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double random pipe availability

double random pipe availability

double random pipe availability

(OP)
The unit I'm designing requires a minimum number of welds and therefore there is a strong preference for double random (40 ft - 12m) nominal piping.

I'm talking pipe sizes 1"-4" - some in schedules other than STD or XS.

My projects can be fabbed in the US, Korea or Europe.

Over the past couple years, it seems that our suppliers, no matter the location, are having more & more difficulty providing double randoms.  

Does anyone out there know of a shift in pipe manufacturing that would make double random less common or is my recent experience just due to some of the oddball schedules I ask for???

Thanks

Greg

RE: double random pipe availability

Probably just the schedules and quantities you want.

Did you ask them about stocks of standard stuff?

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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." -Albert Einstein

RE: double random pipe availability

Strange, double randoms are the norm.  I have not run into any issues with getting them, regardless of the size & location.

Greg Lamberson, BS, MBA
Consultant - Upstream Energy
Website: www.oil-gas-consulting.com

RE: double random pipe availability

What is the typical material and grade you have had trying to source?  

RE: double random pipe availability

(OP)
Sizes I was looking for on this project were:
- 1-1/4” Sch. 80 (I wasn't surprised by this one)
- 3” Sch. 80  (I was able to find this one)
- 1” Sch. 160 (This one surprised me)
All in A106 Carbon steel

I'm buying small quantities 250 ft or less on each - maybe that's the problem, but this is typical of my recent experience trying to get double random pipe on the spot market.  You find one or two sizes, but can't get another.

Note that I'm not flexible on wall thickness.  Internal area / velocity is critical for my process.

I was wondering if there had been something like a shift to overseas production that would explain a recent change in availability.  


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