FLEXIBLE PIPE FOR TRANSPORTING FRESH WATER, SET FOR THE STORAGE THEREOF AND ASSEMBLY OF A PLURALITY OF PIPES

摘要

A flexible pipe suitable for transporting fresh water is described. The pipe has a circular cross-section when it is pressurised and which can collapse in on itself. The pipe has an outer diameter of between 1 and 7 meters and a length of between 200 and 3000 meters and includes an envelope which is sealed from the transported liquid, and at least two peripheral reinforcing elements increasing the mechanical resistance of the pipe to a positive differential pressure so that the pipe can support a positive differential pressure of between 1 and at least 10×105 Pa without bursting or cracking.