Dust may be invisible but its impact isn’t. Understanding and managing it effectively is key to ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable pipeline operations.
In the November integrity issue of World Pipelines, Penspen’s Gustavo Adolfo Romero Urdaneta, Ilze Lorena Priego Ahumada, and Juan Carlos Gomez Dorantes explore how dust impacts the integrity, reliability, and safety of gas transmission and distribution systems, and propose a six-stage methodology to assess and mitigate its effects.
By linking data, multidisciplinary collaboration, and proactive inspection, this structured approach enables operators to manage dust as part of their pipeline integrity management systems, improving reliability and extending asset life.
Read the full article on page 34 of the November 2025 integrity issue of World Pipelines.
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