GB2383831B - Cleaning and other apparatus for pipelines - Google Patents

Cleaning and other apparatus for pipelines

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Publication number
GB2383831B
GB2383831B GB0224591A GB0224591A GB2383831B GB 2383831 B GB2383831 B GB 2383831B GB 0224591 A GB0224591 A GB 0224591A GB 0224591 A GB0224591 A GB 0224591A GB 2383831 B GB2383831 B GB 2383831B
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pipelines
cleaning
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GB0224591A
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GB2383831A (en
Inventor
Walter Robert Suttie
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Aubin Ltd
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Aubin Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • F16L55/46—Launching or retrieval of pigs or moles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
    • B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
    • B08B9/0555—Gelled or degradable pigs

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
GB0224591A 2001-10-26 2002-10-23 Cleaning and other apparatus for pipelines Expired - Lifetime GB2383831B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0125805A GB0125805D0 (en) 2001-10-26 2001-10-26 Cleaning and other apparatus for pipelines

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GB0224591D0 GB0224591D0 (en) 2002-12-04
GB2383831A GB2383831A (en) 2003-07-09
GB2383831B true GB2383831B (en) 2004-09-15

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB0408651D0 (en) * 2004-04-16 2004-05-19 Lauzon Normand Cleaning method and system for use with piping systems
GB201716773D0 (en) * 2017-10-13 2017-11-29 Alchemy Oilfield Services Ltd Method and a hydrogel

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4003393A (en) * 1973-02-14 1977-01-18 The Dow Chemical Company Gel-like composition for use as a pig in a pipeline
US4473408A (en) * 1982-01-12 1984-09-25 The Dow Chemical Company Cleaning pipeline interior with gelled pig
DE19729051C1 (en) * 1997-07-08 1999-01-07 Henkel Kgaa Cleaning cycles in the perfume oil industry using pigging technology

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4003393A (en) * 1973-02-14 1977-01-18 The Dow Chemical Company Gel-like composition for use as a pig in a pipeline
US4473408A (en) * 1982-01-12 1984-09-25 The Dow Chemical Company Cleaning pipeline interior with gelled pig
DE19729051C1 (en) * 1997-07-08 1999-01-07 Henkel Kgaa Cleaning cycles in the perfume oil industry using pigging technology

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GB0224591D0 (en) 2002-12-04
GB2383831A (en) 2003-07-09
GB0125805D0 (en) 2001-12-19

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