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US 2009/0151789 A1Published application
Heat dissipation
AssigneeWellstream International Limited
InventorTerence Henry Sheldrake
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener. The method includes the steps of, via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region of the flexible pipe.
Claims15
A method of dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener, the method comprising:
- via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region of the flexible pipe.
Flexible pipe body for transporting production fluids, comprising:
- a plurality of coaxially orientated layers;
- and
- at least one channel in an outer surface around the flexible pipe, each channel providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe body covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region.
A method of transporting a fluid comprising:
- providing a flexible pipe comprising a plurality of coaxially orientated layers, at least one channel in an outer surface around the flexible pipe, each channel providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe body covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region, and at least one end fitting;
- and
- transporting fluid through the flexible pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.