GB2600335A - Additive manufacturing method and apparatus - Google Patents

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GB2600335A
GB2600335A GB2200924.5A GB202200924A GB2600335A GB 2600335 A GB2600335 A GB 2600335A GB 202200924 A GB202200924 A GB 202200924A GB 2600335 A GB2600335 A GB 2600335A
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Mitchell Andrew
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B33—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
    • B33Y—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
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    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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    • F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F7/00—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression
    • B22F7/06—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
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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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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

Described is a method for in-situ enhancement of a structure (22). The method comprises positioning an additive manufacturing apparatus (20) in proximity of a target region to be enhanced, and enhancing the target region using the additive manufacturing apparatus to deposit an enhancing material (26) on a surface of the structure.

Claims (26)

CLAIMS:
1. A method for in-situ enhancement of a structure, the method comprising: positioning an additive manufacturing apparatus in proximity of a target region to be enhanced; enhancing the target region using the additive manufacturing apparatus to deposit an enhancing material on a surface of the structure.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target region comprises a defect, and the enhancing material comprises a repair material.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, comprising identifying a location of the target region by running an inspection tool into and/or adjacent to the structure.
4. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising producing a three- dimensional image of the structure to identify a target region thereof.
5. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising running the additive manufacturing apparatus adjacent the structure so as to position the additive manufacturing tool in proximity of the target region.
6. The method according to claim 5, comprising at least one of running the additive manufacturing apparatus inside the structure and running the additive manufacturing apparatus external to the structure.
7. The method according to any of claims 3 to 6, wherein the inspection tool is located on the additive manufacturing apparatus, and comprising identifying a target region of the structure and positioning the additive manufacturing apparatus in proximity of the target region in a single run adjacent the structure.
8. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising inspecting the integrity of the structure and logging information relating to the target region of the structure and providing the information for in-situ enhancement of the target region.
9. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising inspecting an enhanced region of the structure.
10. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein depositing the enhancing material on a surface of the structure comprises melting the enhancing material to deposit the enhancing material on the surface of the structure.
11. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising depositing the enhancing material directly onto the target region.
12. The method according to claim 11, comprising depositing a patch of enhancing material directly onto the target region and onto a surface of the structure surrounding the target region.
13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, comprising depositing a portion of the enhancing material on the surface of the structure axially downhole of the target region, to form a support volume to support enhancing material to be deposited directly onto the target region.
14. The method according to claim 11, comprising depositing a portion of the enhancing material on the surface of the structure uphole and downhole of the target region to form a first and a second support volume, and depositing a bridge of enhancing material between the first and second support volumes and directly onto the target region.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first support volume is formed at an axially upward location in the structure, relative to the second support volume.
16. The method according to claims 14 or 15, wherein the bridge of enhancing material is in the form of a ring, collar or sleeve of material formed on the surface of the structure.
17. The method according to claims 14 or 15, wherein the bridge of enhancing material is either: in the form of a hollow truncated cone of material, or in the form of a half-sleeve.
18. The method according to claim 2 or any claim dependent thereon, wherein the defect comprises at least one of: a reduction in the thickness of a wall of the structure and an aperture extending entirely through a wall of the structure.
19. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein enhancing the target region comprises depositing enhancing material around the circumference of the target region, so as to form a patch of enhancing material over the target region.
20. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising depositing enhancing material on the surface of the structure to fortify the structure, or a section of the structure.
21. The method according to any preceding claim, comprising monitoring the enhancing material as the enhancing material is deposited onto the surface of the structure.
22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the monitoring comprises a closed feedback loop to alter characteristics of the deposit of enhancing material onto the surface of the structure.
23. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the structure, or a part thereof, is located at least one of: subsea, in a splash-zone and above sea level.
24. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the structure is a tubular.
25. An apparatus for performing the method of claim 1 , comprising: an arrangement housing a volume of enhancing material; an inspection tool; a depositing tool for depositing enhancing material on a surface of a structure.
26. A method for in-situ enhancement of a target region to be enhanced in a tubular, the method comprising: producing a three-dimensional image of a portion of the tubular to identify a target region to be enhanced therein; performing a preparation of a surface of the tubular adjacent the target region; enhancing the target region using an additive manufacturing apparatus to deposit an enhancing material on the prepared surface of the tubular.
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