MOBILE UNIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELONGATED TUBULAR BODIES

The invention concerns a mobile unit for the construction of an elongated tubular body comprising an elongated, tubular inner hollow core, an elongated, tubular inner casing and an elongated, tubular outer casing, the inner casing surrounding the hollow core, the outer casing surrounding the inner c...

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Hauptverfasser: SMITH RICHARD JAMES ANTHONY, FREETH GRAHAM DUDLEY
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention concerns a mobile unit for the construction of an elongated tubular body comprising an elongated, tubular inner hollow core, an elongated, tubular inner casing and an elongated, tubular outer casing, the inner casing surrounding the hollow core, the outer casing surrounding the inner casing, the outer casing comprising one or more layers, each layer consisting of one or more helically wound metal strips, the inner casing and the outer casing as well as any layers in the outer casing being bound to each other by an adhesive, which elongated body has been made by a process comprising constructing the elongated inner casing, providing one or more metal strips, winding the one or more metal strips helically around the inner casing, providing adhesive or a curable adhesive precursor and applying it between the casings and the layers, followed by curing the adhesive precursor when present, the mobile unit comprising a multitude of detachably connected containers (1-11), each container comprising equipment to carry out one or more of the process steps as described above. The invention further comprises connectable units making up the mobile unit as described above and the use of the unit.