Flexible pipe for static use in a corrosive ambience
US6408891B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L11/16
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible tubular pipe for carrying fluids under pressure containing H2S and to a method for designing such a flexible pipe. The pipe includes a body (7), an internal sealing sheath (8), at least one steel armouring layer (9,10) withstanding the stresses induced by the inside/outside pressure difference, and at least one traction-resisting steel armouring layer (11, 12) spirally wound at an angle less than 45° in relation to the axis of the pipe. In this pipe, at least the armouring layer withstanding the stresses induced by the inside/outside pressure difference is made of a determined steel meeting H2S resistance criteria, and at least the traction-resisting armouring layer is made from steel wires that do not meet H2S resistance criteria.
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