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公开(公告)号:US11585788B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US16343344
申请日:2017-10-10
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Nicolas Feuilly , Marco Aurelio Occhilupo , Eric Kerdiles
IPC: G01N29/04 , B23K31/12 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/24 , G01N29/265 , B23K9/02 , B23K9/028 , G01N29/11 , G01N29/44 , G10K11/35
Abstract: A method of automatically inspecting a weld bead deposited in a plurality of passes in a chamfer formed between two parts by performing the following steps: positioning at least one emission electromagnetic acoustic sensor on one side of the chamfer and at least one reception electromagnetic acoustic sensor on an opposite side of the chamfer, the ultrasound wave emission sensor being configured to emit Rayleigh surface waves; while depositing a pass, automatically moving the sensors to follow the movement of welding electrodes along the chamfer; activating the sensors while they are moving to enable the emission sensor to generate and emit Rayleigh waves towards the pass of the weld bead that is being deposited, the reception sensor receiving the ultrasound signals transmitted and/or reflected in said pass; and reiterating the operation for the entire pass of the weld bead.
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公开(公告)号:US11559949B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US16303581
申请日:2017-04-28
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Giulio Fatica , Taoufik Majdoub
Abstract: A method of connecting together two unit elements (4, 4′) of a fluid transport pipe, each unit pipe element being covered in an outer insulating coating (6, 6′) made of a thermoplastic material, with the exception of an end portion that does not have an outer insulating coating. The method includes: a step of welding together two abutting unit pipe elements; a step of positioning an annular sleeve (14) around a cut-back and in part around the outer insulating coatings of the two unit pipe elements, the sleeve being made of a thermoplastic material; a step of fastening the sleeve in sealed manner by weld bonding on the outer insulating coatings; and a step of applying an external pressure on the sleeve to enable it to be deformed elastically and match the shape of the respective end portions of the two unit pipe elements.
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公开(公告)号:US10989009B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-27
申请号:US15956104
申请日:2018-04-18
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Stéphanie Abrand , Stéphane Anres , Lionel Macauley
IPC: E21B33/038 , E21B33/037 , E21B43/013 , E21B41/00 , E21B43/01
Abstract: Method of stopping production and making safe an undersea bottom-to-surface connection production pipe having a first pipe portion on the sea bottom from a well head to the bottom end of a second pipe portion extending to a ship or floating support. After stopping production, depressurization of the entire undersea bottom-to-surface connection production pipe is performed. Thereafter, the following steps are preformed: isolating the first production pipe portion from the second pipe portion, and leaving the production fluid in the first production pipe portion, but not in said second pipe portion, depressurizing the first production pipe portion filled with production fluid by reducing the pressure in the first pipe portion and by discharging more completely the gas contained in the production fluid that it contains.
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公开(公告)号:US10823311B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US15975385
申请日:2018-05-09
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Alexandre Bailey
Abstract: A method of emptying an undersea fluid transport pipe (2) that is submerged and full of water, by pumping out at least a portion of the water present inside the submerged pipe using a submersible pump unit (6) connected to a point of the pipe, the volume of water pumped out from the inside of the pipe being compensated by a gas injected under pressure into the submerged pipe from a point (18) thereof that is situated higher than the connection point (12; 14) to the submersible pump unit. The invention also provides an installation for performing such a method.
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公开(公告)号:US10768023B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16074998
申请日:2017-01-20
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A. , CEMENTYS
Inventor: Francois-Regis Pionetti , Jalil Agoumi , Axel Sundermann , Jean-Baptiste Paris , Vincent Lamour
Abstract: A method of monitoring mechanical behavior of an undersea pipe (2) transporting fluid under pressure and made by assembling a plurality of unit pipe elements (4). A calibration step is performed consisting of using a measurement cable having an optical fiber sensor to measure deformations experienced by each pipe element while it is subjected on land to various mechanical stresses in predetermined directions and magnitudes, and, on the basis of the measurements, establishing the mechanical signature of each pipe element. A monitoring step is performed consisting of using a measurement cable (18) having an optical fiber sensor that makes uses Brillouin backscattering and is helically positioned at constant pitch (p) on each pipe element with the handedness of the helical pitch alternating for two adjacent pipe elements to recover variations in optical signal injected into the sensors while the pipe is in service.
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公开(公告)号:US20200049267A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-13
申请号:US16478726
申请日:2017-11-30
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: François-Régis PIONETTI
Abstract: A junction part having a differential pressure valve (100) for an undersea fluid transport pipe, the valve having a valve body (102) with an internal chamber (106) opening out at one end into the pipe and at another end to the outside, a piston (110) arranged to subdivide the internal chamber into an admission chamber (106a) and a discharge chamber (106b), the piston being movable between an open position where admission chamber and the discharge chamber communicate with each other, and a closed position where the admission chamber and the discharge chamber are scaled from each other, a rating screw (112) screwed into the valve body and including a bore (114) within which there slides a rod (116) of the piston (110), and at least one hole (118) opening out into the discharge chamber and open to the outside, and a spring (120) rated so as to hold the piston in the closed position below a predetermined threshold pressure inside the admission chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20200041062A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16495618
申请日:2018-02-22
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Antonio CARLUCCI , Eric KERDILES , Roberto PALLADINI
Abstract: A process for lining a steel pipe for the subsea transport of fluids comprises machining of an annular cavity in an inner wall of the pipe to be lined. The cavity is set back longitudinally relative to an end of the pipe. The deposition by welding of a first resurfacing layer includes a corrosion-resistant metal alloy on the inside of the cavity. Surface machining of the first resurfacing layer is done to the internal diameter of the pipe. A liner made of corrosion-resistant steel alloy is introduced into the pipe. Deposition by welding includes at least one second resurfacing layer made of corrosion-resistant metal alloy on the inner wall of the pipe between the end of the liner in contact with the first machined resurfacing layer and the corresponding end of the pipe. Surface machining of the second resurfacing layer is done to the internal diameter of the pipe.
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公开(公告)号:US20190382083A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16488769
申请日:2018-02-09
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Christophe COLMARD , Sylvie DESCHAMPS , Mathieu BUSCHIAZZO
Abstract: A device for rapidly remotely coupling together two vessels, in particular a first ship or floating support and a second ship, comprises: at least one floating and docking structure fastened to or suitable for being releasably fastened to the side and/or the keel of the hull of a second vessel; and at least two actuators spaced in succession from one another in the longitudinal direction of the first vessel. The actuator cylinder of each the actuator is arranged to be fastened to the side of the hull of the first vessel, using a first fastener and pivot hinge device. The end of the rod of each actuator is arranged to be fastened to or suitable for being fastened to the floating and docking structure via a second fastener and pivot hinge device.
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公开(公告)号:US10370904B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-06
申请号:US15555296
申请日:2016-03-03
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: Giulio Fatica , Gianmarco Rota , Roberto Palladini
Abstract: An installation of bottom-to-surface connections of at least two undersea pipes (11-1, 11-2) resting on the sea bottom (10), and a rigid pipe (1-1, 1-2) constituted by a vertical riser having its bottom end (1a) fastened to a base (9-1, 9-2) at the sea bottom (10), and having its top end (1b) tensioned by an immersed float (4-1, 4-2); and a flexible connection pipe (2-1, 2-2) providing the connection between a common floating support (12) and the top end (1b) of the vertical riser via a junction device (3-1, 3-2; wherein two hybrid towers are connected together by at least one rigid separator bar (5) having a length not less than the diameter of the larger-diameter float.
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公开(公告)号:US20170210059A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-27
申请号:US15321651
申请日:2015-06-29
Applicant: SAIPEM S.A.
Inventor: François Régis PIONETTI , François LIROLA
IPC: B29C65/34 , B29C65/00 , F16L1/15 , F16L1/20 , G01N29/265 , F16L47/03 , F16L58/18 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/22 , B29C65/82 , F16L13/02
CPC classification number: B29C65/342 , B29C57/005 , B29C65/3432 , B29C65/3468 , B29C65/48 , B29C65/485 , B29C65/7838 , B29C65/8253 , B29C65/8292 , B29C66/0016 , B29C66/1122 , B29C66/1142 , B29C66/1162 , B29C66/342 , B29C66/5221 , B29C66/53241 , B29C66/612 , B29C66/634 , B29C66/636 , B29C66/71 , B29C66/72321 , B29C66/73921 , B29K2705/00 , B29L2023/22 , F16L1/15 , F16L1/206 , F16L13/0263 , F16L47/03 , F16L58/181 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/2636 , G01N2291/267 , B29K2023/12 , B29K2023/06
Abstract: A device (20) for installing a tubular junction sleeve inside a pipe (1), having a mandrel (20a) of longitudinal axis (XX) supporting on its surface at least a first peripheral chamber (21) having a wall (21a) that is radially expandable by inflation. The first wall including at least one electrical connector (21b) suitable for being connected to one end of said heater wire. The connector being connected to an umbilical (24) including at least a compressed air feed duct for inflating said the first chamber and an electrical power supply duct connected to the electrical connector. The device being characterized in that the mandrel supports on its outer surface a second peripheral chamber (22) having a wall (22a) that is radially expandable by inflation, and also a weld inspection device (23) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the mandrel.
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