Composite Repair
Raphoon LLC offers a truly unique pipeline repair option. The RRL repair uses aerospace industry technology to repair the pipe in a way that the filler material is visible to ILI inspection tools. The repair reinforces the pipe so that the pipeline can be operated at its original design pressure.
How Does Raphoon & The RRL repair system work?
RRL rapid pipeline repair
Raphoon, LLC uses the RRL repair exclusively for external corrosion repairs. The RRL repair wrap uses a filler material that is cured instantly, which allows for the rapid application of the composite repair. Our patented process allows the repair to be cured and backfilled in just a few hours, which is important because pipeline operators and contractors do not want to have an open hole for very long.
Visible Repair
The RRL repair also ensures that you won't accidentally dig up an anomaly that was previously repaired. The defect will no longer show up on future ILI scans; instead, it will appear as a thicker wall section that can be verified by referencing your records. The RRL repair can be detected by UT, MFL, and other ILI inspection methods. The chemistry of the filler material closely matches that of the carbon steel commonly used in the industry.
Truely Different Repair
The key difference of the RRL repair is the Cold Sprayed metal deposition which makes up the filler material. Cold Spray metal has a better bond strength, compressive strength, and tensile stength than any other filler material used in the pipe repair market. It is applied differently, looks different, and most importantly works different than the competition as well. The RRL repair filler gives pipeline owners a repair that can be inspected and operates like the steel that they are already familiar with.