Polymer liner system and method for lining a vertical shaft
AssigneeAdvantic LLC
InventorsBradley Doudican, Luke A. Sideras, Jason M. Hermiller
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Abstract
A liner system, including a plurality of arcuate panels vertically interlocked, each arcuate panel comprising fiber reinforced composite. Each arcuate panel includes a first engagement tab disposed at a first edge of a panel frame, a second engagement tab disposed at a second edge of the panel frame, the second edge arranged opposite the first edge, a third engagement tab disposed on a third edge of the panel frame, and a fourth engagement tab disposed on a fourth edge of the panel frame, the fourth edge arranged opposite the third edge.
Claims21
A liner system, comprising:
- a plurality of arcuate panels vertically interlocked, each arcuate panel comprising fiber reinforced composite, and wherein each arcuate panel comprises:
- a first engagement tab disposed at a first edge of a panel frame;
- a second engagement tab disposed at a second edge of the panel frame, the second edge arranged opposite the first edge;
- a third engagement tab disposed on a third edge of the panel frame;
- and
- a fourth engagement tab disposed on a fourth edge of the panel frame, the fourth edge arranged opposite the third edge,
- wherein:
- a first engagement tab of a first arcuate panel engages a second engagement tab of a second arcuate panel vertically aligned with the first arcuate panel,
- a second engagement tab of the first arcuate panel engages a first engagement tab of a third arcuate panel vertically aligned with the first arcuate panel,
- a third engagement tab of the first arcuate panel engages a fourth engagement tab of a fourth arcuate panel horizontally aligned with the first arcuate panel, and
- a fourth engagement tab of the first arcuate panel engages a third engagement tab of a fifth arcuate panel horizontally aligned with the first arcuate panel and opposite the fourth arcuate panel.
A method of lining a vertical shaft, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of fiber reinforced polymer composite arcuate panels within the vertical shaft, wherein the arcuate panels interlock to form a at least one ring layer of a cylindrical liner;
- arranging a lightweight cellular concrete filler between the first ring and an inner wall of the vertical shaft;
- and
- curing the filler arranged between the ring layer of cylindrical liner and the inner wall of the vertical shaft, wherein the cured filler secures the first ring within the vertical shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.