SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING OPERATIONS IN A BODY OF WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20240343364A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18580459

    申请日:2022-07-21

    申请人: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B63G8/00

    摘要: A system for handling operations in a body of water has an unmanned floating vehicle configured to perform first activities from a surface of the body of water; at least one intervention/inspection device configured to perform second activities in/on the body of water; a first control module, configured to control the performance of the first activities according to first acquired data; a second control module, configured to control the performance of the second activities according to second acquired data; and a mission control unit in communication with the first and the second control module and configured to assign respective first activities to the first control module and respective second activities to the second control module according to a mission prediction model and to control the performance of the first and second activities assigned in combination.

    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

    申请人: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B24C3/32 B24C3/06 B24C5/06

    CPC分类号: B24C3/32 B24C3/06 B24C5/068

    摘要: 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.

    Pipeline telescopic joint
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    公开(公告)号:US11746940B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17439686

    申请日:2020-03-18

    申请人: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: F16L27/12

    CPC分类号: F16L27/12751

    摘要: A pipeline telescopic joint configured to compensate for dimensional changes has: a first pipe section having a first diameter; a second pipe section having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter is slidingly coupled to the first pipe section; an end assembly, which is fixed to the second pipe section an annular seat bounded by two facing cylindrical faces; and an annular gasket, which is housed within the annular seat and has a polymeric casing and a spring housed within the polymeric casing, wherein the polymeric casing is in contact with the cylindrical faces.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING ELONGATED ELEMENTS IN A BODY OF WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20230057030A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17797636

    申请日:2021-02-12

    申请人: SAIPEM S.P.A.

    摘要: An apparatus for joining elongated elements in a body of water has a frame; a strap feeding device; two arms movable with respect to the frame and configured to guide a strap around the elongated elements; a clamping device, configured to retain an end portion of the strap; a driving device configured to advance and tighten the strap around the elongated elements; a junction device, configured to join two overlapping portions of the strap so as to close the strap around the elongated elements; and a cutting device configured to separate the strap upstream of the joined portion.

    Methods and apparatus relating to pipe welding

    公开(公告)号:US11448342B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16765723

    申请日:2018-11-22

    申请人: Saipem S.p.A.

    摘要: A method of aligning first and second pipes end-to-end in a position ready for welding. Each pipe has an end bevelled with a shape scanned and stored in memory of a control unit. At least one of the pipes has machine readable codes distributed around their circumference of the pipe. The method includes effecting relative movement of the ends of the first and second pipes towards each other, reading at least one of the codes with a reader, and ascertaining the relative movement required to align the pipes in accordance with a target orientation. The relative movement is ascertained with information provided by the read code and the shapes of the bevelled ends stored in the control unit memory. In other aspects, a closed loop control method and machine-learning may be used to align the pipes. A pipe-laying vessel including pipe handling equipment and the control unit is also provided.

    Connection device for joining two pipe sections

    公开(公告)号:US11441711B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16652300

    申请日:2018-10-12

    申请人: SAIPEM S.p.A.

    摘要: A connection device for joining two pipe sections in a body of water has a first tubular body having a spherical face; a second tubular body having at least one spherical face; a tubular pusher arranged about the second tubular body and having a spherical face; a first mechanism for coupling the second tubular body between the first tubular body and the tubular pusher and providing a spherical coupling between the first and the second tubular body; and a second mechanism for blocking any movement about the spherical coupling of the second tubular body with respect to the first tubular body and the tubular pusher.