FLEXIBLE PIPE HAVING PRESSURE ARMOUR LAYER

摘要

A FLEXIBLE PIPE BODY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE PIPE BODY AND A TAPE USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING ARE DISCLOSED. THE FLEXIBLE PIPE BODY INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF HELICALLY WOUND TAPE (30), ADJACENT WINDINGS IN THE LAYER OF TAPE BEING INTERLOCKED BY A HOOKED REGION (39) OF A WINDING NESTED IN A VALLEY REGION (36) OF AN ADJACENT WINDING WHEREIN THE TAPE (30) HAS A CROSS-SECTIONAL PROFILE COMPRISING A FIRST CONTACT SURFACE (33) AND PARALLEL SPACED APART SIDE WALLS (31, 32) SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE CONTACT SURFACE (33).