Apparatus for making helical flowline bundles
US4843713A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53435
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flowline bundle is twisted or braided into a permanent rope-like helical configuration, prior to laying the flowline bundle offshore by the reel method. Apparatus for forming the helical flowline bundle includes a pipe twist head and a series of pipe tumblers alternating with intermediate pipe supports, which apparatus rotates and translates part of a flowline bundle while simply translating the other part.
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