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
Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)1Glass-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)2.69
Rubber-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)1.16PTFE-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)2.94
304L Stainless Steel (Sch. 40)1.31FEP-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)2.99
316L Stainless Steel (Sch. 40)1.45Monel (Sch. 40)3.24
FRP/vinyl ester1.78Alloy 20 (Sch. 40)3.32
FRP/epoxy1.86Hasteloy C-276 (Sch. 40)4.46
FRP/polyester1.86Nickel (Sch. 40)4.27
Polypropylene-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)1.9Hasteloy B (Sch. 40)5.71
PVDF-lined Carbon Steel (Sch. 40)2.47Zirconium (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)

CustomerType of Installation
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)
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