This line was operating at ambient temperature with 16 barg of pressure when online. The strainer had two areas of severe internal corrosion resulting in small weep areas on the front body of the strainer which required an engineered composite solution.
The Problem
There was two areas at the front of the strainer that had severe internal corrosion.
A site test of the fire pump at operating pressure of 16 barg resulted in two leak paths. The platform needed a solution to stop the leaks and to put the integrity back into the strainer and prevent any more leaks occurring.
The Solution
Metalyte Pipeworks have developed a system using fast curing epoxies that seal the leaks and further protects the area from future corrosion.
Metalyte Pipeworks then use a combination of two part Kevlar reinforced resins and a pre-impregnated fibre glass bandage. Combining these two together gives an engineered repair that will add strength back into the strainer and also stop any future through wall defects leaking out.
