The Victaulic System

For Shipbuilding & Offshore Piping Applications

Victaulic Company85+ years of Innovation

• Founded on innovation and new product development• British War Department sought faster way to join pipe

in Word War 1– Rapid deployment of water and fuel to front lines

• VICTAULIC company name– “VICTory Joint” for use on hydrAULICS

Victaulic Today• 4,000 Employees

• Privately held• Global manufacturing

– North America, Europe, Asia• 3,000 points of distribution

worldwide

Victaulic – A Proven Solution for Shipbuilding • Products approved

by International Association of Classification Societies

• Global installations over the past 30+ years

Anatomy of a GrooveThe grooved method assemblyinvolves three basic concepts:

– A pressure-responsive gasket that creates a leak-tight seal

– Couplings that hold the pipe together and;

– Bolts and nuts that secure the couplings to the pipe.

Gasket– C-shaped design– EPDM (ethylene propylene

diene monomer) for water (to +110°C)

– Nitrile compound gasket for oil services (to +82°C).

Complete Product Offering10,000 + Products

• Rigid and Flexible Couplings• Fittings and Adapters• Valves• Pipe Preparation Tools• Accessory Piping System

Products

Materials• Steel• Stainless

Steel• Copper• Ductile Iron

• Copper Nickel

• PVC• CPVC• HDPE

Rigid vs. Flexible Couplings•Rigid coupling :

– Similar with welding or flanging

• Flexible coupling : – Flat bolt pads provide

flexible joint– Provides effective stress

relief, vibration attenuation

Why Use Victaulic on your ships?

• Reduce total installed costs• Drastically reduce fabrication time• Faster installation• Easier on-board installation and maintenance with less

space required• 58% reduction in weight compared to flanged• Improve safety by eliminating costly fire watch and

hazardous flames• Greater working pressures than other joining methods• Improved inventory control

Shipboard Piping Applications Victaulic products approved for shipboard

pipingsystem applications include:

• Fire Main & Sprinklers

• Hot and Cold Fresh Water & Deck Wash

• Seawater Systems• Sanitary & Waste

Systems• Air Conditioning• Ballast Systems• Bilge Systems• Engine Water

Cooling• Cargo Oil Systems

• Bulk Cement• Deck Drains• Low Pressure Mud• Vacuum• Auxiliary Pump Room• Compressed Air

System• Sounding Tube• Vents and Overflows• Air Piping• Lube Oil Systems• Inert Gas

Flexibility Advantages• Up to 45% increase in

attenuation• Permanent connection• No anchors/tie rods• Fatigue advantage• Accommodates

vibration/noise and expansion/contraction

Total Installed WeightVictaulic Coupling versus Flanges

(Comparison based on one coupling & two flanges)

105

33.7

9.6

41.4

15.5

3.2

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500mm / 20"

300mm / 12"

100mm / 4" S/77 Coupling

PN10 Slip-On Flange

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Victaulic versus Competitive Joining Systems

Installed Labor Comparison(Includes Bolt up and Welding)

(Make On & Make Up)

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50mm / 2" 200mm / 8" 600mm / 24"

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Flanges PN10 (two)and bolts Victaulic Coupling

Accommodation for Limited Spaces

Joining galvanized pipes

Deck or wall penetration