Internal Lining for Pipe Surfaces and Method of Lining Pipes
AssigneeSipp Technologies, LLC
InventorKent Weisenberg
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Abstract
A pipe lining having at least two material layers, a first elastomeric layer spray applied directly to the inside of a pipe which acts as a hydrophobic, ductile membrane, and a second rigid layer is spray applied to the first layer prior to complete curing of the first layer. One or more additional layers may be applied to the second layer to provide additional abrasion, erosion or chemical resistance to the second layer. An intermediate reinforcing layer may be disposed between the first and second layers. The first layer cures into a closed cell elastomeric foam, such that stress and other forces are not passed from the pipe to the rigid second layer.
Claims9
A method of lining a pipe comprising the steps of:
- applying a first curable polymeric material to the inside of said pipe and allowing said polymeric material to cure to form an elastomeric foam first layer;
- applying a second curable thermosetting polymeric material to the inside of said elastomeric first layer to form a rigid second layer bonded to said first layer;
- said second curable thermosetting polymeric material being applied to said first curable polymeric material prior to said first curable polymeric material fully curing to form said elastomeric foam first layer.
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