HOBAS

Highly Durable,Tailor Made

HOBAS Mining Solutions
HPL | ALI, Aki Litokorpi HOBAS FINLAND
HEA | SCS 05/2014

HOBAS - High Performance GRP Pipes

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Content

O Overview
O Tailor made pipe system development

O Additional benefits for mining applications

O Experience in mining

O HOBAS Mining and Process Applications

O VISIT US AT HOBAS STAND
NO: 211 FOR FURTHER DETAILS
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The HOBAS Group.

..an international company

35 owned production facilities and sales offices

Well established supplier in the industry area

Complete Packages:
o planning
o design
o manufacture lamination
o installation on site

More than 210 Mio EUR turnover

More than 1,000 employees

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HOBAS - Today

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Product range

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Diameter:

CC: DN 150 - 3600

FW: DN 25 - 4000

Pressure classes:

PN 1 PN 40

Temperature:

up to130C

Inliner:

CC: UP, VE, PU

FW: VE, Thermoplastics

Applications

Above Ground
Open Trench
Pipe Jacking
Relining
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Tanks / Vessels

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GRP Pipe Systems

Material
O Glass Fibers

O Resins
O Mineral Reinforcement

O Fillers
O Additives

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Manufacturing Process

Centrifugal acceleration
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up to 75g !

HOBAS TechCenter Austria

Research & Product Development

Officially accredited and independent GRP testing

laboratory certified to ISO 17025:2007

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Test methods
O Long-term Internal Pressure (ISO 7509, EN 1447)

O Long-term Split-Disc
O Strain Corrosion (ISO 10952, EN 1120)
O Abrasion (ISO 15729)
O Miller test (ASTM G75)

Tailored Mining & Slurry

Pipelines

O Long-term Ring Deflection (ISO 10468)

O Long-term Ring Stiffness (ISO 10471, EN 1227)
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Tailor made pipe system

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Tailor Made Product

Development
Parameters for pipe customizing
Medium

Temperature

Tailor Made
Pipe System

Add. information:
eg. Miller number
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External Loading

Pressure Rating

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Development
Delivery of customized
pipe system
Abrasion tests with slurry mixture

Raw material
pre-selection

Customer
Slurry material

Field performance (optional)

Early Warning System (optional)
Preventive Maintenance of
Pipelines (Client Process)
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Determining the
best lining material

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Development
O Thermoset Materials:
Polyester
Vinylester

High Performance
Polyurethane(s)

O Thermoplastic Materials:
PVC-C Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

PVC Polyvinyl chloride

PP Polypropylene
HDPE High-density polyethelene
PVDF Polyvinkylidene fluoride
FEP Fluorinated ethylene propylene
PFA Perfluoroalkoxy

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Pipe Wall Structure
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1.

External protective layer

2.

Outer reinforced layer

(glass fiber, polyester resin)

3.

Transition layer (glass fiber,

polyester resin, sand)

4.

Reinforcing layer (sand,

polyester resin, glass fiber)

5.

Transition layer

6.

Inner reinforced layer

7.

Barrier layer

8.

Highly abrasion resistant liner

1 10mm customized

* > 10mm on request

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3

5
6

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Pipe Wall Structure

Best Bonding Properties

One single production process

Highly Abrasion Resistant Liner

Customized thickness
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Abrasion resistance testing

Coal waste (dry)

Copper tailings (dry)

COARSE
HOBAS Liner #1
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FINE

HOBAS
Pool of Liners

HOBAS Liner #2

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ASTM G75 - Millertest
HOBAS pipe sample (liner)
Slurry mixture
F = 22,4N

v = 20 m/s

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ASTM G75-07 Miller Test

Cumulative loss of volume
HOBAS vs.
HDPE
40x improved

HOBAS vs.
Steel
5x improved

Source: HOBAS R&D, Austria 2013 | TU Clausthal, Germany 2013

Material: Fly Ash, Thermal Power Plant
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Steel: additional
abrasion due to
corrosion!

Performance in field
Typical test track
Pressure

FWC#1

FWC#2

laminated

laminated

Sensor

GRP#1

Steel

GRP#2

GRP#3

GRP#4

Steel

de 813

de 813

Wear plate

Wear Sensor / Data Logger Box

Sensor cable

O Test of liner performance

O Flange connection to existing pipe (e.g. steel)
O Online Monitoring

- Abrasion sensors

- Data logging (time stamp, liner thickness,)

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Wear plate

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Additional benefits for mining
applications

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Online Monitoring
Abrasion Surveillance
Surveillance of abrasion

System includes:
Sensors
Datalogger

O Information of abrasion via text

messages on the mobile
O Visual indication on-site

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Abrasion Surveillance

O Monitoring at critical positions

O Early warning system
O Sensors at different liner levels
O Status indication:

Optical (LED)
Wire less (RFID)

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Advantages of HOBAS Pipes

O Angular deflection possible in couplings

O Very long service life
O Complete pipe system including manholes and fittings

O Simple cutting, also on site

O Not sensitive to frost and high temperatures
O UV and corrosion resistance

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Connections and Couplings
O GRP Easy-push-to-fit (FWC, DC)

O Flanges, Butt Wrapped Lamination, Adapter

Couplings, Masonry Couplings
O Stainless Steel Couplings (re-open)

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Activities in Mining and Process Industry

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HOBAS Mining
Poland - Europes largest tailings pond

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HOBAS Mining
Bulgaria coal waste

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HOBAS Industry

Worlds largest Copper Mine:

Escondida Plant in Chile

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Process Pipes, Copper mine

o Escondida Copper Mine, Chile

o Pipes for transport of copper sulfate
o Concentrated sulfuric acid (fluid)
o Temperature up to 50C
o DN 600, PN 06 / length of 800m
o FW-GRP with CPVC liner

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Process Equipment GRP / PVC-U

Chloride Drying Tower for
operating temperatures
up to 85 C

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Equipment and pipelines in the field of acid

regeneration

As pure GRP or GRP - Composite

For example PP or PVDF
Depending on acid and temperature
Especially at inlet pipes under pressure
and temperatures

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Process Equipment and Tanks

FRP scrubber / PFA 130 C.
FRP scrubber / ECTFE 80
Condensate separator GRP / PVC 80 C
Distillation columns GRP / PFA 130 C.
Reactor GRP / PFA 130 C.

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HOBAS Filter Pipe Systems

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HOBAS Filter Pipe Systems

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Open-Cast Coal Mine

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Open-Cast Coal Mine

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HOBAS STAND NO: 211

Thank You.
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