Abstract: A system for coating a welded joint in butt-welded pipes, comprising the following stages: feeding a first component constituted by a mixture of modified polyurethane resins premixed with a high-density inert material of well defined particle size to the hopper of a screw feeder by way of a regulator valve which meters its throughput; conveying said first component in the form of a slurry by means of said screw feeder into a blade mixer where it is carefully mixed with a second component constituted by a liquid hardening catalyst in a suitable mixing proportion by means of a metering pump and by way of a heat exchanger; and finally filling a form surrounding said joint with the catalyzed mixture leaving said blade mixer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 26, 1983
Date of Patent:
July 16, 1985
Assignees:
Saipem S.p.A., N.I.C.C. Limited
Inventors:
Giorgio Benedini, Anthony E. J. Strange