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The
Asbestos cement pressure pipes are manufactured by the lamination
process i.e. Manufacture of pipes layer by layer. The various stages
in the manufacture of A.C. Pressure pipes are as under : |
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I) Slurry Preparation
Section : The fiber is opened in collar gang by milling
it in |
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the
water media and is opened in further in the hydro disintegrator.
Cement is added in the vertical mixer for preparing
a homogeneous slurry of cement and fiberIt
is fed on to the forming machine by the slurry distribution cum
feeding tank with a centrifugal pump.
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II)
Pipe forming Section : The pipe is formed layer by layer
on a mandrel under vacuum. The
pipe is compressed under hydraulic pressure to attain
the final diameter and density.
The pipe is extracted from the mandrel. They
are kept on the rolling platform
in the drying shed for 12 to 16 hours. |
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III)
Pipe finishing Section : The pipes are submerged under
water for curing in the curing
tanks. After curing the pipes are cut to the required, turned to
attain the required diameter
and chamfered for easy joining on a specially designed
lath machine. The pipes are hydraulically tested to the required
pressure. Pipes are loaded on
to the truck with a EOT crane. |
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