Water Transportation

Replacement of Carbon Steel Pipe for a Pexgol Pipe

Estudo de Caso Nº

42 Cliente

Cargill

Mexico

2017

Condições de Trabalho

Work done at -65 meters

Solução Pexgol

Pexgol 100 mm (4″) SDR 11.

Aplicação

Water transportation.

Comprimento

50 meters.

Categorias

Industrial, Water

The Challenge

In the plant “Purina” the water for production is taken from a well.

Originally they used carbon steel pipes to transport the water, which were useful only for a year, then they had to change the pipes since they suffered serious corrosion problems.

This phenomenon happened due to the high sodium content of the groundwater.

Pexgol Solution

The customer required a flexible pipe with a longer service life than carbon steel pipes to maintain a stable operation and minimize sudden stoppages for maintenance operations.

It was, therefore, decided to supply a pipe of 110 mm diameter in a single section which can withstand without any inconvenience the weight of the pump, the cables, the water column and the weight of the pipe.