Device and method for the coating of a surface area of a gap in the coating of a pipeline

A device for coating a surface area of a gap in the coating of a pipeline, said surface area having a length along the central longitudinal axis of the pipeline and a width of at least part of the circumference of the pipeline, said device comprising:

• a frame;
• a spray nozzle support element supporting a plurality of spray nozzles, wherein the spray nozzle support element extends along a full circle about said longitudinal axis of the frame and the plurality of spray nozzles are distributed along said full circle;
• a linear motion mechanism configured for translating the spray nozzle support element relative to the frame and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the frame;
• and
• support members configured for arranging the frame stationary relative to the pipeline with said longitudinal axis of said frame coinciding with the central longitudinal axis of the pipeline;
• such that by translating the spray nozzle support element relative to the frame by means of said linear motion mechanism, the spray nozzles are displaceable along the length of said surface area with said spray nozzles directed at said surface area;
• wherein the device further comprises a rotary motion system coupled to spray nozzle support element, wherein the rotary motion system is configured to rotate the spray nozzle support element relative to the frame around said longitudinal axis of the frame;
• such that by rotating the spray nozzle support element relative to the frame about said longitudinal axis of the frame the spray nozzles are displaceable along the width of said surface area;
• and
• wherein the spray nozzles are cone spray nozzles and are arranged such that in use adjacent spray cones partly overlap.