Application
Piping system to carry phosphogypsum / water from the production plant to the gypsum settling ponds.
Characteristics
The route of each pipe was composed of several sections. The first was about 900m of aerial piping, including a highway overpass. The second was a buried section of about 1900m. The final section of 400m to the ponds was submerged.
The piping installed had a diameter of DN450, SDR 11 (thickness 41 mm)..
Operating Conditions
The maximum operating pressure was fixed at 8.5 bar, and the maximum temperature at 40ºC.
The operating fluid was a suspension of gypsum in water.
Material
The tubes were manufactured from polyethylene PE100.
Client
Fertiberia S.A. y FMC Foret S.A.
Location
Polo Químico de Huelva.
Huelva, Spain
Year of completion
1999
