ADVANTAGES OF PEPIPE VERSUS OTHER PIPES
 
Properties
PVC
PE 100
D.IRON
GRP
Brittleness Properties
Frail
Very Resistanct
Resistanct
Partly Resistance
Maximum Produced Length (m)
6
500
6
6/12
Corrosion Resistance - Abrasion Resistance
Partly Resistance
Very Resistance
Very Frail
Frail
Hygienic Superiority
Worrisome
Excellent
Worrisome
Problematic
Wall Elasticity coeff.
33
377
1
< 33
Water Hammer Damping Ability *
Problematic
Excellent
Problematic
Problematic
Need for Trench Widening (%Pipe Diameter)
More than 110%
More than 5-10%
More than 110%
More than 200%
Bedding Necessity Around Pipe (Max:100, Min:0)
100
10
60
100
Adaptation to Ground Movement
No
Adapts
No
No
Branching Possibility
Very Difficult
Very Easy
Difficult
Difficult
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
EXPLANATION
 
 
PE100,ND 140,Din=123.4mm
PVC,ND140in=126.6mm Steel&Cast-lron ,Din=123.4
 
a/g
Pmax
Pop
Pmin
a/g
Pmax
Pop
Pmin
a/g
Pmax
Pop
Pmin
V
 
 
 
 
               
M/S
Sec.
bar
Bar
bar
Sec bar bar bar Sec. Bar bar bar
 
13,4
      
  
  
38,7       128,4      
1
    
11,34
10,0
8,66
   13,88 10,0 6,12    22,85 10,0 -2,85
2
  
12,68
10,0
7,32
   17,75 10,0 2,25     35,69 10,0 -15,7
3
  
14,03
10,0
5,97
   21,63 10,0 -1,62     48,54 10,0 -28,5
 
   
 

(A) Velocity of pressure wave in pipe depends on EP&EW.
(g) Acceleration due to gravity.

for Example:
At 10 bar and 3m/s water velocity,due to water impacts,there is a 40% pressure increase on PE100 pipes,while on PVC 116%,steel&cast iron pipe there is a 385%

pressure increase.Taking into account water impact:

pipes with low wall elasticity coefficient either will be designed with higher pressure than the operating pressure ,or if it is till a certain degree pressure-resistant,it should be operated at quite low operating pressure.