A pipe assembly comprising a composite pipe, and end connector provided at an end of the pipe, and means for providing a visual indication of impact damage to the pipe, the means for providing a visual indication of impact damage (30) to the pipe comprising a thin sleeve (20) mounted around, but spaced from, a pipe body (10) of the composite pipe, whereby at each end of the pipe body (10), the pipe body (10), the sleeve (20) and the end connector are preferably sealingly fitted together, and wherein the sleeve (20) is configured to provide a visual indication indicative of an impact acting on the sleeve (20) even if the impact does not reach the pipe body (10).
COMPOSITE PIPE ASSEMBLY
VERBUNDROHRANORDNUNG
ENSEMBLE DE TUYAU COMPOSITE
30.08.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch