Method of producing an underground pipeline

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9574700-B2
Application number	US-67512208-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2008
Priority date	Aug 29, 2007
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

A pipeline laid trenchlessly and/or without a sand bed is produced using a metallic conduit which is encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide molding material. In this way, the durability of the outer shell required for trenchless laying techniques without a sand bed is ensured.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of producing an underground pipeline, comprising:
encasing a metal conduit with an extruded layer of a polyamide molding material, wherein the metal conduit is optionally a metal tube; and
laying the metal conduit encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide underground trenchlessly and/or without a sand bed by burst lining, ploughing, cutting or microtunnelling,
wherein the extruded layer of the polyamide has a thickness of at least 1 mm, and
wherein the polyamide in the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 1.8.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein between the metal tube and the layer of the polyamide molding material, one or more further layers are present, wherein the layers comprise at least one of
a ceramic layer,
a primer layer and
a layer of a polyolefin which comprises a functional group.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an external diameter of the metal conduit is at least 25 mm and at most 4800 mm.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a viscosity of the extruded polyamide molding material at 240° C. and a shear rate of 0.1 l/s according to ASTM D 4440-3 is at least 2000 Pa·s.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a) providing a polyamide molding material;
b) preparing a premixture of the polyamide molding material and a molecular weight-increasing additive,
c) storing and transporting the mixture and
d) applying the mixture during extrusion to form an extruded layer wherein condensation is not effected.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the molecular weight-increasing additive is a compound having at least two carbonate units.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conduit is a metal tube.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruded layer of the polyamide has a thickness of at least 1.2 mm.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruded layer of the polyamide has a thickness of at least 1.4 mm.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conduit is laid trenchlessly.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conduit is laid without a sand bed.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conduit is laid trenchlessly without a sand bed.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 2.0.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 2.1.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 2.2.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide molding material further comprises an impact modifier.

17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 30 to 99% by weight of a polyamide and 1 to 70% by weight of at least one of a polyetheresteramide and a polyetheramide.

18. A method of producing an underground pipeline, comprising:
encasing a metal conduit with an extruded layer of a polyamide molding material, wherein the metal conduit is optionally a metal tube; and
laying the metal conduit encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide underground trenchlessly,
wherein the extruded layer of the polyamide has a thickness of at least 1 mm, and
wherein the polyamide in the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 1.8.

19. The method according to claim 18 , which comprises laying the metal conduit encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide underground trenchlessly by horizontal directional drilling, burst lining, ploughing, cutting or microtunnelling.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 30 to 99% by weight of a polyamide and 1 to 70% by weight of at least one of a polyetheresteramide and a polyetheramide.

21. A method of producing an underground pipeline, comprising:
encasing a metal conduit with an extruded layer of a polyamide molding material, wherein the metal conduit is optionally a metal tube; and
laying the metal conduit encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide underground trenchlessly and/or without a sand bed,
wherein the extruded layer of the polyamide has a thickness of at least 1 mm,
wherein the polyamide in the extruded molding material has a relative solution viscosity η rel according to ISO 307 of at least 1.8, and
wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 30 to 99% by weight of a polyamide and 1 to 70% by weight of at least one of a polyetheresteramide and a polyetheramide.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 40 to 98% by weight of a polyamide and 2 to 60% by weight of at least one of a polyetheresteramide and a polyetheramide.

23. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 50 to 96% by weight of a polyamide and 4 to 50% by weight of at least one of a polyetheresteramide and a polyetheramide.

24. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the polyamide molding material comprises 30 to 99% by weight of a polyamide and 1 to 70% by weight of a polyetheramide.

25. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the polyamide molding material further comprises an impact modifier.

26. The method according to claim 21 , which comprises laying the metal conduit encased with an extruded layer of a polyamide underground trenchlessly and/or without a sand bed by horizontal directional drilling, burst lining, ploughing, cutting or microtunnelling.

Assignees

• Dowe Andreas
• Goering Rainer
• Risthaus Martin
• Gahlmann Klaus
• Buessing Reinhard
• Kocks Hans-Juergen
• Winkels Joern
• Evonik Degussa Gmbh
• Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe Gmbh

Inventors

• Dowe Andreas
• Goering Rainer
• Risthaus Martin
• Gahlmann Klaus
• Buessing Reinhard
• Kocks Hans-Juergen
• Winkels Joern

Classifications

• F16L58/109 Primary

  the coating being an extruded layer · CPC title

• F16L1/028

  in the ground (F16L1/026 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L58/10

  by rubber or plastics · CPC title

• F16L58/04 Primary

  Coatings characterised by the materials used (F16L58/16 takes precedence) · CPC title