| Course | Setting Up a Distribution Pipe
Network | Duration: 1 Day |
| Contents |
International
Review of Distribution Systems
Reticulation
Pressure
Regimes
Tree
& Looped Systems
Security
of Supply
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| Operating and Design Pressure |
Pipe
Size v. Pressure
Material
Properties
Safety
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| Criteria for PE Pipe Selection |
Required
Design Life
Operating
Pressure
Other
Operating Conditions
Method
of Construction
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| Course |
Specification of PE Material &
Equipment Requirements |
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| Contents |
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| Pipes, Joints and Fittings |
Bending
Crushing
Pull
Out
Cutting
Torque
Fusion
Characteristics
Squeeze
Off
Long
Term Performance
Butt
Fusion Equipment
Electrofusion
Equipment
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| Valves |
Metal
v. PE
Material
Performance
Open/Close
Torque
Sealing
Performance
Bending
Resistance
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| Regulators and Safety Devices |
Performance
Criteria
Max
& Min. Flow Rates
Over
Pressure Protection
Under
Pressure Protection
Security
of Supply
System
Design
Layout
of Equipment
Safety
Systems
Sequence
of Operation
Operation
& Maintenance
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| Metering Devices |
Metering
Installations
Typical
Installations
Design
and Layout
Operations
& Maintenance
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| Gas Meters |
Meter
Types/Classification
Applications
Limitations
Meter
Accuracy
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| Course |
Standards
and Codes |
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| Contents Design |
Gas
Flow Parameters Relating to Distribution Systems
Gas
Flow
Pressure
Pressure
Loss
Velocity
Pipe
Material
Pipe
Size
Altitude
Types
of Gas
Steady
State Flow
Low
Pressure Flow
Network
Analysis
Design
Calculations and Applications
Hazard
Assessment
Types
of Hazard
Profitability
Consequences
Quantification
Operating
Conditions
Mechanical
Damages
Failure
Resistance of Pipes
Influence
of Pipe Material
Influence
of Pipe Size
Influence
of Soil Conditions
Third
Party Activities
Material
Properties
Impact
Resistance
Long
Term Creep Resistance
Rapid
Crack Propagation
Tensile
Properties
Softening/Melt
Temperatures
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| Construction |
Site
Surveys
Safety
& Protection of Excavations
Materials
Handling
Excavation
Methods & Equipment
Trenchless
Pipelaying
Reinstatement
Jointing
Techniques
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| Connections to Operational Pipes |
Safety
Principles
and Methods of Isolation
Procedures
Under
Pressure Connections
Squeeze
Off Techniques and Equipment
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| Testing |
Philosophy
of Testing
Pneumatic
Tests
Hydrostatic
Tests
Measurement
& Interpretation
Acceptability
Criteria
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| Commissioning |
Safety
Venting
Procedures
Purging
Requirements
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