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\nOne way to move bitumen from the mine site to the oil sands plant is to transport it down a pipeline.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe mined material is mixed with water to make a slurry. <\/b>\n<\/p>\n

\nAccording to research engineer Ben Fotty, <\/b>the slurry is very hard on pipelines.\n<\/p>\n

\nBen manages the pipeline slurry project for MARIOS, <\/b>the Maintenance and Reliability in Oil Sands consortium.\n<\/p>\n


\nBEN FOTTY: <\/b>When they\u2019re piping these solids down pipelines, you can think of it almost as liquid sandpaper. As you are pumping the sand along , it\u2019s rubbing the interior surface of the piping and as you get more and more sand being piped each day, you wear it out very quickly.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\nAccording to Ben Fotty, sections of pipeline can wear out in a matter of months, and sometimes, companies rotate pipe to help prolong its life.\n<\/p>\n


\n BEN FOTTY: <\/b> There\u2019s a number of materials that work better in different applications, whether it\u2019s being a different type of material or a liner or a coating. I guess the difficulty is determining which material will work better in which application. There\u2019s certain pipelines if you have one material work best in this location, but you go further down the pipeline and that material doesn\u2019t work as well. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\nBen Fotty says his team is launching one of the largest field trials ever to see if they can predict the amount of pipeline wear in different oil sands locations.\n<\/p>\n


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Program Date:<\/strong>\u00a02011-03-22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"