Welded joint for lined pipe and components thereof
View Patent ↗A welded joint of a lined pipeline has a main pipe and an extension piece having a generally tubular shape, an inner wall and an annular weld connecting the extension piece to the main pipe. A liner extends through the main pipe and partially into the extension piece. A compression ring includes a flange and a compression portion. The compression portion engages the liner internally and compresses the liner radially outwardly against the extension piece so that the liner is sealed with the compression ring.
1. A welded pipeline joint of a lined pipeline comprising:
a main pipe;
an extension piece having a generally tubular shape and an inner wall;
an annular weld connecting the extension piece to the main pipe;
the extension piece having an open end opposite the main pipe, the open end having an internal diameter;
a liner extending through the main pipe and partially into the extension piece;
a compression ring including a flange and a compression portion, the compression portion engaging the liner internally and compressing the liner radially outwardly against the extension piece so that the liner is sealed with the compression portion, the flange engaging the liner and being sealed with the inner wall of the extension piece thereby to prevent ingress of fluid between the flange and the inner wall;
wherein a terminal end of the liner in engagement with the flange flares radially outward along the flange;
wherein the annular weld constitutes a first annular weld, the welded pipeline joint further comprising a second annular weld between the flange of the compression ring and the extension piece forming a seal between the flange and extension piece;
wherein the inner wall of the extension piece comprises an annular sealing shelf projecting radially inwardly and extending axially along the extension piece;
wherein the flange includes a radially outward facing surface which is in engagement with the inner wall of the extension piece; and
wherein the terminal end of the liner is in engagement with an end of the annular sealing shelf.
2. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compression ring further comprises a tapered portion at an end of the compression ring opposite the flange, the tapered portion tapering radially inwardly for use in wedging the liner into compression on the compression portion.
3. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 1 wherein the extension piece has a minimum internal diameter defined by the annular sealing shelf, the annular sealing shelf being in engagement with the liner.
4. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 1 wherein a portion of the liner extending through the main pipe has an outside diameter, and a portion of the liner in the extension piece in engagement with the annular sealing shelf has an outside diameter less than the outside diameter of said portion of the liner extending through the main pipe.
5. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sealing shelf tapers in radial thickness along its length.
6. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 5 wherein the sealing shelf has opposite ends, each of the ends being tapered in radial thickness.
7. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 1 wherein the extension piece includes a steel alloy and the compression ring includes a steel alloy.
8. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 7 wherein the extension piece and compression ring are made of the same steel alloy.
9. A welded pipeline joint as set forth in claim 7 wherein the extension piece comprises an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion being made of the steel alloy and the outer portion being made of a different material.