14 DISC

New age DC repair kit

Currently, ships use metallic Multipurpose bands for repair of pipes during damage control and being issued as part of CNAL. The multipurpose bands are made up of Stainless steel and are of varying sizes of diameters ranging from 20 mm to 200 mm. The existing metallic multipurpose bands are heavy and difficult to use. The challenge is to develop a robust, light weight, user friendly aramid fabric make band/ kit to seal damaged pipelines thereby reducing water ingress. The equipment shall be robust against marine environments and shall be able to arrest water ingress through damaged pipelines without degradation by salinity, humidity or vibration over time.

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