A buoy for the installation of underwater equipment, preferably used in equipment associated with petroleum underwater exploration, comprising an outer body 1, with top and bottom lids 2, 3, and an anti-shock casing 7, and a plurality of passage pipes 5, which extend internally along the length of the buoy, and being affixed to the lids by nuts 4. Preferably, the pipes permit the passage of steel cables to attach to other devices and floats. The interior of the buoy comprises plurality of thrust elements (6), which consist of gas microbubbles with quartz spherical body, vinyl material of closed cells and resin. These thrust elements may be arranged in rows and ordered inside the buoy.
Buoy for the installation of underwater equipment
2016-12-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English