Rubber lined carbon steel pipe (RLCS) is used to transport corrosive chemicals, abrasive slurry solutions and many other liquids from one place to another. There are many material options that are capable of meeting overall pipe design criteria. Making an economic analysis of acceptable candidates based only upon material costs poses a very real danger. Well over half of the true required investment for a piping system (i.e. the in-place cost of the system) includes material, fabrication and installation costs as well as life-cycle considerations. Rubber lined carbon steel pipe is very cost effective when compared to other material selections:
INSTALLED COST COMPARISONS | |||
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Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 1 | Glass-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 2.69 |
Rubber-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 1.16 | PTFE-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 2.94 |
304L Stainless Steel (Sch. 40) | 1.31 | FEP-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 2.99 |
316L Stainless Steel (Sch. 40) | 1.45 | Monel (Sch. 40) | 3.24 |
FRP/vinyl ester | 1.78 | Alloy 20 (Sch. 40) | 3.32 |
FRP/epoxy | 1.86 | Hasteloy C-276 (Sch. 40) | 4.46 |
FRP/polyester | 1.86 | Nickel (Sch. 40) | 4.27 |
Polypropylene-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 1.9 | Hasteloy B (Sch. 40) | 5.71 |
PVDF-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40) | 2.47 | Zirconium (Sch. 40) | 7.04 |
Reference: N.L. Lindley & J.C. Floyd, “Piping Systems: How Installation Costs Stack Up” published in Chemical Engineering Magazine |
We install rubber lining in pipe as small as 1½” dia. and as large as 144″ dia. We vulcanize (cure) the lining for pipe up to 88″ diameter in our autoclaves. Curing in an autoclave produces superior adhesion properties over other processes (i.e. atmospheric and internal steam). Autoclave curing also maximizes the lining life in the pipe versus other methods.
We apply rubber lining over many different pipe substrates including: carbon steel, aluminum, copper, brass, cast iron, stainless steel & fiberglass. We will fabricate and rubber line your pipe (ASME code or non-code) with a minimum lead-time. All rubber lined pipe orders receive the same attention, whether it’s a large order, or a single piece.
Rubber Lined FGD Pipe Projects (Partial List)
Customer | Type of Installation |
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AEP – Conesville Conesville, OH | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
AEP – Ghent Ghent, KY | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
AEP – John Amos Winfield, WV | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Ameren – Duck Creek Canton, IL | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Ameren – Portage de Sioux St Charles, MO | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Cinergy – Cayuga Plainfield, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
CIPSCO – Coffeen Coffeen, IL | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
CPS Energy San Antonio, TX | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Waste Water Treatment System |
CWPL – Dallman Springfield, IL | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Detroit Edison – Monroe Monroe, MI | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Ducon Technologies Farmington, NY | Rubber Covered Rods for (4) FGD Absorber Units |
Duke Energy – Gibson Mount Carmel, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Duke Energy – Miami Fort North Bend, OH | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
EKP – Spurlock Maysville, KY | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Hoosier Energy REC Merom, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
IKEC – Clifty Creek Madison, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Indianapolis Power & Light Indianapolis, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Jordan Phosphate Mines Amman, Jordan | Rubber Lined Sweep (RLCS) for Hydroflouric Acid Scrubber |
KU – E.W. Brown Harrodsburg, KY | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Michigan South Central Litchfield, MI | Rubber Lined Tanks for Slurry Processing |
Midwest Generation – Joliet Joliet, IL | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
NIPSCO – Bailly Chesterton, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
NIPSCO – Wheatfield Wheatfield, IN | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Waste Water |
OVEC – Kyger Creek Cheshire, OH | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Santee Cooper – Cross Pineville, SC | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Santee Cooper – Wateree Eastover, SC | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Santee Cooper – Williams Goose Creek, SC | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Santee Cooper – Winyah Georgetown, SC | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
Skikda Power Plant Skikda, Algeria | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Seawater Cooling |
Southwest Power Station Springfield, MO | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |
TXU – Oak Grove Franklin, TX | Rubber Lined Steel Pipe for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) |