PIPE CLAMPING APPLIANCE AND PIPE CLAMPING METHOD

1 . A pipe clamping tool configured to suppress buckling of a pipe in an underground space, the pipe clamping tool comprising:

a pair of fixing members, respective fixing members of the pair of fixing members being fixed to a side wall of the underground space and arranged opposite to each other to clamp the pipe, the pipe forcibly feeding gas, and the pipe traverses the underground space; and

a covering material mounted between the pair of fixing members and the pipe, the covering material covering an outer periphery of the pipe, and thereby a combination of the pair of fixing members and the covering material suppressing buckling of the pipe caused by a pressure of the forcibly fed gas inside the pipe.

2 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of fixing members is further configured to comprise:

a pipe clamping portion, the pipe clamping portion clamps a half of the outer periphery of the pipe and has a semi-cylindrical shape obtained by dividing a cylindrical body into halves;

flat plate-shaped fastening portions at both ends of a first direction of the pipe clamping portion, the flat plate-shaped fastening portions being integrally molded with the pipe clamping portion, and respective plate-shaped fastening portions of the flat plate-shaped fastening portions comprises one or more bolt holes; and

a flat plate-shaped fixing portion that is joined to one of ends in a second direction of the pipe clamping portion, and the fastening portions orthogonal to the first direction and has one or more bolt holes.

3 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of fixing members clamps the pipe having the outer periphery thereof covered with the covering material, by fastening the respective fastening portions with one or more pairs of a bolt and a nut.

4 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 3 , wherein each of the pair of fixing members is fixed to the side wall of the underground space by an determined pressure anchor bolt.

5 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 4 , wherein the pair of fixing members are made of the same material as the pipe.

6 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 5 , wherein a material of the covering material comprises rubber.

7 . A method for clamping a pipe, comprising:

covering, by a covering material, an outer periphery of the pipe, the pipe forcibly feeding gas, and the pipe traverses an underground space;

clamping the covered pipe with a pair of fixing members from both sides of the covered pipe;

fixing each of the pair of fixing members to a side wall of the underground space, and thereby a combination of the pair of fixing members and the covering material suppressing buckling of the pipe caused by a pressure of the forcibly fed gas inside the pipe;

determining a pressure of the forcibly fed gas inside the pipe in a consumption-side tank that is measured by a pressure gauge as being equal to or higher than a threshold; and

determining, based the determined pressure of the forcibly fed gas and the threshold, buckling of the pipe has occurred.

8 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 6 , wherein the pipe connects from a gas supply tank on a first end of the pipe, the pipe connects to a consumption-side tank on a second of the pipe, and the forcibly fed gas, flows from the gas supply tank to the consumption-side tank through the pipe.

9 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 8 , wherein the forcibly fed gas comprises a hydrogen gas.

10 . The pipe clamping tool according to claim 8 , wherein the covering material reduces an occurrence of rust caused by contact corrosion of dissimilar materials between a first material of the pair of fixing members and a second material of the pipe.

11 . The method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the pair of fixing members is further configured to comprise:

a pipe clamping portion, the pipe clamping portion clamps a half of the outer periphery of the pipe and has a semi-cylindrical shape obtained by dividing a cylindrical body into halves;

flat plate-shaped fastening portions at both ends of a first direction of the pipe clamping portion, the flat plate-shaped fastening portions being integrally molded with the pipe clamping portion, and respective plate-shaped fastening portions of the flat plate-shaped fastening portions comprises one or more bolt holes; and

a flat plate-shaped fixing portion that is joined to one of ends in a second direction of the pipe clamping portion, and the fastening portions orthogonal to the first direction and has one or more bolt holes.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the pair of fixing members clamps the pipe having the outer periphery thereof covered with the covering material, by fastening the respective fastening portions with one or more pairs of a bolt and a nut,

each of the pair of fixing members is fixed to the side wall of the underground space by an anchor bolt,

the pair of fixing members are made of the same material as the pipe,

the pipe is flexible,

the forcibly fed gas comprises a hydrogen gas, and

the pressure of the forcibly fed gas is lower than the threshold.

13 . The method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the pipe connects from a gas supply tank on a first end of the pipe, the pipe connects to the consumption-side tank on a second of the pipe, and

the forcibly fed gas flows from the gas supply tank to the consumption-side tank through the pipe.

14 . The method according to claim 13 ,

wherein the underground space is a waterproof to prevent water leakage from outside the underground space, and

the pipe is flexible.

15 . The method according to claim 14 ,

wherein the covering material reduces an occurrence of rust caused by contact corrosion of dissimilar materials between a first material of the pair of fixing members and a second material of the pipe.