PROCESS FOR ADHERING A LINER TO THE SURFACE OF A PIPE BY INDUCTION HEATING

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for adhering a preformed polymer liner to the surface of a pipe by induction heating the pipe. The liner may comprise a fluoropolymer. The liner may be applied either to the interior surface or the exterior surface of the pipe. The invention is particularly useful for adhering a liner to the interior surface of an oil well pipe. Thus with the induction heating process of present invention, it is possible to adhere a preformed liner to the interior surface of an oil well pipe which is capable of reducing-to-eliminating the deposition (buildup) of one or more of the asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale on the interior surface of the oil pipe. Preferably, this reduction is at least 40%, preferably at least 50% or more, for at least one of these materials as compared to the unlined oil pipe, and more preferably at least 40% for all of them. In one preferred embodiment of the process, the peel strength of the preformed liner adhered to the surface of the pipe is at least ten pounds force per inch (10 Ibf/ in). In other preferred embodiments of the process, either a primer or an adhesive aid is used in adhering the preformed liner to the surface of the pipe.