IMPROVED REINFORCEMENT STACK

摘要

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to an armor layer of an unbonded flexible pipe. The armor layer includes a stack of reinforcement tapes wherein at least one of a top reinforcement tape and a bottom reinforcement tape of the stack comprises a resin rich surface. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to an armor layer of an unbonded flexible pipe. The armor layer includes a stack of reinforcement tapes wherein at least one of a top reinforcement tape and a bottom reinforcement tape in the stack comprises a radiused corner wherein the radiusing of the corner begins at a position along the vertical height of the reinforcement tape no more than one half the height of the reinforcement tape.