CN105179873B - A kind of pipeline grows thing repairing leakage cover - Google Patents

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CN105179873B
CN105179873B CN201510628770.5A CN201510628770A CN105179873B CN 105179873 B CN105179873 B CN 105179873B CN 201510628770 A CN201510628770 A CN 201510628770A CN 105179873 B CN105179873 B CN 105179873B
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姜修才
周若厅
王建伟
张曼曼
张蕾
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The present invention relates to oil-gas pipeline technical field, more particularly to a kind of pipeline grows thing repairing leakage cover, including reinforcement seal boss, accommodating chamber, a pair of suspension ring, external drainage pipe nipple and end socket;The reinforcement seal boss is cylindrical in shape, and, the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss is provided with loss of weight groove, and the lower end of the reinforcement seal boss is provided with saddle cambered surface groove;The accommodating chamber is connected to the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss by the loss of weight groove;The external drainage pipe nipple is arranged at the side of the accommodating chamber;The pair of suspension ring are symmetricly set in the both sides of the accommodating chamber relative to the external drainage pipe nipple;The end socket is connected to the upper end of the accommodating chamber.The present invention is realized to repair under conditions of pipe pressurized on-line production to growing thing leakage, and safe and efficient.

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A kind of pipeline grows thing repairing leakage cover
Technical field
Thing repairing leakage cover is grown the present invention relates to oil-gas pipeline technical field, more particularly to a kind of pipeline.
Background technology
Various minor valves, small takeover, pressure table etc. are commonly installed on oil-gas pipeline and grows thing, with pipeline for a long time Operation, these grow thing can because a variety of causes leak.But, for a pipeline, thorough leak stopping Firmly these grow thing, it is necessary to which stopping transportation exhausting pipeline, so as to weld new pipe or pipe fitting, overall cost price is larger.
The content of the invention
The present invention grows thing repairing leakage cover by providing a kind of pipeline, solves and is only vented in the prior art in stopping transportation The technical problem of leak stopping can be carried out in the case of pipeline to growing thing.
Thing repairing leakage cover, including reinforcement seal boss, accommodating chamber, one are grown the embodiments of the invention provide a kind of pipeline To suspension ring, external drainage pipe nipple and end socket;
The reinforcement seal boss is cylindrical in shape, and, the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss is provided with loss of weight groove, the benefit The lower end of strong seal boss is provided with saddle cambered surface groove;
The accommodating chamber is connected to the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss by the loss of weight groove;
The external drainage pipe nipple is arranged at the side of the accommodating chamber;
The pair of suspension ring are symmetricly set in the both sides of the accommodating chamber relative to the external drainage pipe nipple;
The end socket is connected to the upper end of the accommodating chamber.
It is preferred that, the side of the accommodating chamber is provided with connecting hole;
The external drainage pipe nipple is connected by the connecting hole with the accommodating chamber.
It is preferred that, in addition to a pair of suspension ring fixed blocks;
Wherein, each suspension ring are fixed on the side of the accommodating chamber by a suspension ring fixed block.
It is preferred that, in addition to isolating seal circle;
Stopper slot is provided with the saddle cambered surface groove, the isolating seal circle is arranged in the stopper slot.
It is preferred that, one end of the isolating seal circle is faces directly, and the other end of the isolating seal circle is saddle cambered surface.
It is preferred that, the accommodating chamber is the pipeline section that two ends are communicated.
It is preferred that, the suspension ring are specially lifting bolt.
One or more of embodiment of the present invention technical scheme, has at least the following technical effects or advantages:
The pipeline of the present invention grows thing repairing leakage cover and pipeline grown around thing leak position by reinforcement seal boss Strength reduction carry out reinforcement, using external drainage pipe nipple it is described repairing cover installation process in carrying-off leaking medium, reduce it is excessive Impact of the leak pressure to repairing cover, meanwhile, a pair of suspension ring can tie up part with outside and coordinate to consolidate the repairing cover clamping It is scheduled on pipeline, so that, the present invention is realized to repair under conditions of pipe pressurized on-line production to growing thing leakage, and It is safe and efficient.
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In order to illustrate more clearly about the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, below will be to embodiment or existing There is the accompanying drawing used required in technology description to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only this The embodiment of invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, can also basis The accompanying drawing of offer obtains other accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 grows the stereogram of thing repairing leakage cover for a kind of pipeline in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 grows the side view that thing repairing leakage is covered under the first visual angle for a kind of pipeline in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 grows the sectional view that thing repairing leakage is covered under the second visual angle for a kind of pipeline in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the top perspective view of reinforcement seal boss in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the face upwarding stereogram of reinforcement seal boss in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is sectional view of the reinforcement seal boss under the first visual angle in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is sectional view of the reinforcement seal boss under the second visual angle in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of isolating seal circle in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the stereogram of accommodating chamber in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the stereogram of end socket in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the stereogram of lifting bolt in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the stereogram of suspension ring fixed block in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the sectional view of suspension ring fixed block in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the stereogram of external drainage pipe nipple in the embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, 1 is reinforcement seal boss, and 11 be stopper slot, and 2 be accommodating chamber, and 3 be suspension ring, and 4 be external drainage pipe nipple, and 5 be envelope Head, 6 be screwed hole, and 7 be connecting hole.
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To solve that the skill of leak stopping can be carried out to growing thing only in the case of stopping transportation exhausting pipeline in the prior art Art problem, the present invention provides a kind of pipeline and grows thing repairing leakage cover.
To make the purpose, technical scheme and advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the embodiment of the present invention In accompanying drawing, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is A part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art The every other embodiment obtained under the premise of creative work is not made, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of pipeline and grows thing repairing leakage cover, as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3, the pipeline Growing thing repairing leakage cover includes reinforcement seal boss 1, accommodating chamber 2, a pair of suspension ring 3, external drainage pipe nipple 4 and end socket 5.Wherein, Reinforcement seal boss 1 is cylindrical in shape, and, the upper end of reinforcement seal boss 1 is provided with loss of weight groove, the lower end of reinforcement seal boss 1 It is provided with saddle cambered surface groove.Accommodating chamber 2 is connected to the upper end of reinforcement seal boss 1 by loss of weight groove.External drainage pipe nipple 4 is set It is placed in the side of accommodating chamber 2.A pair of suspension ring 3 are symmetricly set in the both sides of accommodating chamber 2 relative to external drainage pipe nipple 4.End socket 5 is connected In the upper end of accommodating chamber 2.
Specifically, as shown in Figure 4 to 7, reinforcement seal boss 1 can be processed into by heavy wall short tube, short in heavy wall One end processing loss of weight groove of pipe, processes saddle cambered surface groove, reinforcement seal boss 1 passes through loss of weight in the other end of heavy wall short tube Groove and the lower end of accommodating chamber 2 are welded, wherein, loss of weight groove is big groove.In addition, may be used also in the upper end of reinforcement seal boss 1 To set small groove, so that, reinforcement seal boss 1 is welded by small groove and loss of weight groove with accommodating chamber 2.Further, saddle The external diameter of supervisor of the cambered surface groove with growing thing matches.It is preferred that, set on the saddle cambered surface groove of reinforcement seal boss 1 Be provided with isolating seal circle in limited location groove 11, stopper slot 11, one end of isolating seal circle to face directly, isolating seal circle it is another Hold as saddle cambered surface, as shown in figure 8, isolating seal circle is by facing the stopper slot 11 of embedded reinforcement seal boss 1 directly, and, isolation The saddle cambered surface of sealing ring is corresponding with the saddle cambered surface groove of reinforcement seal boss 1.Tie tight in compacting process, isolate at the scene Sealing ring plays a part of seal isolation and grows thing leakage, also, because one end of isolating seal circle is faces directly, isolating seal circle The other end be saddle cambered surface so that uniform force, tight is sealed when tying fixed tight.The material of isolating seal circle is heat-resisting rubber Glue, such as silicon rubber, so as to ensure that soldered first pass root bead does not melt, it is to avoid produce danger.
It should be noted that the size of reinforcement seal boss 1 should meet its internal diameter to growing the pardon of thing, accord with again Steel socket weld, screw thread and butt welding branch holder standard in GB/T19326 is closed to carry out the strength reduction around pipeline tapping position The requirement of special reinforcement, because thing leakage is grown equivalent to there occurs perforate, and, the wall thickness of reinforcement seal boss 1 should expire Foot reduces heat transmission in pipeline root bead to isolating seal circle to greatest extent, is produced with avoiding isolating during root bead sealing ring hot melt It is raw dangerous.
Specifically, as shown in figure 9, accommodating chamber 2 is the pipeline section that two ends are communicated, pipeline section preferred standard pressure-bearing is met or exceeded The standard pipe of supervisor, one welding groove of each pre- grinding in top and bottom of pipeline section, the welding groove of the upper end of accommodating chamber 2 is used for butt welding End socket 5, the welding groove of the lower end of accommodating chamber 2 is used for butt welding reinforcement seal boss 1.It is preferred that, the side of accommodating chamber 2 is provided with company Hole 7 is connect, external drainage pipe nipple 4 is connected by connecting hole 7 with accommodating chamber 2, and, accommodating chamber 2 is connected with the welding of external drainage pipe nipple 4.Its In, end socket 5 can select pressure container standard part, as shown in Figure 10, by end socket 5, accommodating chamber 2 and the welding group of reinforcement seal boss 1 The height of the structure of synthesis should be greater than growing thing, in order to be able to fully wrapped around firmly leakage point.
In this application, a pair of suspension ring 3 are symmetricly set in the both sides of accommodating chamber 2 relative to external drainage pipe nipple 4, it is preferred that Each suspension ring 3 are fixed on the side of accommodating chamber 2 by a fixed block of suspension ring 3, so that, the pipeline of the application grows thing leakage and repaiied Mending cover also includes a pair of fixed blocks of suspension ring 3.Wherein, suspension ring 3 are specially lifting bolt, as shown in figure 11.Such as Figure 12 and Figure 13 institutes Show, the side of the fixed block of suspension ring 3 offers screwed hole 6, and lifting bolt and the fixed block of suspension ring 3 are connected by the threaded engagement of screwed hole 6 Connect.The side relative with screwed hole 6 has cambered surface on the fixed block of suspension ring 3, and the external diameter of the cambered surface and accommodating chamber 2 matches, so that, The fixed block of suspension ring 3 is welded on the outside of accommodating chamber 2.The suspension ring 3 of the application, which are used to connecting the fixed pipeline of tying tight of auxiliary, to be grown thing and lets out The steel chain of leakage repairing cover, is easy to the dedicated tying part clamping such as additional jack and steel chain to fix, cover is repaired in tight sealing.In addition, Scene completes the welding to the repairing cover, removed after auxiliary jack and steel chain fastening device, in the lump can remove suspension ring 3, Reduce anti-corrosion difficulty.
In this application, as shown in figure 14, external drainage pipe nipple 4 can select in the prior art for the in-service perforate of pipeline External drainage pipe nipple 4, external drainage pipe nipple 4 is used for outer even drainage, and carrying-off leaking medium reduces excessive leakage pressure and the repairing is covered Impact.
The present invention pipeline grow thing repairing leakage cover be not depressured suitable for pipeline, the condition of on-line production, in use, directly Connect by it is described repairing cover housing live leak grow thing, it is close by the isolating seal circle positioned at the lower end of reinforcement seal boss 1 Envelope, thing is grown by isolating leakage with pipeline compression fit.The saddle cambered surface groove of the lower end of reinforcement seal boss 1 can tightly ride button To growing on the connected main pipeline of thing.After confirming that pipeline grows thing leakage, by the drainage valve of the repairing cover first with auxiliary Pipe pre-terminated is fired with being vented, putting, then the repairing cover cover buckle is taken by operating personnel's lift and lives the thing that grows leaked, drainage emptying drop Impact top power of the low pipe leakage medium to the repairing cover.Meanwhile, two steel chains of auxiliary are each passed through into suspension ring 3, bag Pipeline is covered, and the compacting repairing is tightened up with jack cooperation and is covered, isolation is then realized and leaks.In order to which permanent sequestration is let out Leakage, under jack, the state of tying tight of steel chain, the saddle intersection of weld reinforcement seal boss 1 and pipeline.Finally, confirming Welding tightly meets after related request, closes Assist drainage valve, removes drainage emptying, puts combustion pipe, the equipment special that changes the outfit is with drawing Flow valve and coordinate the inner screw plug for installing external drainage pipe nipple 4 and block, remove drainage valve, jack and steel chain, anti-corrosion post processing Repairing cover, completes the permanent leak stopping reparation that pipeline grows thing leakage.
Technical scheme in above-mentioned the embodiment of the present application, at least has the following technical effect that or advantage:
The pipeline of the present invention grows thing repairing leakage cover and pipeline grown around thing leak position by reinforcement seal boss Strength reduction carry out reinforcement, using external drainage pipe nipple it is described repairing cover installation process in carrying-off leaking medium, reduce it is excessive Impact of the leak pressure to repairing cover, meanwhile, a pair of suspension ring can tie up part with outside and coordinate to consolidate the repairing cover clamping It is scheduled on pipeline, so that, the present invention is realized to repair under conditions of pipe pressurized on-line production to growing thing leakage, and It is safe and efficient.
, but those skilled in the art once know basic creation although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described Property concept, then can make other change and modification to these embodiments.So, appended claims are intended to be construed to include excellent Select embodiment and fall into having altered and changing for the scope of the invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out the essence of various changes and modification without departing from the present invention to the present invention God and scope.So, if these modifications and variations of the present invention belong to the scope of the claims in the present invention and its equivalent technologies Within, then the present invention is also intended to comprising including these changes and modification.

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1. a kind of pipeline grows thing repairing leakage cover, it is characterised in that including reinforcement seal boss, accommodating chamber, a pair of suspension ring, outer Drainage pipe nipple and end socket;
The reinforcement seal boss is cylindrical in shape, and, the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss is provided with loss of weight groove, and the reinforcement is close The lower end of envelope boss is provided with saddle cambered surface groove, and the saddle cambered surface groove grows the external diameter phase of the supervisor of thing with the pipeline Matching;
The accommodating chamber is connected to the upper end of the reinforcement seal boss by the loss of weight groove;
The external drainage pipe nipple is arranged at the side of the accommodating chamber;
The pair of suspension ring are symmetricly set in the both sides of the accommodating chamber relative to the external drainage pipe nipple;
The end socket is connected to the upper end of the accommodating chamber;
Wherein, the side of the accommodating chamber is provided with connecting hole, and the external drainage pipe nipple is accommodated by the connecting hole with described Chamber is connected;The accommodating chamber is the pipeline section that two ends are communicated.
2. pipeline as claimed in claim 1 grows thing repairing leakage cover, it is characterised in that also including a pair of suspension ring fixed blocks;
Wherein, each suspension ring are fixed on the side of the accommodating chamber by a suspension ring fixed block.
3. pipeline as claimed in claim 1 grows thing repairing leakage cover, it is characterised in that also including isolating seal circle;
Stopper slot is provided with the saddle cambered surface groove, the isolating seal circle is arranged in the stopper slot.
4. pipeline as claimed in claim 3 grows thing repairing leakage cover, it is characterised in that one end of the isolating seal circle is Face directly, the other end of the isolating seal circle is saddle cambered surface.
5. pipeline as claimed in claim 1 grows thing repairing leakage cover, it is characterised in that the suspension ring are specially suspension ring spiral shell Nail.
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