System and method for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline and laying vessel comprising said system

    公开(公告)号:US11951593B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17276712

    申请日:2019-09-18

    Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B24C3/32 B24C3/06 B24C5/068

    Abstract: A system for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis on board a laying vessel, comprises at least one carriage configured to advance along an annular path about the pipeline; at least one centrifugal turbine, which is configured to project grit towards the pipeline, rotates about a rotation axis lying on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is supported by the carriage; at least one feed device configured to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine and comprising a hopper which extends along a respective axis, defines a feed chamber and is coupled to the respective carriage and a guide device configured to act in conjunction with the hopper to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine at all the operating positions of the carriage.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRIT BLASTING AN ANNULAR JUNCTION PORTION OF A PIPELINE AND LAYING VESSEL COMPRISING SAID SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220032424A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17276712

    申请日:2019-09-18

    Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    Abstract: A system for grit blasting an annular junction portion of a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis on board a laying vessel, comprises at least one carriage configured to advance along an annular path about the pipeline; at least one centrifugal turbine, which is configured to project grit towards the pipeline, rotates about a rotation axis lying on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is supported by the carriage; at least one feed device configured to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine and comprising a hopper which extends along a respective axis, defines a feed chamber and is coupled to the respective carriage and a guide device configured to act in conjunction with the hopper to feed the grit to the centrifugal turbine at all the operating positions of the carriage.

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