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US 10,479,033 B2Granted
Windable body, apparatus and method for its production
AssigneeGE Oil & Gas UK Limited
InventorsNeville Dodds, Majeed Al-Zubaidy
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus of manufacturing flexible pipe body (100) is disclosed. The method includes the step of winding at least one composite body having a substantially helical innate shape around an underlining pipe layer.
Claims5
A method of providing a helical composite body, comprising the steps of:
- providing a resin impregnated fibre by pulling at least one fibre element through a resin bath;
- and
- providing a cured composite body by curing the resin impregnated fibre in a linear die;
- whereby
- the cured composite body is provided in a helical shape by varying an axial and/or torsional tension along a length and/or width of the impregnated fibre.
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