Pipeline Installation with Self-Powered Rollers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for assembling duct lines and pipelines face challenges in restricted access, equipment mobilization, and safety issues, particularly in difficult environmental conditions, leading to increased costs, risks, and logistical complexities.
Innovation Solution
A system and method where pipes are preassembled and welded in a fixed logistics yard, using self-powered rollers to support and transport the piping along a designated path, eliminating the need for on-site handling and allowing sequential installation, thus reducing exposure to hazardous conditions and improving safety and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional assembling methods are used for pipelines in restricted access areas, then pipes can be transported to assembly sites, but equipment mobilization becomes difficult and work time increases substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling pipe sections in a fixed logistics yard before transporting them to the final installation location. Pipe sections are welded, inspected, and prepared in advance at a centralized facility, then moved to restricted access areas where they can be installed without requiring equipment mobilization to remote sites. This eliminates the need to transport equipment to difficult-to-access locations while reducing overall assembly time.
2Reliability
If assembly operations are performed at definitive pipe locations, then pipes can be installed in place, but rigging team exposure to hazardous conditions increases and safety risks rise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the hazardous assembly operations from the remote installation site and concentrates them in a fixed logistics yard. Welding, inspection, and quality control activities are performed in a controlled environment at the logistics yard rather than at remote pipe locations. This removes the rigging team from hazardous conditions at difficult-to-access sites while maintaining installation quality through centralized quality control.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional itinerant welding methods are used, then pipes can be welded at installation points, but logistics complexity increases and costs rise due to frequent equipment transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing all welding operations in advance at a fixed logistics yard rather than at remote installation points. Pipe sections are welded, inspected, and prepared in a centralized facility before being transported to their final locations. This eliminates the need for itinerant welding equipment and reduces logistics complexity while maintaining welding quality through controlled environment fabrication.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly reduces assembly time, enhances safety and quality, and simplifies the process by centralizing logistics and operations, allowing for continuous welding and inspection in a controlled environment, while accommodating various terrain and access challenges.
Implementation Method 1
elements (2) comprising a supporting base (10) and a roller (2)... allowing the lengthwise movement of the pipes (5)
Data Source
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AI summary
The present invention consists in a system and a method for installation of duct lines and/or pipelines comprising a pipe shop (1), supporting, rolling and guiding elements (2) previously provided along a path (4) of duct line/pipeline designed to be formed, the quantity of elements (2) varying according to the length and the characteristics of the path (4), the said pipe shop (1) comprising within the same a facility (3) for welding, inspection and finishing of the pipes for forming the duct line/pipeline, the elements (2) comprising a supporting base (10) and a roller (2).