AU2002223092A1 - Pigging method and apparatus - Google Patents

Pigging method and apparatus

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Publication number
AU2002223092A1
AU2002223092A1 AU2002223092A AU2309202A AU2002223092A1 AU 2002223092 A1 AU2002223092 A1 AU 2002223092A1 AU 2002223092 A AU2002223092 A AU 2002223092A AU 2309202 A AU2309202 A AU 2309202A AU 2002223092 A1 AU2002223092 A1 AU 2002223092A1
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Prior art keywords
pigging method
pigging
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Abandoned
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AU2002223092A
Inventor
David Eric Appleford
Brian William Lane
Ronald Geoffrey William Smith
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Alpha Thames Ltd
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Alpha Thames Ltd
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Publication of AU2002223092A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002223092A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/46—Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
AU2002223092A 2000-11-30 2001-11-29 Pigging method and apparatus Abandoned AU2002223092A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0029285.4 2000-11-30
GB0029285A GB0029285D0 (en) 2000-11-30 2000-11-30 Pigging method and apparatus
PCT/GB2001/005261 WO2002044601A2 (en) 2000-11-30 2001-11-29 Pigging method and apparatus

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AU2002223092A1 true AU2002223092A1 (en) 2002-06-11

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GB (1) GB0029285D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002044601A2 (en)

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GB0029285D0 (en) 2001-01-17
WO2002044601A3 (en) 2002-09-12
WO2002044601A2 (en) 2002-06-06

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