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Title: Technologies To Reduce Gas Distribution Costs And Enhance Reliability
Author: Michael m. Mamoun, Sudheer m. Pimputkar
Source: American Gas Association 1997
Year Published: 1997
Abstract: Plastic pipe is flexible enough to bend around many minor obstacles, durable enough to withstand temperature changes and the loads due to gas pressure, earth movement, and installation, and is immune from the corrosion that can degrade the steel and cast iron piping it often replaces. Moreover, when repairs are required, they are often less expensive with plastic pipe. Because of these advantages, local distribution companies (LDCs) have installed more than 550,000 miles of plastic pipe out of a national gas distribution piping system total of 1.6 million miles. More than 30,000 miles of plastic gas pipes are added every year to the U.S. gas distribution system. While other plastic materials are available, polyethylene (PE) pipe remains the top choice for LDCs across the country for installing new gas services and mains. Approximately two-thirds of the pipes installed each year are used for new services and mains one-third of the pipes are used each year to repair, replace, or renew older steel and cast iron gas distribution pipes.

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