Provided herein is a polyurethane tube having a small bending repulsive stress and superior inner-pressure creep characteristics in a flexible polyurethane tube. The present polyurethane tube has a bending repulsive stress of 0.035 N/mm.sup.2 or less, wherein the polyurethane tube is formed so that the difference between the storage elastic modulus E.sub.30 at 30 C. and the storage elastic modulus E.sub.80 at 80 C. is 15% or less of E.sub.30.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a semi-worked product and a mandrel covered with a long body which is the semi-worked product, in which the semi-worked product is a long body which is formed without a gap by spirally winding at least one sheet of film, at least one sheet of film of the at least one sheet of film is made of at least polytetrafluoroethylene, the long body has a thickness of 5 m or more and 75 m or less, and the long body is provided in a state of being in contact with a mandrel.

A non-penetrating multi-layer continuous hose and a preparation method thereof are provided. The hose includes an outer coating, a reinforcement layer, and an inner coating. The inner coating and the outer coating can have one or more layers with different materials and have an adjustable thickness. The hose is prepared by simultaneously performing extrusion coating inside and outside the reinforcement layer rather than penetrating the fiber reinforcement layer. The hose exhibits improved layer-to-layer adhesion and has high strength, and continuous production can be achieved to meet the length requirement in various kinds of construction, which has high applicability.

A fracturing liquid delivery hose for recovery of shale oil and gas, and manufacturing method and co-extrusion mold thereof are provided. The method includes extrusion of a cover layer with a first adhesive layer and an inner lining layer with a second adhesive layer, formation of an enhancement layer, heating and pressurizing for bonding between the cover layer and the enhancement layer and between the inner lining layer and the enhancement layer, so that the formed fracturing liquid delivery hose has resistance at least to high pressure and chemical corrosion. The cover layer and the inner lining layer can use different types of materials.

The invention in relates in particular to a rubber composition able to be extruded to form an inner layer of a fuel hose for a motor vehicle, a method for preparing this composition, this hose and a fuel feed circuit of a motor vehicle incorporating it. This composition is based on at least one fluoroelastomer (FKM) and includes a filler and a micronised powder of at least one fluorinated thermoplastic polymer which are dispersed in said at least one fluoroelastomer. According to the invention, the composition includes said micronised powder according to a quantity greater than 20 phr (phr: parts by weight per 100 parts of elastomer(s)), and the filler includes at least one inorganic filler having lamellas which has an aspect ratio greater than 30 and which is based on a phyllosilicate chosen from kaolinite and micas, or is based on a talc.

A device for connecting a tubular element such as a hose or pipe to a part of a hydraulic or pneumatic system includes: a body having a connection end and a tubular element insertion end, the body having a cylindrical channel extending from the connection end to the tubular element insertion end, the connection end being connecting to the part of the hydraulic or pneumatic system, the cylindrical channel including a first part and a second part, the first part being arranged in the tubular element insertion end and the second part being arranged in the connection end. The tubular element insertion end includes at a middle section a recess extending radially from the first part of the cylindrical channel, along an entire circumference, the recess bordering the second part of the cylindrical channel. The tubular element insertion end includes at least one bore.

A high-pressure pipe comprises an inner liner (1), an outer coating layer (6) and a reinforcement layer (2, 5) positioned between the inner liner and the outer coating layer. The reinforcement layer has helically wound strips (2, 5) which each comprise a matrix (4) and fibers (3) embedded in the matrix; the fibers consist of a multitude of twisted high-strength filaments. With an aim of providing a relatively high bending flexibility, the filaments of a fiber are sized filaments obtained by subjecting the filaments to a sizing operation.

The object of the invention can be a method of manufacturing a product in the form of a sandwich comprising a core and outer layers. The outer layers may be composed of composite material comprising a fiber-reinforced polymeric matrix. The method uses an insert of heat-resistant material, for example silicone. The object of this invention can be to provide a method of manufacturing a sandwich that dissociates the choice of material of the core of the sandwich from the choice of the material of the outer layers.

Provided is a method for heating or cooling a liquid or a body by means of a vapor compression circuit containing a heat transfer fluid. The vapor compression circuit element includes at least one layer that includes copolyamide of formula X/10.T/Y, where the structural variables are described herein.

A pipe is used for control and forced circulation of corrosion-inhibiting fluids in an annulus thereof, the annulus located between an inner pressure barrier and an outer cover of the pipe and containing a number of layers. The pipe includes two layers of tensile armor within the annulus; at least one injection pipe laid helicoidally on the longitudinal extension of the pipe; at least one return pipe laid helicoidally on the longitudinal extension of the pipe; and a ventilation layer within the annulus, the ventilation layer being configured to facilitate the flow of fluids longitudinally through the annulus of the pipe.