US 7,320,341 B2
Protective liner for slurry pipelines
Marie-Claude M. Brandys, London (Canada); Kam C. Wu, London (Canada); David E. Livingstone, Harrietsville (Canada); David C. Chambers, Ilderton (Canada); and John T. Kilbourne, London (Canada)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, Minn. (US)
Filed on May 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/383,772.
Prior Publication US 2007/0267082 A1, Nov. 22, 2007
Int. Cl. F16L 9/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 138—146  [138/141; 138/98] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slurry transport system, comprising a pipe or vessel that includes an outer surface and an inner surface to transport a particle-based slurry, wherein the inner surface includes a protective material layer covering a substantial portion thereof, wherein an adhesive layer affixes the protective material layer to the inner surface, and wherein the protective material layer comprises a plurality of open surface features that retain slurry particles passing thereover to form a particle-based surface layer on the protective material layer.