NATURAL GAS TRANSPORT BY PLASTIC PIPES. JANUARY 1970-JANUARY 1990 (A BIBLIOGRAPHY FROM THE COMPENDEX DATABASE)

This bibliography contains citations concerning the use of plastic piping to transport natural gas or liquid propane gas. The interaction between gas odorants and plastic pipe, the effects of aging on plastic pipe used to transport gas, and pipe failure analyses are examined. Bending, joining, and repair methods are discussed. Composite reinforced plastic pipes and plastic coated pipes are considered. Polyethylene and epoxy composites are among the materials discussed. Gas main upgrading projects that have replaced old pipes with plastic ones are briefly cited. (This updated bibliography contains 128 citations, 51 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes PB89-850424
• Corporate Authors:

  National Technical Information Service

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• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Epoxides; Ethylene resins; Gas pipelines; Natural gas; Pipelines; Plastic coatings; Plastics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Polyethylene
• Old TRIS Terms: Epoxy
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497030
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM