GB2347892B - Joining of reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) for high pressure transportation applications using an electrofusion coupler - Google Patents

Joining of reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) for high pressure transportation applications using an electrofusion coupler

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GB2347892B
GB2347892B GB0004944A GB0004944A GB2347892B GB 2347892 B GB2347892 B GB 2347892B GB 0004944 A GB0004944 A GB 0004944A GB 0004944 A GB0004944 A GB 0004944A GB 2347892 B GB2347892 B GB 2347892B
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coupler
reinforced thermoplastic
reinforcement
thermoplastic pipe
joining
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Alwin Fahrer
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Lattice Intellectual Property Ltd
BG Intellectual Property Ltd
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Lattice Intellectual Property Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Branch Pipes, Bends, And The Like (AREA)

Abstract

An electrofusion coupler 14 suitable for joining the ends of one reinforced thermoplastic pipe 10 to an adjacent and axially aligned end of another reinforced thermoplastic pipe 12, comprises an annular body to surround the adjacent ends of the pipes to be joined and heating element 18, 20 to weld the inside surface of the annular body of the coupler to the plastics material of the outside surface of the pipes, wherein the coupler is provided with axial reinforcement 24. The reinforcement 24 may be in the form of a sleeve 22 having flanges 24 arranged to engage the axial ends of the coupler 14. The sleeve 22 may be made of steel, or of any suitable material such as composite, plastics or ceramic. The reinforcement may also be in the form of a mesh or a cage made from metal, plastics or ceramic, and may be secured inside the coupler (see 62 in Figure 8), or at points along the external length of the coupler. Alternatively the reinforcement may be a bracket in the form of a ring (64, Figure 9) placed at each axial end of the coupler and provided with two or more circumferentially spaced rods (66, Figure 9). A joint and method of making the joint using the coupler are also disclosed.
GB0004944A 1999-03-17 2000-03-02 Joining of reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) for high pressure transportation applications using an electrofusion coupler Expired - Fee Related GB2347892B (en)

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