Pipeline storage

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F16L 1/024 (2006.01) B65H 51/02 (2006.01) B65H 54/40 (2006.01) B65H 54/80 (2006.01) F16L 1/12 (2006.01)

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CA 2252785

A storage system for storing continuous lengths of rigid pipe, particularly for storage of pipe prior to the spooling of the pipe onto the pipe storage reel of a marine pipelay vessel. The system comprises a loop (12) of rail track (20) with a plurality of rail bogies (100) arranged around the circumference of the loop (12). The bogies (100) are adapted to retain and receive multiple turns of the length of pipe (102) extending around the loop (12). The radius of curvature of the loop (12) is selected such that the bending of the pipe (102) around the loop (12) does not result in plastic deformation of the pipe (102). Arrangements for loading and offloading the pipe (102) may include: a pipe guide (232) suspended from a gantry (230) spanning the track (20) and a pipe loading/offloading path (238); pipe tensioning means (234) located downstream of the pipe guide (232) in the offloading direction; and an "expansion arc" (216) extending from the loading/offloading point to allow variations in the length of the pipeline path (238) extending from the loop (12) to a vessel mooring location.

Système de stockage permettant de stocker des longueurs continues de tuyau rigide, notamment avant l'enroulement du tuyau sur l'enrouleur de stockage de tuyaux d'un bateau poseur de tuyaux sous-marins. Le système comprend une boucle (12) de voie ferrée (20) comportant sur sa circonférence une pluralité de bogies (100). Ceux-ci (100) sont conçus pour retenir et recevoir de multiples tours de la longueur de tuyau (102) placé sur la boucle (12). Le rayon de courbure de cette dernière (12) est choisi de façon que la courbure du tuyau (102) sur la boucle (12) ne provoque pas de déformation plastique du tuyau (102). Les dispositifs permettant de charger et de décharger les tuyaux peuvent comprendre: un guide de tuyaux (232) suspendu sur un portique (230) enjambant la voie (20) et un trajet de chargement/déchargement (238) des tuyaux; un système de tensionnement (234) des tuyaux, situé en aval du guide (232) dans la direction de déchargement; et un "arc d'expansion" (216) qui part du point de chargement/déchargement et qui permet de modifier la longueur du trajet (238) des tuyaux partant de la boucle (12) et aboutissant à l'emplacement d'amarrage du bateau.

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