Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unbonded flexible pipe
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Application No.: US16374117Application Date: 2019-04-03
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Publication No.: US10941621B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Inger-Margrete Procida
- Applicant: National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/S
- Applicant Address: DK Brondby
- Assignee: National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/S
- Current Assignee: National Oilwell Varco Denmark I/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Brondby
- Agency: Pearne & Gordon LLP
- Main IPC: F16L11/08
- IPC: F16L11/08 ; E21B17/20 ; F16L11/12 ; B32B15/085 ; B32B27/20 ; B32B27/32

Abstract:
An unbonded flexible pipe for offshore fluid transportation is disclosed. The pipe includes from inside and outwards a sealing sheath, a pressure armor layer, at least one tensile armor layer, at least one support layer and an extruded external protective polymer sheath. The at least one support layer includes at least one support strip which is helically wound with a winding angle α of at least about 80 degrees to the longitudinal center axis to provide strip windings along the length of the pipe and the at least one support strip includes a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190309582A1 UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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