Flowtite Pipes and Tanks

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 Amiantit Group

About our Group & Indian Operations

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Introduction
About our group

Amiantit Group

• Turnover : Over US$ 450Million or Rs.2000Crores

• Global leader in manufacturer of GRP pipes

• Over 35 years of relevant experience

• Over 25,000 kms of pipelines under operation

•  32 production plants in 18 countries

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Introduction
Global manufacturing platform

32 pipe production plants in 18 countries

9x 3x 2x

2x 2x

2x
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Introduction
Amiantit – Worldwide Presence

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Introduction
Indian Operations

Amiantit Plant at Goa

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Introduction
Indian Operations

Amiantit Group – Indian Operations

• In India we are, Amiantit Fiberglass Industries

India Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture commissioned in
December 2003.

• We produce GRP Pipes and Tanks under the

Flowtite™ brand.

• State of the art facility, fully automated and

computer controlled process

• Consistent pipe products at high speeds.

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Introduction
Indian Operations

Amiantit Group – Indian Operations at Goa

• Plant has installed capacity to produce nearly 300kms of

pipes annually

• the most modern facility in the group and in this part of

the world.

• Plant area 120000 m2 & Built up area 23000 m2

• Plant was commissioned in December 2003
– 2000 Tanks for Reliance and Shell in 2004
– Nearly 250 kms of Pipe lines till date.

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 Amiantit Group

About GRP Material & Pipes

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GRP Pipes
Introduction

Material of Choice
Fiber Reinforced Plastics
FRP / GRP / GFRP
Composites
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GRP Pipes
- What is a composite?

Matrix + Reinforcement = Composite

RESIN
Glassfiber

• Offers
corrosion •Offers
resistance strength

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GRP Pipes
- History

• The first GRP pipes were made in mid-1950’s

• ASTM standards for GRP pipes introduced in 1962

• Continuous Filament Winding developed in 1967

– dia 500-1150mm used in Norway in 1970 (Flowtite)
– dia 1350mm used in Canada in 1970
– reference of use in US, Norway & Middle-east since 1970’s

Flowtite - Pioneer in GRP pipe technology

Successful continuous use for the last 35 years
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Production Range

• Diameter : 300 mm to 3000 mm

• Pressure class : 1 kg/cm2 to 32 kg/cm2

Pumping & Gravity

• Installation : Underground &

Aboveground

• Application : Water supply, Sea water,

Sewer, storm water,
industrial effluent

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 Amiantit Group

Manufacturing & Quality Assurance

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Flowtite - Manufacturing

Pipe Production

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Flowtite - Manufacturing

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Flowtite - Manufacturing

Production Highlights

• Continuously Advancing Mandrel Filament winding

process

• Pipe & Coupling both are complete machine made

• Computer controlled process parameters,

Continuous production

• Flexibility ensures custom –made design

• Availability of all GRP fittings like bends,flanges

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Flowtite –Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

• Complete in-plant testing facilities

• Testing from raw materials, in-process &

finished product

• All short term & long term testing as per

International & National specifications

• Specifications Applicable : AWWA M 45, ASTM

D 3517, BS 5480 , IS 12709 , IS 14402

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Flowtite –Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

•Short Term Testing ( for each lot)

• Tensile test
• Stiffness
• Hydrotest

Short term Testing ensures conformity to the lot

specifications

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Flowtite –Quality Assurance

Stiffness test

Tensile test

Pipe hydrotest

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Flowtite –Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

•Long Term Testing

Hydrostatic Design Basis
Potability test / Strain Corrosion Test

• for min design period of 50 years

• Type test- test period more than 10000 hrs

Long term test assures conformity to the raw

materials, manufacturing method & process
parameters
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Flowtite –Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

Pipe Certification:

• IS 12709 :BIS marking for potable water

• IS 14402 :BIS marking for rest of the

applications

• NSF / ANSI 61 : NSF mark for potable water

application

• System Certification : ISO 9001 :2000

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 Amiantit Group

Joints & Fittings

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Flowtite Joints

Joints

Types of joints

1) GRP Double Bell Reka coupling

a. machine made joint

b. Hydro-tested at 2xPN

c. Lipped gaskets

d. Acts as expansion joint

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Flowtite Joints

Coupling on pipe cross section

Lay up ( lamination )
For fabrication of bends,
pipe joints
Reka coupling
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Flowtite Joints

Center stop
Gasket Coupling register Gasket

New pipe
section Installed
pipe
section

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Flowtite Joints

75 years history

Coupling
gasket
pipe spigot

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Flowtite Joints

Flange joint :
For fixing of valves
Joints with other pipe
materials

Mechanical Couplings
For maintenance
purpose
For joints with other pipe
materials

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Flowtite GRP Specials

GRP Specials

Bends
Flanges
Tees for air valve,
Tees for scour
valve
End caps
Reducers

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 Amiantit Group

GRP pipe Features & Benefits

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Flowtite GRP Pipe Features & Benefits

• Lower Capital cost

1) Pipe cost -25% lower costs than DI, 10% less than Steel
2) Lower pump cost

• Fast execution of project

1)Supply of pipes & fittings very fast ( 25 km per month)
2) Laying is fast & does not require heavy machinery
400 mtr per day with 2 gangs )

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 Flowtite GRP Pipe Features

AWWA
• Operating savings
ASTM 1) Ultimate corrosion resistance - maintenance free
BSI No need for coatings, linings, cathodic protection

DIN
2) Long life ( 50yrs in Corrosive soils )
EN
ISO 3) Lower Energy cost
BIS 25% lower Power consumption / costs

NSF
TZW
WRC...
Install it & Forget it
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 Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Water – earliest case study - Iran

Bandar-Shahpour Area, Water

Supply Augmentation , Iran 
Year : 1975
Dia, mm : 1600, 1650 & 1700
Length : 58 kms
Persian Gulf flood plains
– extremely high salt content
– corrosive to most materials
• Economical
– long term hydraulics
– low maintenance in dessert

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 Amiantit Group

GRP pipe Applications & References

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Underground

Can be laid under highways,canals,Railways 35

Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Underground- Standard Trench Profile

GL
Native
S S B Soil
Backfill

D+300 mm
Granular Pipe zone
Backfill D Backfill
Gravel/
Sand
Pipe bedding
150 mm min.
A=D+2S
B=700 or d-300
S=200 for dia 300 to 500
whichever is more
S=300 for dia 600 to 900
To take care of traffic
S=450 for dia 1000 t o1600
load & Buoyancy
S=600 for dia above 1600
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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- On ground

• Used for transmission lines, penstock lines

• Useful for Rugged Terrain
• Can be Used for Slopes
• Several 100’s under Operation

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 Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Above ground

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Under Sea / Off Shore

• Intake / Out Fall / Discharge / Return

Lines
• Design is like an underground pipe
design
• Skilled Operation for Joining and
Installation

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Slip Lining

• Renovation / rehabilitation of
sewage systems
• It is a Pipe in Pipe concept
• Oldest case study is 25 years
– 1600 mm dia

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Summary

• Water transmission & distribution (potable and raw)

• Sewage mains & sewer distribution
• Seawater intake & out-fall lines for Desalination
plants
• Industrial & power plant cooling circuits
• Penstock for hydro power plants
• Industrial effluents
• Irrigation

Globally over 50,000 kms of

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- River Linking/Transmission Mains - China example
Project Name Dia Length PN Year
Water transport project in Urumqi 3.1 18 km 10 2002
m
Water treatment project in Tianjin 2.2 22 km 3 2001
m
Changjiu River water supply project in 1.6 16 km 6 2000
Songhuaba, Kunming m
Shanghai sewage system & Suzhou river 2.2 20 km 3 2000
water project m
Yangtze River water supply project in 2.1 12 km 6 1999
Taichang & Changshu, Jiangshu m
province
Large water supply project for South- 3.1 200 km 6 2005
North water diversion: Tianjin section m
Large water supply project for South- 4.0 180 km 6 2006
North water diversion: Beijing section m 42
Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Transmission Mains - China example

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- Middle East example

The Middle East facility of Amiantit alone has supplied about

5000 kms of Flowtite GRP pipe systems until 2002

S.# PROJECT TYPE NO. OF DIAMETER (MM) TOTAL LENGTH

PROJECTS MIN – MAX (KMS)

1 DESALINATION PLANTS 56 80 – 3700 83

2 SEAWATER INTAKE & RETURN 38 400 – 3700 88

3 ABOVEGROUND PIPE PROJECTS 11 80 -1700 12

4 WATER APPLICATIONS (POTABLE & RAW) 326 80 – 3700 1,321

5 FIRE FIGHTING 26 150 – 450 99

6 SEWER, SANITARY & STORM WATER 1118 80 – 2500 2,505

7 HIGH PRESSURE (TRANSMISSION LINES) 77 300-3000 362

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Flowtite Pipe Applications
- India example

SL. Pipe Length, Appln

Client / Project Name
No. Dia,mm kms
1 New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ltd, 800 15 Sewer
(Pumping Main) - 500
2 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, executed by CMWSSB, 500 5.5 Water
(Pumping Main)
3 Torrent Power Generation, Gujarat 900 4 Water
(Pumping Main)
4 Calcutta Metropolitan Water & Sanitation Authority, 1600 6.1 Water
(Pumping Main) 1100
5 Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd., Gujarat 1200 25.9 Water
(Pumping Main) 1100
6 Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Gujarat, 700 27.2 Effluent
(Pumping Main) 800 18.5 Water
7 Bharuch Eco-Aqua Infrastructure Ltd., Gujarat 800 40 Treated
(Pumping Main) Effluent
8 Panchayati Raj Engineering Dept., AP (various 700 121.8 Water
projects) (Pumping Main) -300
9 Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, 1200 6.8 Sewer
Karnataka, (Gravity) -600
10 Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., TN (Pumping 700 10 Water
Main) 500 45
Flowtite Pipe Applications
- A Comparison with Steel

Alis agar Lift Irrigation sche m e

INPUT DATA Stage 1

Flow ( 18387 m3/hr) lps 5107.5 Long term analysis Based on CPHEEO manual of Govt Of India

Static Head mtr 26

Length mtr 2200

Delivery Head mtr 0

Design Period yrs 30 pipe dia spec

Combined eff iciency of % 60 MS -1800 mm dia w ith 10 mm thick plate

pump set GRP -1800 mm dia 9 bar

Cost of Pump Set Rs/KW 8000 GRP -1600 mm dia 12 bar

Interest rate % 10

Life of electrical motors yrs 15

Energy charges Rs./Unit 3.5

Pumping Hours Hrs 20

Solution 1s t Stage - 15 Ye ars
Material Dia C Value Frictional Hf + Total head Reqd.KW Reqd. KW Pump Annual Annual Energy Pipe Total Total
losses 10% incl.static + +50%. Cost Energy Energy Charges Cost Pipe capitalised
Hf delivery standby Reqmt. Charges capitalised Cost cost
8+11+13
mm mtr mtr KW KW Rs./lacs KWH Rs./lacs Rs./lacs Rs./mtr Rs./lacs Rs./lacs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
GRP 1600 150 4.55 5.01 31.01 2587.83 3881.75 310.54 18903583.1 661.63 5032.38 27373 602.21 5945.12
GRP 1800 150 2.57 2.82 28.82 2405.38 3608.07 288.65 17570816.7 614.98 4677.58 31923 702.31 5668.53
M.S 1800 110 4.56 5.01 31.01 2588.17 3882.25 310.58 18906037.5 661.71 5033.03 24851 546.72 5890.33
2nd Stage - Next 15 Years
Material Dia Cost of Annual Energy Initial capital Grant total Grant total
pump cost of charges investment of capita- of capita-
sets energy capit- for pumpsets lised cost lised cost
charges alised & annual en- for 20 yrs. f or 20 yrs.
ergy charges 18+14 per/mtr
mm Rs./lacs Rs./lacs Rs./lacs Rs./lacs Rs./lacs Rs/mtr
15 16 17 18 19 20
GRP 1600 310.54 661.63 5032.38 1279.05 7224.17 328371.48
GRP 1800 288.65 614.98 4677.58 1188.87 6857.40 311700.07
M.S 1800 310.58 661.71 5033.03 1279.22 7169.55 325888.56 14188.49

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