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Search Result for Scraper
scraper
A device used to clean deposits of paraffin from tubing or flow lines (see pig or rabbit).
go-devil
1. a device that is inserted into a pipeline for the purpose of cleaning; a line scraper. Also called a pig.
casing scraper
Blade tool used to scrape away junk or debris from inside casing; run on pipe or tubing.
pig
1. a scraping tool that is forced through a pipeline or flow line to clean out accumulations of wax, scale, and debris from the walls of the pipe. It travels with the flow of product in the line, cleaning the pipe walls by means of blades or brushes affixed to it. Also called a line scraper or a go-devil.
pig
4. in hydrostatic testing of a pipeline, a scraper used inside the line to push air out ahead of the test water and to push water out after the test. v: to force a device called a pig through a pipeline or a flow line for the purpose of cleaning the interior walls of the pipe, separating different products, or displacing fluids.