MID-LINE CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR PIPE-IN-PIPE ELECTRICAL HEATING.

摘要

For heating a pipe-in-pipe pipeline with power provided through an electric cable, mid-line connector is provided including: a connector housing joinable to the outer pipe of the pipeline; a blank pipe positioned within the connector housing and joinable to the inner pipe of the pipeline; at least one pocket mounted in the connector housing, wherein the cable is mateable with the at least one pocket; a blank pipe conductor electrically coupled between the at least one pocket and the blank pipe; and an outer pipe conductor electrically coupled between the at least one pocket and the outer pipe.