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Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

(OP)
Dear All,

Anybody know any technology/vendor that have self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline?

Rgds
Ekaputra

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

normally a pig is thrusted by using pressure differential.
look at the size of the pig, look at the size of the equipment to create the pressure differential.How to apply the required energy to the pig?

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

well thahs what he ask for - a self propelled pig!

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

A surplus MK-48 should work quite nicely.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

smile (periscope up)

Best regards

Morten

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

(OP)
Tx all. Somebody mentioned to  me this kind of pig, but he cannot racall the name. Thats why I asked.

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

There might indeed be a commercial self- propelled pig, but these jokers are pulling your leg.  A MK48 is a torpedo.

 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

I thought it would be a most obvious joke, so I wasn't worried about any potential misunderstanding.  Googling MK-48, quickly pulls up all the torpedo references to anybody not familiar with the designation.  Sorry if that wasn't the case.

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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/

RE: Self thrusted pig for cleaning blockage pipeline

(OP)
I knew that. What I intended to say pereviously is that the mentioned pig does not exist yet.

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