Performance of a 48-in. Warm-oil Pipeline Supported on Permafrost

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Rowley, R. K., Watson, G. H., Wilson, T. M., Auld, R. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Inuvik; Mackenzie Valley; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t73-024; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t73-024

An experimental pipeline loop, 2000 ft (609.8 m) long and 4 ft (1.22 m) in diameter, was constructed on the Mackenzie Valley Pipe Line Research Limited test site near Inuvik, N.W.T. Oil at 160 °F (71 °C) was circulated through the loop from February 1971 until January 1972 and performance of the con...