Abstract: Method and means of rapidly repairing damaged portions of conduits and pipes which are difficult or impossible to weld, whereby in the vicinity of the pipes to be maintained prepared replacement pipe sections are stored each together with two associated quick-action unions which comprise an annular coupling body bridging the pipe ends to be joined and having at least one threaded portion and a sealing insert which may be compressed by means of plugs adapted to be screwed into the threaded portion, and after cutting out a portion of the pipe which includes the damaged area and the length of which corresponds substantially to the length of the prepared replacement pipe section the latter is inserted into the pipe line and sealed by rightening and quick-action.

Abstract: Method and means of rapidly repairing damaged portions of conduits and pipes which are difficult or impossible to weld, whereby in the vicinity of the pipes to be maintained prepared replacement pipe sections are stored each together with two associated quick-action unions which comprise an annular coupling body bridging the pipe ends to be joined and having at least one threaded portion and a sealing insert which may be compressed by means of plugs adapted to be screwed into the threaded portion, and after cutting out a portion of the pipe which includes the damaged area and the length of which corresponds substantially to the length of the prepared replacement pipe section the latter is inserted into the pipe line and sealed by tightening and quick-action unions.

Abstract: A long-distance heating conduit comprising one or more tubes conveying the heating medium, which tubes are supported in the conduit by support means consisting of an insulating material resistant to compression and surrounded by a heat-insulating material also resistant to compression and enclosed by cover foils having holes, the size and shape of which are dimensioned in such a manner that water substantially cannot penetrate, but that they are permeable to gases and vapors.

Abstract: A method of pickling metallic material particularly for the continuous treatment of material in strip or wire form and especially such material consisting of stainless steel, wherein the material after annealing is subjected in a first step to the chemical attack of a first aqueous solution which is heated to a temperature above room temperature, preferably to between 55.degree. - 60.degree. C, and which contains HF in contents of from 7 to 25%, or which contains HF in the contents mentioned above and H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 over 2%, or which contains HF in the contents mentioned above the NaCl up to 10%, but especially from 0.5 to 2.5%; or which contains HF in the contents mentioned above and H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 in the contents mentioned above and NaCl in the contents mentioned above, and in a second step the material is subjected to the chemical attack of a second aqueous solution heated to a temperature above room temperature, preferably to between 55.degree. - 60.degree. C, and containing HF and HNO.sub.3.

Abstract: A long-distance heating conduit comprising one or more tubes conveying the heating medium, which tubes are supported in the conduit by support means consisting of an insulating material resistant to compression and surrounded by a heat-insulating material also resistant to compression and enclosed by cover foils having holes, the size and shape of which are dimensioned in such a manner that water substantially cannot penetrate, but that they are permeable to gases and vapors.