April 19, 2018Pretty Much a Press Release
Craft brewers across North America are incorporating Aquatherm polypropylene-random (PP-R) piping systems throughout their facilities and brewing processes. Aquatherm offers numerous benefits compared to metal and many other plastic piping systems, including being the first piping system in North America to directly contribute to LEED v4 credits. PP-R is much lighter than metal, will not corrode or scale, is connected by virtually leak-proof heat fusion, will not leach any contaminants into the fluids that it carries, has a 60-year lifespan and is fully recyclable. Geberit Hdpe Electrofusion Fittings
An important application of Aquatherm pipe in breweries is in glycol cooling systems. Jim Paschal, P.E., LEED AP, Aquatherm’s chief technology officer, noted that breweries typically run their product cooling systems at a lower temperature than would be used in many other applications.
“[Breweries] have a lot of heat they need to remove in a fairly short amount of time,” Paschal explained. “These low-temperature systems require glycol or another antifreeze.”
Aquatherm pipe is an ideal choice for glycol systems because the chemically inert PP-R pipe has a very high resistance to the chemicals in the antifreeze. In a properly designed and installed system, Aquatherm PP-R pipe will transport glycol for decades without any degradation in strength or performance. In addition, it provides better thermal insulation than metal pipe.
“All of that adds up to Aquatherm pipe providing better, more efficient operation of the system in glycol applications,” Paschal said.
Other benefits of using Aquatherm in breweries include:
Aquatherm will exhibit its PP-R piping systems in Booth #3000 at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America 2018 in Nashville, May 1-3. Large and small brewers from coast to coast are embracing Aquatherm pipe for applications such as glycol lines, domestic water, heating and cooling, reclaimed water and CO2 lines.
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