Viper-Skin didn’t just pass but it surpassed the testing requirements that were recently conducted by the TUV Nord Group.
Test pipe before Viper-Skin
The test pipe was a 16 inch OD with an enormous 16×20 inch section removed to simulate extreme wall loss at 65% over a large area. Syntho-Poxy HC was used to fill in the machined-out void. Then Viper-Skin was applied to restrengthen the pipe. The pressure test had to be stopped at 180 bar since the goal of the test was to hold 110 bar.
Test Pipe wrapped with Viper-Skin
Viper-Skin is a carbon fiber composite pipeline repair system used for pipe restoration in accordance with ASME, PCC2 and ISO 24817.Viper-Skin
We couldn’t be more excited about the test results! Check out the before and after photos from the test pipe.
Does this viper skin pipe repair system have a life expectancy?
The carbon fiber Viper Skin repair system is very interesting. I would like to know if NRI’s Viper Skin composite repair system can cause any issues with conductivity with the carbon steel pipe? This looks like a very modern repair system.
The Viper-Skin composite system uses a underlayer of XT fiber to ensure no carbon comes into direct contact with the host pipe and acts and an electrial insulating layer. Likely issues are low for conductivity due to the carbon fiber being incased in the polyurethane matrix however the layer of glass adds another level of protection to ensure this is not an issue.