摘要 |
Apparatus and method for structural repair of pipes submerged in a fluid, comprising a housing (1) with two portions (2) that are connected to one another and secured to a pipe (5) by end flanges (3), creating a sealed chamber (6) between the housing (1) and the pipe (5), with means for emptying the water from the sealed chamber that can be activated after said sealed chamber (6) has been created, and pipe repair means provided in the sealed chamber (6) that can be activated after the water has been emptied from the sealed chamber. It also has first means for sliding the housing over the pipe to a point requiring repair and carrying out the repair, and second sliding means for getting round any obstacles on the pipe. The invention also relates to a method for carrying out the repair on the pipe using the apparatus. |