Polyethylene (PE) pipes are commonly used in trenchless applications, and particularly with a technique known
as pipebursting, where the old cast iron pipe is burst and replaced by the new
polyethylene pipe. Care must be taken to reduce any surface scratching which
significantly reduces the wall thickness of the PE pipe, and assurances made that
the pipes are correctly fusion jointed. Recognizing the above, an innovative and
cost-effective product known as Profuse has been developed, field tested and
introduced into operations through a partnership between the Northumbrian
Lyonnaise Technology and Research Centre (NLTRC) in the United Kingdom (UK) and
Uponor (UK), manufacturers of innovative plastic pipe materials and fittings.
This paper describes all aspects of the development of the product; technical,
economic and operational, including the field trials carried out in the UK and
the subsequent uptake of the product by Lyonnaise des Eaux (LdE) operations in
the UK and in Gibraltar. Includes 6 references, table, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 01/01/2000 |
