Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras
Technology Category/Market
Category– Environment Engineering/ Heavy machinery
Applications – Transportation, Manufacturing, Design engineering, construction, pipelines
Industry – Manufacturing, Heavy machinery
Market – The global pipeline equipment market size was valued at $12.5 billion in 2021, and pipeline equipment industry is projected to reach $18.7 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2022 to 2031
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Problem Statement
- Pipelines are used in transportation of fluids like water, oil and gas, slurry, brine etc over long distances; damages to the pipelines can be due to coating, erosion, corrosion or mechanical damage etc
- In traditional repair techniques, repairing of pipelines requires the flow of an internal fluid to be temporarily stopped to avoid a possibility of ignition or explosion of the internal fluid where temporary stopping of the internal fluid, result in huge losses
Technology
The apparatus for repairing pipes using composite wrap includes:
- Rotating Rings move within the guide grooves of the fixed rings
- Roller Brush cleans the defective surface of the pipe repair the defective surface of the pipe by applying a layer of repair chemical to fill the damaged area
- The said pressing roller exerts a rolling pressure on the sheathing material to provide a homogeneous adherence of the sheathing material to the defective surface of the pipe
- Also, a motor with a pinion fixed with a fixed ring and a rotary gear assembly for rotating the rotating rings wraps sheathing material over the defective area on the pipe
- Repair chemical includes glass fiber, a thermoset resin, and an epoxy.
The flowchart below represents the method of repairing the pipe using composite wrap:
Key Features/Value Proposition
Technical Perspective:
- The present invention provides an apparatus for repairing pipes using a composite wrap
- Capable of repairing corroded straight pipes which has corrosion in the outer surface , where repair can be carried out with out stopping the flow of gas or oil in the pipeline
- The pair of repair chemical dispensing rollers helps to to wet the sheathing material wraps the defective surface of the pipe
Industrial Perspective:
- Provides the wrap over the outer surface of the affected pipe with minimum workforce
- Prevents leakage and capable of restoring maximum allowable transporting capacity of the pipeline
Questions about this Technology?
Contact for Licensing
Research Lab
Prof. Arockiarajan A
Prof. Sivakumar M S
Department of Applied Mechanics
Intellectual Property
- IITM IDF Ref. 1468
- IN346452-Granted
- PCT/IN2017/050428
Technology Readiness Level
TRL-2
Technology Concept Formulated