Plug assembly

Pipes and tubular conduits – With closures and plugs – Test plugs

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138 98, F16L 5510

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055158854

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a plug devices for sealing an open end of a pipe which is being tested for structural integrity. The plug assembly has a reduced diameter first portion which is adapted for engagement with the interior of the pipe and a second, enlarged diameter portion which houses a piston that slidably moves within the central opening of the second portion. A compressible flexible packer element mounted on the first portion is compressed by the piston of the second portion to facilitate fluid-tight engagement with the interior of the pipe. The second portion of the assembly is provided with suitable ports for admitting setting and release pressure acting on the piston. One of the plug assemblies has a transverse bore for engagement with an inlet valve for admitting pressurized fluid into the interior of the pipe. A companion plug assembly adapted for engaging the opposite end of the pipe has a transverse bore fitted with a relief valve for allowing escape of air while the pipe is being filled with test fluid and allowing relief of pressure after the test has been completed.

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