Pipeline structure and computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon program for pipeline structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9659112-B2
Application number	US-201414564233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Jun 13, 2014
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

There are provided a pipeline structure and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program that supports the design of the pipeline structure. The pipeline structure includes two collars and a plurality of short pipes. The plurality of short pipes are connected by joint structures. Two collars are arranged to sandwich a zone where a fault displacement is expected to occur, and thereby, a ground displacement in the pipe axis direction is dealt with (absorbed). The plurality of short pipes are connected by the larger number of joints than the number of joints in the case of arranging a long pipe. By increasing the number of joints, it becomes easier to deal with (absorb) a ground displacement in the direction perpendicular to a pipe axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pipeline structure of a buried pipeline, comprising:
a first collar and a second collar spaced apart from each other; and
a plurality of pipes, said pipes being connected to one another by joints,
wherein:
an inter-collar pipeline is formed of said pipes disposed between said first collar and said second collar,
an extra-collar pipeline is formed of said pipes disposed exterior to said first collar and said second collar,
said inter-collar pipeline includes (i) at least one pipe with spigots at both opposing ends thereof and (ii) a first pipe and a second pipe such that a spigot of said first pipe is inserted into a socked of said second pipe,
said extra-collar pipeline includes at least one pipe with a spigot at one end thereof, and
comparing said inter-collar pipeline and said extra-collar pipeline of the same length, a number of joints is larger in said inter-collar pipeline than in said extra-collar pipeline.

2. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
a pipe joint structure for connecting said plurality of pipes to each other has such a structure that a first spigot formed at an end of one of the pipes is inserted into a socket formed at an end of another pipe, and said socket and said spigot can relatively allow movement in a pipe axis direction and in a direction perpendicular to a pipe axis, and
a collar joint structure for connecting said collar and one of the pipes has such a structure that a second spigot of one of the pipes is inserted into an end of said collar, and said collar and said second spigot can relatively allow movement in the pipe axis direction.

3. The pipeline structure according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of extension/retraction of said collar joint structure in the pipe axis direction is larger than an amount of extension/retraction of said pipe joint structure in the pipe axis direction.

4. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein said pipes include a long pipe having a first length in a pipe axis direction and a short pipe having a second length shorter than said first length in the pipe axis direction, and at least said short pipe is included in said inter-collar pipeline.

5. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein spigots are inserted from opposing ends of said collar in a pipe axis direction.

6. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
a collar joint structure for connecting said collar and said pipe has such a structure that a spigot of said pipe is inserted into an end of said collar, and said collar and said spigot can relatively allow movement in a pipe axis direction,
said pipes include a long pipe having a first length in the pipe axis direction and a short pipe having a second length shorter than said first length in the pipe axis direction, and at least said short pipe is included in said inter-collar pipeline, and
said pipe used in said collar joint structure is said short pipe.

7. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of a part of said collars in an axial direction is smaller than an outer diameter of a spigot of said pipe.

8. The pipeline structure according to claim 2 , wherein:
said pipeline structure is buried in a ground having a fault, and
said pipeline structure includes the number of said pipe joint structures that can absorb an amount of expected ground displacement in the direction perpendicular to the pipe axis in a range where said pipeline structure is buried.

9. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
said pipeline structure is buried in a ground having a fault, and
said two collars are arranged at a position where said fault is sandwiched between said two collars.

10. The pipeline structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
said pipeline structure is buried in a ground having a fault, and
a plurality of fault-resistant pipeline structures each formed of said collars and said inter-collar pipeline are arranged continuously.

11. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for the pipeline structure for causing a computer to output pipeline structure data indicating the pipeline structure as recited in claim 1 , wherein
said computer includes a processor and a memory,
said memory is configured to store fault condition data indicating an amount of fault displacement and a fault intersection angle in a range where said pipeline is buried as well as displacement absorption amount data indicating an amount of displacement in a direction perpendicular to a pipe axis that can be absorbed by said joint structure, and
said program for the pipeline structure causes said processor to perform the steps of:
obtaining information about a distance between said two collars spaced apart from each other, in the range where said pipeline is buried;
calculating perpendicular direction displacement data indicating an amount of ground displacement in the direction perpendicular to the pipe axis of said pipeline structure, based on said fault condition data in the range where said pipeline is buried;
generating, by computation, number-of-joints information indicating the number of joints that can absorb the amount of ground displacement in the direction perpendicular to the pipe axis, based on said perpendicular direction displacement data and said displacement absorption amount data; and
determining said pipeline structure based on said distance information and said number-of-joints information, and outputting pipeline structure data indicating said determined pipeline structure.

Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Kishi Shozo
• Kaneko Shogo
• Oda Keita

Classifications

• G06F30/00

  Computer-aided design [CAD] · CPC title

• G06F2113/14

  Pipes · CPC title

• F16L21/04 Primary

  in which sealing rings are compressed by axially-movable members · CPC title

• F16L27/1017

  Joints with sleeve or socket · CPC title

• F16L37/088

  by means of a split elastic ring · CPC title