LONG STEEL PIPE FOR REEL-LAY INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220032391A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17279218

    申请日:2019-09-24

    IPC分类号: B23K11/093 F16L9/02 F16L13/02

    摘要: A long steel pipe for reel-lay installation formed of electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipes and having high buckling resistance and a method for producing the long steel pipe for reel-lay installation are provided. The long steel pipe is formed by successively butt-joining longitudinal ends of the ERW steel pipes by girth welding so that girth welds are formed. The ERW steel pipes are successively butt-joined in the pipe longitudinal direction such that the 0 o'clock cross-sectional position or the 6 o'clock cross-sectional position of one of adjacent ERW steel pipes faces an area from the 2 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 4 o'clock cross-sectional position or an area from the 8 o'clock cross-sectional position to the 10 o'clock cross-sectional position of the other of the adjacent ERW steel pipes.