| 摘要 |
A load bearing flexible conduit system 10, for use in a body of water and adapted for deployment from a reel located on a water going vessel, comprises a number of lengths 12 of load bearing flexible conduit. Each length 12 of load bearing flexible conduit has an inner layer with a throughbore and a load bearing outer layer. In some aspects, it also comprises a further other protective covering. A joint 30 for connecting the lengths together has a body with a longitudinal axis and a throughbore and at least one flexible coupling to permit at least one of the ends of the lengths 12 of load bearing flexible conduit to move relative to the longitudinal axis of the joint 30. The lengths of load bearing flexible conduit are sufficiently flexible that they are capable of being stored, prior to use, on a reel and are further capable of being at least partially payed out from the reel into the body of water during use. Additional joints can be used to connect further lengths 12 of conduit. A cylindrical ferrule can be used as part of a load transfer mechanism within the system 10. |
