| 37.1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 37.2 | Flow Assurance Study | 3 |
| 37.2.1 | Flow Assurance consists of the following analyses | 3 |
| 37.2.3 | Applications | 3 |
| 37.2.4 | Software | 3 |
| 37.2.5 | Study results | 4 |
| 37.2.6 | Flow assurance – two separate but connected studies | 4 |
| 37.2.6.1 | Steady state flow assurance study | 5 |
| 37.2.6.2 | Transient state study includes the following scenarios | 6 |
| 37.2.7 | Design Data | 7 |
| 37.2.8 | Few Important Details | 9 |
| 37.2.9 | Surge analysis | 9 |
| 37.2.9.1 | Potential Surge Pressure Hazards | 10 |
| 37.2.9.2 | Pressure Wave Velocity | 10 |
| 37.2.9.3 | Surge Pressure Rise | 14 |
| 37.2.9.4 | Pressure Capability | 15 |
| 37.2.9.5 | Allowable Surge Pressure | 15 |
| 37.2.9.6 | Surge Mitigation Recommendations | 16 |
| 37.3 | Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Study (Ram Study) | 22 |
| 37.3.1 | Software used in RAM study | 22 |
| 37.3.2 | Software | 23 |
| 37.3.3 | Terms and definitions | 23 |
| 37.3.4 | Input Documents required for study | 26 |
| 37.3.5 | RAM Methodology | 26 |
| 37.3.6 | Reliability Data | 26 |
| 37.3.7 | Failure Rate Class Types | 27 |
| 37.3.8 | Failure Rate Pattern (“Bath Tub Curve”) | 28 |
| 37.3.9 | Maintainability | 28 |
| 37.3.10 | Availability | 29 |
| 37.4 | Multi Product Pipeline Batching Study | 30 |
| 37.4.1 | Types of Pipelines usages | 30 |
| 37.4.2 | Pipeline Batching | 30 |
| 37.4.3 | Units of measurement used in formulae | 31 |
| 37.4.4 | Terminology | 31 |
| 37.4.5 | Objective of a batching study | 32 |
| 37.4.6 | Basic Inputs Required for Study | 32 |
| 37.4.7 | Assumptions usually taken in study | 32 |
| 37.4.8 | Methodology | 33 |
| 37.4.9 | Case Study of Product Batching | 38 |
| 37.5 | References | 55 |