Buried Steel Pipe Coating
Buried Steel Pipe Coating
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I need to spec a coating for an 18" carbon steel pipe w/ welded joints. This will be 3' below ground in a moist environment. The pipe is to be constantly charged with 200 psi untreated water.
Do I need an inside coating if the pipe is always full?
What is a common outer coating for this environment, that can be specified for the supplier?
Thanks.
Do I need an inside coating if the pipe is always full?
What is a common outer coating for this environment, that can be specified for the supplier?
Thanks.





RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
The Acipco sites give you a short course in what is normally used and references. The Denso site gives you what's generally available to lay the pipe.
http://www.acipco.com/aswp/
http://www.acipco.com/steel/coating.cfm
http://www.densona.com/Index.htm
RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
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RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
You will need CP for burried pipe, coatings in conjunction with CP is probably required as well, not recommended to have coating alone.
Inside coating, you will need to determine corrosivity of internal fluid first, and match a coating to the service condition. Not sure how line being full all the time would mitigate against corrosion, you would still need a internal coating if you are going this route to mitigate corrosion.
RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
What is the source of the 'untreated' water?
What is the length of the pipeline? If it's a very short line, it may not be worth putting the linepipe through a pipe coating plant.
Have a look at the attachment to help with an external coating selection.
Steve Jones
Materials & Corrosion Engineer
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
RE: Buried Steel Pipe Coating
Steve,
The water source is a pond reservior. There are no chemical additives, as this is for a set of deluge water systems. The total underground network is appoximately 1/4 mi. The link helped greatly, by the way.