EP1514609B1 - Appareil et procede pour appliquer un revetement sur la surface exterieure d'un tuyau - Google Patents

Appareil et procede pour appliquer un revetement sur la surface exterieure d'un tuyau Download PDF

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EP1514609B1
EP1514609B1 EP04077353A EP04077353A EP1514609B1 EP 1514609 B1 EP1514609 B1 EP 1514609B1 EP 04077353 A EP04077353 A EP 04077353A EP 04077353 A EP04077353 A EP 04077353A EP 1514609 B1 EP1514609 B1 EP 1514609B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B13/00—Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00
    • B05B13/02—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
    • B05B13/0207—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the work being an elongated body, e.g. wire or pipe
    • B05B13/0214—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the work being an elongated body, e.g. wire or pipe the liquid or other fluent material being applied to the whole periphery of the cross section of the elongated body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B13/00—Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00
    • B05B13/02—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
    • B05B13/0207—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the work being an elongated body, e.g. wire or pipe
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B13/00—Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00
    • B05B13/02—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
    • B05B13/04—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation
    • B05B13/0463—Installation or apparatus for applying liquid or other fluent material to moving work of indefinite length
    • B05B13/0484—Installation or apparatus for applying liquid or other fluent material to moving work of indefinite length with spray heads having a circular motion, e.g. being attached to a rotating supporting element
    • B05B13/0489—Installation or apparatus for applying liquid or other fluent material to moving work of indefinite length with spray heads having a circular motion, e.g. being attached to a rotating supporting element around the moving work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/14—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
    • B05B7/1404—Arrangements for supplying particulate material

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  • the present invention relates to the application of a coating material to the outer surface of a pipe wherein neither the pipe nor the entire coating apparatus need be rotated to accomplish a coating around a complete circumferential area of the pipe.
  • Pipelines laid overland or under water are assembled from generally cylindrical sections of hollow pipe that are suitably joined together.
  • a typical section that is used to fabricate an oil or gas pipeline has a length of approximately 20 metres and an outside diameter ranging from approximately 1 to 20 metres.
  • a suitable joining process such as welding, is used to join the pipe sections together.
  • Each section of pipe is manufactured with an exterior coating that typically consists of an inner protective coating layer and an outer insulative layer.
  • the protective layer with a typical thickness of 1 mm, is formed by rotating the section of pipe whilst the material is applied to the pipe.
  • a suitable composition is a fusion-bonded thermoplastic powder with an epoxy, polypropylene or polyethylene base that is applied to a pre-heated rotating section of pipe.
  • the insulative layer with a thickness generally on the order of 50 to 60 mm, is typically applied by an extrusion process.
  • the insulative and protective coating layers must be cut or stripped back from each end of a section to expose the pipe material for the joining process. After the joining is completed, the exterior coating must be restored in the field to ensure integral coating of the pipeline.
  • the coating material in powdered form, is applied to the exterior of a pipe that has been preheated to achieve fusion of the material when it comes in contact with the pipe.
  • heating is generally accomplished by magnetic induction.
  • Prior art processes and apparatus for accomplishing this task are disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,595,607 .
  • An adhesive material which can be a polypropylene-based composition, is normally applied over the protective coating by a similar process. Finally, the thicker insulative material is laid over the adhesive by an extrusion process.
  • Exterior protective coating of an entire pipe may be accomplished by an electrostatic process in which a pipe that has an induced charge on its surface is rotated over a coating material having an opposing charge.
  • a disadvantage of the prior art is that either the entire coating apparatus or the pipe must be rotated to achieve a full 360-degree coating of an area around the outer perimeter of the pipe.
  • US 5,725,668 discloses an apparatus according to the pre-amble of Claim 1. Therefore, there exists the need for apparatus and method that can apply a 360-degree perimetrical band of coating material to the exterior surface of a pipe without rotating either the pipe or the coating apparatus.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide apparatus and method for applying a coating material around the complete perimeter of the exterior of a pipe without rotating the pipe or the coating device.
  • the entire coating device remains stationary whilst a 360-degree perimetrical coating of the pipe is achieved.
  • the present invention is an apparatus and method wherein the pipe and entire coating apparatus remains stationary whilst a complete circumferential area on the exterior of the pipe is coated.
  • Coating material is supplied at a positive air pressure into a compression chamber within a substantially annular body of the coating apparatus.
  • the compression chamber is substantially continuous around an inner radius of the body.
  • Air pressure forces the coating material through the compression chamber and into one or more diffusing chambers, which are also within the body of the coating apparatus and are substantially continuous around an inner radius of the body.
  • Coating material exits the diffusing chambers into a gallery on the inner side of the annular body.
  • An interchangeable centre section is positioned against the gallery.
  • the centre section has one or more openings in it to eject coating material, from the galley and onto the exterior surface of the pipe.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown in FIG. 1 though FIG. 3 an illustrative example of a coating apparatus 10 which is related to the present invention.
  • Substantially annular rotor elements 20 and 22 are suitably joined together to form a rotor.
  • a gallery 24 (hidden and shown by dashed lines in FIG. 1 ) that extends substantially around the rotor.
  • the rotor has a central axis that is common with the central axis of pipe 90 (shown in cross-section in FIG. 1 ).
  • Stator elements 26 and 28 are disposed around the rotor and suitably joined together to form a stator.
  • Means for providing free rotation of the rotor relative to the stator such as the ball bearings 30 shown in FIG. 2 are provided.
  • stator and rotor for the example in FIG. 1 are formed from two elements, they may be fabricated in different fashion to suit other materials and methods of assembly without deviating from the scope of the invention.
  • stator in FIG.1 is shown as a substantially annular structure, in other examples, the stator may be of another shape, such as rectangular.
  • the stator and rotor may be machined from hard anodized aluminum and coated with a friction reducing material such as TEFLON to provide a favorable boundary surface in the internal passages as further described below.
  • a suitable, but not limiting, coating material is a fusion-bonded epoxy in powdered form.
  • the coating material is provided from an external source via a suitable pipe or tubing (not shown in the drawings) that is connected to material port 32 of vacuum displacement pump 34.
  • Air port 36 on the pump is connected to a regulated compressed air supply (typically from 30 to 30 psi for this example) by suitable pipe or tubing (not shown in the drawings).
  • Regulating the supply of air to a venturi in pump 34 controls the intake draw of coating material into the coating apparatus and provides the means for keeping the coating material within the apparatus under positive air pressure.
  • the term "fluidized" powder can be used to describe the coating material as it mixes with the injected air and reduces in density to a state suitable for passage within the coating apparatus of the present invention.
  • the non-rotating rotor provides a stationary structure for mounting each vacuum displacement pump. Therefore, the coating material and compressed air connections to each pump are not complicated by connecting to a rotating element.
  • the coating apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 uses two vacuum displacement pumps disposed on one of the two stator elements, other examples of the invention can have a different number of pumps that are attached to one stator face, or distributed between both stator faces.
  • Seals 40 serve as means to keep the powder within the gallery as the rotor rotates relative to the stator and pump outlet 38.
  • the seals are designed to withstand the positive air pressure exerted on the powder within the gallery.
  • pressurized air may optionally be blown into one or more ports 33 on the rotor to assist in maintaining a positive air pressure on the seals 40.
  • Coating material is ejected from the gallery 24 through one or more coating heads 42 that are attached to the rotor and have an internal passage connected to the gallery.
  • the coating material is a thermoplastic material
  • pipe 90 will be preheated prior to the application of coating material to fuse the material onto the exterior surface of the pipe.
  • the exterior surface of pipe 90 can be grit blasted prior to coating by providing a suitable grit from an external source via a suitable pipe or tubing that is connected to material port 32 of one or more of the vacuum pumps 34.
  • a suitable grit from an external source via a suitable pipe or tubing that is connected to material port 32 of one or more of the vacuum pumps 34.
  • one or more dedicated grit vacuum pumps can be provided around one or both of the stator faces.
  • a coating head 42 can be provided with one or more interior diffusers 46 in the form of a disc or other shape to control the flow of coating material through the head and onto the exterior surface of the pipe.
  • the coating head including opening 44, can be configured as best to suit coating material ejection for a particular application.
  • diffuser 46 deflects the fluidized powder to the side wall 45 of the coating head so that the powder exits opening 44 in a generally uniform flow profile across the entire width of the opening.
  • each coating head is removably attached to the rotor so that it can be removed and exchanged with a head of differing length, or fitted with a length extension fitting so that differing diameters of pipe can be accommodated.
  • Suitable drive means are provided to rotate the rotor.
  • One method of driving the rotor is shown in FIG. 4 .
  • Motor 48 is connected to sprocket 50 via output shaft 52.
  • a chain (not shown in the drawings) engages sprocket 50 and radially projected teeth (not shown in the drawings) on the circular side surface of the rotor to deliver rotational power from the drive motor to the rotor. Whilst two motors are used in this example, a differing number and configuration may be used to suit a specific application.
  • the stator and rotor can be formed as continuous elements around their circumferences.
  • the stator and rotor can include means for opening and closing around a section of pipe, such as two split or hinged members with interface boundaries 92 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • Either the pipe or the coating device may be moved in its axial direction to effect coating along the length of the pipe.
  • the coating material is a thermoplastic material
  • pipe 90 will be preheated prior to the application of coating material to fuse the material onto the exterior surface of the pipe.
  • the gas may be supplied to one or more of air ports 36 or one or more dedicated gas ports provided around one or both of the stator faces to inject the gas into gallery 24 prior and during coating.
  • air ports 36 or one or more dedicated gas ports provided around one or both of the stator faces to inject the gas into gallery 24 prior and during coating.
  • a quench fluid either in liquid or gaseous form, can be supplied from an external source via a suitable pipe or tubing that is connected to material port 32 of one or more of the vacuum pumps 34.
  • a suitable pipe or tubing that is connected to material port 32 of one or more of the vacuum pumps 34.
  • one or more dedicated quench fluid pumps can be provided around one or both of the stator faces.
  • suitable valve arrangements can be provided upstream of the input to material port 33 to facilitate selection of the substance that is fed to the port.
  • the apparatus comprises a substantially annular body 60, which has a plurality of entry ports 62 protruding from it.
  • the number of entry ports for a particular application is governed by the diameter of the pipe 90 (shown in cross-section in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 ) that is being coated and are, in general, symmetrically arranged around its outer perimeter.
  • the annular body 60 can be formed from two machined halves. Hard anodized aluminum is a suitable material.
  • a coating of a friction reducing material such as TEFLON is preferable to provide a favorable boundary surface in the entry ports and other internal passages as further described, bellow.
  • a mixing chamber 64 is connected to each of the entry ports.
  • the mixing chamber is used as a means to introduce the coating material into the entry port at a positive air pressure.
  • the coating material is introduced into the mixing chamber from fitting 66.
  • Fitting 66 is attached to chamber 64 and has a material port 68 for connection to an external source of coating material via suitable pipe or tube (not shown in the drawings).
  • Air port 70 in fitting 66 is connected to a regulated compressed air supply (generally with a range from 30 to 40 psi (206.8 to 275.8 kPa) for the present example) by suitable pipe or tubing (not shown in the drawings).
  • Regulating the supply of air to a venturi in fitting 66 controls the intake draw of coating material into the coating apparatus and provides the means for keeping the coating material (fluidized powder) within-the apparatus under positive air pressure.
  • Mixing chamber 64 has an air port 72 attached to it by which generall low pressure (in the range of 4 to 5 psi (27.6 to 34.5 kPa) and high volume (in the range of 20 to 25 cfm (9440 to 11800 cm 3 s -1 ) air from a suitable source such as a low pressure air compressor (not shown in the figures) is supplied.
  • the low-pressure air serves to force the coating material entering the mixing chamber from fitting 66 into entry port 62 and to further reduce the density of powder if required for a particular application.
  • Intake chamber 74 within body 60 transfers the coating material from an entry port to compression chamber 76 that runs substantially around an inner diameter of body 60 (hidden and shown as dashed lines in FIG. 6 ) .
  • the intake chamber has a generally circular cross-section
  • the compression chamber has a combination oval and funnel-shaped cross-section.
  • Other shapes are suitable for the compression chamber as long as the chamber serves to compress the coating material under positive air pressure.
  • the coating material is forced by air pressure down through compression chamber 76 and into diffusing chamber 78 .
  • the diffusing chamber is a substantially oval passage that opens into the sides of gallery 80.
  • Interchangeable centre section 82 is a collar that is seated within the inner radial surface of annular body 60 to accommodate the outer diameter of the pipe 90 to be coated.
  • One or more appropriate openings 84 are provided through the thickness of the centre section 82 to permit ejection of coating material onto the outer diameter of pipe 90.
  • opening 84 is a substantially continuous circumferential opening in the centre section to permit ejection of coating material 360 degrees around the perimeter of the pipe 90.
  • satisfactory rotating means maybe provided with the coating device to rotate it if required for a particular coating process. Either the pipe or coating device may be moved in its axial direction to effect coating along the length of the pipe.
  • the coating material is a thermoplastic material
  • pipe 90 will be preheated prior to the application of coating material to fuse the material onto the exterior surface of the pipe.
  • the configuration of the coating apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 namely with four entry ports 62 arranged substantially 45 degrees apart from each other, can preferably (but not in limitation) be used to deposit a complete 360-degrees band of coating material around the exterior perimeter of a pipe having an outside diameter ranging from approximately 5 to 13 cm.
  • a greater number of entry ports can be used without deviating from the scope of the invention.
  • body 60 can be formed as a continuous element around their circumferences.
  • the body can include means for opening and closing around a section of pipe, such as two split or hinged members with interface boundaries 94 shown in FIG. 6 .
  • Suitable grit can be provided to material port 68 of one or more of the fittings 66 .
  • one or more dedicated grit material and entry ports can be provided around the perimeter of annular body 60 for injecting grit into compression chamber 76 .
  • a gas can be supplied to one or more air ports 70 prior and during coating.
  • one or more dedicated gas ports can be provided to inject the gas into the intake and compression chamber.
  • a quench fluid can be provided to material port 68 of one or more of the fittings 66 .
  • one or more dedicated quench fluid fittings can be provided around the perimeter of annular body 60 .
  • a magnetic induction heating assembly may be combined with the coating apparatus of the present invention to form a single stationary apparatus for preheating and coating around a complete circumferential area of the pipe.

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  1. Appareil d'application d'un matériau d'enduction sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90), l'appareil comprenant
    un corps de forme sensiblement annulaire (60) destiné à être disposé autour de l'extérieur d'un tuyau à enduire,
    au moins un orifice d'entrée (62) disposé en périphérie autour du corps de forme annulaire (60), l'orifice étant raccordé à une première extrémité d'une chambre d'admission (74) à l'intérieur du corps de forme annulaire, et
    une galerie (80) disposée à l'intérieur du côté circonférentiel interne du corps de forme annulaire,
    caractérisé par
    une chambre de compression (76) disposée à l'intérieur du corps de forme annulaire, une première extrémité de la chambre de compression (76) étant connectée à la seconde extrémité de la chambre d'admission (74),
    au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) disposée à l'intérieur du corps de forme annulaire, une première extrémité de chacune de l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) étant raccordée à une seconde extrémité de la chambre de compression (76),
    un moyen d'amenée du matériau d'enduction depuis une source externe jusqu'à chacun de l'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62), et
    un moyen d'application d'une pression d'air positive à chacun de l'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62) si bien que le matériau d'enduction est forcé sous l'effet de la pression d'air successivement dans les chambres d'admission (74), de compression (76) et de diffusion (78),
    et en ce que
    la chambre de compression (76) s'étend dans le sens circonférentiel du corps de forme annulaire,
    l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) s'étend dans le sens circonférentiel du corps de forme annulaire,
    la galerie (80) est disposée à l'intérieur du corps de forme annulaire vers l'intérieur de la chambre de compression (76),
    la seconde extrémité de chacune de l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) s'ouvre dans la galerie (80),
    un manchon interchangeable (82) est disposé contre la circonférence interne du corps de forme annulaire (60), le manchon interchangeable (82) ayant une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) pour le raccordement fluidique de la galerie avec surface externe d'un tuyau (90) à enduire, et
    le moyen d'application de pression d'air positive, durant l'utilisation de l'appareil, force un matériau d'enduction dans la galerie (80) et éjecte le matériau d'enduction par les une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans le manchon interchangeable (82) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90) à enduire autour de toute sa circonférence.
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le moyen d'alimentation du matériau d'enduction et le moyen d'application d'une pression d'air positive comportent une chambre de mixage (64) reliée à au moins un orifice d'admission (62), la chambre de mixage (64) comportant un raccord (66) destiné à être raccordé à une source externe de matériau d'enduction et un orifice (72) destiné à être raccordé à une source externe d'air comprimé.
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le corps de forme annulaire (60) comporte un moyen d'ouverture et de fermeture autour d'un tuyau (90) à enduire.
  4. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comportant un moyen pour amener un abrasif depuis une source externe jusqu'à l'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62), si bien que, durant l'utilisation de l'appareil, l'abrasif est forcé sous la pression d'air successivement à travers les chambres d'admission (74), de compression (76) et de diffusion (78), jusque dans la galerie (80) et éjecté par les une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans le manchon interchangeable (82) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90) à enduire autour de toute sa circonférence.
  5. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, comportant un moyen pour amener un gaz depuis une source externe jusqu'à l'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62), si bien que, durant l'utilisation de l'appareil, le gaz est forcé sous la pression d'air successivement à travers les chambres d'admission (74), de compression (76) et de diffusion (78), jusque ans la galerie (80) et éjecté par les une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans le manchon interchangeable (82) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90) à enduire autour de toute sa circonférence.
  6. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, comportant un moyen pour amener un liquide de trempe depuis une source externe jusqu'à l'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62), si bien que, durant l'utilisation de l'appareil, le liquide de trempe est forcé sous la pression d'air successivement à travers les chambres d'admission (74), de compression (76) et de diffusion (78), jusque dans la galerie (80) et éjecté par les une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans le manchon interchangeable (82) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90) à enduire autour de toute sa circonférence.
  7. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, comportant au moins un four à induction magnétique pour chauffer un tuyau avant le placement du matériau d'enduction sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau.
  8. Procédé d'application d'un matériau d'enduction sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90), le procédé employant un corps de forme sensiblement annulaire (60) disposé autour de l'extérieur du tuyau (90) et comprenant l'étape suivante :
    l'alimentation d'un matériau d'enduction jusqu'à au moins une chambre d'admission (74) à l'intérieur du corps de forme sensiblement annulaire (60) entourant le tuyau ;
    caractérisé par :
    l'application d'une pression d'air positive sur chacun d'au moins un orifice d'entrée (62) si bien que le matériau d'enduction est forcé sous l'effet de la pression d'air dans chacune de l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) ;
    la compression du matériau d'enduction reçu depuis l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) dans une chambre de compression (76) dans le corps de forme sensiblement annulaire (60) ;
    l'entourage sensible de l'extérieur du tuyau (90) avec la chambre de compression (76) ;
    la diffusion du matériau d'enduction sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) entourant sensiblement l'extérieur d'un tuyau (90) dans le corps de forme sensiblement annulaire (60) ;
    l'injection du matériau d'enduction une galerie (80) disposée à l'intérieur du corps de forme annulaire ; et
    l'éjection du matériau d'enduction depuis une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans la galerie (80) sur la surface extérieure du tuyau (90).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, comportant les étapes suivantes :
    l'amenée à une pression d'air positive d'un abrasif jusqu'à l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) ;
    la compression de l'abrasif reçu depuis l'au moins une chambre d'admission dans la chambre de compression (76) ;
    la diffusion de l'abrasif sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) ;
    l'injection de l'abrasif dans la galerie (80) ; et
    l'éjection de l'abrasif depuis les une ou plusieurs ouvertures (84) dans la galerie (80) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (90).
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, comportant les étapes suivantes:
    l'amenée à une pression d'air positive d'un gaz jusqu'à l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) ;
    la compression du gaz reçu depuis l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) dans la chambre de compression (76) ;
    la diffusion du gaz sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) ;
    l'injection du gaz sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans la galerie (80); et
    l'éjection du gaz hors de la chambre de compression (76) sur la surface extérieure d'un tuyau (60).
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10, comportant les étapes suivantes :
    l'amenée à une pression d'air positive d'un liquide de trempe jusqu'à l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) ;
    la compression du liquide de trempe reçu depuis l'au moins une chambre d'admission (74) dans la chambre de compression (76) ; la diffusion du liquide de trempe sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans l'au moins une chambre de diffusion (78) ; l'injection du liquide de trempe gaz sortant de la chambre de compression (76) dans la galerie (80) ; et
    l'éjection du liquide de trempe hors de la chambre de compression (76) sur la surface extérieure du tuyau (60).
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