EP 3053231 A2 20160810 - METHOD OF LAYING A PIPE UNDER WATER
Title (en)
METHOD OF LAYING A PIPE UNDER WATER
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM VERLEGEN EINER ROHRLEITUNG UNTER WASSER
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE POSE D'UNE LIGNE SOUS L'EAU
Publication
Application
Priority
- NL 1040430 A 20131003
- EP 2014071185 W 20141002
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2015049348A2] A method of laying a pipe under water includes the step of introducing matter to the interior of the pipe to permit the pipe to sink in the body of water. The matter comprising one of the group consisting of: solid matter; a liquid; a liquid and solid matter. The overall density of the pipe including the matter introduced to the interior of the pipe is greater than the density of the body of water in which the pipe is to be laid. The solid matter could be a cable. The liquid could be a salt solution which may comprise NaCl (sodium chloride) or ZnCl2 (zinc chloride), or any other suitable salt. Also claimed is a plastic pipe for laying at the bottom of a body of water wherein the interior of the pipe contains matter wherein the pipe is coiled onto a drum.
IPC 8 full level
H02G 1/10 (2006.01); F16L 1/16 (2006.01); H02G 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F16L 1/163 (2013.01); H02G 1/10 (2013.01); H02G 9/02 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2015049348A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2015049348 A2 20150409; WO 2015049348 A3 20150827; EP 3053231 A2 20160810; NL 1040430 C2 20150407
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2014071185 W 20141002; EP 14781852 A 20141002; NL 1040430 A 20131003