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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Saipem S.a., Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
François Régis Pionetti, La Baleine, FR;
Nicolas Chazot, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
François Lirola, Courbevoie, FR;
Cédric Bruguier, Paris, FR;
Saipem S.A., Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
Abstract
A method of installing and implementing a rigid tube () referred to as a 'main' tube, wherein the following steps are performed: a) lowering an end of the main tube from a floating support or vessel () on the surface () to below sea level () to be connected to undersea equipment () that is immersed (); and b) maintaining the main tube as immersed in this way for a given period of time. The said main tube () is caused to pass through a cylindrical orifice () of circular section in a stress limiter device, the orifice having a slippery internal coating () secured to a support structure () secured to the floating support or vessel, the service tube thus being suitable for sliding in contact against the slippery coating during steps a) and b).