Abstract:
A method of, and apparatus for, lining the interior surface (13) of a passageway (15) such as a pipeline, involving progressive installation of a liner (11) on the interior surface (13) of the passageway (15) or on a substrate applied to the interior surface of the passageway by adhesively bonding the liner (11) in position. The liner (11) is bonded to the inner surface (13) of the passageway (15), or onto a substrate applied to the inner surface of the passageway, using a substance which hardens and which together with the liner (11) forms a rigid structure. The apparatus (10) includes a body (23) adapted to be moved along the passageway (15) to progressively install the liner (11). The body (23) also applies the adhesive for the bonding process.
Abstract:
A method of repairing leaking underground pipes, particularly gravity-flow sewer pipes (14, 16, 83, 100), without excavation, by using a flexible liner tube (48, 50, 80, 82) containing a fluid (52, 96) under sufficient pressure to exclude groundwater, while forcing a fluid sealant material (70, 98) into leaking defects (24, 26, 28) in a pipe wall, and through openings in the pipe wall into voids (32, 34, 36, 38) outside the pipe. The flexible liner tube (48, 80, 82) is everted into the pipe to keep the sealant material in place and also to continue to exclude groundwater for a period of time long enough for the sealant material to cure in place to effect sealing repair of the defects in the pipe wall and also at least partially fill voids outside the pipe. Fluid (52, 96) is kept under great enough pressure in the liner tube (48, 80, 82) to exclude groundwater and may be heated or chilled to assist in preparing the pipe for sealant or to cure the sealant material.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a reversion device (10) for fixing flexible and sealing sheaths (30) for reconditioning or protecting pipe lines by internal or external jacketing, comprising a reversion chamber (20) capable of being pressurised by means of a compressed gas wherein the sheath is gradually introduced as the reversion process is carried out through an insertion slot (40) comprising means for limiting compressed gas leaks.
Abstract:
Device (10, 70) and method of fabricating as lamination of one thermoplastics layer (42) heated to bond or merge with another thermoplastics layer (43) and melt flow in permeating another layer (21) if present by agency of radiation passing through said other thermoplastics layer (43) without melting same. Tubes can be erected and laminated on site to line existing pipes or conduits (40). Stiff or flexible sheets or webs (70) can serve as special composite tiles or panels, or as conveyor belts.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) for inserting a lining material into a pipeline (100) includes an elongated carrier device (12) having a hollow central portion (24) which encloses a liner-bladder assembly. The liner-bladder (26, 36) assembly includes an elongated inflation bladder (36) which engages an open end (16) of the carrier device and expands under fluid pressure out of the carrier device. The pipe liner (26) is frangibly attached to the inflation bladder (36) such that its attachment anchors the liner with respect to the open end of the carrier device to permit accurate placement of the liner within a pipeline proximate to a compromised section of the pipeline. The frangible connection (82) breaks when the carrier device and inflation bladder are removed from the pipeline.
Abstract:
This invention concerns the lining of pipelines and passageways by the cured in place method in which a lining tube of flexible absorbent material is impregnated with a curable synthetic resin and is held on the surface of the pipeline or passageway until the resin has cured so that a hard lining pipe is formed. Commencement of the cure conventionally is effected by filling the pipe with hot water, but in the present invention curing is "kick" started as the lining is being fed from ground level into the pipeline or passageway the resin having a cure time which is not too much greater than the lining insertion time so that the time for performing the insertion and curing is reduced to a minimum. The resin may be conditioned so that it can effectively be "kick" started for example by sonic energy.
Abstract:
A resin impregnated lining tube (2) for the lining of pipelines or passageway is provided with a prelining tube (38) prior to insertion into the pipeline by the insertion of a stack (10) of prelining tube material into one end of the lining tube (2), a corresponding end of the prelining tube (38) being everted to lie outside the lining tube (2) end and a quantity of liquid is provided within the everted portion of prelining tube (38). Further eversion of the prelining tube (38) onto the inside surface of the lining tube (2) is caused by upward movement of the lining tube (2) and previously everted prelining tube (38) between a pair of upper (28) and lower rollers (14), during which time the stack (10) of prelining tube (38) freely unravels. A float (42) may be provided above the stack (10) of prelining tube (38) to maintain its position within the eversion liquid (18), and further the apparatus may be held within a nitrogen spray tank (32) to cool the lining during production.
Abstract:
The invention provides that an underground through borehole (28) is formed with a reaming tool (24). It is filled with a viscous fluid and as soon as possible after being so filled, a flexible lining tube (32) is inserted into the borehole (28) to keep the surface from collapsing until a rigid service pipe (12) has been pulled or pushed into the borehole.
Abstract:
A method of lining a passage, which is entirely or partially surrounded by walls, by everting a hoseformed, curable laminate into the passage under utilization of a pressure medium acting inside the laminate against its end surface for feeding the same into the passage and radially outwards against the inside of the everted laminate for pressing the everted laminate to contact with the wall of the passage which entirely or partially surrounds the passage. In order to avoid an uncontrolled varying eversion velocity or force, each part of the laminate (50), which is in turn to be fed into the passage (51), is unloaded before the feeding is begun by a stepwise feeding of the laminate (50) to a pressurised position in direct connection to the entrance (52) of the passage. When the laminate (50) with its final end has reached up to the mentioned pressurised position, a braking force of such adapted strength is connected in so that the eversion pressure and by that the eversion velocity are maintained essentially unchanged until the laminate (50) is entirely everted.
Abstract:
The invention provides that an underground pipeline or passageway (10) is lined using a thermoplastic pipe. The pipe is extruded vertically downwards into a manhole (14) and then is fed into the pipeline or passageway (10) to be lined. The extrudate (34) is provided with longitudinal folds (38) so it will temporarily take up a reduced cross section. When in the pipeline or passageway (10) it is expanded up to size to line the pipeline or passageway (10) surface. It is kept hot and soft until it is expanded, when it is cooled so that it will retain its full size shape.