Plastic pipe insertion
In March 1987 KPL changed all that when the utility inserted 1,000 ft of 16-in. SDR 15.5 Phillips Driscopipe 8000 pipe with a wall thickness of 1.032-in., into an abandoned 24-in. cast-iron line in downtown Kansas City. This is believed to be the largest diameter insert removal job ever done for gas distribution in the U.S. For KPL it was a natural progression from the smaller sizes used earlier. The procedure is the same, and the operation was quick and comparatively simple. Lower construction costs were the bottom line because with insert renewal there is no need to cut up the streets, a major expense in any urban pipeline work. There are other significant costs savings as well because the insert renewal construction process is faster than other techniques.
- Research Organization:
- District Superintendent, KPL Gas Service, Kansas City, MO
- OSTI ID:
- 6441206
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 214:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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