Abstract: A piping comprising a pressure vault formed of at least one interlocked shaped wire, each turn of the wire having at least one stud and a groove adjacent the stud, the stud interlocking into a groove of an adjacent turn of a shaped wire. At least one additional gas circulation passage through the stud and/or in the bottom of the groove is defined, the passage allowing gas circulation between the inside and the outside of the vault in addition to clearance between the stud of one turn and the bottom of the groove of the adjacent turn, or in the absence of clearance between the stud of one turn and the bottom of the groove of the adjacent turn.
Abstract: An end fitting (14) of a flexible pipe (14) for conveying a fluid that includes: an end vault (42) and an outer cover (44) fixed around the end vault (42), at least a front region (36) of an internal polymeric sheath (18), at least end sections (40) of at least one tensile armor layer (24, 25) arranged around the internal polymeric sheath (18), a front sealing assembly (54) arranged around the front region (36) of the internal polymeric sheath (18). The front sealing assembly (54) includes a cannula (64) supporting at least one part of the front region (36) of the internal polymeric sheath (18) and an annular protrusion (66) arranged on an internal surface (48) of the end vault (42). The front region (36) of the internal polymeric sheath (18) is circumferentially tightened between the one protrusion (66) and the cannula (64).
Abstract: A cover that includes a deformable jacket, intended to be placed around the submerged element. The deformable jacket has an internal volume. The cover includes a plurality of insulating elements arranged in the internal volume, able to move freely relative to one another; at least one opening for selective access to the internal volume through the deformable jacket, for allowing the internal volume to be flooded by a liquid during the deployment of the cover towards the submerged element, and for allowing suction of the liquid contained in the internal volume during the application of the cover on the submerged element.
Abstract: A line laying and/or recovering method in a body of water that includes providing a laying device including two facing upstream grippers and two facing downstream grippers, defining a passage for the circulation of the line; lowering the line to at least one stop position; stopping the line in the at least one stop position; and, prior to the at least one stopping of the line in the stop position, limited downward overrun past the stop position to a change of direction position; time delay in the change of direction position; limited raising of the line from the change of direction position to the stop position.