Abstract:
The present invention relates to coating of tubes, and more particularly to a system and method for coating and/or renovating deteriorated or pitted tubes to extend tube life and enhance performance. Using this system and method a thin coating is applied to the interior of a tube such that the coating is uniform in thickness and covers all regions of the tube. The coating material may be selected to minimize changes in heat transfer or may be selected to provide for the change in working fluid within the tube such that the working fluid does not negatively interact with the tube material.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method of treating a tubular string using a pigtrain. In one embodiment, a method of treating a tubular string includes injecting working fluid between a lead pig and a trail pig of a pigtrain. A bypass pig of the pigtrain is in a first position between the lead pig and trail pig and closer to the lead pig. The method further includes injecting propellant behind the trail pig, thereby driving the pigtrain through the tubular string. The bypass pig gradually moves from the first position to a second position closer to the trail pig, thereby agitating the working fluid.
Abstract:
A method for continuously coating the inside of a continuously extruded hollow profiled bar made of elastic material and a liquid wiper and a device for removing excess coating agent from the chambers of a hollow profiled member. A hollow profiled bar is directed through a stationary supply of a liquid coating agent on a bent, arc-shaped track, whereby inner walls of the hollow profiled bar are moistened with coating agent, and the hollow profiled bar is guided along a rising track directly after running through the coating agent supply. Excess coating agent is wiped off one or plural inner walls with the aid of liquid wipers mounted inside the hollow chambers, the hollow profiled bar being continuously moved relative to the liquid wipers. The liquid wipers include at least one magnet or magnetizable material and a wiping lip that touches the inner walls while being located downstream of the coating agent supply in a zone of a sloped track of the hollow profiled bar. The liquid wipers are retained in a steady position within the track of the hollow profiled bar with the aid of counter magnet or magnetizable materials that are fixed next to the outer surface of the continuous hollow profiled bar.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to an apparatus, or system, for applying a multi-component liquid liner composition to an inner surface of a conduit. The system comprises a first reservoir having a first liquid liner component; a second reservoir having a second liquid liner component, the second liquid liner component being different from the first liquid liner component; a first liquid liner component transmission line in communication with the first reservoir; a second liquid liner component transmission line in communication with the second reservoir; and an applicator in communication with the first and second liquid liner component transmission lines. Methods of applying multi-component liquid liner compositions to the inner surface of conduits are also disclosed.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of forming a coat on an inner surface of a bearing, in which a jig 13 is attached to a rotor 2 while holding four bearings 12 for example, so as to form those in a cylinder shape. Then, while the rotor 2 is rotated at a circumferential speed of 0.3 m/sec, a nozzle 8 for airless spraying is inserted into the rotor 2, so that the nozzle 8 injects a coating material 30 from the inside of the bearings 12 toward an inner surfaces of the bearings 12 to apply the coating material thereon. Because the coating material 30 is injected from the nozzle 8 without using compressed air, the fly amount of the coating material is made less as compared to air spray painting.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of lining an existing underground main pipe involving a branch pipe. The method comprises injecting a necessary amount of resin into the branch pipe from an open end thereof, introducing behind the resin a pig apparatus into the branch pipe, applying a positive pressure behind the resin and pig apparatus in the branch pipe to cause the resin and pig apparatus to move forward until the entire internal surface of the branch pipe is lined with the resin by means of the pig apparatus and until the pig apparatus reaches and slightly passes beyond a branching position where the branch pipe is branching from the main pipe, applying a negative pressure behind the pig apparatus in the branch pipe to cause the pig apparatus to stop at the branching position such that the branch pipe is completely isolated from the main pipe, injecting a necessary amount of resin into the main pipe from an open end thereof, inserting behind the resin a lining pig into the main pipe, applying a positive pressure behind the resin and lining pig in the main pipe to cause the resin and lining pig to move through the main pipe along the entire length thereof, so as to form a resin lining layer on the internal surface of the main pipe.
Abstract:
A process is described to realize a film made of an adequate resinous material on the internal surface of metallic pipes, particularly those made of aluminium, to protect them and further allow for particular uses for which they could not be employed otherwise. These pipes are preferably applied in the hydrothermosanitary field.
Abstract:
A trowel for smoothing mortar coated on the interior wall of a pipe, including an elastic member for receiving pressurized air and inflating to a diameter less than the interior of the pipe. A blade assembly is connected to and extends from the elastic member, and defines an outer circular surface substantially corresponding to the coated interior diameter of the pipe for engaging and smoothing said mortar. The blade assembly is constructed and arranged to accommodate variances in the inner diameter of the pipeline.
Abstract:
A pig for repairing interior portions of a pipeline with resin. The pig has a cylindrical portion diameter of which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the pipeline so as to allow the moving of the pig in the pipeline.A pair of introduction portions are formed by slanting rear portions of the cylindrical portion.A pair of discharge grooves are axially formed in the cylindrical portion. The discharge grooves are overlapped with the introduction portions interposing periphery portions of the cylindrical portion and opened to the front of the cylindrical portion. Thus the resin in the rear side of the pig can be discharged to the front side passing through the periphery portions and discharge grooves.
Abstract:
A pipeline pig for lining pipe lines with an internal coating of a solidifying plastic composition with which the pipe line is spread by means of the pig, the pipeline pig having at least one spreader body and at least one forward and one rear guide body. The guide body comprises at least three narrow, resiliently elastic guide pieces bent into U-form comprising a middle part with forward and rear U-legs at the ends and rounded transitions from the middle part to the U-legs, the middle parts extending in the axial direction of the pipeline pig for guidance of the pipeline pig in the pipe line by abutment on the inner wall of the pipe line and being offset in relation to one another in the circumferential direction, the forward U-legs being non-displaceably secured in the axial direction in the pig and the rear U-legs being displaceably mounted in the axial direction in the pig and secured to a common bearing.