Natural gas transport by plastic pipes. (Latest citations from the EI Compendex*plus database). Published Search

Technical Report · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:7203801

The bibliography contains citations concerning the use of plastic piping to transport natural gas or liquid propane gas. The interaction between gas odorants and plastic pipe, the effects of aging on plastic pipe used to transport gas, and pipe failure analyses are examined. Bending, joining, and repair methods are discussed. Composite reinforced plastic pipes and plastic coated pipes are considered. Polyethylene and epoxy composites are among the materials discussed. Gas main upgrading projects that replaced old pipes with plastic ones are briefly cited. (Contains a minimum of 89 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7203801
• Report Number(s): PB-94-882289/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--93-876944
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
PIPELINES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
PLASTICS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DOCUMENT TYPES
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
032000* - Natural Gas- Transport
Handling
& Storage
360603 - Materials- Properties