Wear Allowance

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Wear Allowance

Amount of wall thickness added to the pipe or component to allow for corrosion/erosion/wear.

Source: API Standard 2RD, Dynamic Risers for Floating Production Systems, Second Edition, September 2013. Global Standards

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