| 摘要 |
<p>A method for lining tubular structures comprises stretching a pipe, formed from thermoplastic material and having an outer diameter greater than the internal diameter of the tubular structure, to the extent that the outer diameter of the pipe is less than the internal diameter of the tube. The tube is then placed over the stretched pipe and the tension in the stretched pipe is released. The stretched pipe contracts longitudinally and expands readially against the inside of the tubular structure, thereby forming a liner. In an emodiment, the tubular structure (30) is a steel pipe and the thermoplastic pipe (20) is a polyethylene pipe. The thermoplastic pipe (20) is stretched by anchoring barbed couplers (23, 24) in the ends (21, 22) of the pipe, inserting a pushrod (27) through the coupler (23) to abut a member (26) anchored in the coupler (24), and screwing a bolt (28) into coupler (23) to abut and push the end of the pushrod (27) until the required stretching of the pipe (20) has been achieved.</p> |
