The Team Freeze Stop
The freeze stop is an economical and nonintrusive method used to isolate piping systems. Line freezing can be applied in the following situations and conditions:
- On piping systems up to 30" (on larger piping systems upon request)
- In pressures to the rating of the pipe
- On piping or carbon steel, stainless steel, alloys, or cast iron
- On piping systems containing water, hydrocarbons, and any chemical with a suitable freeze point and no flow
Why use a Freeze Stop?
- It's clean, quick, simple, and economical
- It requires no permanent modification to your piping system
- It requires no mechanical work or welding to the piping system
- Branch connections can be easily shut off without putting the main line out of service
- There is no risk of dripping liquid during welding operations once the piece downstream of the plug is dried
- The need for bulk transfer and storage of toxic or corrosive liquids is eliminated since only a very small amount of liquid needs collecting when a pipe is opened after it's plugged cryogenically
- Only small amounts of expensive liquids are lost (thus saving you money) when cryogenic plugs are used to isolate piping systems
Line freezing does not permanently alter the metallurgy of your pipes.
Typical freeze-stop applications include:
- Alcohols
- Animal Oil/Fats
- Beer
- Brines
- Calcium Chloride
- Chromic Acid
- Crude Oils
- Contaminated Water
- Deionized Water
- Detergents
- Distilled Water
- Effluents
- Fuel Oils
- Fruit Juices
- Glycols
- Hydrochloric Acid
- Lubrication Oils
- Methylene Chloride
- Milk
- Mineral Oils
- Molasses
- Paints
- Potassium Carbonate
- Refrigerants
- Seawater
- Sewage
- Sludges
- Slurries
- Sulfric Acid
- Titanium Chloride
- Transformer Oils
- Vegetable Oils
- Vinegar
- Water
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