Technip France

Philippe Hoffmann

Pierre-Armand Thomas

An installation for manufacturing a wound rigid tubular pipe intended to be installed by a laying ship. An assembly unit for assembling a plurality of rigid tubes end to end to obtain lengths and for assembling the lengths to form the rigid tubular pipe which is intended to be wound onto a storage reel situated on the laying ship. An intermediate winding and deforming apparatus arranged on a first float distinct from the laying ship in order to plastically deform the rigid tubular pipe and wind it onto the intermediate winding apparatus after the rigid tubular pipe has been formed. A connector connecting together the first float and the assembly unit.

Installation for manufacturing wound rigid tubular pipes

A spacing and centering device for a rigid double-wall duct, for example of the winding type, which is intended for the transport of hydrocarbons. The rigid duct comprises two coaxial tubes which are separated by an annular space. The spacing and centering device is housed in the annular space in order to maintain a distance between the two coaxial tubes. An element made from a material having low heat conductivity and comprising an aerogel element is at least partially covered with a casing of polymer-type plastic material.

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Paris, France

Philippe Hoffmann