Ewing, Greig
# 1992 Eindhoven
Operation of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes at 7 bar has been very successful in British Gas over the last few years. Using HDPE pipes at higher pressures requires a high level and correct balance of pipe properties of strength, stress crack and rapid crack propagation resistance. Raised levels of jointing integrity are also mandatory necessitating automatic systems, proven high performance and reliable in-field quality control built on well tried tech~iques