High build liquid epoxy for field joint coating of factory applied FBE & DFBE coated pipes & technology advancements

摘要

NOW a days several field joint coatings are available to complete the coating of a pipeline. Special attention is requiring to have an adequate and full proof coating for the Joints in a main pipeline otherwise, the joint can become the pipeline's weakest link in the mainline and may have some future issues for pipeline integrity. Being applied in field at laying site, the coating must be user friendly to the application environment and easy to be installed correctly. For a successful field joint coating, it is very necessary to include a proper project planning, coating selection and prequalification, surface preparation, applicator training and certification, equipment selection, inspection, and storage and handling. In this article it was focused on the field joint coating solutions adopted for big diameter water DFBE coated pipeline.