FRP Pipe Fittings are manufactured using the "Dual helix"
filament winding process on computer controlled machines. By adjusting
the relative speed of mandrel rotation and glass distribution head
movement, helical reinforced layers with different angles can be wound.
In order to increase the pipe stiffness, especially on large diameter
pipes, silica sand can be added to parallel layers of wall. Nominal
diameter Nominal size of pipe and fitting is based on internal
diameter. The range of available sizes is 20 to 4000 mm. Nominal
pressure classes: Pipes and fittings are classified according to nominal
pressure. Standard pressure classes are 4, 6, 10, 16, 20 and 25 bars.
Intermediate or higher-pressure classes are considered on request or
depending on the design parameters and conditions Nominal lengths Pipes have a length of six meters up to ND150 and 12 meters for bigger diameters. Fittings A wide range of fittings as elbows, reducers, tees, caps, flanges etc. is available. Fittings
are manufactured by the hand lay-up, contact molding and spray-up
process. In hand lay-up and contact molding processes veil and alternate
layers of mat and woven roving saturated with resin are applied on the
mold. In spray-up process continuous strand roving is fed through a
chopper gun, combined with catalyzed resin, and sprayed onto the mould
surface.Prefabrication spools Prefabricated spools save
installation time as well as costs, freeing the designer from being
limited to standard fittings and allowing junction sizes shapes to be
specified and manufactured as a better alternative to a complex series
of joints.