SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR LA PRÉDICTION RAPIDE DE LA FISSURATION INDUITE PAR L'HYDROGÈNE (HIC) DANS DES PIPELINES, DES RÉCIPIENTS SOUS PRESSION ET DES SYSTÈMES DE TUYAUTERIE ET POUR ENTREPRENDRE UNE ACTION EN RAPPORT AVEC CELLE-CI

摘要

Methods and systems of predicting the growth rate of hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) in a physical asset (e.g., a pipeline, storage tank, etc.) are provided. The methodology receives a plurality of inputs regarding physical characteristics of the asset and performs parametric simulations to generate a simulated database of observations of the asset. The database is then used to train, test, and validate one or more expert systems that can then predict the growth rate and other characteristics of the asset over time. The systems herein can also generate alerts as to predicted dangerous conditions and modify inspection schedules based on such growth rate predictions.