Papers

Kiwa conducts a great deal of research within the energy and water sector. We share the results of this in interesting papers that you can download below.

• Plastic Pipes XX - Finding the Right Pipe Test for Polyethylene with Raised Resistance to Slow Crack Growth 
• Plastic Pipes XX - Finding the Relationship between Non Destructive Test Methods and the Tensile Impact Test on PVC Pipes 
• Plastic Pipes XX - Testing Spoolable Reinforced Flexible Pipes and Liner Material for High Pressure Hydrogen Transport
• Plastic Pipes XIX - Literature Review Effect of ClO2 on Ageing of Polymer Materials and Related Test Methods
• Plastic Pipes XIX - Modern PE pipes enable the transport of Hydrogen

 

• Plastic Pipes XIX - Testing Parameters Influencing the Strain Hardening Modulus
• Plastic Pipes XVIII - Acceptance Criteria for Non-Destructive Testing of PE Electrofusion Joints
• Plastic Pipes XVIII - Can PE and PVC gas distribution pipes Withstand the Impact of Sustainable Gases?
• Plastic Pipes XVIII - Determining the residual quality of PE Pipes using the Strain Hardening Test
• Plastic Pipes XVIII - Predicting the Lifetime of PE50 Gas Pipes under Point Loading

 

• Plastic Pipes XVIII - The Effect of Residual Stresses and External Effects on the Fracture Behaviour of PVC Pipes
• Plastic Pipes XVIII - The Remaining Quality of the PVC Gas Grid - Results of 10 Years of On-Going Research
• Plastic Pipes XVII - Designing against Rapid Crack Propagation PVC Water Pipes 
• Plastic Pipes XVII - Energy to Failure to Assess Quality of Electro Fusion Joints PE Pipes 
• Plastic Pipes XVII - Plastic Sheet Material An Excellent Protection of PVC Pipes against UV-Degradation

 

• Plastic Pipes XVII - Two Complementary Tests to Determine the Quality of PE 100-RC
• Plastic Pipes XVI - Strain Hardening Tests on PE Pipe Materials
• Plastic Pipes XVI - Tensile Impact Experiments of PVC-U at a Wide Range of Temperatures
• Plastic Pipes XV - Cover Blow-Off Resistance of Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipes for Gas Service
• Plastic Pipes XIV - Methane Permeation Through Advanced High-Pressure Plastics and Composite Pipes 

 

• Plastic Pipes XIV - The Slow Peel Test as a Tool for Assessing the Integrity of Electro Fused Joints
• Plastic Pipes XIII - Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Inspection to Detect Flaws in Plastic Pipe Walls and Joints – Correlation with Lab Testing
• Plastic Pipes XII - Combined Loading of Buried Thermoplastics Pressure Pipes
• Plastic Pipes XII - The Durability of a Low-Pressure Gas Distribution System of Ductile PVC
• Plastic Pipes XI - A More Reliable Detergent for Cone and Full Notch Creep Testing of PE Pipe Materials

 

• Plastic Pipes XI - Opportunities for Plastics in Flexible Indoor Gas Pipe Systems
• Plastic Pipes X - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Gas Distribution Systems
• Plastic Pipes X - Environmental Stress Cracking of PVC Pipe Materials
• Plastic Pipes X - Welding of Peroxide, Silane and Electron Beam Crosslinked PE Pipes
• Plastic Pipes VIII - Effect of Installation Conditions on Buried Plastic Pipes

 

• Plastic Pipes VIII - Field failures in PE Gas Pipes - Analysis versus Lifetime Prediction
• Plastic Pipes VIII - Service Life Analysis of PVC Gas Pipes in Practice
• Plastic Pipes VII - Deformations in Buried Flexible Pipes
• Plastic Pipes VI - Jointing Methods for PE Casing Pipes of District Heating Systems
• Plastic Pipes V - Mechanical Quality of Welds in Polyethylene Pipe Systems

 

• DHC14 - Quality Control of Joint Installation in Pre-Insulated Pipe Systems
• PVC 2014 - A Model to Predict Rapid Crack Propagation in PVC Water Pipes
• PVC 2017 - Residual Quality of Old UPVC Gas and Water Pipes
• IGRC 2011 - Pilot Project on Hydrogen Injection in Natural Gas on Island of Ameland in the Netherlands