3. Design standards and specifications
International standards
ASME B31 series: such as B31.1 (power pipeline), B31.3 (process pipeline).
API 5L: Standard for steel pipes for oil and gas transportation.
EN 13480: European industrial metal pipeline standard.
Pressure level
Class 150~2500: American standard pressure level (such as Class 300 corresponds to about 5 MPa).
PN10~PN420: European standard nominal pressure (such as PN16 corresponds to 1.6 MPa).
4. Anti-corrosion and maintenance
Coating protection
Epoxy resin coating: used to prevent soil corrosion of buried pipelines.
Polyurethane foam: insulation and moisture resistance (such as central heating pipelines).
Cathode protection
Sacrificial anode (magnesium/zinc block) or impressed current method, suitable for long-distance buried pipelines.
Regular inspection
Ultrasonic thickness measurement, intelligent pig (PIG) to detect inner wall corrosion or scaling.