Reinforcing Welds To Comply With ASME Design Codes

Reinforcing Welds To Comply With ASME Design Codes

Market

Industrial

Challenge

The installation of 20” 304SS piping resulted in joint welds being out of compliance with ASME. The piping contractor needed a solution that complied with both owner specifications and ASME’s design codes.

Defective welds on a 20-inch pipe

Engineered Solution

The HydraWrap fiber-reinforced composite repair system was selected to reinforce the welded joints. HydraWrap is a corrosion-resistant, nonmetallic repair method that provides structural reinforcement for pipe defects. The ASME PCC2 Standard for the Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping approves nonmetallic repairs.

Scope

HydraTech Engineered Products LLC provided the design and furnished the HydraWrap materials. The repair included preparing the surface and applying the recommended thickness of HydraWrap.

Carbon fiber fabric wrapped around a 20-inch pipe being saturated with resin

Solution

HydraWrap proved to be a time-efficient and cost-effective repair that will greatly extend the operational life of this pipe.

Carbon fiber fabric wrapped around a 20-inch pipe