Pressure infusion lining system
OwnerDanny Warreninventor
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Abstract
A method and system for applying a liner to an underground utility structure is provided. First a layer of epoxy is applied to the interior surface of the host pipe using a machine such as a spincast machine. A dry liner is inverted into the pipe directly behind the coating application at a limited speed and pressure. A drag is set on the inversion equipment relative to the speed of the epoxy spinner unit to control inversion speed. Once the liner is completely inverted the internal pressure of the liner is raised and infused into the uncured epoxy.
Claims12
A method for installing a liner in an underground utility structure, having an interior surface, comprising the steps of:
- applying a first resin coating to the interior surface of the pipeline;
- inverting a dry liner into the interior of said pipeline at a controlled inversion rate and low inversion pressure;
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- increasing a pressure on the interior of said dry liner, after said liner is fully inverted to imbed said dry liner into said resin coating to fully bed said liner into said resin coating.
A system for installing a liner in an underground utility structure, having an interior surface, comprising:
- a drum supporting a length of dry liner material;
- a controller to control the speed that said drum rotates to limit a speed at which said dry liner is installed into said utility structure, wherein said controller allows said dry liner to invert into a utility structure at a predetermined and controlled speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.