Re: fire water system-GRP Pipes comaprison- a study

From: <Sadath>
Date: Sun Oct 05 2003 - 05:06:00 EDT

For South East Asia and Middle East

Paul Bowers <pbowers@pipingdesign.com> wrote:For which regions were these calculations done?

• Original Message ----- From: "Sadath Khan"

> Based on recent actual studies following is the conculsions
>
> 1 GRP Pipes are about 10 -20 % higher when compared to Bare Carbon Steel
> 2 GRP pipes are about of the same price when compared to Coated Carbon
Steel
> 3 GRP pipes are about 15-25 % Cheaper when compared to Carbon Steel with
Any Proetections such as cathodic protection etc
>
> HOWEVER, FOR GRP pipes IT IS RECOMENDED TO STUDY THE total LIFE CYCLE
COSTS ratther than Comapring the prices at intial purchasing time. Becasue GRP pipe have advantages of low tranportaion, low installation and NO Maintanance costs, lesser sizes wiht low pumping costs because of its smooth surface over the long periods.

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Sun Oct 05 05:06:00 2003