First it is necessary to decide what the pipe is to be designed for; Internal pressure capability e.g. water or gas distribution main or pressure sewer External pressure capability e.g....
Relationship between MOP, MRS & SDR The relationship between the maximum operating pressure (MOP), the minimum required strength of the PE pipe grade ( MRS ) and the pipe geometry ( SDR standard...
Surge and fatigue occur in pipelines due to the normal operations of, for example, pumps shutting down or valves being operated quickly. Due to the incompressible nature of liquids the phenomenon is...
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PE100+ position letter on ANPT
(SCG) resistance on pipes for pressure applications since many years. With the introduction of PE 100-RC materials in EN 1555, EN 12201 and ISO...
PE 100-RC+ Quality Materials List
PE 100-RC+ materials have become an essential and well established sub-family of PE 100 compounds. They have a higher stress crack resistance and...
PE 100+ association leads permeation tests for H2 ready certification
A number of gas utilities and grid owners have approached the PE 100+ association regarding the suitability of PE 100 pipe systems for the...
Why choose PE compounds for pressure pipe ?
Simplicity or consistency There are two approaches to PE100 pipe manufacture: Fully compounded. The polymer producer manufactures and supplies to...
PE100+ Quality Materials List
PE100+ Quality Materials List is valid until December 2024. It is available online and a PDF version can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
Testing methods
Creep rupture strength - Internal pressure test Constant internal pressure at constant temperature The internal pressure test is standardised in ISO...
Pipe Reaming
PIPE REAMING - TECHNIQUE Pipe reaming , also known as pipe eating , is a trenchless pipe replacement technique that removes the host pipe while at...
Pipe Bursting and Splitting
PIPE BURSTING / SPLITTING - TECHNIQUE Pipe bursting and pipe splitting are trenchless methods used to replace existing pipelines with PE100 or...
What range of pipe dimensions is available?
PE100 can be manufactured in a wide range of polyethylene pipe diameters from 16mm to 2000mm. Even larger diameters are possible with the...