The application relates to a method for producing a double-walled pipe (1) and a pipe (1) of this type, hating an outer pipe (3) which is press-fitted with an inner pipe (2) consisting of a corrosion-resistant alloy, wherein an adhesive (4) is inserted at least in regions between the outer pipe (3) and the inner pipe (2) wherein, after adhering the inner pipe (2) with the outer pipe (3), the inner pipe (2) and the adhesive layer (4) are removed at the pipe ends, and the inner side of the outer pipe (3) is plated via an integral connection with the inner pipe (2).

Shear-assisted extrusion assemblies are provided. The assemblies can include a billet containing assembly containing a billet comprising a billet outer material and a billet inner material in at least one cross-section; a tool operably engaged with the billet; an extrudate receiving channel configured to receive extrudate from the tool, wherein the extrudate comprises extruded outer material and extruded inner material in at least one cross-section, the extruded outer material being the same material as the billet outer material, and the extruded inner material being the same as the billet inner material. Methods for producing multi-material shear-assisted extrudate are also provided.

A method of manufacturing a tube is provided. The method includes: selecting a core pipe having a thickness that is initially less than a desired thickness of the tube; and building-up an outer layer over an exterior surface of the core pipe via additive manufacturing so as to increase the thickness of the core pipe such that the thickness of the core pipe is equal to the desired thickness of the tube.

Method and apparatus for producing a curved tubular segment comprising obtaining a curved external tubular element and a curved internal tubular element made of a material having a resistance to wear greater than that of the curved external tubular element and having a cross section such as to cover at least part of the internal surface of the curved external tubular element. It provides the insertion of the curved internal tubular element inside the curved external tubular element after heating the latter by means of a heating unit. Moreover, to form the curved external tubular element on the exact geometry of the curved internal tubular element a molding unit and a cooling unit are used to obtain a curved tubular segment without spaces between the curved external tubular element and the curved internal tubular element.

The invention relates to a method and a coating device for applying a cladding layer onto the inner side of a carrier layer during the production of a multilayer heavy-duty pipe, with a pressure-exerting unit having a force application unit. A stable application of the cladding layer is achieved by having the coating device comprise a rolling tool with the pressure-exerting unit and the force application unit, and by providing the pressure-exerting unit with at least one pressure roller having a diameter that is smaller than the inside diameter of the heavy-duty pipe to be produced, and with at least one support element acting diametrically counter thereto with a supporting force in the operating state.

A method for manufacturing a double-wall heat-exchanger tube including an external tube and an internal tube, these tubes being metallic, cylindrical and coaxial. This method includes providing a first tube having an inside diameter d.sub.1int and an outside diameter d.sub.1ext, this first tube being intended to form the external tube, a second tube having an inside diameter dint and an outside diameter d.sub.2ext, this second tube being intended to form the internal tube, and a cylindrical coaxial tubular leaf made from Fe.sup.0 having an inside diameter dint and an outside diameter d.sub.ext, such that 0.15 mm(d1intdext)0.25 mm, 0.15 mm(dintd2ext)0.25 mm, and 10 m(dextdint)200 m.

A molding apparatus for molding a metal pipe includes: a gas supply unit which supplies gas into a heated metal pipe material, thereby expanding the metal pipe material; a mold which molds the metal pipe by bringing the expanded metal pipe material into contact therewith; and a drive unit which generates a driving force for moving the mold, in which a replacement unit is replaceably provided with respect to a main body unit having at least the drive unit, and the replacement unit is configured of at least the gas supply unit and the mold.

A composite fiber capillary structure includes a first interlacing layer and a second interlacing layer. The first interlacing layer is formed as a hollow cylindrical net structure by metal wires with a first diameter. The second interlacing layer is also formed as a hollow cylindrical net structure by metal wires with a second diameter. The first diameter is larger than the second diameter, and the second interlacing layer covers the first interlacing layer in a sleeving manner. In addition, a fabricating method of the composite fiber capillary structure and a heat pipe with the composite fiber capillary structure are also provided.

A method for producing a multilayered large pipe out of an outer pipe which forms a supporting layer, and at least one inner pipe, which forms a lining layer and is bent from a lining sheet and welded along a longitudinal seam or is seamless, including the following sequence of method steps: preparing a wavy inner pipe which is bent from the lining sheet with a continuously rounded wavy contour extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the large pipe and with wave troughs and wave crests extending continuously over a length of the wavy inner pipe where the maximum outer diameter of the wavy inner pipe is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer pipe; inserting the wavy inner pipe into the outer pipe; and expanding the wavy inner pipe by an expansion force acting in a radially outward direction until it assumes an almost round form and, after removal of the expansion force, is clamped in a nonpositive way in the outer pipe, and subsequent relaxation.

A molding apparatus for molding a metal pipe includes: a gas supply unit which supplies gas into a heated metal pipe material, thereby expanding the metal pipe material; a mold which molds the metal pipe by bringing the expanded metal pipe material into contact therewith; and a drive unit which generates a driving force for moving the mold, in which a replacement unit is replaceably provided with respect to a main body unit having at least the drive unit, and the replacement unit is configured of at least the gas supply unit and the mold.