Re: HDPE pipe size

hi Animesh...

I've not had much experience with large HDPE pipe, would you, (or maybe Steve?) know how the contractors fuse the pipe together? If they fuse, what sort of contraption to they use to fuse it? Or do they join it mechanically? (But I think not....). Just curious...

Jack

At 06:46 AM 9/2/2005, you wrote:
>For HDPE pipe the maximum size available in India is 1000 mm ( can be
>higher for large order qty).
>and maximum pressure it can go is 16 kg/cm2 or 1.6 MPa depends on the pipe
>thickness you required.
>
>rgds
>
>Animesh Singh
>DAKC, C block, Gr floor
>
>
>----------

:-)
Jack Osborn, PE
Mechanical Engineer
MWH Global
925 274 2277

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Fri Sep 02 13:49:00 2005