Method of forming repair material for conduit interface area and for repairing anon-linear conduit with a fiber repair material

摘要

The present invention provides a method for producing a repair material (18) for use in repairing an interface area between two intersecting conduits (12, 16). According to one aspect of the invention, a mold is provided having similar dimensions to an interface area. The interface area is defined by a first conduit (12) and a flange (14) connecting the first conduit to a second conduit (16). A repair material is provided having a material structure, the material structure defined by an arrangement of fibers such that the material structure has similar dimensions to the interface area. The repair material is placed in intimate contact with the mold such that a mold surface supports the repair material. The resin-additive mixture is introduced into the repair material. After the resin-additive mixture has fully adhered to and secured the fibers, the repair material is removed from the mold. The present invention also provides a method of repairing a damaged section of a nonlinear conduit.