Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monitoring of lined pipeline
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Application No.: US15768553Application Date: 2016-10-17
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Publication No.: US11454346B2Publication Date: 2022-09-27
- Inventor: Stephen Barnes
- Applicant: Pioneer Lining Technology Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Clydebank
- Assignee: Pioneer Lining Technology Limited
- Current Assignee: Pioneer Lining Technology Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Clydebank
- Agency: Levy & Grandinetti
- Priority: GB1518386 20151016,GB1617400 20161013
- International Application: PCT/GB2016/053213 WO 20161017
- International Announcement: WO2017/064520 WO 20170420
- Main IPC: F16L58/10
- IPC: F16L58/10 ; B29C63/34 ; F16L58/18 ; F16L59/14 ; F16L59/20 ; F16L1/19 ; F16L13/02 ; F17D5/02 ; F16L25/01 ; F16L47/03 ; G01M3/28 ; G01M3/38 ; F16L1/18 ; G01M3/18 ; F17D5/04 ; G01M3/02 ; B29C65/00 ; B29C65/34 ; G01M3/00

Abstract:
An integrity monitoring system for a lined pipeline is provided for monitoring the integrity of a polymer liner in a host pipe. Methods and apparatus are described by which a lined pipeline is provided with such an integrity monitoring system. Sensor cable is able to bridge a joint between sections at lined pipe, for example by routing the sensor cable across the joint via a channel in an electrofusion fitting or by connecting successive lengths of sensor cable via pass-throughs in an electrofusion fitting. Advantageously, the sensor cable is disposed within a continuous annulus between linings and host pipes, and the continuous annulus is maintained across pipe joints using electrofusion fittings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180306374A1 Monitoring of Lined Pipeline Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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