What is a pipe repair clamp? What are its types?

The tools to repair and seal a pipeline to prevent further leaking is called pipe repair clamps. These are generally employed to deal permanent or temporary damage in industrial settings. These have the ability to swiftly mitigate the issue and minimize downtime. A variety of clamps in different sizes and shapes are at the customer’s reach.

The usage of the type of tool depends on the degree of damage to the pipe. These may be coupled with various coupling pipe fittings to ensure the optimal integrity of the process.  Let us learn about belowa few of the repair clamps available in the industry.

• Patch clamp
• Pin-hole leak repair clamp
• Stand-off repair clamp

Patch clamp

This tool is to resolve the small pin-hole leak. It has a locator pin and a pointed cone. The locator pin ensures that the pointed cone seal moves towards the leaking hole. A force screw takes the responsivity to apply pressure on the cone seal. The pin will be removed once the seal is compressed.

Pin-hole leak repair clamp

Simple encircling sleeves are used to reinforce the defective section of the pipe. These sleeves are two halves and close fit to the pipe’s outside diameter. The sleeves are welded longitudinally. The sleeves must be fully welded to the pipes of pressure-containing applications to fix the problem.

Stand-off repair clamp

This device is commonly used for the repair of pipes. These are cylindrical in shape and are in the form of two half-shells. A defective pipe can be healed with a flexible one-piece assembly which is good at handling low pressure. These are sometimes referred to as enclosures of the defective area within a sealed pressure containment vessel. The two half shells have elastomeric seals at their longitudinal joints. Compression forces created by the two halves energize the seals and act as a lip-type seal.

Conclusion

Anything that works and fulfils our wants is prone to damage similarly, a pipe used in an industrial setting is at the risk of impairment. The concerned department must pay attention to such injuries on pipes and contact a service provider to fix the defective parts with the employment of good quality pipe repair clamps.

As there are several repairing agents, one must ensure to do research and avail the best utility agent for a risk-free and safe environment.