1. General
PREMANT is the protected name for a pre-insulated steel pipe system used to transport district
heat. It is a pipe system for direct installation in the ground, without channels. The system has
proven its excellence over several decades and is now recognized as the industry standard for
normal cases.
Depending on the purpose of use, PREMANT district heating pipe has a medium pipe made of
steel, either welded, seamless or galvanized, or made of stainless steel. This makes PREMANT
district heating pipe suitable to transport heating water, domestic hot water, water/glycol mix-
ture, condensates and other fluids, but not for steam. (with observation of the temperature)
Heat insulation for PREMANT district heating pipe is performed by a rigid polyurethane foam
which can withstand temperatures of up to 144 °C. PE-HD casing pipe provides external protec-
tion. All three components form one fixed unit, so this pipe system is a member of the compos-
ite pipe family.
PREMANT district heating pipe is available in three categories of insulation thickness.
Depending on the dimensions, the pipe construction units can be supplied in lengths of
6 + 12 m (or 16 m). The construction units and all associated preformed parts such as bends,
T-pieces and fixed points, etc., are prefabricated in the factory. The result is a modular system
which is correspondingly easy to plan and install.
All the components are connected together on site with circumferential seams. Supplemen-
tary insulation of the the weld seam and the weld-on ends is provided by means of joints. The
supplementary insulation work is usually carried out by system suppliers or qualified specialist
companies on our behalf. During the planning phase, we offer support based on our system
experience to system users who request this.
PREMANT district heating pipe, and the preformed parts and fittings, are manufactured
according to the latest standards (EN 253, 448, 488 and 489).
All the illustrations are schematic representations that do not correspond to the original
components in every detail.
Max. temperature for continuous operation
T
Bmax
: 144 °C (160 °C)
Max. permitted operating pressure p: 25 bar
2. Range of applications
23.5.2023 BGP
Subject to technical changes