Device for centering and clamping tubular parts, comprising means for regulating the gas flow rate in order to control the oxygen content

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PATENT NO 9272353
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11914997

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The invention relates to a device for centering and clamping conduits which are preferably made from alloy steel and which are positioned end to end in order to be welded to form a pipeline. The invention comprises: means for centering and clamping two conduits that are to be welded, optional leak-tight partition means which define an inerting chamber at the mating surface, and inert gas distribution means for creating a protective atmosphere at the mating surface. The inventive device also comprises at least means for regulating the flow of inert gas and/or the supply pressure of said inert gas as a function of the concentration of O2 measured in the protective atmosphere and/or the pressure measured within said atmosphere, such as to maintain the O2 content of the atmosphere below a pre-determined alarm threshold value and/or the pressure of the atmosphere below a pre-determined threshold value.

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SERIMAX77290 MITRY-MORY

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L'Arvor, Eric Villers-Cotterets, FR 3 14
Richard, Gilles Silly le Long, FR 32 83

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