
Performance comparison of RTP pipe with other pipe
2019-11-07
Comparison item | Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipes (RTP) | Steel pipe | Stainless steel pipe | FRP |
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Material | HDPE, high strength fiber /steel wire | Steel | Steel | Fiberglass |
Loading capacity | Medium-pressure & high pressure | High pressure | Medium-pressure & high pressure | High pressure |
Preservative treatment | No | Require special treatment | No | No |
Preservative effect | Overall corrosion | If the anticorrosive layer is damaged, spot corrosion is easy to occur | Overall anti-corrosion, anti-corrosion effect on S, CO2 is not good | Overall corrosion resistance |
Fluid | Low fluid resistance, no scaling | Fluid resistance, scale | Fluid resistance medium, scale | Fluid resistance medium, scale |
Security | The whole pipeline is not leaking | Easy to leak | Not easy to leak | Easy to leak |
Number of joint | Very few | More | More | More |
The connection method | Simple and fast | Simple, time consuming | Simple, time consuming | Simple, time consuming |
Installation equipment | Light equipment with few types and quantity | Heavy equipment and a large number | Heavy equipment and a large number | Heavy equipment and few in number |
Installation efficiency | 10km/day | ﹤2km/day | ﹤2km/day | ﹤2km/day |
Installation personnel | One engineer, two technical workers and several auxiliary personnel | Pipeline installation team | Pipeline installation team | A number of non-technical staff and a number of auxiliary personnel |
Maintain | Less maintenance | Maintenance several times a year | Less maintenance | 1 to 2 times a year |
Supply mode | Coil, thousands of meters/coil | Straight pipe | Straight pipe | Straight pipe |
Working life | More than 20 years | Within ten years | 20 years | 20 years |