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PIPE PIG [5 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Maintenance
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
CONT

A pigging facility to pig the pipe line is … envisaged in the system. A launcher at the port end and a pig receiving station at the terminal end will form part of the facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Canalisations à grande distance

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
DEF

The device or vehicle, also known as an intelligent or smart pig that uses a nondestructive testing technique to inspect the wall of a pipe.

CONT

Today, in-line inspection tools are used routinely to assess the integrity and fitness-for-purpose of high pressure pipelines. Ultrasound technology provides the means to obtain quantitative, highly accurate and reliable inspection data for pipelines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Canalisations à grande distance
DEF

Dispositif ou véhicule, également appelé racleur intelligent, utilisé pour inspecter par l'intérieur, de façon non destructive la paroi d'une conduite.

CONT

Les outils d'inspection interne communément appelés «racleurs intelligents» ou «racleurs ingénieux» sont entraînés par l'écoulement du produit transporté dans la canalisation et, tout en se déplaçant, ils évaluent l'état de la paroi du pipeline.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
  • Petroleum Technology - Instrumentation
  • Petroleum Technology - Maintenance
DEF

A special spiral apparatus that is sent through a pipeline to clean out the sediment.

CONT

Scraper traps and launchers are installed parallel to the line. From these locations scrapers or cleaning spheres ("pigs") may be put into the line and removed. "Pigs" are used both in cleaning operations and in maintaining batch separation of different commodities passed through "multiple products" lines.

CONT

A typical cleaning pig-also called a "line scraper" or "go-devil"-travels with the flow of product in the line, cleaning the walls of the pipe by means of blades or brushes affixed to it.

OBS

[There exists no definitive explanation to the use of the term "pig" :] there are stories of the ancient Romans cleaning aqueducts using pig skins. There are also stories of pioneers using bundles of straw wrapped with barbed wire to clean out early oil pipes. The scraping of the wire in the pipe sounded like pigs squealing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
  • Instruments (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Entretien (Technologie pétrolière)
DEF

Sphère ou obus garni de brosses que l'on fait passer dans un pipeline pour en racler et nettoyer la paroi interne, l'entrée et la sortie se faisant grâce à un sas latéral appelé «gare».

OBS

Le terme «racleur» s'écrit sans accent circonflexe sur le «a».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tuberías de larga distancia
  • Instrumentación (Tecnología petrolera)
  • Mantenimiento (Tecnología petrolera)
OBS

Para oleoductos.

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Record 4 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas Industry
DEF

The whole of the pipelines and mains, including associated components, such as pipe fittings, valves, connections, house branch mains, pig traps, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du gaz
DEF

Ensemble des conduites et des accessoires correspondants, comme : pièces de raccords, robinetterie, prises de branchement, branchements proprement dit, sas pour piston-racleur, etc. [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del gas
DEF

Conjunto de las líneas, tuberías y canalizaciones que, mediante numerosas ramificaciones, aseguran el abastecimiento de [...] gas [...].

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Record 5 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Maintenance
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
DEF

To force a device called a pig through a pipeline or a flow line for the purpose of cleaning the interior walls of the pipe...

CONT

Why pig a pipeline? ... After the pipeline is built, it will be necessary to run pigs to remove any debris left in the line from new construction; ... When the pipeline is in service, it wil be necessary to pig the line to maintain line efficiency and aid in the control of corrosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
CONT

racleur ou ramoneur : Sphère ou obus garni de brosses que l'on fait passer dans un pipeline pour en racler et nettoyer la paroi interne.

Spanish

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