Plastics in Pressure Pipes

Download or read book Plastics in Pressure Pipes written by T. Stafford and published by iSmithers Rapra Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this report the developmental history, an overview of the current plastic pipe market and some of the practical problems encountered in laying new pipelines are covered initially. The author explains the design considerations involved in a new pipeline, he details fluid flow, safe pressure containment, the life expectancy of the system, how and where it is to be laid, what level of damage tolerance is acceptable as well as some of the specifications and test methods used within plastic pipe design. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.