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公开(公告)号:US10167061B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
申请号:US15549450
申请日:2016-02-09
Applicant: Saipem S.p.A.
Inventor: Valerio Bregonzio , Cristian Scaini
IPC: B63B22/04 , B63B43/14 , C25D7/00 , E21B17/01 , C23C18/16 , C23C18/22 , C23C18/32 , C23C18/38 , C25D3/44 , C25D5/18
Abstract: A buoyancy device (1) comprises a support structure 2, 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 0.5 cm, and a radial thickness (t) greater than 0.08 mm, wherein the spherical shell (5) is obtained in one piece in nano-crystalline metal with an average grain size of less than 1000 nanometers.
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公开(公告)号:US20180347833A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US15576202
申请日:2016-04-15
Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
Inventor: Paolo MINOLA
CPC classification number: F24F1/01 , F04F5/16 , F04F5/54 , F24F1/0029 , F24F5/0007 , F24F7/065 , F24F13/26 , F24F2001/0077
Abstract: A blower device includes a Coanda effect fluid flow amplifier having a suction opening, an outlet opening to provide an amplified fluid flow, an inner passage along an amplifier central axis passing through the suction opening and the outlet opening. An inlet conduit inputs pressurized fluid into the inner passage for drawing the ambient fluid from the suction opening to the outlet opening by Coanda effect, achieving amplified flow. A diffuser downstream of the amplifier includes diffuser side walls that delimit a diffuser inner side surface extending about a diffuser central axis arranged along the amplifier central axis and terminates with a first flow inlet open end facing the outlet opening, and an opposite second flow outlet open end delivers further amplified fluid flow. At least one side opening is upstream of the second flow outlet open end to allow additional ambient fluid to be sucked into the diffuser.
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公开(公告)号:US20180264499A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-20
申请号:US15748463
申请日:2016-07-29
Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
Inventor: Francesco Simone , Joseph Crichton Duncan , Valerio Muratori
Abstract: An apparatus configured to coat pipelines, in particular a cutback along a pipeline, having: a frame, which extends along a designated axis and is fixable with respect to the pipeline so as to arrange the designated axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipeline; a carriage, which is supported by the frame, is movable along the designated axis with respect to the frame, and is configured to designated a heater and an applicator; an actuator configured to advance the carriage along the designated axis; and a control unit configured to select a travel distance for the carriage from a plurality of travel distances.
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公开(公告)号:US20180216314A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-02
申请号:US15748114
申请日:2016-07-26
Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Inventor: Paolo BONEL , Diego LAZZARIN , Alberto SERENA
CPC classification number: E02F5/105 , E02F5/104 , E02F5/106 , E02F5/107 , E02F5/108 , E02F5/109 , E02F5/145 , F16L1/16
Abstract: A trenching assembly lays a continuous pipeline in a trench dug in a bed with uneven bathymetry, the trenching assembly including a trench digging device having a main body; at least four ground contact units, each unit having a height adjustment device, to position each ground contact unit with respect to the main body independently. A trench cutting tool digs in the bed includes a cutting depth adjustment device, for positioning the cutting tool with respect to the main body. A detection device detects bed bathymetry. A control device simultaneously allows cooperation between the detection device, the height adjustment device of each ground contact unit, and the cutting depth adjustment device. A command device cooperates with the control device to adjustment each ground contact unit and the cutting depth adjustment device, to obtain a trench having a height difference lower than a predefined tolerance and a predetermined burial depth.
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公开(公告)号:US20180195644A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15743947
申请日:2016-07-15
Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Inventor: Furio MARCHESANI , Roberto BRUSCHI , Adelina MANCINI , Luigino VITALI
CPC classification number: F16L1/24 , E01D15/24 , F16L1/123 , F16L1/20 , F16L1/201 , H02G1/10 , H02G9/02
Abstract: A resting device (1) of at least one portion of a linear structure (2) is for crossing an uneven underwater topography. The resting device (1) is suitable for supporting at least one portion of the linear structure (2) that defines a longitudinal direction (X-X) coincident with or parallel to the longitudinal development direction of the linear structure (2). The resting device (1) includes at least one buoyant element (3) and at least one tether (4), suitable for constraining the resting device (1) to a bed (5). The at least one buoyant element (3) is suitable for providing a sufficient buoyancy to keep the at least one tether (4) under tension. A deck (6) has a shape and material that allows distributed resting of at least one portion of the linear structure (2) on the resting device (1).
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公开(公告)号:US20180022422A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-25
申请号:US15549450
申请日:2016-02-09
Applicant: Saipem S.p.A.
Inventor: Valerio BREGONZIO , Cristian SCAINI
CPC classification number: B63B22/04 , B63B43/14 , C23C18/1635 , C23C18/1653 , C23C18/22 , C23C18/32 , C23C18/38 , C25D3/44 , C25D5/18 , C25D7/006 , E21B17/012
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20180016877A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-18
申请号:US15546570
申请日:2016-02-05
Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
Inventor: Alessandro Radicioni , Fabrizio Gardini , Massimo Fontolan
CPC classification number: E21B43/0107 , E21B43/017 , E21B43/36
Abstract: An underwater hydrocarbon processing facility has at least one fluid processing clusters provided with modules having, each, one fluid processing device and a plurality of first connection members configured to define the inlet and the outlet of the process fluids; and an interconnection unit having a plurality of second connection members defining inlet and outlet for the process fluids and configured to be operatively coupled to corresponding first connection members configured to operatively interconnect the modules.
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公开(公告)号:US20170327192A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-16
申请号:US15522860
申请日:2015-10-29
Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Inventor: Emmanuel HUOT , Carlo CHIODINI , Liborio MOCERI
Abstract: A lifting apparatus comprises: a base part, a lifting rope, a sheave assembly, a first rotatably mounted sheave, around which the rope passes and from which the rope extends downwardly to a load, a second rotatably mounted sheave and a drive for moving the sheave assembly. The sheave assembly is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the base part about an axis of pivoting spaced from the axis of rotation of the first sheave and coincident with the axis of rotation of the second sheave. During movement of the load relative to the base part, the first sheave is moved by the drive to compensate for that relative movement, the movement of the first sheave being such that the vertical component of the movement of the first sheave relative to the load is less than the vertical component of the movement of the base part relative to the load.
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公开(公告)号:US20170276260A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-28
申请号:US15505295
申请日:2015-08-21
Applicant: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Inventor: Paolo BONEL , Lorenzo GRANELLI
Abstract: A method of joining a first pipe section to a second pipe section includes positioning the two pipe sections in an end-to-end configuration to define therebetween a joint to be welded, measuring the degree of alignment of the pipe sections when they are in the end-to-end configuration in a position ready for welding, ascertaining the relative movement required of the pipe sections in order to improve their alignment, effecting the relative movement so ascertained, and welding together the two pipe sections. The method may include the use of geometric data of the end of the pipes in order to ascertain the relative movement required of the pipe sections. A control unit may be used to calculate, using such data, a target orientation that lines up the pipe sections. The measuring step may be performed using, for example, a laser or a camera and backlight.
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公开(公告)号:US09764803B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-19
申请号:US14714853
申请日:2015-05-18
Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
Inventor: Giovanni Massari , Matteo Scarpa
CPC classification number: B63B35/03 , B63B35/04 , F16L1/12 , F16L1/161 , F16L1/19 , F16L1/225 , F16L1/235
Abstract: A method of laying a pipeline from a laying vessel into a body of water includes guiding the pipeline along a supporting structure of a laying ramp. The method also includes acquiring a first data item correlated to a position of the pipeline at a free end of the laying ramp using an optical sensor or an acoustic sensor. The method further includes determining whether the acquired first data item is within an acceptance range predetermined as a function of a configuration of the supporting structure and a size of the pipeline. Additionally, the method includes emitting an control signal when the acquired first data item is not within the acceptance range. Determining whether the acquired first data item is within the acceptance range includes processing the acquired first data item to compare it the first data item to an information stored in a memory.
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