ARMOURCORE PIPING - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND DIMENSIONS
The following tables define the nominal diameters, wall thickness and standard design pressures for steel plate and steel wire reinforced ArmourCore. Note that the nominal diameter for steel wire ArmourCore relates to the internal diameter and for steel plate ArmorCore to the outside diamter.
Steel Wire ArmourCore
|
DN (mm) [Internal Diameter] |
50 |
65 |
80 |
100 |
125 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
300 |
350 |
400 |
500 |
600 |
|
Wall Thickness (mm) |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
|
Design Pressure for Water (MPa) |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
Design Pressure for Gas (MPa) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Horizontal Span (m) |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
Steel Mesh ArmourCore
|
DN (mm) [Outside Diameter] |
50 |
63 |
75 |
90 |
110 |
140 |
160 |
200 |
250 |
315 |
400 |
|
Wall Thickness (mm) |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
|
Design Pressure for Water (MPa) |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
|
Design Pressure for Gas (MPa) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Horizontal Span (m) |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
|
Vertical Span (m) |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
The ArmourCore pressure de-rating with temperature is as follows;
|
Temperature (oC) |
0<t<20 |
20<t<30 |
30<t<40 |
40<t<50 |
50<t<60 |
60<t<70 |
|
Temperature Derating Multiplier – Steel Wire |
1.0 |
0.95 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.81 |
0.76 |
|
Temperature Derating Multiplier – Steel Plate |
1.0 |
0.95 |
0.90 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
ArmourCore Mechanical Properties & Construction Details;
|
Parameter |
Detail |
|
Primary Application - Steel Wire |
High integrity pipelines |
|
Primary Application - Steel Mesh |
Low installed cost piping solution for spanning applications on piperacks or sleeperways |
|
Thermal Expansion Coefficient (1/0C) |
35 x 10-6 |
|
Max Contents Temperature (0C) |
70 (steel wire) 40 (steel plate) |
|
Youngs Modulus (MPa) |
3000 to 4000 |
|
Typical contribution of steel reinforcing to retaining hoop stress |
70 to 90% |
|
Type of HDPE inner/outer lining |
PE80 or PE100 |
|
Reinforcing Type - Steel Wire |
Low carbon steel wire |
|
Reinforcing Type - Steel Mesh |
Carbon steel strip |
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