Case Study
DiamondWrap® HP" 10" Wrinkle Bend Repair in Canada
THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY Easy to Install | Cost Effective to Deploy | Durable for Decades DiamondWrap® HP" 10" Wrinkle Bend Repair in Canada PIPE DETAIL Customer: Liquids Pipeline Operator Location: Canada Pipe Diameter: 10 Design Pressure: 725 psi Pipe Contents: Crude Oil Pipe Defect: Wrinkle Bend DEVELOPMENT Inspectors for a liquids pipeline operator in Canada found a wrinkle bend on a 10 crude oil transport pipeline. The operator could not afford to shut down the line to cut and replace because of the high transport volume through the pipe. A welded sleeve could not be used because of the odd configuration of the anomaly. Pictures of the anomaly are below. DESIGN Citadel Technologies team of project engineers designed a repair for the wrinkle bend defect a