DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF A COMPOSITE FOR ON-SITE PIPELINE REINFORCEMENT

Abstract

A device for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement includes: a temperature control stirring unit, an infiltration unit, and a vacuum unit, which are communicated in sequence, the infiltration unit includes a spindle, reinforced fiber cloth, a flow-guiding net, and a vacuum bag film sleeved outside the spindle, the reinforced fiber cloth and the flow-guiding net, the spindle is stopped by two baffles, an adhesive feeding joint and an adhesive discharging joint are disposed at two ends of the spindle, respectively, each of the adhesive feeding joint and the adhesive discharging joint includes an inner joint and an outer joint, an outer wall of the inner joint and an outer side of the baffle are covered by a flow-leading net, and the flow-guiding net covered on the outer side of the baffle extends from an edge of the baffle into the adhesive storing compartment of the baffle.

Claims

1. A device for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement, comprising: a temperature control stirring unit, an infiltration unit, and a vacuum unit, wherein the temperature control stirring unit, the infiltration unit and the vacuum unit are communicated in sequence, wherein the infiltration unit comprises a spindle, reinforced fiber cloth, a flow-guiding net, and a vacuum bag film sleeved outside the spindle, the reinforced fiber cloth and the flow-guiding net, the spindle is stopped by two baffles, the reinforced fiber cloth and the flow-guiding net are arranged between the two baffles, the baffle is recessed at an inner side thereof to form an adhesive storing compartment, the adhesive storing compartment defines a plurality of through-holes for feeding or discharging an adhesive, an adhesive feeding joint and an adhesive discharging joint are disposed at two ends of the spindle, respectively, each of the adhesive feeding joint and the adhesive discharging joint comprises an inner joint and an outer joint, and the inner joint is threadedly connected with the outer joint, the inner joint defines a plurality of openings for feeding or discharging the adhesive, an outer wall of the inner joint and an outer side of the baffle are covered by a flow-leading net, and the flow-guiding net covered on the outer side of the baffle extends from an edge of the baffle into the adhesive storing compartment of the baffle.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the reinforced fiber cloth and the flow-guiding net are layered and alternately wound on the spindle.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein sealing discs are disposed at a junction between the inner joint and the outer joint, and an O-ring is disposed between the sealing discs, wherein two ends of the vacuum bag film are located in the sealing discs of the adhesive feeding joint and the sealing discs of the adhesive discharging joint, respectively, and are tightened and sealed via threaded structures of the inner joint and the outer joint.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein one or more annular grooves are defined in the sealing disc and fitted with the O-ring.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the two baffles are detachably connected with the spindle, and a distance between the two baffles is adjustable.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control stirring unit comprises a barrel, a cover plate, a stirrer fixed to the cover plate, and a temperature control heating belt wrapped on the barrel, wherein two ends of the temperature control heating belt are connected via a snap, the barrel is provided with an adhesive sucking pipe, a first end of the adhesive sucking pipe extends to a bottom of the barrel, and a second end of the adhesive sucking pipe is connected with the outer joint of the adhesive feeding joint.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum unit comprises a vacuum pump and a buffer tank communicated with the vacuum pump through a connecting pipe and provided with a vacuum gauge and an adhesive discharging pipe, an adhesive storage tank is disposed in the buffer tank, the adhesive discharging pipe is provided with a control valve, a first end of the adhesive discharging pipe is located in the adhesive storage tank, and a second end of the adhesive discharging pipe is communicated with the outer joint of the adhesive discharging joint.

8. A method for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement, comprising: a. performing apparatus inspection, and connecting a temperature control stirring unit, an infiltration unit and a vacuum unit as required; b. adding a resin for infiltration into the temperature control stirring unit in such an amount that a mass ratio of the resin for infiltration to reinforced fiber cloth is in a range from 50:50 to 30:70, setting a suitable stirring temperature and stirring speed, and a stirring time of greater than or equal to 1 min; c. activating the vacuum unit to a vacuum degree of greater than or equal to 0.01 MPa to create a negative pressure of at least 0.01 MPa in a reinforced fiber cloth wrap, air in a reinforced fiber cloth roll being sucked out and replaced by the resin which is configured to bind with the reinforced fiber so as to increase integrity of an end product, accurately calculating an amount of a resin adhesive used for the reinforced fiber, and precisely controlling performance and quality of the end product; d. continuously running the vacuum unit for more than 1 min after the resin for infiltration is sucked into a buffer tank so as to suck an excess resin adhesive out, and stopping the vacuum unit; e. an infiltration process, wherein the resin after mixed is fed via an adhesive feeding joint, passes through a flow-leading net, flows into the reinforced fiber cloth roll via a periphery and through-holes of a baffle, and sucked out through an adhesive discharging joint; f. disconnecting the infiltration unit from the vacuum unit and the temperature control stirring unit, respectively, and taking out the reinforced fiber cloth roll; g. wrapping a pipeline with the reinforced fiber cloth roll in a circumferential direction of the pipeline under a uniform tensile force, and performing a defoaming treatment simultaneously until completion of the wrapping to make the composite integrated.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein in step b, the stirring speed of the stirring unit is greater than or equal to 200 rmp; when a viscosity of the resin for infiltration is less than or equal to 2000 cps, the stirring temperature is not less than 20 C. but not greater than 23 C.; when the viscosity of the resin for infiltration is between 2000 cps and 8000 cps, the stirring temperature is greater than 23 C. but is not less than 35 C.; when the viscosity of the resin for infiltration is not less than 8000 cps but not greater than 20000 cps, the stirring temperature is between 35 C. and 45 C.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein in step c, precisely controlling performance and quality of the end product according to the amount of the resin adhesive used for the reinforced fiber comprises: determining, for use of auxiliary materials in the same specification, the amount of the resin adhesive used for the reinforced fiber according to test data, wherein an amount of the resin adhesive not infiltrated into the reinforcing fiber mainly comprises those stored in an adhesive storing compartment, those residual in an infiltration path and those sucked out, and a weight of the reinforced fiber cloth roll is certain; determining an amount of the resin adhesive required for pipeline rehabilitation by conversion according to a strength designed for the composite and a strength designed for the pipeline rehabilitation; and determining that the end product is unqualified if the amount of the resin adhesive used for the reinforced fiber does not reach the amount of the resin adhesive required for pipeline rehabilitation.

11. The device according to claim 2, wherein sealing discs are disposed at a junction between the inner joint and the outer joint, and an O-ring is disposed between the sealing discs, wherein two ends of the vacuum bag film are located in the sealing discs of the adhesive feeding joint and the sealing discs of the adhesive discharging joint, respectively, and are tightened and sealed via threaded structures of the inner joint and the outer joint.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein one or more annular grooves are defined in the sealing disc and fitted with the O-ring.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the reinforced fiber cloth is selected from a group of glass fiber cloth, carbon fiber cloth, aramid fiber cloth, basalt fiber cloth, boron fiber, polyester fiber, nylon fiber, polypropylene fiber, and polyimide fiber.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the reinforced fiber cloth is selected from a group of glass fiber gridding cloth, carbon fiber cloth, and unidirectional glass fiber cloth.

15. The device according to claim 1, wherein the flow-guiding net has a surface density in a range of 60 g/m.sup.2 to 400 g/m.sup.2.

16. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag film has a water vapor transmission of less than or equal to 0.006 g/m.Math.24 h (40 C..Math.90% RH).

17. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag film has an oxygen permeability of less than or equal to 0.024 ml/(m.Math.24 h..Math.0.1 mPa).

18. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag film has a binding strength of greater than 15 N/15 mm.

19. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum bag film has an edge strength of greater than 20 N/15 mm, and a puncture strength of greater than 24 pounds.

20. The method according to claim 8, wherein the reinforced fiber cloth is selected from a group of glass fiber gridding cloth, carbon fiber cloth, and unidirectional glass fiber cloth.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a temperature control stirring unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a vacuum unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an infiltration unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an adhesive feeding joint and an adhesive discharging joint according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0040] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a baffle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0041] 1. temperature control stirring unit; 11. barrel; 12. temperature control heating belt; 13. cover plate; 14. adhesive sucking pipe; 2. infiltration unit; 21. spindle; 22. reinforced fiber cloth; 23. flow-guiding net; 24. outer joint; 25. inner joint; 26. flow-leading net; 27. baffle; 28. vacuum bag film; 3. vacuum unit; 31. vacuum pump; 32. buffer tank; 33. adhesive storage tank; 34. vacuum gauge; 35. adhesive discharging pipe; 36. control valve; 4. handle; 5. O-ring; 6. opening; 7. adhesive storing compartment; 8. through-hole.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] In the following, the present disclosure will be further illustrated.

[0043] Example 1: referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a device for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement includes a temperature control stirring unit 1, an infiltration unit 2 and a vacuum unit 3, and the temperature control stirring unit 1, the infiltration unit 2 and the vacuum unit 3 are communicated in sequence. The infiltration unit 2 includes a spindle 21, a vacuum bag film 28, a reinforced fiber cloth 22, and a flow-guiding net 23. The reinforced fiber cloth 22 and the flow-guiding net 23 are layered and alternately wound on the spindle 21. The vacuum bag film 28 is sleeved outside the spindle 21, the reinforced fiber cloth 22 and the flow-guiding net 23, the spindle 21 is stopped by two baffles 27, and the reinforced fiber cloth 22 and the flow-guiding net 23 are arranged between the two baffles 27. The baffle 27 is recessed at an inner side thereof to form an adhesive storing compartment 7, which facilitates to feed adhesive at two ends of the reinforced fiber cloth 22, so as to ensure even infiltration inside the reinforced fiber cloth 22. The adhesive storing compartment 7 defines a plurality of through-holes 8 for feeding or discharging an adhesive. An adhesive feeding joint and an adhesive discharging joint are disposed at two ends of the spindle 21, respectively, each of the adhesive feeding joint and the adhesive discharging joint includes an inner joint 25 and an outer joint 24, and the inner joint 25 is threadedly connected with the outer joint 24. The inner joint 25 defines a plurality of openings 6 for feeding or discharging the adhesive, and an outer wall of the inner joint 25 and an outer side of the baffle 27 are covered by a flow-leading net 26, which plays a flow-leading function for the resin for infiltration. The flow-guiding net 26 covered on the outer side of the baffle 27 extends from an edge of the baffle 27 into the adhesive storing compartment 7 of the baffle 27. In the process of vacuumization, the vacuum bag film 28 is prone to be sucked onto the edge of the baffle 27, such that the resin for infiltration cannot be fed from the edge of the baffle 27, thereby resulting in non-uniform infiltration. The design of the flow-leading net 26 effectively solves the problem of feeding adhesive at the edge of the baffle 27, and greatly improves the infiltration effect. The flow-leading net 26 may use the same material as the flow-guiding net 23. The sealing structures for the inner joint 24 and the outer joint and the flow-leading and flow-guiding structures provided by the device enable the resin having a low viscosity (less than 5000 cps) to infiltrate at an expected speed, so as to improve the infiltration effect, which allows the resin having a viscosity in a broader range can be applied to the on-site defect repair of the pipeline, for example, a resin having a viscosity below 20000 cps can be used as the resin for infiltration.

[0044] For improving infiltration effect, a ratio of an area of the flow-leading net 26 at the edge of the baffle 27 to an area of the edge of the baffle 27 is in a range of 10% to 70%, and the flow-leading net 26 are evenly distributed along a circumference of the baffle 27. In some embodiments, the viscosity of the resin for infiltration is equal to or less than 1000 cps, and the ratio of the area of the flow-guiding net 23 at the edge of the baffle 27 to the area of the edge of the baffle 27 is less than or equal to 10%. In some embodiments, the viscosity of the resin for infiltration is between 1000 cps and 12000 cps, and the ratio of the area of the flow-guiding net 23 at the edge of the baffle 27 to the area of the edge of the baffle 27 is between 10% and 45%. In some embodiments, the viscosity of the resin for infiltration is between 12000 cps and 20000 cps, and the ratio of the area of the flow-guiding net 23 at the edge of the baffle 27 to the area of the edge of the baffle 27 is greater than or equal to 45%.

[0045] Sealing discs are disposed at a junction between the inner joint 24 and the outer joint 25, the design of the sealing discs facilitates to butt the outer joint 24 against the inner joint 25, enlarges the sealing area and improves the sealing effect. An O-ring 5 is disposed between the sealing discs, which plays a good sealing effect. Two ends of the vacuum bag film 28 are located in the sealing discs of the adhesive feeding joint and the sealing discs of the adhesive discharging joint, respectively, and are tightened and sealed via threaded structures of the inner joint 24 and the outer joint 25, which facilitates assembly and disassembly. A first end of the inner joint 25 is connected with the outer joint 24, and a second end of the inner joint 25 is snapped in the spindle 21. One or more annular grooves are defined in the sealing disc and fitted with the O-ring 5, which improves the sealing effect, enhances a sealing performance between the inner joint 25 and the outer joint 24, and also enhances a sealing performance of the vacuum bag film 28.

[0046] The two baffles 27 are detachably connected with the spindle 21, and a distance between the two baffles 27 is adjustable according to such as on-site requirements, so as to meet requirements of products in different specifications. The outer joint 24 is provided with a handle 4, which facilitates assembly and disassembly in the on-site operations.

[0047] The temperature control stirring unit 1 includes a barrel 11, a cover plate 13, a stirrer fixed to the cover plate 13, and a temperature control heating belt 12. The temperature control heating belt 12 is wrapped on the barrel 11, two ends of the temperature control heating belt 12 are connected via a snap, this temperature control heating belt 12 is easy to carry and easy to install on site. The barrel 11 is provided with an adhesive sucking pipe 14, a first end of the adhesive sucking pipe 14 extends to a bottom of the barrel 11, and a second end of the adhesive sucking pipe 14 is connected with the outer joint 24 of the adhesive feeding joint. As the viscosity of the resin decreases with increase of the temperature, by using the temperature control stirring unit 1, a constant temperature can be determined for the resin for infiltration according to properties thereof, which can improve the infiltration effect and the infiltration efficiency.

[0048] The vacuum unit 3 includes a vacuum pump 31 and a buffer tank 32, the buffer tank 32 is communicated with the vacuum pump 31 through a connecting pipe and provided with a vacuum gauge 34 and an adhesive discharging pipe 35, an adhesive storage tank 33 is disposed in the buffer tank 32, the adhesive discharging pipe 35 is provided with a control valve 36 configured for throttling control, a first end of the adhesive discharging pipe 35 is located in the adhesive storage tank 33, and a second end of the adhesive discharging pipe 35 is communicated with the outer joint 24 of the adhesive discharging joint.

[0049] The reinforced fiber cloth 22 includes glass fiber cloth, carbon fiber cloth, aramid fiber cloth, basalt fiber cloth, boron fiber, polyester fiber, nylon fiber, polypropylene fiber, and polyimide fiber, etc. The flow-guiding net 23 has a surface density in a range of 60 g/m.sup.2 to 400 g/m.sup.2 and rhombic meshes, thereby ensuring uniform infiltration and good infiltration effect. The vacuum bag film 28 has a water vapor transmission of less than or equal to 0.006 g/m.Math.24 h (40 C..Math.90% RH), an oxygen permeability of less than or equal to 0.024 ml/(m.Math.24 h..Math.0.1 mPa), a binding strength of greater than 15 N/15 mm, an edge strength of greater than 20 N/15 mm, and a puncture strength of greater than 24 pounds. The water vapor transmission and the oxygen permeability are to prevent the reinforced fiber cloth 22 sealed in the vacuum bag film 28 from being affected by environmental moisture, so as to improve a binding capacity of the resin with the reinforced fiber. The edge strength, the binding strength and the puncture strength are to prevent air leakage during transportation, storage and infiltration of the vacuum bag film 28 to avoid failure of the infiltration.

[0050] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement, including:

[0051] a. performing apparatus inspection, and connecting a temperature control stirring unit 1, an infiltration unit 2 and a vacuum unit 3 as required, in which glass fiber gridding cloth, carbon fiber cloth, and glass fiber gridding cloth are used as the reinforced fiber cloth 22 and tested respectively;

[0052] b. adding a suitable amount of resin for infiltration into the temperature control stirring unit 1 so that a mass ratio of the resin for infiltration to the glass fiber gridding cloth is 45:55; a mass ratio of the resin for infiltration to the carbon fiber cloth is 42:58; or a mass ratio of the resin for infiltration to the glass fiber gridding cloth is 45:55, setting a suitable stirring temperature and stirring speed, and a stirring time of 2 min;

[0053] c. activating the vacuum unit 3 to a vacuum degree of 0.08 MPa to create a negative pressure of 0.08 MPa in a reinforced fiber cloth wrap, air in a reinforced fiber cloth roll being sucked out and replaced by the resin which is configured to bind with the reinforced fiber so as to increase integrity of an end product, accurately calculating an amount of a resin adhesive used for the reinforced fiber, and precisely controlling performance and quality of the end product;

[0054] d. continuously running the vacuum unit 3 for more than 2 min after the resin for infiltration is sucked into the buffer tank 32 so as to suck the excess resin adhesive out, and stopping the vacuum unit 3;

[0055] e. an infiltration process, in which the resin after mixed is fed via an adhesive feeding joint, passes through a flow-leading net 26, flows into the reinforced fiber cloth roll via a periphery and through-holes 8 of a baffle 27, and sucked out through an adhesive discharging joint;

[0056] f. disconnecting the infiltration unit from the vacuum unit 3 and the temperature control stirring unit 1, respectively, and taking out the reinforced fiber cloth roll;

[0057] d. wrapping a pipeline with the reinforced fiber cloth roll in a circumferential direction of the pipeline under a uniform tensile force, and performing a defoaming treatment simultaneously until completion of the wrapping to make the composite integrated.

[0058] The method of the present disclosure as described above was compared with the wet wrap process under a stirring temperature of 25 C. in the related art, the results is shown below.

TABLE-US-00001 wet wrap process Inventive examples glass fiber carbon glass fiber carbon gridding unidirectional fiber gridding unidirectional fiber cloth glass fiber cloth cloth cloth glass fiber cloth cloth tensile strength 312 561 1023 469 893 1564 (MPa) elasticity 13.2 18.1 52 19.5 23.1 66.1 modulus (GPa) bending strength 423 547 520 551 660 771 (MPa) interlaminar 26 21 26 39 29 42 shear strength (MPa) resin content (%) 55.1 52.7 45.6 42.1

[0059] It can be seen that, with the method of the present disclosure, the tensile strength, the elastic modulus, the bending strength and the interlaminar shear strength all are improved significantly, and the resin content is reduced.

[0060] The device and method for preparation of a composite for on-site pipeline reinforcement according to embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above. Although the principle and implementation of the present disclosure are illustrated with reference to explanatory embodiments, these embodiments are only used to help understand the present disclosure and its spirit, and it will be appreciated by an ordinary person skilled in the art that changes and modifications can be made in the embodiments and application range without departing from spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined in the claims. In summary, the content of this specification cannot be construed to limit the present disclosure.