Repairing leaks in pipelines carrying fluent medium

Details Repairing leaks in pipelines carrying fluent medium Repairing leaks in pipelines carrying fluent medium

1984-06-26

1985-11-12

Bryant, III, James E.

Pipes and tubular conduits

Repairing

Patches

138 92, 138 97, 285 15, F16L 5516

Patent

active

045521832

ABSTRACT:
A repair structure for the repair, mainly, of leaking pipelines. The repair structure is a bandage of absorbent material impregnated with a curable resin. The bandage is wrapped round the pipeline to form a hard seal casing when the resin cures. The bandage preferably comprises also an impermeable membrane and a vent to allow leaking medium to escape while the bandage is being applied, with the membrane innermost, and while the resin is curing. The vent comprises a bush cast around a vent sleeve and bonded to the membrane. The resin which is used to form the vent bush and the membrane is the same as that used for the impregnation of the absorbent layer so that such layer will bond to the membrane. The sleeve is removable and can be replaced by a solid plug to seal the vent bush when the rigid seal casing is formed. The casing extends over a gallery in the region of the joint so that it will act as a bellow and accomodate large relative pipe section movements without failing. The joint seal is completed by applying a film of plastics material again preferably of the same resin, to the outside of the impregnated bandage before curing of the resin so that the film will bond to the resin when cured. The film may be wrapped over the vent provided each wrapping is punctured at the vent to allow the medium to continue to escape until the resin has cured.

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