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GB2383286A - Method and apparatus for splitting pipes - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for splitting pipes

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Publication number
GB2383286A
GB2383286A GB0305741A GB0305741A GB2383286A GB 2383286 A GB2383286 A GB 2383286A GB 0305741 A GB0305741 A GB 0305741A GB 0305741 A GB0305741 A GB 0305741A GB 2383286 A GB2383286 A GB 2383286A
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Prior art keywords
pipe
splitting pipes
cut
splitting
pipes
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GB0305741A
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GB0305741D0 (en
GB2383286B (en
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Anthony Bell Hick
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D1/00—Details of nuclear power plant
    • G21D1/003—Nuclear facilities decommissioning arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D21/00—Machines or devices for shearing or cutting tubes
    • B23D21/02—Machines or devices for shearing or cutting tubes otherwise than in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tube, e.g. for making mitred cuts, for making bicycle frames
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Punching Or Piercing (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus (5) for splitting pipes (11) comprises means (1) for forming a longitudinal cut of the pipe (11), and diverging means (2) for opening up the cut pipe to expose the pipe interior. A method for splitting pipes (11) comprises the steps of forming a longitudinal cut of the pipe and opening out the cut pipe to expose its interior.
GB0305741A 2000-08-16 2001-08-15 Method and apparatus for splitting pipes Expired - Fee Related GB2383286B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0020055.0A GB0020055D0 (en) 2000-08-16 2000-08-16 Pipe splitting means
PCT/GB2001/003665 WO2002014007A1 (en) 2000-08-16 2001-08-15 Method and apparatus for splitting pipes

Publications (3)

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GB0305741D0 GB0305741D0 (en) 2003-04-16
GB2383286A true GB2383286A (en) 2003-06-25
GB2383286B GB2383286B (en) 2005-02-23

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GBGB0020055.0A Ceased GB0020055D0 (en) 2000-08-16 2000-08-16 Pipe splitting means
GB0305741A Expired - Fee Related GB2383286B (en) 2000-08-16 2001-08-15 Method and apparatus for splitting pipes
GB0119867A Expired - Fee Related GB2365813B (en) 2000-08-16 2001-08-15 Pipe splitting means

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GBGB0020055.0A Ceased GB0020055D0 (en) 2000-08-16 2000-08-16 Pipe splitting means

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GB0119867A Expired - Fee Related GB2365813B (en) 2000-08-16 2001-08-15 Pipe splitting means

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AU (1) AU2001279943A1 (en)
GB (3) GB0020055D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2002014007A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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US6896077B1 (en) 2002-11-04 2005-05-24 The Charles Machines Works, Inc. Rotary driven pipe-bursting tool
US8074332B2 (en) * 2006-07-31 2011-12-13 M-I Production Chemicals Uk Limited Method for removing oilfield mineral scale from pipes and tubing

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2873489A (en) * 1955-10-26 1959-02-17 New Process Metals Inc Means for producing flint rods
GB958598A (en) * 1960-09-19 1964-05-21 Commissariat Energie Atomique Improvements in nuclear reactor fuel rod desheathing machines
US3728790A (en) * 1972-01-03 1973-04-24 S Blakeslee Tube cutter assembly
US4290906A (en) * 1978-08-14 1981-09-22 Hitachi, Ltd. Apparatus for cutting channel box for fuel assembly and method therefor
US5033344A (en) * 1989-11-24 1991-07-23 Showa Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha Pipe cutting apparatus
CH680776A5 (en) * 1991-10-30 1992-11-13 Minder Schweiss Service Cutting and opening up underground pipes - using tool with cable winch to pull cutter cone through old pipeline
US5197173A (en) * 1992-02-07 1993-03-30 Stokes Sr Bennie R Method for reclaiming internal pipe mineral buildup
US5276965A (en) * 1992-02-13 1994-01-11 The Atlantic Group, Inc. Method for dismantling potentially contaminated tubes from a tube bundle
US5306101A (en) * 1990-12-31 1994-04-26 Brooklyn Union Gas Cutting/expanding tool

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5439320A (en) * 1994-02-01 1995-08-08 Abrams; Sam Pipe splitting and spreading system
US5544977A (en) * 1994-06-24 1996-08-13 Lone Star Gas Company Polymeric pipe splitter, replacement tool and method
JP2941191B2 (en) * 1994-07-25 1999-08-25 日本碍子株式会社 Method and apparatus for peeling off outer cylinder of waste NaS battery

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2873489A (en) * 1955-10-26 1959-02-17 New Process Metals Inc Means for producing flint rods
GB958598A (en) * 1960-09-19 1964-05-21 Commissariat Energie Atomique Improvements in nuclear reactor fuel rod desheathing machines
US3728790A (en) * 1972-01-03 1973-04-24 S Blakeslee Tube cutter assembly
US4290906A (en) * 1978-08-14 1981-09-22 Hitachi, Ltd. Apparatus for cutting channel box for fuel assembly and method therefor
US5033344A (en) * 1989-11-24 1991-07-23 Showa Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha Pipe cutting apparatus
US5306101A (en) * 1990-12-31 1994-04-26 Brooklyn Union Gas Cutting/expanding tool
CH680776A5 (en) * 1991-10-30 1992-11-13 Minder Schweiss Service Cutting and opening up underground pipes - using tool with cable winch to pull cutter cone through old pipeline
US5197173A (en) * 1992-02-07 1993-03-30 Stokes Sr Bennie R Method for reclaiming internal pipe mineral buildup
US5276965A (en) * 1992-02-13 1994-01-11 The Atlantic Group, Inc. Method for dismantling potentially contaminated tubes from a tube bundle

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB0119867D0 (en) 2001-10-10
GB2365813A (en) 2002-02-27
GB0305741D0 (en) 2003-04-16
AU2001279943A1 (en) 2002-02-25
WO2002014007A1 (en) 2002-02-21
GB2383286B (en) 2005-02-23
GB2365813B (en) 2005-03-09
GB0020055D0 (en) 2000-10-04

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