ILI Technologies has acquired the rights to distribute Thermoflex pipe. This revolutionary new flexible piping system can be applied in areas where only steel piping could be used in the past. Thermoflex pipe uses a multi-layer design with mixed plastics to achieve far superior performance compared to traditional flexible pipe.

Thermoflex pipe is ideally suited for high pressure, high temperature applications especially when paraffins are present. Typical applications include gathering lines, velocity strings and liners. No cathodic protection or coating is required and installation costs are significantly less that steel.

Multi-Layer Design

Thermoflex pipe is made from three fully bonded layers. Each layer serves a pivotal role in overall pipe performance.

Inner Layer: Constructed from Nylon and Fortron plastics. The inner layer is corrosion resistant and smooth to reduce pressure drop. As shown in the table below the inner layer retains its strength, even at high temperatures.

Middle Layer: Interwoven aramid fibers throughout the middle layer gives the pipe incredible tensile strength and pressure ratings. The picture below shows how the aramid fiber is weaved on the middle layer.

Outer Layer: Primarily composed of Capron, the outer layer is designed to resist abrasion, corrosion and high temperatures.

Advantages

• No cathodic protection or coating required
• Minimizes buildup of Paraffins, Asphaltenes and scales
• 1/10th the weight of steel
• 100 times less the relative roughness of steel
• Long Continous runs
• Lower installation costs when compared to seel
• High temperature applications
• 30% reduction in pressure drop compared to steel
• Pig cable pull through capable of multiple mile runs