New Pipeline Construction

Pipeline construction is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. To date, all pipes have been built in short pieces (20 feet or 6 m long) in plants and are shipped to the site and connected together in the field to form a long pipeline. This system is very inefficient resulting in leaking joints and costly transportation of pipe segments from the factory to the site.

Recently, Prof. Ehsani introduced InfinitPipe®, a revolutionary technique for onsite manufacturing of pipes. The technique allows a pipeline of virtually any length and diameter to be made continuously on site – eliminating all joints. Partial funding for this development was provided by the US National Science Foundation through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant.

Features & Benefits

Advantages of InfinitPipe® include:

• Built on-site to any length
• No joints to leak
• Designed for any pressure
• No transportation cost
• Materials do not corrode
• No cathodic protection is required
• Pipe directly placed in trench or used for slip-lining existing pipes
• Construction begins immediately
• Can produce 2 miles (3 km) of pipe per week
• Pipe weighs 10% of conventional pipe
• Lighter pipe is safer to handle
• Sustainable Green Technology