinations of weight, stiffness, high temperature performance, strength, corrosion resistance, conductivity, or hardness. They are materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties. When combined, they produce a material with different characteristics from the individual components. The individual components will remain distinct and separate with the final structure.
For acknowledgeable, a hybrid composite material is a combination of “hybrid” and “composite”. The meaning of “hybrid” in hybrid composite material itself is the hybridization in macroscopic structure in the metallographic scale. Researchers found that there are three new categories of hybridization of materials, that is, hybrid materials. The categorizations of hybrid materials are structurally-hybridized materials, materials hybridized in chemical-bond, and functionally-hybridized materials. The composite wings require more advanced treatment that must be based on a new methodology which handles the modelling complexity arising mainly from the fibrous nature of anisotropic composites. The most popular hybrid composite is carbon-Kevlar hybrid composite and this is because hybridization of carbon fibre-reinforced composites with Kevlar fibre results in a significant positive hybrid