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Global Academic Journal of Economics and Business
Volume-8 | Issue-03
Original Research Article
Advanced Stress and Vibration Management of Pipelines Connected to Scraper Launcher/Receiver, MLV Stations, and Remote Headers in Saudi Oil and Gas Facilities
Siddaiah Valluri
Published : June 18, 2026
DOI : https://doi.org/10.36348/gajeb.2026.v08i03.024
Abstract
Mission-critical Saudi oil and gas facilities increasingly depend on dense pipeline networks that connect scraper launchers and receivers, mainline valve stations, remote headers, bypasses, drains, vents and instrumentation branches. These nodes are not ordinary line pipe. They concentrate discontinuities, closures, reducers, branch welds, buried-to-above-ground transitions, actuator loads, thermal restraint and transient flow behaviour. When high pressure, multiphase service, pigging events, relief flows, valve operations, desert temperature cycles and support movement interact, local stress and vibration can become the governing integrity threat even where wall thickness and pressure design are code compliant. This review develops a structured framework for advanced stress and vibration management in Saudi facilities by synthesising 2020-2025 literature, industry codes and recent modelling practices. The paper argues that reliable management requires a combined assessment of sustained stress, displacement stress range, occasional loads, flow-induced vibration, acoustic-induced vibration, mechanical resonance, small-bore connection fatigue, and field monitoring evidence. It proposes a lifecycle workflow that begins with operating-envelope definition, proceeds through code screening and dynamic risk ranking, and ends with verified mitigation, inspection feedback and auditable records. The review finds that the strongest practice is not a single software model or acceptance number, but a disciplined integration of stress analysis, modal analysis, support design, fatigue screening, non-destructive examination, and operational governance. The framework is intended for scraper traps, MLV stations and remote headers in Saudi oil and gas assets, where reliability, safety and continuity are strategic priorities.

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