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PIPE SPOOL [4 records]

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Record 1 2006-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A section of piping, which is prefabricated in a piping shop for future installation in the field.

CONT

Induction bent pipe spools ("weldless" pipe spools) is common practice today in: power stations (traditional and nuclear - primary and auxiliary circuits); gas and oil pipelines (onshore and offshore).

OBS

[Pipe spools] are often flanged, to facilitate the connection to other spools.

PHR

Pipe spool fabricator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
CONT

Leader européen pour la production de coudes par induction, Major Projects a développé sa technologie industrielle et sa capacité en termes de machines afin de produire des tronçons de tuyauteries à trois dimensions à partir d'une seule longueur de tuyauterie droite.

PHR

Fabricant de tronçons de tuyauteries.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winches
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

A spool-shaped attachment on a winch around which rope is wound for hoisting and pulling.

OBS

The breakout cathead, a rotating spool located on the driller's side of the drawworks, is used as a power source for unscrewing drill pipe. The makeup cathead is a power source for screwing together joints of pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Treuils
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
CONT

Cabestan automatique (couplé au treuil de forage et utilisé pour entraîner les clés de vissage ou de dévissage des tiges de forage).

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

... a rotating spool located on the side of the drawworks that is used as a power source for breaking out(unscrewing) drill pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Piston-operated spool valve which, in applied position, supplies air to close the brake pipe cut-off valve and feeds the pipes leading to the power cut-out and dynamic cut-off switches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve à tiroir qui, en position basse (position active), provoque la fermeture de la valve d'isolement de la conduite générale (pour empêcher le réarmement de la conduite générale) et déclenche la mise au ralenti du diesel et l'interruption du freinage rhéostatique.

Spanish

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