Focus on operations- Charting the stress to which a steel reinforced pipe is subjected when it reacts to the pressures induced by water - ie. when it bends and expands - is very important because it means you can calculate how many years the pipe has left in service, says Michael C. Hjorth, CEO of NKT Flexibles. This information will enable pipeline renewal to be planned in plenty of time.
- It's also important to know the temperature of the oil flowing through a submarine pipe because this affects whether the oil flow is continuous, explains Michael C. Hjorth. - If the temperature falls too low it is possible to intervene before the installation suffers problems.
