INFLATABLE SPREADING TOOL

摘要

Method of performing a maintenance operation on a process equipment having at least one bundle of elongated members that includes providing an inflatable spreading tool in a deflated condition, inserting the inflatable spreading tool between at least two of the elongated members, inflating the inflatable spreading tool so as to increase the separation between the elongated members. A system for use in facilitating a maintenance operation on a process equipment having at least one bundle of elongated members is also provided.