Remote spray coating of nuclear cross-under piping
US6508413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S118/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A machine (10) that can clean and spray coat the inside of a hollow pipe (14) can contain a support bar (16) and associated motors (6 and 8) with a moveable carriage (12) which mounts a thermal spray coating device (28) and/or an abrasion cleaning/profiling head (30) where a programmable controller external to the pipe is capable of controlling the motors (6 and 8).
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