Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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783910 | International Journal of Impact Engineering | 2006 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Fast-moving missiles can damage pipes and release their contents: this was a factor in the Piper Alpha disaster, and in other accident contexts that are important in offshore engineering. The paper describes two experimental programs, and the development of a semi-empirical but dimensionally consistent perforation correlation that can be compared with British Gas tests on a much larger pipe. The tests show an unexpected effect of liquid fill, which reduces the minimum missile kinetic energy at which perforation occurs.
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Authors
Andrew Palmer, Allan Neilson, Suja Sivadasan,