摘要:
A heat-delivery apparatus (12) heats a heat-shrinkable sleeve (10) on a pipe (2). The heat-delivery apparatus (12) includes one or more heater elements (20) which define an interior heating surface that surrounds the sleeve (10). An air space is thus defined between the exterior of the sleeve (10) and the interior heating surface. The flow of air, that would otherwise be generated by the step of applying heat, within said air space is controlled or restricted for example by means of partially sealing the air space with one or more sealing members (70), or fans (80) that generate an airflow (82).
摘要:
A method of forming a protective coat (21) about a cutback (18) between pipes (3) forming part of an underwater pipeline (2) provides for laying a thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) on a supporting sheet (23; 27; 40); and winding the thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) and the supporting sheet (23; 27; 40) about the cutback (18) to join the thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) to the cutback (18). A method of forming a protective coat (21) about a cutback (18) between pipes (3) forming part of an underwater pipeline (2) provides for laying a thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) on a supporting sheet (23; 27; 40); and winding the thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) and the supporting sheet (23; 27; 40) about the cutback (18) to join the thermoplastic sheet (22; 42) to the cutback (18).
摘要:
A buoyancy device (1) comprises a support structure 2, 4 which can be connected to an underwater application (3) and one or more buoyancy spheres (4) having a specific weight of less than 500 kg/m3 connected to the support structure (2) and having a light metal spherical shell (5) defining a spherical inner volume (6) and which has an outer diameter (d) greater than 0.5cm, and a radial thickness (t) greater than 0.08mm, wherein the spherical shell (5) is obtained in one piece in nano-crystalline metal with an average grain size of less than 1000 nanometers.
摘要:
A heat-delivery apparatus (12) heats a heat-shrinkable sleeve (10) on a pipe (2). The heat-delivery apparatus (12) includes one or more heater elements (20) which define an interior heating surface that surrounds the sleeve (10). An air space is thus defined between the exterior of the sleeve (10) and the interior heating surface. The flow of air, that would otherwise be generated by the step of applying heat, within said air space is controlled or restricted for example by means of partially sealing the air space with one or more sealing members (70), or fans (80) that generate an airflow (82).
摘要:
A pipe-joining method for building a hydrocarbon pipeline, in particular an underwater pipeline, includes welding two adjacent pipes to form a cutback, and forming a protective coating about the cutback. Forming the protective coating includes applying an LE (liquid epoxy) resin or a powdered FBE (fusion bonded epoxy) resin to the cutback to form a primer coat; and applying a powdered polypropylene adhesive on top of the still-wet primer coat to form an auxiliary adhesive coat. Forming the protective coating also includes fitting a polypropylene heat-shrink sleeve around the auxiliary adhesive coat; and heating the sleeve to shrink and bond the sleeve to the auxiliary adhesive coat.
摘要:
A roller for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline rotates about a given or designated axis of rotation and has a shaft; and a first tubular portion which extends about the shaft and varies in elasticity along the given or designated axis of rotation; more specifically, the first tubular portion is of greater elasticity at the ends of the roller than at the center of the roller.
摘要:
A roller for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline rotates about a given or designated axis of rotation and has a shaft; and a first tubular portion which extends about the shaft and varies in elasticity along the given or designated axis of rotation; more specifically, the first tubular portion is of greater elasticity at the ends of the roller than at the center of the roller.