APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LUBRICANT TO A THREADED PORTION OF A STEEL PIPE

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13244961

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An apparatus which can thinly and uniformly apply a highly viscous lubricant on the threaded portion of a threaded joint for pipes comprises a steel pipe support unit which supports a steel pipe P having a pin while rotating the pipe, a lubricant circulation system in which a lubricant having its viscosity adjusted so as to be sprayable is circulated, a metering unit having a metering pump capable of metering the lubricant, a lubricant spraying unit having spray guns for spraying lubricant through nozzles toward the pin, a spray gun support unit which supports the spray guns so as to be movable in the axial and/or radial directions of the steel pipe P; and a controlling unit which controls the rotational speed of the steel pipe P by the steel pipe support unit and the speeds of movement of the spray guns by the spray gun support unit.

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VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE54 RUE ANATOLE FRANCE AULNOYE-AYMERIES 59620

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HIRAISHI, Yusuke Osaka, JP 2 11
MASUBUCHI, Jun Osaka, JP 3 14
NAKAMURA, Takumi Osaka, JP 49 1084
SAKAI, Kenta Osaka, JP 6 15

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