Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
783910 International Journal of Impact Engineering 2006 13 Pages PDF
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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