Product category:
Welding, cutting and adhesive bonding
News Release from: Huntingdon Fusion Techniques | Subject: Pipestopper
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 July 2004
Inflatable Pipestopper stops swarf
contamination
A UK repair facility for military shipping had a problem cutting a metal valve out of position without swarf entering the sensitive power plant of the vessel reactor: so they turned to Pipestoppers!
When a UK repair facility for military shipping had a problem in cutting a metal valve out of position without swarf entering the sensitive power plant of the vessel, they turned to Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) Pipestoppers Division for help A special inflatable stopper was designed and manufactured, using their inflatable Pipestopper technology, allowing safe removal and rewelding of the new part
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Pipestoppers and pipe freezing systems
A new four-page leaflet is available from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques showing the entire Pipestoppers range of mechanical pipe plugs and Pipe Plug Freezing products
HFT increases the range of Pipestopper products
Additional sizes of expandable nylon plugs have been introduced by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques to complement an already comprehensive range
A military dockyard recently had to remove a valve from the lid of a nuclear pressuriser in a naval submarine but had to be sure that debris would not fall inside the sensitive power plant.
With a 953mm internal diameter but just 60mm entry aperture, the pressuriser was difficult to protect, so a device preventing debris from falling inside had to be specially designed and manufactured and be strong enough, in position, to catch swarf and other debris without slipping, or tipping.
In the worst case, a one kilogram chunk of metal could be falling a distance of a metre onto the stopper.
Another, major consideration was the fact that this special stopper had to be manufactured using nuclear industry-approved materials.
In conjunction with military experts and nuclear engineers, HFT Pipestoppers division designed and made the special device which has served its purpose perfectly.
The inflatable stopper was constructed using a design and materials that were approved by the dockyard contractors and had integrated support straps as a backup for retrieval purposes.
The stopper device was able to be fed through the upper aperture and inflated via a tube-fed valve to seal the vessel and support the debris.
HFT Pipestoppers division manufactures a wide range of devices for sealing, stopping and purging tanks, pipes and tubes, in a range of materials, for the automotive, aerospace, welding, food, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries, as well as plumbing, construction and general engineering applications. Request a free brochure from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques ...
• Huntingdon Fusion Techniques: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Processingtalk email newsletter
• Processingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
