Device for transferring a fluid through a liquid body by means of a flexible pipe
US4263004A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L27/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This device comprises a pipe formed of separate flexible pipe sections which in use are supported by buoyant elements maintained immersed by anchoring means. The flexible pipe sections are interconnected by couplings with at least some of these couplings being connected to a buoyant element and comprising stress limiters applied to the pipe sections adjacent said couplings.
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