Securing a 100-Year Design Lifetime for PVC-U Pressure Pipes

A Solution for PVC Pipes Waste Legacy Additives Extraction

16/10/2024

Thermoforming Processes for Sockets Integrated in OPVC Pipes for Pressurized Water Distribution

16/10/2024

16/10/2024

Lahoz, J. (2024). PVC4Pipes Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

Examines how processing conditions influence the long-term performance of PVC-U pressure pipes. Based on testing of DN140 PN10 pipes, it explores the relationship between melt temperature, gelation degree and long-term pressure resistance, with the aim of defining processing conditions that support a design lifetime of at least 100 years.

The research is funded by PVC4Pipes, now VinylPlus Pipes.