GRP vessels and pipework for the chemical and process industries
Plastic can be reinforced by an appreciable number of materials, the most commonly used is glass-fibre. Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) has been used in the chemical and process industries for 25 years. In the course of its use and development, much data has been gathered on the material, its chemistry, mechanical properties, methods of fabrication and moulding, its behaviour in service and the methods and mathematics of the analysis of plant constructed from it. The importance of the material in industry was reflected by the large response to a symposium organised by UMIST, the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Topics considered include GRP piping - a multi-sponsored research project; inspection authority views; failure of attachments to GRP cylinders due to local loads; aspects of GRP service failure in the chemical and process industries; stress corrosion of GRP in relation to design stress and service performance; design of GRP pipe bends in relation to internal pressure tests to destruction; and acoustic emission monitoring: a complementary inspection method for fibre-reinforced plastic components.
- OSTI ID:
- 6185029
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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