Quick-to-fit pipework system
May 1st 2010 Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services, a
division of Vp, hires specialist
equipment to the worldwide oil and
natural gas industries. It provides air
compressors, steam generators, heat
exchangers and sand filters, designed
or adapted to customer's needs.
When the company needed to
upgrade the compressed air system
in its Great Yarmouth workshop,
Pirtek Norwich recommended a
plastic John Guest Push-fit System.
This comprises black push-in
fittings and blue pipe. Pushing a pipe
into a fitting produces a leakproof
connection which is ready for use.
The pipe is easily cut to length using
pipe cutters. Lightweight components
contribute to easy installation. The
system can be extended when
required and it is easy for additional
take off points to be retrofitted.
The system comprises: 200m of
22mm ring main, with 15mm pipe for
drops to 10 take off points. Even
though the system travels over a
fairly long distance, the smooth bore
of the pipe and minimum pressure
drop within the fittings means that
the bore size can be relatively small
allowing pipework to be hidden
under a shelf.
Ten take off points comprise
Water Trap Tees, a length of blue
15mm pipe and a Wing Back Elbow.
The Water Trap Tee, has a special
inside arrangement that means air
can pass to the take off point with
minimum headloss without allowing
moisture to follow.Water stays in the
line to be drawn off at a suitable spot.
Pirtek is a nominated supplier of
the John Guest Compressed Air
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