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Disaster relief with Primus
Line’s flexible pipe Floods, landslides, tornados, wildfires – news of natural disasters seems to be on the rise.
What to do when such a catastrophe damages the water infrastructure and you, as a network operator,have to restore the drinking water supply? Rely on Primus Line®. The technology for trenchless rehabilitation of pressure pipes and for the temporary above-ground transport of fluids is a perfect solution for disaster relief.
For the construction of bypasses or emergency pipelines, Rädlinger Primus Line have two different products in their portfolio: Primus Line® Rehab and Primus Line® Overland Piping. While the latter is specifically designed for the temporary above-ground transport of fluids and reusable, the former is normally used for the rehabilitation of pressure pipelines. However, both can be applied for disaster relief, as their three- layer composition – the middle layer is made of Kevlar® fabric ensures flexibility, stability and safety in combination with the special connectors. For transmission lines, the system is available in diameters from DN 150 to DN 500/6 to 20 inches, ideally suiting high operating pressures of up to 25 bar/363 psi.
Whichever of the Primus Line® products is used for disaster relief, they all share the following benefits for operators in case of structural failures after floods, landslides or earthquakes:
• Primus Liners can be deployed in large lengths of up to 2,500 metres/8,200 feet
• No on-site welding
• Fully flexible pipe that accommodates the internal operating pressure entirely by itself
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• Little space required to place the reels with the coiled liner; each reel holds up to 4,000 metres/13,120 feet of liner depending on the diameter.
The following examples show how Primus Line® can be used to restore water supplies quickly and safely in a variety of situations.
Pipeline Rapid Response Kits (PRRK) for Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
To ensure sustainable drinking water and firefighting capabilities in the event of a natural disaster, the City of Fort Lauderdale was looking for equipment that could quickly repair any breaks in its drinking water mains or sewer force mains. In 2018, the City of Fort Lauderdale embarked on a
The container with the FFRP equipment in Fort Lauderdale can easily be transported on a truck.
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