Composite repair of pipe bends, tees, and elbows
Bends, tees, and elbows wear fastest because flow turbulence concentrates erosion and corrosion at the change of direction.
The need for composite repair of pipe bends, tees, and elbows
BHI Coatings performs composite repair of pipe bends, tees, and elbows across Alvin and the Texas Gulf Coast. Turbulence gathers at every change of direction, which is why bends, tees, and elbows thin out long before the straight runs around them. Erosion and corrosion work the outer radius and the back of the tee together, opening leak paths in the highest-stress part of the spool. Cutting out and re-welding a contoured fitting costs a hot-work permit, a crew shutdown, and a custom spool piece fabricated to match.
How BHI Coatings does composite repair of pipe bends, tees, and elbows
Our crew brings the fitting to a clean profile, then lines and wraps it with a composite system that follows the curve and the changing wall thickness. We shape the reinforcement to the geometry of the bend or tee rather than forcing a flat patch onto a contour. Everything cures cold, so there is no hot work near hydrocarbons and no heat distortion in the parent metal.
The fitting carries its working load again, and the line was never cut or re-welded to get there. That bend is back in service inside the maintenance window instead of waiting on a fabricated replacement spool.
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