Armoured, flexible pipe
AssigneeNKT Flexibles I/S
InventorsKristian GlejbØl, Niels-Jørgen Rishøj Nielsen
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Abstract
A flexible, armored pipe is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the flexible, armored pipe includes an impermeable liner, an outer armoring layer, and an inner armoring layer. The inner armoring layer includes one or more wound armoring elements, and the outer armoring layer is placed on the outside of the liner, and includes at least two layers of wound armoring elements which are completely or partly permeable for fluids. Further, the inner armoring layer is placed on the inside of the liner. In certain embodiments, the inner armoring is built up of wound profiles, K profiles, or profiles which include a rolled strip.
Claims18
A flexible armored pipe for transporting a fluid substance, the flexible armored pipe comprising an impermeable liner, an outer armoring layer, and an inner armoring layer consisting of one or more wound armoring elements, the inner armoring layer being placed on the inside of the liner and the outer armoring layer is placed on the outside of the liner and consisting of at least two layers of wound armoring elements which are completely or partly permeable for fluids, wherein the outer armoring layer and the outer side of the impermeable liner are in contact with the surroundings so that no significant restrictions to mass transport exist outside the impermeable layer.
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