TPi July 2008

The specifications resulted in a challenging pressure resistance of 4 bar together with a parallel loading of diameter SN10,000. Fiberpipe fulfilled these requirements with a sanded, cross-wound pipe. A short reconstruction time of only a few days was required. To avoid time- consuming laminated

connections, Fiberpipe con- structed a pipeline with key lock and double O-ring, absorbing the axial forces on the pipeline. Due to this innovation, Fiberpipe reduced the assembly time and costs by 80%. Accurate planning shortened the assembly time, resulting in a minimal downtime for the factory. According to plan, the reconstruction took place within five days, in October 2007. Preparation, delivery and assembly were carried out as a complete solution offered by Fiberpipe.

▲ Tailor-made fabrication: winding of an FRP pipe with diameter 1,000mm

company. Essential to this service is a generously proportioned stock and quick response times.

Instant service in FGD E.ON-Kraftwerke’s power plant at Ingolstadt is operated with heavy fuel oil. The blocks provide a capacity of 386 MW and are mainly used for backing of peak load and medium load.

‘Pipeline-on-demand’ Evonik Steag GmbH operates two coal power stations. The usable current supply is 10.328 Gigawatt hours per year. The installation components are two pulverised coal fired Benson boilers with fluid deashing (each 980t/h), two pulverised coal fired Benson boilers with dried deashing (2.160t/h), as well as two turbo generators. At irregular intervals, repair materials such as replacement pipeswereneededatthepower plant. The operating company has entrusted Fiberpipe with a 24-hour service. The pipe company acts as an extended warehouse to the operating

▼ Spool of a cooling water line: waste incineration in Rotterdam

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