Does operational flexibility have an impact on pipeline grade?
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For some projects, the operational flexibility ranges from 50% to 110% – does this have an impact on the classification of the pipeline material grade?
This post was last edited by lupg on 2020-1-22 at 19:44. 1. Operational flexibility generally refers to the processing capacity of a device, that is, the flow rate. 2. The material grade of a pipe is related to its ability to withstand pressure and temperature. 3. The margin for flow rate is determined by considering the pipe diameter; the choice of diameter already takes into account the relationship with the pressure rating. 4. If what the original poster means by operational flexibility is pressure and temperature, then the highest design temperature and highest design pressure will be taken into consideration during design