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Crude oil is transported from tank farm in Yanbu to the Power plant of the Electric Company in Rabig by ships. Investigate the feasibiliy of building a pipeline system complete pumping system to transport crude oil from a tank farm in Yanbu to the power plant of the Electric Company in Rabig. Estimate the cost of the pipeline and compare it with the cost of the ships. Also estimate the volume of the crude oil to be transported.

Take the follwoing in consuderation when designing the pipeline with complete pumping system;

a) Choosing the right equipment and materials at the right cost such as size, thickness, and material grade of the pipe.

b) In calculating the capital cost, consider the major capital components of a pipeline system which consist of

1) Pipe
2) Pump stations.
3) Storage tanks.
4) Valves and fittings.
5) Meter stations.

c) Estimate the annual operating and maintenance costs.

d) Investigate the technical and economic feasibility of a new pipeline.

e) In designing a pipeline. you need to consider the followings

1) Project costing and planning

2) Analysis. sizing and selection of complete pumping systems.

3) Complete engineered design & calculation of pumping solutions (including layout)

4) Complete engineered design and calculation of pipeline and valves.

5) Pipeline routing. construction method (i.e.. aboveground or buried) and their impact on initial capital. operation. and maintenance expense.

6) Pipeline area classification and material selection.

7) The maximum allowable operating pressure. the available inlet pressure and the minimum required delivery pressure.

8) Constructability of the pipelines.

f) Use the following elements in designing the pipeline:

1)	Survey types.	2)	Route selection.
3)	Pipelines materials and pump equipment.	4)	Cost of the project.
5)	Project elements specifications.	6)	Depth of the buried pipeline.
7)	Pipelines protection methods.	8)	Quality management.
9)	Environmental Impact & Considerations.	10)Operation and Maintenance.

11) Time needed for the project.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES NOMENSLATURE SITUATION DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER - I: PROBLEM DEFINITION
1.1 The origin of the problem and the necessity of the solution
1.2 Literature re% iews
1.3 Project objective
1.4 Customer needs
1.5 Process requirements
1.6 Project constraints
1.7 Project Organization
1.8 Project Timeline
1.9 Independent variables
1.10 Dependent variables
1.11 Impact of the engineering solution in a global context
1.12 Present state and desired state
1.13 Dunker diagram
CHAPTER - 2: RECALLTHE FUNDMENTAL PRINCIPLES RELATED TO THE
PROBLEM
2.1 The undergraduate courses related to with this problem
2.2 Design Requirements
2.2.1 Client's Problem Statement
2.2.2 Design Objectives
2.2.3 Design Constraints
2.2.4 Review of Similar Existing Solutions:
2.2.5 Selecting a Design Alternative
2.3 Design procedure
2.4 Total Head Calculation
2.5 System Curve
2.6 Pipe Pressure Calculation
2.7 Total pumping power requirement
2.8 Annual cost
2.9 Project tasks and time
2.10 Deployment chart

CHAPTER - 3: Pump sizing and selection
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fixed parameters
3.3 Independent variables
3.4 Output variables
3.5 Design Constraints
3.6 Results
CHAPTER 4: Pipe Line Economics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Construction
4.3 Purchase and Delivery Cost
4.4 Installing Cost
4.5 Electrical cost for pump station
4.6 Total Cost