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How to plan PE pressure systems

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For a professional and economic construction of PE pipe systems the following criteria have to be considered (please click on each topic to read more about it):

Planning criteria

Economics

Economics is one of the most important factors that tip the balance concerning the use of materials in planned applications. The question of price is not the only crucial factor... read more

Reliability

Every malfunction, if only of short duration, incurs costs and reduces confidence in the reliability of facilities. Users should therefore make sure ahead of time that their decisions in choosing the right materials... read more

Handling

In employing PE materials, attention must always be paid to the fact that, beside all the advantages over conventional materials, there are also some disadvantages and... read more

Loads

Loads to which pipe systems are exposed during installation or operations are indispensable variables for the engineer. The reasons for this information need involve the behavior of plastic, which is directly affected by external and internal parameters such as internal pressures as well as temperature fluctuations of the environmental and the flow medium... read more