EP2104697A2 - Device for restoring or for installing the thermally insulating external jacket of pipes, tubes, hoses, connection elements and other jacketed elements - Google Patents
Device for restoring or for installing the thermally insulating external jacket of pipes, tubes, hoses, connection elements and other jacketed elementsInfo
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- EP2104697A2 EP2104697A2 EP08761772A EP08761772A EP2104697A2 EP 2104697 A2 EP2104697 A2 EP 2104697A2 EP 08761772 A EP08761772 A EP 08761772A EP 08761772 A EP08761772 A EP 08761772A EP 2104697 A2 EP2104697 A2 EP 2104697A2
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Classifications
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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
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- 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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for producing or restoring the external cladding of pipes with a view to providing them with or restoring a damaged thermal insulation.
- submarine pipes installed at sea, alone or arranged in bundles, fittings, connections and other elements such as valves and all types of accessories and supports related to these pipes.
- the invention also relates to the thermal insulation installation to be made in a specific manner on elements of the connection type, insufficiently or non-thermally insulated connections and therefore manifesting unacceptable heat losses.
- the invention also relates to an elastomeric component forming a lining / mattress, solid or perforated, of an envelope of a device for producing or restoring the external thermal insulation cladding of elements, such as, for example, a pipe, which, having a gap of thermal insulation, for example, a cracking of the existing insulation, needs to be restored in its thermal insulation to eliminate or at least reduce unwanted thermal bridges.
- the invention also relates to several methods for producing the elastomeric component associated with the envelope.
- the invention finally relates to the use of an elastomeric component for the restoration of the outer cladding of pipes, connecting elements and other sheathed elements, in particular, positioned in the seabed.
- the crude oil leaves wellheads at variable temperatures of the order of 50 0 C and up to 150-160 0 C in certain fields.
- the oil is paraffinic and generally has significant proportions of gas and water, which has the effect, in the case where the temperature falls to around 30-35 0 C, to create, on the one hand, precipitation and congealing paraffins which then form narrowing or plugs.
- these narrowing are localized at the point level cold.
- these same temperature levels (30-35 0 C)
- there is formation of carbohydrates by physicochemical reaction between the compressed gas and water, they have the consistency of sorbets and tend to create plugs that then completely block the flow of oil.
- an extreme isolation level is sought, so that the temperature loss along the line is extremely low and the crude oil reaches the surface at a temperature of the order of 35-40 0 C, while its The temperature at the outlet of the well is of the order of 50-60 ° C.
- very high performance insulation systems preferably consisting of two prefabricated coaxial pipes. usually in reams 25-5Om long.
- the ends of said coaxial pipes are sealed, in general, by forged parts which maintains a high vacuum between said pipes.
- the level of insulation can be further improved by filling said space between said conduits with a microporous or nano-porous material.
- the oars are then assembled together by welding to form the underwater pipe installed on the seabed.
- connections have, besides the running parts, singular points, such as elbows, tees, automatic connectors, valves, and connecting joints with the well heads or the bottom-surface link towers. , which should be isolated in an extreme way, to avoid the creation of local cold spots which would have the effect of quickly creating localized plugs that could block the flow of crude oil as explained above.
- singular points are, in general, isolated with syntactic foam shells of great thickness, assembled around the pipe elements and secured together by gluing or by the addition of thermoplastic sheaths of varying thickness covering them partially or completely, the preparation of said elements being carried out, in general, in the workshop.
- Syntactic foam consists of hollow glass microspheres generally coated in an epoxy or polyurethane type binder and capable of resisting implosion under considerable pressure.
- the syntactic foam then has a high rigidity and good resistance to the pressure of the seabed, which is substantially 100 bar, or about lOMpa, 1000m water depth.
- insulation system finally associated with the temperature of the seabed so a temperature of 3-5 0 C, which applies to the outer wall of said insulation system, creates considerable differential stresses that tend to implode a very variable amount of microspheres, which can in some cases spread gradually.
- Patent EP0779465 which describes such a collar for repairing subsea pipes by forming a tight gap between the collar and the pipe and a semi-automated handling system for installing said collar around said pipe.
- the collar comprises two half-shells held around the pipe during its repair, using locking means.
- the two half-shells are separated by a gap closed by two seals one longitudinal seal positioned between the half-shells and by two seals at each end. Locking means are also provided.
- WO03069212 discloses a set of shells for encircling a tubular element.
- the assembly comprises three parts interconnected by two hinges located at each of their ends, the movable parts being fixed to one another by means of fixing means.
- This document also describes the use of cement for sealing the annular space existing between the tubular element and the inner surface of the assembled shells.
- the mortar or grout introduced into the annular space after mounting, reticle, hardens and provides 1 sealing and mechanical consolidation of the assembly thus formed bonding.
- document FR1477201 describes sleeves that can be used for connecting pipes or for repairing leaks on pipes.
- Said sleeve consisting of two half-cylinders is fixed around the pipe to be repaired, then the space between the sleeve and the pipe is filled with sealing cement.
- the technical problem to be solved is the repair of damage to pipe insulation systems and tubular pipe connection elements and more particularly to submarine pipes, said damage manifesting itself, in general, by circular or axial cracks. in the thickness of said insulation system or localized collapses, that is to say localized reductions in the thickness of said insulation system.
- the invention relates to a device for restoring and installing thermal insulation capabilities of the outer sheathing of sheathed elements such as tubular conduits, connecting elements and other sheathed elements, positioned in the seabed, device composed of an envelope comprising fixing and / or clamping means, suitable for being mounted on said elements sheathed, characterized in that the device comprises inside its casing, an elastomeric gel-type thermal insulation component, in the form of a solid or perforated lining / mattress, secured to said casing and compressed by clamping on the sheathed element during installation.
- sheathed elements such as tubular conduits, connecting elements and other sheathed elements
- the invention also relates to methods for producing the gel-type elastomeric component.
- the invention finally relates to the use of the device for restoring and installing the insulating capacities of the insulating outer sheathing of sheathed elements, such as tubular conduits, connecting elements and other sheathed elements, positioned on the seabed in very large depth.
- sheathed elements such as tubular conduits, connecting elements and other sheathed elements
- the device for restoring and installing the insulating capacities of the insulating outer sheathing of sheathed elements immersed in great depth makes it possible to reduce or even eliminate thermal bridges which are the consequence of in-situ deteriorations. under the conditions of operation of an installation and / or design of that installation.
- the suppression of the thermal bridge takes place by filling, partially or completely, cracks or degradations occurring in the insulating material, by means of the gel-type elastomeric component and / or by creating a closed space delimited by the gel-type elastomeric component having trapped during the installation of the device, a small amount of marine water, this small amount of water thermally equilibrated with the temperature of the pipe in which the oil flows and said elastomeric component acting as a means of isolation substantially to restore the continuity of the insulation of the pipe.
- the gel-type elastomer component having the shape of a solid mattress is strongly compressed and deformed by the circular tightening exerted by the envelope, up to completely or partially obscure cracks in a cladding to be restored.
- the elastomeric gel-type component when the device is put in place, it can be in the form of a frame, the thermal insulation being obtained by compressing the frame-shaped elastomeric component which traps a weak quantity of seawater, this seawater making a contribution to the thermal insulation of the restored pipe.
- the gel-type elastomeric component is a thermally insulating material with pronounced elastomeric properties and therefore a high malleability. It is almost incompressible and resists perfectly, without losing its mechanical properties, nor its excellent resistance to creep over time, nor its insulation performance, at considerable pressures prevailing in deep sea, that is to say substantially 250 bar for a water depth of 2500 meters.
- the gel-type elastomeric component thanks to its elastomeric properties and its application by compression, being in the form of a filling / full or perforated mattress fits in-situ to the geometry of the defect to restore and / or to cover tightly, geometry that can not be known in advance accurately .
- This geometry of the cladding defect can be of type such as crack, shrinkage, crack, space, empty.
- the gel-like elastomeric component in the form of a lining / mattress will, by compression, deform and partially or completely obscure, by virtue of its elastomeric properties, penetration of the elastomeric component into the voids of the geometric defects of the deteriorated cladding.
- the gel-type elastomeric component is thus comparable to a thick "compress" for example completely surrounding or locally isolating the defective portion of a pipe vis-à-vis the ambient environment.
- the gel-type elastomeric component being in the form of a perforated or hollowed-out filling / mat forming a frame, with or without a bottom, said bottom being preferably formed of the same material that the frame is disposed around the crack, the envelope closing the space thus created sealingly.
- Said gel-type elastomeric component of the device is advantageously associated with a substrate ranging from rigid to flexible to facilitate its handling, its implementation and attachment to the envelope, this attachment to the envelope can be s perform by mechanical means such as riveting, screwing, welding and other mechanical means or by chemical means such as gluing.
- the gel-type elastomeric component consists of at least one elastomeric polymer which may be of the thermoplastic or polysiloxane or polyurethane or other synthetic or natural elastomer type.
- the elastomeric component consists of at least one thermoplastic elastomeric polymer and at least one hydrocarbon base and optionally additives such as biocidal agents and antioxidants, the gel-forming unit a once implemented.
- thermoplastic elastomeric polymer is selected from the group consisting of di or tri-block type block copolymers which can be linear, branched, multi-branched or star-shaped.
- multi-branched implies the presence of several branches in the morphology of said copolymer.
- the di- or tri-block copolymer used in the composition is chosen from poly (styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly (styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly (styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly (Styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly (styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) alone or in admixture.
- di- or triblock copolymers used in the elastomeric gel component are advantageously combined. with at least one polymer or copolymer selected from the group of poly (styrene-butadiene-styrene) (SBS), poly (styrene-butadiene) (SB), poly (styrene-isoprene-styrene) (SIS), poly (styrene isoprene) (SI), poly (styrene-ethylene-propylene) (SEP), low viscosity poly (styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) (SEPS), low viscosity poly (styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene)
- SBS poly (styrene-butadiene-styrene)
- SB poly (styrene-isoprene-styrene)
- SI poly (styrene isoprene)
- SEBS poly (styrene-ethylene-butylene)
- SEB polybutylene
- PE poly (ethylene-propylene)
- EB poly (ethylene-butylene)
- polypropylene or polyethylene.
- the chosen elastomeric thermoplastic polymers used in the composition of the elastomer compound of the gel type, according to the invention are chosen from high viscosity di or tri-block type copolymers whose morphologies are, in general, sequenced according to an ABA structure, where each element A is a polystyrene polymer-type glassy segment and where each element B is an elastomeric segment forming a block from a poly (ethylene-butylene), poly (ethylene-propylene) polymer or poly (ethylene-ethylene-propylene).
- the poly (ethylene-butylene) or poly (ethylene-propylene) and polystyrene parts are incompatible and form a two-phase system consisting of vitreous A-block submicron domains connected together by the flexible B-block chains. constitute nodes of crosslinking and make it possible to reinforce a three-dimensional structure.
- This network structure of elastomeric physical behavior is reversible with temperature. By heating the elastomeric gel above the melting point of these cross-linking nodes, the structure is temporarily destroyed and behaves like a liquid, and can be reconstituted by lowering the temperature again.
- the at least one hydrocarbon base which is involved in the elastomeric component of the gel / lining / gel type may be chosen from the group consisting of light hydrocarbons such as kerosene, gas oil and white spirit, linear paraffins or not, of varied molecular weight, mineral oils resulting from petrochemicals and petroleum refining such as paraffinic bases, naphthenic bases, hydro-refined, hydro-cracked or hydro-isomerized bases, deflavored solvents or not, vegetable oils of the oil type rapeseed, sunflower, soy, palm, or animal-type tallow, lard and the like, polyalphaolefins (PAO) or isopolyalphaolefins, polyisobutylenes (PIB) or polybutenes of various molecular weights, polyalkylene glycols (PAG), esters fatty, fatty alcohols, fatty ethers.
- the composition comprises:
- Such a material is versatile in terms of physical properties in that the crosslinking occurring between polymer chains is of a physical nature and is therefore completely reversible with temperature. It is thus possible to have a transition from a solid state, of elastomeric nature, to a liquid state, and this, by heating the material and vice versa.
- the elastomeric gel component consists of at least one polysiloxane elastomeric polymer. More generally, other types of elastomers of natural or synthetic origin, such as polyurethane ether or ester elastomers, polyisoprenes, butadiene styrene copolymers, polybutadienes, nitriles, butyls, polychloroprenes, Acrylonitrile butadienes, natural and other rubbers may be formulated in the form of a gel and may therefore be used in the composition of the elastomeric component.
- elastomers of natural or synthetic origin such as polyurethane ether or ester elastomers, polyisoprenes, butadiene styrene copolymers, polybutadienes, nitriles, butyls, polychloroprenes, Acrylonitrile butadienes, natural and other rubbers may be formulated in the form of a gel and may therefore be
- the gel-type elastomeric component according to the invention may advantageously comprise in its composition a biocidal agent, acting at the same time as a bactericide and a fungicide, the purpose of which is to prevent any risk of biological degradation of the elastomeric component in the marine environment. considered.
- any broad-band biocidal agent acting as a well-known bactericide and fungicide of the state of the art can be used in the composition.
- the gel-type elastomeric component according to the invention may also advantageously comprise antioxidants, for example from the family of amines or phenols, or the appropriate combination of the two to protect, in certain cases, formulations or of applications the thermal and antioxidant stability of the composition.
- antioxidants for example from the family of amines or phenols, or the appropriate combination of the two to protect, in certain cases, formulations or of applications the thermal and antioxidant stability of the composition.
- the elastomeric component in the form of a gel, has the physical appearance of a very flexible elastomer. Such a material is particularly versatile in the applications it allows. Indeed, it is possible to modify the mechanical characteristics of The elastomer is in the form of a gel by modifying the composition of said component.
- the gel-type elastomeric component is a transparent material, physically presenting itself in the form of a volume of various and varied shapes acting as a contribution with its envelope.
- the most common form is a thick parallelepipedic mattress that will be applied to the defect to be eliminated such as a crack and come, by compression, fill and thermally insulate it.
- the gel-type elastomeric component can also be in the physical form of joints, for example joints of rectangular section, having the appearance of a frame which is applied around the defect to be corrected, such as a crack, a cold spot, or an area to be isolated from the surrounding marine environment with the contribution of the envelope, in order to create a thermally insulating barrier between seawater at 3-5 ° C and the conduct immersed substantially at the temperature of the circulating fluid.
- the gel-type elastomeric component when in the form of a frame, it may comprise a bottom and this bottom may advantageously be made of the same material as said frame.
- the elastomeric component may be composed of a single material and in this case appears as a monolayer or be made from several different materials, in successive layers, constituting a multilayer, allowing, for example, to have a contact layer. with the cladding of the sheathed element, having specific properties distinct from the layer in contact with the substrate or a core layer.
- the manufacture of the gel-type elastomeric component when it is made from thermoplastic polymers, proceeds as follows:
- the process consists of introducing all the components, which are the elastomeric copolymer and the hydrocarbon base, as well as the additives entering into the composition, and mixing them at ambient temperature in a reactor, and then rapidly heating the mixture. up to the melting temperature of the final elastomeric gel, substantially close to the melting temperature of the elastomeric copolymer used. At this temperature, the practice of a slight vacuum allows the elimination of any air bubbles present in the viscous liquid.
- the gel formed, in the liquid state at this temperature, is rapidly poured into a mold of suitable shape for the application in question, and then cooled to room temperature, thus forming a solid elastomeric solid or openwork, whose shape may be, for example, a parallelepiped or a parallelepiped frame with or without a bottom.
- the gel-like elastomeric component forming a lining / mattress, solid or perforated is then removed from the mold.
- the elastomeric component is produced under a) stirring by mixing the elastomeric polymer, the hydrocarbon base and any additives, b) followed by heating at melting of the gel-type elastomeric component, associated with a deaeration, c) then of hot casting at the same temperature in a mold and d) cooling of said component, in mold, then e) release at room temperature of said realized component.
- thermoplastic block copolymer is introduced during a first step (i) in the hydrocarbon base, of the order of 0 , 5% to 10% by weight relative to the mixture, as well as any other additives. This premix is then brought to the melting point of the thermoplastic block copolymer.
- the medium thus formed is then cooled to room temperature in a second step (ii).
- the complement of the block thermoplastic copolymer is added to the premix in a third step (iii) to obtain the final percentages of the thermoplastic block copolymer.
- the mixture thus obtained is then strongly stirred while being kept at a low temperature, this low temperature to prevent premature gelation of the mixture thus formed.
- the pre-gel being highly aerated, it undergoes a vacuum phase until a mixture without bubble.
- a fourth step (iv) the filling of the mold, in order to obtain the elastomeric component, is carried out using a pump with low air flow, taking care to tilt the mold and avoid any training air bubble during this filling. An overpressure of the membrane covering the mold is possible. The mold is then put in an oven at a temperature at most equal to that of melting of the gel for a period of time necessary for the final gelation.
- a fifth step (v) the gel-type elastomeric component is cooled to room temperature and then demolded in the form of a liner / mat.
- the mixture formed of the premix and the complement of the thermoplastic block copolymer is subjected to a strong stirring while being maintained at a temperature at most equal to 35 ° C.
- the mixture poured into the filled mold is heated to a temperature of about 90 0 C for a time between 10 and 12 hours.
- the object of this first step (i) is to thicken the hydrocarbon base in order to avoid the risk of sedimentation of the copolymer grains when the 99.5% to 90% of the remaining copolymer is added.
- the elastomeric gel-type component behaves like a thermoplastic material, that is to say when the elastomeric polymer of the composition is thermoplastic, and that therefore, it can be formed by all the techniques of implementation of the plastics industry such as extrusion, injection molding, calendering, once the mixing realized components that are the copolymer and the base hydrocarbon and any additives and this, depending on the desired physical forms.
- the physical characteristics of the elastomeric gel component are directly dependent on its composition and the manufacturing process. Some of these characteristics are preferentially chosen with respect to the constraints of use and are more specifically:
- a maximum penetration resistance force describing the firmness of the gel which must be at least 14 Newton when measured with a texturometer equipped with a 40 mm hemispherical probe operating at a speed of 1 mm / sec, and operating per cycle decompression compression, a drop point of at least 100 0 C when measured according to ASTM D566, when the elastomeric polymer is thermoplastic. an elongation at break of at least 100%. a breaking load of at least 0.5 MPa.
- the elastomeric gel component is advantageously associated with a substrate thus forming a multilayer composite.
- the gel-type elastomeric component because of the high omnidirectional flexibility of the gel-type elastomeric component, it is advantageously associated with a substrate that makes it possible to give it mechanical strength properties in view of its use as a lining / mattress, full or perforated, in the device for restoring the external insulating cladding of sheathed elements, for example ducts.
- This solid substrate also makes it possible to fix the gel-type elastomeric component on the envelope, by means of mechanical fasteners, such as, for example, riveting, screwing, or by any other means of mechanical assembly, or by means of fasteners.
- chemical such as, for example, gluing, adhesiving, thermal welding or the like, depending in particular on the nature of the envelope.
- This substrate is advantageously of a developable surface, such as a flat rectangular sheet of thermoplastic material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene or of any other material in a similar physical form allowing by its flexibility, when associated with the elastomeric component mat, to be bent on itself to come around, for example, the area of the outer insulating cladding damaged a pipe to repair.
- a developable surface such as a flat rectangular sheet of thermoplastic material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene or of any other material in a similar physical form allowing by its flexibility, when associated with the elastomeric component mat, to be bent on itself to come around, for example, the area of the outer insulating cladding damaged a pipe to repair.
- said substrate will advantageously consist of a thin metal sheet, for example a stainless steel, collaborating preferably with a mesh integral with said sheet, said mesh acting as an anchor of the elastomeric component gel type, during molding of said component.
- the final composite constitutes a multilayer with an intimate connection between the component elastomer in the form of gel and the flexible or semi-rigid substrate which is then preferably a thermoplastic material.
- the multilayer composite is manufactured in the following manner: the method described above for producing the elastomeric component in the gel form is applied. After degassing under vacuum and before casting, the mold is preheated to a temperature close to the softening point of the thermoplastic material constituting the substrate. Said substrate, for example a polyethylene sheet, is positioned at the bottom of the mold and softens due to the temperature of said mold. Then the elastomeric component, degassed and in the liquid state, is then poured directly onto said softened substrate. The assembly is maintained at this temperature for a period of 15 to 30 minutes to ensure optimal adhesion of the gel on the thermoplastic substrate.
- the method described above for producing the elastomeric component in the gel form is applied. After degassing under vacuum and before casting, the mold is preheated to a temperature close to the softening point of the thermoplastic material constituting the substrate. Said substrate, for example a polyethylene sheet, is positioned at the bottom of the mold and softens due to the temperature of said
- the temperature is however maintained at a level such that there is no risk of degradation or shrinkage of the thermoplastic substrate which could be due to possible overheating.
- a good adhesion between the two materials, substrate and gel, is observed, by the homogeneity of color of the interface, but also during the measurement of the delamination forces.
- the bond between the gel-type elastomeric component and the substrate can also be achieved by assembling then using a specific adhesive.
- the gel-type elastomeric component is then assembled on the substrate by means of adhesives well known to the state of the art. art, able to keep their flexibility to allow, for example, to bend the device around a sheathed tube to restore.
- the substrate is in the form of a sheet or semi-rigid or flexible plate capable of being curved to fit the driving surface to be restored by adopting a tubular shape.
- the multilayer composite thus formed that is to say formed of the gel-type elastomeric component and the substrate intimately bonded to said elastomeric component, is then assembled, via the substrate, to the inner surface of the envelope of the device.
- the elastomeric component in the form of gel associated with a substrate thus forming a multilayer composite is assembled to the envelope to form the device, forming, for example, collar once in place, matching the cylindrical shape of the pipe.
- the fastening means and / or clamping at each of its ends of the casing thus allow the attachment and tensioning of the casing and the compression of the elastomeric component on the casing to be restored.
- the envelope may be a flexible or semi-flexible sheet, having the ability to be bent or bend on itself, to surround the pipe, and having sufficient tensile strength to grip said pipe and exert that pressure.
- the envelope of the device according to the invention may consist of various materials, of metal origin such as as, for example, special stainless steel, titanium, or of organic origin, or be of composite materials, such as, for example, thermoplastic elastomers or a rubber, reinforced by a network of synthetic or metallic fibers.
- metal origin such as as, for example, special stainless steel, titanium, or of organic origin
- composite materials such as, for example, thermoplastic elastomers or a rubber, reinforced by a network of synthetic or metallic fibers.
- This envelope is in the form of a rectangular sheet of dimension such that it allows the restoration of the sheathed element.
- the length of the envelope is, for example, such that it corresponds to the perimeter of a theoretical circle of diameter equal to the sum of the initial diameter of the cladding of the pipe in a healthy zone and twice the thickness of the mattress elastomeric component, in the case of an elastomeric component not penetrating or little in the cracks to be restored.
- said diameter of the theoretical circle will be equal to the sum of the initial diameter of the duct cladding in a sound zone and from 1.8 to 1.6 times the thickness elastomeric component mattress, depending on whether it is desired to penetrate medium or large cracks.
- This envelope advantageously has on its sides returns perpendicular to said envelope constituting radial protections once the envelope installed necklace.
- the two ends of the elastomeric component forming a lining / mattress when it is a full volume and not a frame are then joined, once the envelope is put in place on the pipe to restore.
- the envelope is preferably in one piece curved on itself, its edges joining to completely surround the circumference of the sheathed element to be restored.
- the envelope consists of two parts of the semi-tubular shell type each provided with fastening means complementary to those of the other half-shell, which cooperate with one another to fix the two semi-tubular shells of each other. in order to create a compression of the elastomeric component against the sheathed element to be restored.
- the fastening means and / or clamping of the envelope on the sheathed element to be restored are constituted by any known mechanical systems such as, for example, by two metal bars and a flange, for example, screw / nut type or by any other mechanical system to ensure the fixing and tightening of the envelope around the pipe to restore or more generally the sheathed element to restore.
- the means for fastening and tightening the envelope may be for example a rod fixed on the envelope by means of the folding of the two ends of the flexible or semi-rigid envelope around the said rod, and receiving a mechanism screw / nut type, or snap ensuring and fixing and tightening of the collar casing around the gel-type elastomeric component from covering the outer casing of the pipe to be restored.
- the fixing and / or clamping means cooperate with the casing so as to compress the elastomeric component against the pipe or the sheathed element to be restored.
- the fixing and / or clamping means are integral with the casing and comprise two complementary parts mounted at the two opposite edges of the sheet or plate substrate and cooperate with one another to clamp the casing against the pipe or the casing. sheathed element to restore.
- the installation of the device on the cladding to be restored can be carried out according to various modes:
- the device is installed around the cladding of the pipe to be restored, is shaped by appropriate tools, and is then tightened around the cladding of the pipe to form a collar.
- This installation of the device is provided by a tool comprising at least two movable half-jaws and actuated for example by hydraulic cylinders, said tool is manipulated at the bottom of the sea by an automatic submarine equipped with a manipulator arm and hydraulic power plants, piloted from the surface.
- the gel-type elastomeric component is sufficiently malleable so that its deformation is possible, when subjected, through the casing, to an intense radial clamping around the casing to be restored, during the closing movement of the movable half-jaws of the tooling.
- the elastomeric component is thus compressed and penetrates partially or completely into the cracks to be filled, while maintaining an extra thickness in the adjacent healthy areas.
- the elastomeric gel component then has the form of a frame.
- the gel thickness can be increased in some places of the cladding to be restored in order to locally increase the insulation properties.
- the device has for its applications: the restoration of the external thermal insulation cladding of sheathed elements, in particular pipes, alone or arranged in bundles, connections, connections, and other sheathed elements such as valves, in particular positioned on the sea floor for the oil exploitation, the installation of thermal insulation to realize in a specific way on elements in particular of connection type, connections insufficiently or not insulated thermally and thus showing unacceptable heat losses.
- Figure 1 shows a side view of an intervention vessel located vertically of a connecting sleeve between an underwater pipe and a wellhead to repair damage to its insulation system.
- Figure 2 shows a side view, a portion of the junction sleeve having various types of damage.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a pipe exhibiting damage to its insulation system, a tool for handling an elastomeric component mat, handled by an ROV, an automatic underwater vehicle driven from the surface, during descent to surround said pipe.
- Figure 3B is the side view of Figure 3A, detailing the descent of the tool straddling a series of damages.
- FIG. 4A is a cross sectional view of a pipe equipped with its component mattress elastomeric, once the assembly is complete and the fasteners are tightened.
- Fig. 4B is the side view of Fig. 4A with the mat only applied to the cylindrical surface of the insulation system with the water trapped therein.
- Figure 4C is the side view of Figure 4A with the mattress applied and then firmly compressed to partially or completely fill the cracks.
- FIG. 5A represents a top view of an elastomeric component mat, rectangular plane.
- FIG. 5b is the cross-sectional view relating to FIG. 5A detailing the elastomeric component plane mat, a support consisting of a polyethylene sheet integral with the latter, the assembly being represented respectively in planar configuration, in near-half circle to be grasped by the handling tool, and in the form of a circle to completely surround the insulation of the pipe to be restored.
- Figure 6 is a view similar to that of Figure 5B, and shows a half-shell to be bent and then installed in the jaw of the right or left of
- FIGS. 7A-7B show the sectional view of a substrate consisting of a flat sheet of stainless steel, on which is added a fixed grid of this last, respectively before and after overmolding molding of an elastomeric component plane mattress.
- FIGS. 8A-8B respectively represent a view from above and in section along XX, an elastomeric component mat in the form of a frame on the left-hand part of the figure and a mattress with a localized excess thickness intended to fill a particular defect in the cladding to be restored .
- FIG. 1 shows an intervention vessel 1 equipped with an intervention submarine robot (ROV) located near a wellhead Ib located at a depth of 1500 m, with a view to intervening on the insulation sheath 2 of a connecting sleeve 3a connecting an underwater pipe 3b placed at the bottom of the sea 4, to said wellhead Ib.
- ROV intervention submarine robot
- FIG. 2 shows a side view of a pipe portion 3 sheathed by an insulating complex 2 having damages such as cracks 4a, torn portions 4b or localized indentations 4c, due, for example, to differential stresses. generated within the insulation by temperature variations between the wall of the high-temperature pipe and seawater at 3-5 ° C, combined with seabed pressure or implosion localized microspheres composing the insulating complex.
- FIG. 3a a section 3 is shown in front view of a pipe 3 and an insulation system having damages 4a-4b-4c above which the manipulator arm (not shown) of a ROV, not shown, is shown.
- an installation tool 5 consisting of two jaws 5a articulated at 6 and actuated by hydraulic cylinders not shown.
- the tool maintains an elastomeric component mat 8 consisting of a single mattress shell 8.
- the tool is lowered on the pipe and then the two jaws are closed and tightened firmly by actuating the cylinders not shown.
- a lock consisting for example of a bolt is tightened at 9 to ensure the final closure of the mattress surrounded by its envelope 10, as shown in Figure 4a.
- Figure 3b is the side view corresponding to Figure 3a detailing the damage 4a-4b-4c of the cladding and the hinge pins 6 of the jaws 5a.
- FIG. 4b corresponding to FIG. 4a, is shown in section and in side view the elastomeric component mat 8 and the casing 10, and in side view the damaged casing 2 and the duct 3.
- This view the perimeter of the casing 10 is adjusted so that, when fully tightened, said mattress is in intimate contact with the healthy cladding portion, said mattress then not substantially penetrating into the cracks and various defects.
- FIG. 5a is a plan view of a flat elastomeric component mat 8 of parallelepiped shape.
- FIG. 5b is the sectional side view corresponding to FIG. 5a, detailing the elastomeric component mattress 8 of 150mm thick, a rigid substrate 12 made of a 6mm thick polypropylene sheet, fused together said mattress, said substrate being bonded to a casing 13 made of a stainless steel sheet 4 mm thick.
- the half-latches 9 are fixed at each end of the casing 13. The manufacture and transport are carried out flat, then the assembly is bent so as to obtain the shape a to be inserted inside the jaws 5a. of the tool 5, said tool completing the bending so as to reach the final shape b when installing around the damaged casing.
- Figure 6 there is shown an elastomeric component mat half length, corresponding to a half-shell.
- the half-shell, after bending is installed on each of the jaws 5a of the tool 5.
- FIGs Ia-Ib there is shown in section and in side view a preferred mode of prefabrication of the elastomeric component mat, shown before casting said component (7a) and after casting (7b).
- Figure 7a there is shown the stainless steel casing 13 surmounted by a mesh tight mesh 14 maintained at a distance, for example 2cm from said envelope and secured thereto by supports 14a.
- the elastomeric component is then cast in place and the mesh is then integrated into the mass of the mattress, thus ensuring the mechanical link which allows to bend and manipulate the assembly for its integration in the jaws 5a of the tool 5, and for its final installation on the cladding to be restored.
- FIGS. 8a-8b there is shown respectively in plan view and in sectional view, a mattress 8 secured to a substrate 12, itself secured to a casing 13 equipped with latches 9, the mattress having, on the left part of the figure a frame shape 15 and on the right side a localized extra thickness 16, of elastomeric component mat, intended to fill a particular defect of the cladding to be restored.
- the method for restoring the insulation of sheathed elements to be restored comprises the steps of placing the device around the sheath element to be restored, by means of appropriate external technological means, of the clamping of the device causing the compression of the component elastomeric gel type, the final fixation of the device and the withdrawal of external technological means of implementation.
- the elastomeric gel component was prepared according to the following method:
- the physical mixture of the block copolymer belonging to the Kraton® family and the hydrocarbon base was heated at 140 ° C. until a homogeneous liquid medium was obtained in a temperature rise of 120 ° C. for a period of time. 8 hours and then brought to the final temperature of 140 ° C. for two hours.
- This mixture is then deaerated under a vacuum of 1 bar, in order to obtain a melted gel free of bubbles, this deaeration taking place over a period of the order of 2 to 3 hours by means of a vacuum pump.
- the filling of the mold is done by gravity, the mold being inclined to avoid any air bubbles during filling.
- the mold is heated by a heating belt, which keeps it at the desired temperature during casting.
- the filled mold is then slowly returned to the horizontal and then cooled to room temperature. This method ensures proper filling and avoids the formation of air pockets.
- the filling time is of the order of 15 to 30 minutes depending on the importance of the elastomeric component to be produced.
- the chosen elastomeric polymer is a triblock linear copolymer comprising a styrene-type rigid segment, a flexible segment of ethylene / butylene type (SE / BS), with 33% by weight styrene, Kraton® G commercial reference. -1651 E, marketed by the company KRATON POLYMERS.
- Kraton® “experimental prototype” was also tested. This is Kraton® MD6933 with the same composition as Kraton® G-1651 E, with a larger ethylene butylene (EB) block, ie with a higher molecular weight, thus allowing for better stability. mechanical and thermal effects of the resulting gel.
- EB ethylene butylene
- Kraton® G 1651 E is introduced at a level of 10% by weight in the final composition.
- the hydrocarbon base used is an aliphatic solvent of diesel type with a flash point of 135 ° C., sold under the trade name Hydroseal® G3H by the company TOTAL. Hydroseal® G3H is introduced at 89% by weight in the final composition.
- Additives, biocides and antioxidants of known type are both added at a level of 1% by weight in the final composition.
- the physical characteristics of the elastomeric gel component thus obtained vary with the percentage of tri-block block copolymer present in the composition.
- the mechanical and physico-chemical characteristics of the gel-type elastomeric component thus produced strongly depend on the tri-block block copolymer content of the composition, the drop points being also strongly correlated to the mechanical properties.
- the tri-block block copolymer of the composition remains Kraton® G-1651E, present in the composition at a level of 8% by weight.
- the hydrocarbon base used is respectively Hydroseal® G3H previously mentioned, as well as Hydroseal® G240H, flash point 112 ° C.
- Linpar® which are high purity n-paraffins marketed by SASOL Italy SpA, more specifically Linpar® C10-13 and Linpar® C18-20, Linpar®.
- ® C10-13 is a light cut while the Linpar® C18-20 is a heavier cut.
- PKWF28 / 31AF marketed by the company HALTERMANN was also used.
- the invention has been described on the basis of rectangular mattress shaped by bending around the cladding to be restored of a pipe, but it remains within the spirit of the invention if the basic form consists of a developable surface , such as a prism or a portion of a cone, since the envelope of such a shape is associated with a gel-type elastomeric component mat, having a malleability allowing the bending and penetration of said elastomeric component partially or completely to the interior of the defects, such as the cracks 4a, the gaps 4b, or the collapses 4c.
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