Floating Hoses Features & Benefits
(1)Buoyancy is provided by an outer shell of closed cell PE foam around the rubber tube A robust rubber cover with integrated fabric reinforcements protects the foam body against external damage.
(2)At the same time, the outer skin prevents absorption of water and protects the hose against UV light This hose type is ideal as a connection to submarine or overland pipelines.
(3)The riser hose version is equipped with additional reinforcing steel rings to maintain dimensional stability in all environmental conditions.
Floating hoses are used on different types of body of water (sea, lake and smaller pools of water). Their most common applications are as follows: loading and unloading of petroleum in ports, transfer of crude oil from an oil rig to a ship, transfer of potable water to a ship, refuelling of vessels, transfer of dredge spoil (sand and gravel) from dredgers, etc.
The hose remains afloat, clearly visible so as to protect it against damage by the ship’s propeller and allow the vessel to be steered.
The buoyancy of these hoses is provided by floaters fastened on a standard hose or in the case of special double carcass hoses, their special construction, where the base hose is covered with layers of nonabsorbable and unsinkable foam which make outer, floating hose. The construction of the hose is meant to resists even the most heavy duty operating conditions, extreme weather conditions, seawater impact, UV radiation. It must overcome great mechanical loads that occur at the connection with the vessel or those caused by heavy see, in which the waves run high.
Floating hoses are an important part of the discharge process for dredging or mining. We offer high performance floating hoses for slurry transport to the shore.
Floating hoses in short
Floating hose assemblies are used in combination with cutter suction dredgers as well as trailing suction hopper dredgers. We offer you standardised as well as custom designed hoses. By floating hose is meant: all items in a floating hose assembly with a length of 11800 mm. This also includes the connection/sinker hose.