Pipe Section

A thermally insulated pipe junction connecting a first pipe having a male joinable end and a second pipe having a female joinable end, the first pipe comprising:

• a first outer pipe wall;
• a first inner pipe wall substantially parallel to the outer pipe wall and configured to contain a fluid within the pipe;
• the first inner pipe wall comprising a first body portion and a first connection portion extending therefrom;
• a first thermal insulation layer provided between the first outer pipe wall and the first body portion;
• the male joinable end comprising:
• the first connection portion which terminates in a first connection component, and
• a transition region where the first outer pipe wall tapers inwardly to meet the connection portion of inner pipe wall;
• and the second pipe comprising:
• a second outer pipe wall;
• a second inner pipe wall substantially parallel to the second outer pipe wall and configured to contain a fluid within the pipe;
• the second inner pipe wall comprising a second body portion and a second connection portion extending therefrom;
• a second thermal insulation layer provided between the second outer pipe wall and the second body portion;
• the female joinable end comprising:
• the second connection portion which terminates in a second connection engaging the first connection component, and
• an intermediate surface connecting the second inner pipe wall to the second outer pipe wall such that both the second outer pipe wall and the intermediate surface extend over the second connection component;
• wherein, the intermediate surface extends over at least a part of the first connection portion and wherein any of the outer pipe wall of the transition region extending within the intermediate surface is tapered continuously up to the first connection portion.

A thermally insulated pipe junction connecting a first pipe having a male joinable end and a second pipe having a female joinable end, the first pipe comprising:

• a first outer pipe wall;
• a first inner pipe wall substantially parallel to the outer pipe wall and configured to contain a fluid within the pipe;
• the first inner pipe wall comprising a first body portion and a first connection portion extending therefrom;
• a first thermal insulation layer provided between the first outer pipe wall and the first body portion;
• the male joinable end comprising:
• the first connection portion which terminates in a first connection component, and
• a transition region where the first outer pipe wall narrows in a stepped manner to meet the first connection portion, the outer pipe wall of the transition region comprising a proximal tapered section, a distal tapered section and an intervening section therebetween, the intervening section being substantially parallel to the first inner pipe wall;
• and
• the second pipe comprising:
• a second outer pipe wall;
• a second inner pipe wall substantially parallel to the second outer pipe wall and configured to contain a fluid within the pipe;
• the second inner pipe wall comprising a second body portion and a second connection portion extending therefrom;
• a second thermal insulation layer provided between the second outer pipe wall and the second body portion;
• the female joinable end comprising:
• the second connection portion which terminates in a second connection engaging the first connection component, and
• an intermediate surface connecting the second inner pipe wall to the second outer pipe wall such that both the second outer pipe wall and the intermediate surface extend over the second connection component;
• wherein the perpendicular distance between the intermediate surface and the second inner pipe wall is less than the perpendicular distance between the intervening section of the first outer pipe wall and the first connection portion.