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Quantitative Risk Assessment for Crude Oil Pipelines

Received: 11 April 2015     Accepted: 22 April 2015     Published: 6 May 2015
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Abstract

Risk Assessment is an extremely useful tool in providing a framework in which to identify the possible hazards and evaluate the risks associated with all crude oil pipelines. By using index method and multivariable analysis, a methodology of the threat and risk of crude oil pipelines to environment are presented. General concepts are introduced and explained in detail. Principles of the methodology, the specific equations, and data required to prepare a risk analysis for environmental risk and failure analysis are discussed and explained, and an example is presented to illustrate the method.

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijema.20150303.16
Page(s) 147-153
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Keywords

Crude Oil Pipelines, Risk Analysis, Risk Assessment, Index Method

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  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, KSA

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