Ductile Iron Pipe- End Capping球墨铸铁管端盖.ppt

Ductile Iron Pipe- End Capping Presented to: MAG On: March 3, 2010 Presented by: Joseph Bacik Senior Sales Engineer American Ductile Iron Pipe Co./American Spiral Weld Steel Pipe Co. merican Cast Iron Pipe Company Five entities: American Ductile Iron Pipe, American Steel Pipe, American Flow Control, American Centrifugal, American SpiralWeld Pipe ADIP/ASWP manufacturers pipe and fittings for the water and wastewater industry. Ductile manufacturing is located on 1800 acres in Birmingham, Alabama since 1905. SpiralWeld Steel Pipe Plant located in Columbia, South Carolina Founder, John J. Eagan, willed ACIPCO to his employees in 1924. It is now held in a trust for the employees. Recognized in the past by Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Purpose: To show that there is not an effective way to cap or wrap end of ductile iron pipe. Agenda Why end capping is considered. To discuss the different attempts at end capping of ductile iron pipe. To discuss the economics behind end capping. Alternatives to End Capping. Questions Why End Capping? AWWA C-200 Steel pipe requires the ends of the pipe to be capped or covered prior to shipment. Bacterial contamination levels inside pipe Prevent small animals from getting into pipe. Protect cement lining Why End Capping- AWWA C-200 Steel Pipe Transporation/Delivery Why End Caps- AWWA C-200 Steel Pipe AWWA C-200 requires that the pipe ends be sealed and that a bucket of water be put into the pipe prior to shipment. This is not required by AWWA for Ductile Iron Pipe. The water helps maintain a moist environment to help cure the lining in Steel Pipe. In contrast, DIP is placed in special climate controlled environments to cure lining prior to leaving the factory. Steel Pipe Cement Lining is more than twice as thick as DIP cement Lining. The sealed ends are not intended to keep the pipe clean for Steel Pipe. In fact, holes are placed in the steel pipe plastic wrapped ends so it