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  1. sfol552004

    Minimum practical wall thickness for pipelines

    Thanks for the reply's . I can use this information.
  2. sfol552004

    Minimum practical wall thickness for pipelines

    Thanks for the responses! The product is NGL's. For instance for an 8 inch line at 1480 psi, B31.4 wall thickness calc is .147 for X65. Which would allow you to use a .148 pipe, discounting corrosion allowance. It seems thin beyond a practical limit, prone to kink, dent, and or bend. Which is...
  3. sfol552004

    Minimum practical wall thickness for pipelines

    Is there a minimum practical wall thickness to stay above for about 8 thru about 24 inch pipelines? I know the D/t < 100 rule, but I've spoken to pipeliners that seem to feel .25 inch is the smallest they will use. We recently ran an 8 inch that was .219 without any trouble. Just curious what...

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