Pipe Bend, and Method of Making a Pipe Bend

Abstract

The invention relates to pipe bend (1) for a pipeline used in the fluidic transport of solids and to a method for producing the pipe bend. The pipe bend (1) includes a double-layer pipe body (2) comprised of an inner pipe bend (3) and an outer pipe bend (4). A coupling collar (6) is fixed to each pipe end (5) of the pipe body (2). The annular gap (8) between the inner pipe bend (3) and the outer pipe bend (4) is filled with concrete as filler (9). The annular space (8) is filled via a fill opening (10) in the wall (11) of the inner pipe bend (3), with the fill opening extending transversely across the wall and arranged on the inner radius IRi of the inner pipe bend (3). Centering aids (12, 13) are hereby introduced into the ends of the pipe body (2), and the inner pipe bend (3) and the outer pipe bend (4) are positioned in relation to one another by the inflation of the centering aids (12, 13). The filling gun (19) of a filling device (20) is then placed against the fill opening (10) in the wall (11) of the inner pipe bend (3), and the annular space (8) is filled with the filler (9).

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