Our site uses cookies necessary for its proper functioning. To improve your experience, other cookies may be used: you can choose to disable them. This can be changed at any time via the Cookies link at the bottom of the page.


Non-Destructive Testing of Electrofused Joints and Large Diameter Gas Pipes

 

Jointing of Pipes

Plastic Pipes Conference Association # 1998 Gothenburg

Striplin

The Gas Research Institute and McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. cofunded Project 5091-271-2341 to increase the capability of the UltraMc” Computerized Ultrasonic Inspection System. This project added the 2” Iron Pipe Size (IPS), 3” IPS, 6” IPS, 8” IPS, 10” IPS, 12”, IPS, 50 mm Japan Industrial Size (JIS), 75 mm JIS, 100 mm JIS, 150 mm JIS, 200 mm JIS, 250 mm JIS, 300 mm JIS, 60 mm, 90 mm, 110 mm, 160 mm, 180 mm, 250 mm, and 315 mm pipe sizes. In addition, software and hardware improvements were made that dramatically increased the accuracy of the system. Because of these improvements, approximately 100 systems have been sold in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, Italy, Belgium, and Germany.

After completing the cofunded project to increase UltraMc’s capability to inspect large diameter pipes, McElroy was asked to investigate the possible evaluation of electrofused joints. The major Japanese gas companies were experiencing dramatic quality problems sue mostly to contamination. In late McElroy began preliminary work on the ultrasonic inspection of electrofused joints in couplings. The unique capability of the UltraMc system allows for precise examination of the electrofused joint by knowing where the fusion area is in relation to the wire position, fusion zone and inner pipe wall. The wire coil is used to help with the evaluation rather than impede it. This paper will discuss the Phase II project work and the rationale used to develop the prototype EF system, the testing accomplished to date, and the feasibility of this inspection method to be successful.

Please note that the whole article content is available on PPCA website only :

Related papers

2012 Barcelona : Butt fusion cooling times, speeding up the process - Effect of ambient temperatures

Author(s) : Striplin Ted

This author presented the thought provoking paper “Butt Fusion Cooling Times, Speeding Up the Process” at Plastic Pipes XV held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.. That presentation discussed testing of heavy walled pipe using various fusion standards and the resulting cooling times with relative joint strength....

2010 Vancouver : Butt fusion cooling times, speeding up the process

Author(s) : Ted Striplin

The polyethylene (PE) pipe system has many attributes that make it the most reliable and highest quality system within the prescribed pressure and temperature limitations. However, the process itself is the weakest link in the PE pipe sales chain. While easier to join in large diameters, it can require the most time...

2006 Washington DC : Fusing at Higher Interfacial Pressures

Author(s) : Striplin

In the early days of polyethylene piping use, there was no forum, such as the Plastics Pipe Conference, where information could be disseminated and technical experience exchanged. Thus, each piping community, whether a pipe manufacturer, gas or water company, or technical body, developed their own philosophies and...

Members of the Association

BOREALISBOROUGEFormosa Plastics CorporationHanwha TotalEnergiesINEOS O&PIRPCKorea Petrochemical IND. Co., LTD (KPIC)LyondellBasellORLEN UnipetrolPetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical CompanyPRIME POLYMERSABICSCG Chemicals & Thai PolyethyleneSinopecTASNEE