Abstract: A flexible secondarily-contained pipe of unitary or one-piece construction characterized in that it comprises the following combination of features: an inner supply pipe (1); an inner barrier layer (6) which forms an internal surface of the supply pipe (1) and which is formed from a first polymeric plastics material, an outer containment pipe (2); a plurality of passages associated with the secondary containment pipe, said passages being adapted to receive any fluid which has leaked from the inner supply pipe and to convey said fluid to a remote leak detector.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 9, 1999
Date of Patent:
December 11, 2001
Assignee:
Petrotechnik Limited
Inventors:
Wayne Clifton Augustus Wright, John Alexandre Boudry