A sealing ring positioning device that, operated by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), allows sealing rings to be installed, in the subsea environment, in a groove of a flange of a first pipeline to be interconnected to a second pipeline. The sealing ring positioning device is provided with an upper portion that is presented as a handle by which the ROV handles the device in a subsea environment, a lower portion having a semicircle shape and configured to hold the sealing ring to be arranged in the flange groove in a subsea environment, and a middle portion including a groove holding a magnet that is configured to hold the device firmly positioned in the pipeline in a subsea environment, during the arrangement of the ring in the groove of the flange.
SEALING RING POSITIONING DEVICE
25.04.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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