POLYPROPYLENE COATING SYSTEMS FOR PIPELINES OPERATING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

The major consideration when choosing a coating system for pipelines is product temperature and its effect upon the physical properties of the coating over the long term. This article gives a brief overview of all factors to be considered when selecting factory-applied external pipeline coatings and explains why three-layer, fusion-bonded epoxy-(FBE) polypropylene is the only anti-corrosive coating system appropriate for pipelines exposed to temperatures in excess of 90 deg C (194 deg F). The article also describes the results of tests on several prospective field joint coating systems for line pipe coated with three-layer FBE-polypropylene and discusses details of the system selected and developed for two recent major pipeline projects in the Middle East.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Technology Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Fairhurst, D
  • Willis, D
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 64
• Serial:
  • Journal of Protective Coatings & Linings
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Steel Structures Painting Council
  • ISSN: 8755-1985

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Coatings; Corrosion; Pipelines; Polypropylene; Temperature; Testing; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Coating performance
• Subject Areas: Design; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00735757
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 4 1997 12:00AM