Midwestern Hydroelectric Plant

Midwestern Hydroelectric Plant

Market

Hydroelectric Plant

Challenge

The challenge was to structurally reinforce fourteen defected areas of piping at the penetrations to the bulkheads.

Bulkhead penetration point that has been ground clean, in preparation for a HydraWrap application
Bulkhead penetration point that has been ground clean, in preparation for a HydraWrap application

Engineered Solution

The solution utilized the HydraWrap® Structural Composite Repair System to reinforce the pipe wall and penetrations.

Scope

The piping had been in operation for over 30 years and had several degraded areas. The project included pipe replacement and structural repairs to the cooling water pipe system. Pipe replacements were performed on accessible piping and HydraWrap® pipe wraps were used at pipe penetrations.

Bulkhead penetration point that has been ground clean, in preparation for a HydraWrap application
Bulkhead penetration point that has been ground clean, in preparation for a HydraWrap application
Bulkhead penetration point that has been ground clean, in preparation for a HydraWrap application
Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system

Solution

The HydraWrap® system was installed per HydraTech procedure on both 8” and 10” pipe penetrations. The surface was prepared according to NACE specifications, and the HydraWrap® system was designed according to ASME PCC-2 to restore the pipe wall to design conditions.

Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system
Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system
Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system
Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system
Bulkhead penetration point that has been reinforced with HydraWrap, the structurally composite repair system