INSTALLING A SCROLLED RESILIENT SHEET ALONGSIDE THE INNER SURFACE OF A FLUID CONDUIT

摘要

A SCROLLED RESILIENT SHEET IS (3,10) INSTALLED AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE (4) OF A FLUID CONDUIT (2) USING A CARRIER TOOL (5) FROM WHICH A RESILIENT SHEET (3, 10) HAVING AN AVERAGE THICKNESS MORE THAN 2 MM AND AN ELASTIC OR PSEUDOELASTIC RECOVERABLE STRAIN OF AT LEAST 0.6% IS RELEASED SO THAT THE SHEET EXPANDS WITH AN EXPANSION FORCE WHICH IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO ALLOW THE SHEET (3, 10) TO PRESS ITSELF INTO PLACE ALONGSIDE THE INNER SURFACE (4) OF THE CONDUIT (2)AND TO REMAIN IN PLACE AFTER INSTALLATION.