Method for calculating residual stresses in the seam metal of welded pipeline joints (variants)

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December 23, 2019

Methods for non-destructive testing of engineering materials. In one aspect, a method can be used to calculate residual longitudinal and annular welding stresses in welded joints and can be used to assess the quality of pipeline welds according to the criterion of the level of residual stresses and to determine the initial parameters for the pipeline strength calculation. In some aspects, the method enables independent calculation of the longitudinal and hoop residual stresses. Thus, the stresses can be calculated in the seam metal of the pipelines welds, where they reach their maximum values. The method can be used to test a pipeline section using an ultrasonic echo method to measure the propagation time for longitudinal waves and transverse waves polarized along and across the pipe axis. The measurement results define the distinguishing features of the stress state of a welded joint for a specific type of pipe by numerical modeling.

JOINT STOCK COMPANY “ROSENERGOATOM” (Moscow, RU); LLC “INKOTES” (Nizhnii Novgorod, RU); JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “ALL-RUSSIAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS OPERATION” (Moscow, RU); SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS—NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (Moscow, RU)

JOINT STOCK COMPANY “ROSENERGOATOM” (Moscow, RU), LLC “INKOTES” (Nizhnii Novgorod, RU), JOINT-STOCK COMPANY “ALL-RUSSIAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS OPERATION” (VNIIAES) (Moscow, RU), SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS—NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (Moscow, RU)

1. A method of determining residual stresses of pipeline joints made of the acoustically isotropic metal, the method comprising: measuring, via ultrasonic echo, a first set of propagation times for longitudinal waves and transverse waves across an axis of a pipeline, wherein the first set of propagation times comprise t 1 ; welding one or more joints on the pipeline; determining, based on a type of pipeline material, a balancing coefficient (k), an elastic-acoustic coefficient (D), and intrinsic acoustic anisotropy (a 0); calculating separation of longitudinal membrane stresses (σ z) and hoop membrane stresses (σ t) according to equation 1: [mathematical expression included] calculating, based on the calculated σ t and σ z , bending moments (M), maximum longitudinal stresses (σ z,s), and maximum hoop stresses (σ t,s); and determining the residual stresses of pipeline joints based on σ t , σ z , M, σ z,s , and σ t,s .

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