A method of applying a cover to a housing may include bonding a plurality of reinforcement elements to respective inside corners of a textile having an initial shape and disposing the plurality of reinforcement elements within respective recesses at corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

A liner of a high-pressure tank is made of a material having a shrinkage amount that is calculated by an equation below being 0 or less, the equation being shrinkage amount=−1.533538e−03*x1−3.82355406*x2−7.81992308*x3+1.89342646e−01*x4−7.84558163e−03*x5+1.15956871e−03*x1x2+6.29564353e−04*x1x3−9.34550213e−06*x1x4−6.59253799e−04*x1x5−1.52692282e+00*x2{circumflex over ( )}2+1.67290964e+00*x2x3−1.85202252e−02*x2x4−1.79615713e+00*x2x5+2.37163664e+00*x3{circumflex over ( )}2−1.17467786e−02*x3x4−9.04442817e−01*x3x5−1.86321584e−03*x4{circumflex over ( )}2+6.62631756e−03*x4x5+1.27572698e*x5{circumflex over ( )}2.

A member which contacts liquid, gas, or powder insulating material when the insulating material is caused to flow and which is less susceptible to dielectric breakdown; a distribution mechanism, tank, and device using a sheet for lining the member or the inside of a pipe or a tank containing the member; a storage tank in which a portion of the surface of a liquid-contact portion thereof includes the member a storage method for storing organic solvent, ultrapure water, and hydrogen peroxide water, using the storage tanks; and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor product using the organic solvent stored in the storage tank. A resin composition containing a matrix resin and an electro-conductive material dispersed in the matrix resin is used for the member which contacts liquid, gas, or powder insulating material when the insulating material is caused to flow.

A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed for reinforcing various structures, such as pipes, ducts, vessels, tanks, silos, chimneys, columns and the like, constructed from various materials including steel, concrete, masonry, wood, plastics, and the like. Some of the various structures may be used to transport water, gas, oil, and the like. Multiple layers of various material sheets, each sheet having substantially the same or different properties, may be wrapped around or be attached to the inside of a structure to be reinforced. The multiple layers together constitute a structure reinforcement wrap (SRW) and in an embodiment it may include a 3D fabric layer surrounded by other reinforcement layers to reinforce the structure against external and internal loads, such as weight, impact load, blast load, internal pressure, ballistic load, and the like. In some embodiment the SRW may only include 3D fabric layers.

A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed for reinforcing various structures, such as pipes, ducts, vessels, tanks, silos, chimneys, columns and the like, constructed from various materials including steel, concrete, masonry, wood, plastics, and the like. Some of the various structures may be used to transport water, gas, oil, and the like. Multiple layers of various material sheets, each sheet having substantially the same or different properties, may be wrapped around or be attached to the inside of a structure to be reinforced. The multiple layers together constitute a structure reinforcement wrap (SRW) and in an embodiment it may include a 3D fabric layer surrounded by other reinforcement layers to reinforce the structure against external and internal loads, such as weight, impact load, blast load, internal pressure, ballistic load, and the like. In some embodiment the SRW may only include 3D fabric layers.

A method of repairing a pipe and a repaired pipe are described. A curable material is sprayed onto a wall of the pipe and cured. A fabric including a curable material is also positioned along the pipe wall and resin carried by the fabric cured. The sprayed on curable material and fabric are superposed on the pipe wall. The repaired pipe includes the superposed sprayed-in-place curable material and the fabric to provide reinforcement against internal pressure and external loads applied to the pipe.

A method of repairing a pipe and a repaired pipe are described. A curable material is sprayed onto a wall of the pipe and cured. A fabric including a curable material is also positioned along the pipe wall and resin carried by the fabric cured. The sprayed on curable material and fabric are superposed on the pipe wall. The repaired pipe includes the superposed sprayed-in-place curable material and the fabric to provide reinforcement against internal pressure and external loads applied to the pipe.

A material for use in lining large-diameter pipes is disclosed. A textile material formed to a tubular shape and impregnated with resin may, on curing the resin, repair a damaged pipe in a cure in place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation process. The present invention provides both a novel structure of tubular material and a novel method of preparing the material for use in a CIPP rehabilitation process, specifically aimed at large-diameter pipes such as oil rig caissons. The tubular material of this invention comprises four sheets of a double-bed warp-knitted fabric (40). A first pair of sheets (52) are arranged to form, respectively, inside and outside surfaces of a first half-tube, with fabric machine direction extending along the length of the half-tube. The second pair of sheets (52a) are similarly arranged to form a second half-tube. The two half-tubes are connected at a pair of longitudinally extending joins (58, 60). The preparation process includes stabilising tensioned sheets with a mesh layer (44), which makes for better handling of the knitted fabric.

A material for use in lining large-diameter pipes is disclosed. A textile material formed to a tubular shape and impregnated with resin may, on curing the resin, repair a damaged pipe in a cure in place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation process. The present invention provides both a novel structure of tubular material and a novel method of preparing the material for use in a CIPP rehabilitation process, specifically aimed at large-diameter pipes such as oil rig caissons. The tubular material of this invention comprises four sheets of a double-bed warp-knitted fabric (40). A first pair of sheets (52) are arranged to form, respectively, inside and outside surfaces of a first half-tube, with fabric machine direction extending along the length of the half-tube. The second pair of sheets (52a) are similarly arranged to form a second half-tube. The two half-tubes are connected at a pair of longitudinally extending joins (58, 60). The preparation process includes stabilising tensioned sheets with a mesh layer (44), which makes for better handling of the knitted fabric.

A taping apparatus adapted to apply tape over voids on an interior pipe wall, the taping apparatus having a transport assembly adapted to move the apparatus through a pipe; and a rotatable taping assembly adapted to retain a roll of tape and apply the tape over a void on the interior wall of the pipe, the taping assembly comprising an extendable and tractable arm assembly and a tape applicator assembly.