| No. |
Ms
Plain / Screen |
Apollo
upvc Plain / Ribbed-Screen |
| 1. |
Costly |
Total installation
substantially cost effective. |
| 2. |
Increased entrance
resistance, due to Reduced entrance resistance and increased vertical
slot opening. |
Reduced entrance
resistance and increased collapse resistance, due to horizontal. slot
opening. |
| 3. |
Low permeability, as
more than 50% of slot openings are obstructed by filtering media (gravel
pack). |
Increased
permeability, as the filtering media is 2mm away from the slot opening,
due to the ribs on the screens. |
| 4. |
The life of tube
well may be as low as two years, due to Local action and corrosive soil. |
Manufactured from
quality PVC compounds. And are totally unaffected by corrosion as PVC is
an corrosive soil. inert material. |
| 5. |
Slot openings get
enlarged and sitting starts, due to erosion in the screen. |
Slot openings are
not subjected to erosion, do not offer any f low- resistance. |
| 6. |
Metal casing and
screens are heavy, thus making installation cumbersome and tedious. |
The specific gravity
of uPVC being 1.4, they weigh only 1/5 1h that of steel casing and
screen. This makes it easier to handle and install. |
| 7. |
Require special
equipment Like welding and generator sets, for assembly and erection. |
Manufactured with
screwed socket and spigot ends with trapezoidal threads, which require
no special equipment to assemble and install. |
| 8. |
Screen slot widths
cannot be made to suit aquifer sieve analysis, for proper design of the
well. |
Manufactured with
slot widths range from 0.2 mm to 3 mm to suit the aquifer sieve
analysis. This helps engineers to design welts with Longer life and
better yield. |
| 9. |
Cannot be kept
vertical, due to its weight |
Can be kept
vertical, due to centering guides. |
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