One aspect of the invention provides a composite refrigeration line set including at least one selected from the group consisting of: a suction line and a return line, characterized in that one or more of the suction line and the return line are a composite refrigeration line set tube include: an inner plastic tube; a first adhesive layer positioned about the inner plastic tube; an aluminum layer positioned about the first adhesive layer and coupled to the inner plastic tube via the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer positioned about the aluminum layer; and an outer plastic layer positioned about the aluminum layer coupled to the aluminum layer via the second adhesive layer. The inner plastic tube is polyethylene of raised temperature. The outer plastic tube is polyethylene of raised temperature. The aluminum layer comprises AL 3005-O.

A tube for receiving a liquid or pasty product comprising a multilayered tube jacket, the tube jacket having one or more outer layer(s) made of polyolefin, one or more inner layer(s) made of polyolefin and a barrier layer arranged between the outer layer(s) and the inner layer(s), wherein the barrier layer consists of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), and wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer of the barrier layer has an ethylene content of <35 mol % and the thickness of the barrier layer is ≤25 μm.

An ink supply tube includes: a first layer that is made of an unmodified ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer resin and is in contact with ink; a second layer that is made of a modified ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer resin and is formed on an outer periphery of the first layer; a third layer that is made of a polyamide resin or a basic functional group-modified polypropylene resin and is formed on an outer periphery of the second layer; a fourth layer that is made of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin having a gas barrier property and is formed on an outer periphery of the third layer; and a fifth layer that is made of an acid functional group-modified polypropylene resin and is formed on an outer periphery of the fourth layer.

The present disclosure provides a multi-layer tube comprising a thermoplastic elastomer vulcanizate inner layer, a polyolefin or polyamide intermediate layer and a foamed thermoplastic elastomeric outer layer. The intermediate layer may comprise multiple layers selected from polyolefins, adhesive, polyamides and or thermoplastic vulcanizates. The other layers may also be foamed insulative materials. An adhesive layer may be present depending upon the properties of the selected materials. One or more layers within the multi-layer tube may be foamed.

A fire extinguishing device is for a motor vehicle. The fire extinguishing device includes an internal cavity containing a pressurized fire extinguishing fluid. The cavity is delimited by a wall, the wall having at least one barrier layer (b) containing a semi-aromatic polyamide composition (B).

A hose assembly defines a longitudinal axis and includes an inner core tube, a thermal distribution element, and a heating element. The thermal distribution element surrounds the inner core tube, the thermal distribution element including a metalized coated film. The heating element surrounds the inner core tube, the heating element being in thermal contact with the metalized coated film.

A hose for transportation of refrigerant includes an inner layer, a reinforcing layer, and an outer layer. The inner and outer layers each include a thermoplastic resin composition having a sea-island structure including a matrix containing a thermoplastic resin and a domain containing an elastomer. A water vapor permeability coefficient of the thermoplastic resin composition of the outer layer at a temperature of 60° C. and a relative humidity of 100% is 10.0 g.Math.mm/(m.sup.2.Math.24 h) or less. An oxygen permeability coefficient of the thermoplastic resin composition of the inner layer at a temperature of 21° C. and a relative humidity of 50% is 0.05 cm.sup.3 mm/(m.sup.2.Math.day.Math.mmHg) or less. A water vapor permeation amount of the hose is 6.0 mg/(240 h.Math.cm.sup.2) or less. A hydrofluoroolefin HFO-1234yf permeation amount of the hose is 170 g/(m.sup.2.Math.72 h) or less, and the mass per 1 m.sup.2 of the outer surface area of the hose is 3000 g/m.sup.2 or less.

A tubular structure for transporting heat transfer fluid including at least: i) a layer (1) in contact with the fluid including at least one thermoplastic polymer P1 that is semicrystalline with Tm1 greater than or equal to 160° C., as determined according to the standard 1 1357-3 (2013) or amorphous with Tg1 greater than or equal to 100° C., as determined according to the standard 1 1357-2 (2013), said layer (1) containing no fibers, ii) a layer (2) including at least: (a) a thermoplastic polymer P2 that is semicrystalline, in particular a polyamide with Tm2 greater than or equal to 170° C. or amorphous with Tg2 greater than or equal to 100° C., or a polyolefin with Tm greater than 100° C.; (b) optional continuous fibers, the polymer P2 being identical to P1 or different from P1 in which case the polymers P1 and P2 adhere at least partially to one another.

An improved pipe liner and associated methods, including a method of manufacturing the improved pipe liner and a method of lining a host pipe with such a pipe liner. The invention solves the problem of gas permeation through a polymer liner in hydrocarbon service which can result in corrosion of the host pipe and can also cause liner collapse. Corrosion occurs due to contact between corrosive species and the host pipe itself. Gases (307) can also accumulate in an annulus between or within the liner (305) and the host pipe (303) and expand during operational de-pressurisation of the pipeline, causing collapse of the liner. The improved pipe liner comprises a barrier layer (311), which prevents permeation through the liner, surrounding an inner polymer pipe (305A) and optionally covered by an outer polymer pipe (305B). The inner polymer pipe is porous which permits free movement of gas between the internal bore (302) of a lined pipe and the barrier layer, so as to prevent accumulation of gases anywhere in the lined pipe, while ensuring that gases do not permeate to, and damage, the host pipe. The liner can be inserted using Swagelining, roll-down, or any other suitable close-fit lining techniques, without compromising the effectiveness of the barrier layer.

The present invention relates to a multilayer tubular structure (MLT) intended for the transport of fluids, in particular of petrol, especially alcohol-containing petrol, comprising, from the outside inwards, at least one barrier layer (1) and at least one inner layer (2) located below the barrier layer, said inner layer (2), or all the layers (2) and the other optional layers located below the barrier layer, containing on average from 0 to 1.5% by weight of plasticizer relative to the total weight of the composition of the layer (2) or to the total weight of all the compositions of the layers (2) and the other optional layers located below the barrier layer, respectively, said inner layer (2) predominantly comprising at least one polyamide of aliphatic type or consisting of more than 75% of aliphatic units, said aliphatic polyamide being chosen from: a polyamide denoted A, having a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.A, of from 4 to 8.5, advantageously from 4 to 7; a polyamide denoted B, having a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.B, of from 7 to 10, advantageously from 7.5 to 9.5; a polyamide denoted C, having a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.C, of from 9 to 18, advantageously from 10 to 18; with the proviso that when said inner layer (2) comprises at least three polyamides, at least one of said polyamides A, B and C is excluded.