AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE, USEFUL FOR INSPECTING AND REPAIRING PETROLEUM PIPELINES

An underwater vehicle, useful for inspecting and repairing petroleum pipelines, has a buoyant body or hull and a set of wheels which combination has preponderant weight when the vehicle is submerged; its center of buoyancy is above its center of gravity and the wheels are mounted so that they may be out of axial alignment with each other.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • British Patent Number 1,217,163.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cammell Laird and Co (Shipbuilders & Engrs) Ltd

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• Authors:
  • Daniell, A F
• Publication Date: 1970-12-31

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance; Pipelines; Repairing; Submersibles; Underwater pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline maintenance; Underwater repairs
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056296
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM