Fluid transportation multiconduit umbilical
AssigneeDunlop Coflexip Umbilicals Limited
InventorLucien Legallais
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Abstract
For the transportation of a fluid such as a methanol or glycol there is provided a multi-conduit umbilical (20) having a conduit which comprises a hose (10,21,22) having a lining layer (11) of polyethylene, for example cross-linked polyethylene, arranged to restrain permeation of fluid from the bore of the hose (10,21,22).
Claims11
A multi-conduit umbilical for the transportation of methanol or glycol over a distance of at least 3 kilometers and comprising a plurality of conduits at least one of which is comprised of a flexible hose comprising a hose reinforcement structure which extends along the length of the hose and a liner layer of cross-linked polyethylene which extends along at least a substantial part of the length of the hose at least at a position radially inwards of the hose reinforcement structure, the plurality of conduits forming the umbilical being maintained in a bundled configuration by a surrounding umbilical reinforcement structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.