An evaluation of the morphological, microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the glass fibre/HDPE thermoplastic composite pipe.

Okolie, Obinna; Njuguna, James; Faisal, Nadimul

Abstract

Composite pipes are increasingly being used as an alternative solution to conventional metal-based pipes. This development is in response to significant corrosion failures with the metallic pipes and enables better decision making especially for the plausibility of alternative offshore energy sources. Flexible pipes which thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) belong to have proven to have beneficial features. The aim of this research is to experimentally investigate TCP and the layers based on the morphological and mechanical properties, identify and utilize the methods to obtain relatively precise material properties of the TCP which are currently barely known.

Citation

OKOLIE, O., NJUGUNA, J. and FAISAL, N. 2022. An evaluation of the morphological, microstructural and mechanical behaviour of the glass fibre/HDPE thermoplastic composite pipe. Presented at 2022 Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering 2022, 21 November 2022, Edinburgh, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 2022 Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering annual conference (SRPe 2022)
• Start Date: Nov 21, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 29, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 29, 2022
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Composite pipes; Corrosion failures; Alternative offshore energy sources; Thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP)
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1812725