1. Flexibility
The composite hose provide better flexibility and bending radius due to it’s construction. The layers of plastics are not glued or sealed together as other type of hose
2. Safety
a) The Hose
Because of the many layers of tubes and films that make up a composite hose, there is not a direct leak path for liquid to follow. For a leak to occure, liquid must surpentine its way through the many layers of the hose until it reaches the outer cover. Once the liquid reaches the outer cover, small drops will form along the seam line indicating that a leak is occurring. In other types of hose, leaks are usually more catastrophic. It is possible for the wall of the hose to rupture, without any warning, and create a large scale failure in the hose.
b) The End Fitting
The end fittings on composite hose are specifically designed to be “fail safe” and reduce the chance of a fitting blowing off the end of the hose. Composite hose fittings have a spiral shank or tail piece that actually screws into the composite hose. For the end fitting to blow out of the hose it has to be unscrewed from the hose. The screwed in end fitting in combination with the swaged on ferrule make this type of coupling one of the safest to use.
3. Chemical Resistance
a) The Hose
Because of the many layers of tubes and films that make up a composite hose, there is not a direct leak path for liquid to follow. For a leak to occure, liquid must surpentine its way through the many layers of the hose until it reaches the outer cover. Once the liquid reaches the outer cover, small drops will form along the seam line indicating that a leak is occurring. In other types of hose, leaks are usually more catastrophic. It is possible for the wall of the hose to rupture, without any warning, and create a large scale failure in the hose.
b) The End Fitting
The end fittings on composite hose are specifically designed to be “fail safe” and reduce the chance of a fitting blowing off the end of the hose. Composite hose fittings have a spiral shank or tail piece that actually screws into the composite hose. For the end fitting to blow out of the hose it has to be unscrewed from the hose. The screwed in end fitting in combination with the swaged on ferrule make this type of coupling one of the safest to use.
