Patent ID: 8701713
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: F16L,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A heating device for a transportation device for transporting a fluid containing a hydrocarbon, comprising: a rigid structure extending between two side walls, forming a space between the side walls, and comprising an opening in one direction between the two side walls, a flexible membrane extending into said space from the side walls, to delimit an inner cavity in the space between the structure and the membrane and an outer cavity between the membrane and the opening, said membrane comprising heating means, the inner cavity being fluid-tight, and the outer cavity being designed to at least partially surround the transportation device, pumping means adapted to bring, remove, or maintain a fluid in the inner cavity, said pumping means being designed to inflate the inner cavity to bring the membrane into contact with the transportation device such that the heating means heat the transportation device, and to deflate the inner cavity in order to place or remove the heating device around the transportation device.