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A Study on the Development of the Repair Standards for Underground Pipelines Carrying Natural Gas

도시가스 매설배관 보수기준 개발에 관한 연구

  • 류영돈 (한국가스안전공사 가스안전연구원) ;
  • 이진한 (한국가스안전공사 가스안전연구원) ;
  • 조영도 (한국가스안전공사 가스안전연구원)
  • Received : 2016.07.31
  • Accepted : 2016.08.31
  • Published : 2016.08.30

Abstract

Grinding, weld deposition, type A sleeve, type B sleeve, composite sleeve, hot tapping and clamp are used as the method to repair the buried pipelines in the United States, UK and Europe. In the event of defect to the pipeline, they have repaired the pipeline through the fitness-for-service assessments. In addition, they have guidelines for the possible repair methods to apply to each type of damage, which is occurred due to the 3rd party construction or corrosion. According to the KGS FS551, Safety Validation in Detail including ECDA(External Corrosion Direct Assessment) as one method of integrity management should be carried out for the old pipeline which supply natural gas as the middle pressure in Korea. Where a defect on the pipelines is found, on the result of Safety Validation in Detail, the pipelines should be repaired or replaced by new piping. However, there are no guidelines or regulations regarding the repair and reinforcement of pipeline, so that, cutting the damaged pipeline and replacing it as a segment of new pipe is the only way in Korea until now. We have suggested pipeline repair methods including type A, B sleeve, composite sleeve, after the survey of foreign repair method and standards including the method of United States and the United Kingdom, and after analysis of the results on pipeline repair test including type A, type B sleeve and composite sleeve.

미국과 유럽의 가스회사에서는 배관의 보수방법으로 그라인딩, 육성용접, 슬리브덮개용접, 복합재료보수, 핫태핑, 클램프 등 다양한 방법을 사용하고 있으며, 배관에 손상이 발생한 경우 사용적합성 평가를 거쳐 배관보수를 실시하고 있다. 또한, 미국과 영국 등에서는 매설된 도시가스배관이 타공사 또는 부식으로 인해 손상을 입은 경우 손상형태별로 적용 가능한 배관보수방법을 규정하고 있다. 국내의 경우에는 노후된 중압배관에 대하여 정밀안전진단을 하도록 하고 있으며, 정밀안전진단결과 발생된 결함의 종류 및 정도에 따라 배관을 보수, 교체 또는 신설하도록 규정하고 있다. 그러나 보수 및 보강 방법에 대하여는 기준이 마련되어 있지 않아 배관에 손상이 발생한 경우 주로 손상된 배관을 절단한 후 단관(短管)으로 교체하는 방법만을 사용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 미국, 영국 등 국외의 보수방법 및 기준을 조사하고, 국내의 매설배관 검사 방법 등에 대해 조사하고, 보수방법 시험 결과를 분석한 후 국내 실정에 맞는 배관보수기준(안)을 제시하였다. 개발되는 기준에 따라 도시가스사업자가 정밀안전진단 결과의 후속조치로 배관보수를 하는 경우 가스공급을 중단하지 않아도 되므로 가스의 안정적 공급에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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