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

摘要

The invention relates to a flexible pipe (11) suitable for transporting fresh water, which has a circular cross-section when it is pressurised and which can collapse in on itself. The tube, which has an outer diameter of between 1 and 7 metres and a length of between 200 and 3000 metres, comprises an envelope (1) which is sealed from the transported liquid, and at least two peripheral reinforcing elements (5a, 5b) increasing the mechanical resistance of the pipe to a positive differential pressure, said pipe supporting a positive differential pressure of between 1 and at least 10 x 10 5 Pa without bursting or cracking.