Analysis of the ten advantages of the hottest FRP

Analysis of ten advantages of fiberglass reinforced plastic pipe

there are two forming methods of fiberglass reinforced plastic pipe, one is fixed length pipe, the other is continuous pipe. FRP props have a series of excellent characteristics, such as corrosion resistance, antifouling and moth resistance, heat resistance, frost resistance, and good designability. They are widely used in the water supply and drainage industry. It is similar to container forming, but no head is required for pipes. Generally, the winding angle greater than 54.7 degrees is used to return at the pipe end with a winding angle close to 90 degrees. There is a lot of fiber accumulation at the pipe end. The circumferential strength and stiffness of the joint are used to ensure the sealing performance. Large diameter long-distance transmission pipelines are connected by O-ring socket, and the two ends of a single pipeline are made into a form of one Yin and one Yang. Short distance aboveground process pipelines are mostly connected by glue. Process pipelines require a large number of pipe fittings, such as tees, elbows, etc. High performance pipe systems and pipe fittings are formed by continuous filament winding, and the winding of pipe fittings is much more complex than that of straight pipes and containers. Although at present, a multi axis or even manipulator type pipe fitting winding unit has been developed, it cannot be popularized in the manufacturing of industrial pipe fittings for economic reasons. Therefore, the winding of pipe fittings is mostly done by hand. In the buried large-diameter pipeline, in order to reduce the cost and improve the stiffness against external pressure, a sand pipe has been developed, which reduces the pipeline cost by about 50%

compared with pipes made of other materials, pipes have the following significant advantages:

1. Corrosion resistance and pollution-free

FRP pipes can resist the erosion of acid, alkali, salt, seawater, untreated sewage, corrosive soil or groundwater and many chemical fluids. Glass fiber reinforced plastic props have the excellent characteristics of non-toxic, rust free, tasteless, creating a more suitable solution, no secondary pollution to water quality and no need for corrosion prevention. Therefore, they are widely used in the water supply and drainage industry

2. Antifouling and moth resistant

unsaturated polyester resin is used on the surface of the pipeline, so its surface is clean and smooth, and will not be contaminated and mothed by shellfish, fungi and other microorganisms in the sea or sewage, resulting in increased roughness, reduced cross-section and increased maintenance costs. The pipeline has no such pollution and is as clean as before after long-term use

3. Heat resistance and frost resistance

in the state of -30 ℃, it still has good toughness and extremely high strength, and can be used for a long time in the range of -50 ℃ -80 ℃. The resin with special formula can also work at a temperature above 110 ℃

4. Light weight, high strength, convenient transportation and installation. FRP pipes produced by filament winding process have a specific gravity of 1 0, only 1/4 of steel, but the circumferential tensile strength of FRP is MPa, and the axial tensile strength is MPa, which is similar to alloy steel. Therefore, its specific strength (strength/specific gravity) is times that of alloy steel, so it can be designed to meet various requirements of internal and external pressure. For single weight GRP pipes with the same pipe diameter, only 1/2.5 of carbon steel pipes (steel rolled pipes), 1/3.5 of cast iron pipes, and about 1/8 of prestressed reinforced cement pipes. Therefore, transportation and installation are very convenient. The length of each section of GRP pipes is 12 meters, which can reduce two-thirds of the joints compared with concrete pipes. Its socket connection method is fast and simple to install, and at the same time, it reduces the hoisting cost and greatly improves the installation speed

5, small friction resistance, high conveying capacity

the inner wall of FRP is very smooth, and the roughness and friction resistance are very small. The roughness coefficient is 0.0084, while the n value of concrete pipe is 0.014 and that of cast iron pipe is 0.013. Therefore, GRP can significantly reduce the fluid pressure loss along the way and improve the transportation capacity. Therefore, it can bring significant economic benefits: when the transportation capacity is the same, FRP pipes with smaller inner diameter can be selected for the project, so as to reduce the one-time project investment; Using pipes with the same inner diameter, glass can conduct artificial aging on the samples as needed (for the samples that need to be straightened, artificial aging should be carried out after straightening). Glass steel pipes can reduce the head loss and save pumping costs compared with other materials. In addition, FRP pipes can shorten pumping time and reduce long-term operation costs

6. Good thermal insulation

FRP is a non conductor. The electrical insulation of the pipeline is excellent, and the insulation resistance is Ω Cm, which is most suitable for the heat transfer system of FRP in dense areas of power transmission and telecommunication lines and thunder prone areas. 4. Automatic storage: automatic storage of experimental data and experimental curves to prevent data loss caused by forgetting to save; The number is very small, only 0.23, which is five thousandths of steel. The insulation performance of the pipeline is excellent

7. Good wear resistance

put water containing a large amount of mud and sand into the pipe for comparative test on the influence of rotating wear. After 3million rotations, the wear depth of the inner wall of the test pipe is as follows: the steel pipe coated with tar and enamel is 0.53mm, the steel pipe used to establish a green benchmark enterprise in the field of automotive materials with epoxy resin and tar coating is 0.52mm, and the steel pipe after surface hardening is 0.21mm for glass steel pipe. Therefore, the wear resistance of FRP is good

8. Low maintenance cost

due to the above performance of corrosion resistance, wear resistance, frost resistance and pollution resistance, the project does not need rust prevention, pollution prevention, insulation, thermal insulation and other measures and maintenance. Cathodic protection is not required for buried pipes, which can save more than 70% of the engineering maintenance cost

9. Good designability

FRP pipes can be designed and manufactured into pipes with different pressure levels and stiffness levels according to various specific requirements of users, such as different flow rates, different pressures, different burial depths and loads

10. Long service life and good comprehensive benefits

according to the laboratory simulation test, the service life of FRP pipes can be up to more than 50 years. Comprehensive benefit refers to the long-term nature formed by many factors, such as construction investment, installation and maintenance costs, service life, energy conservation and steel saving. The comprehensive benefit of FRP pipes is desirable, especially the larger the pipe diameter, the lower the cost. When it is further considered that the buried pipeline has a long service life and does not need annual maintenance, the comprehensive benefit is good