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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2007
Pierre-armand Thomas, Puteaux, FR;
A. Brian Roberts, London, GB;
Pierre-Armand Thomas, Puteaux, FR;
A. Brian Roberts, London, GB;
Technip France, , FR;
Abstract
A suction pile comprising a cylindrical wall and a piston that is movable inside the cylindrical wall. The cylindrical wall has one suction end suitable for sinking into an ocean floor. The piston delimits two chambers, one being able to be filled with water. The suction pile includes a pump for extracting the water from the one chamber and for causing the sinking of the suction end. The pump comprises a device for stopping the piston while the cylindrical wall has one water intake end to allow water to enter into the other chamber. The piston is alternatively stopped and driven in movement as the suction end sinks.