Rafael Ramos, I. Pasqualino, M. Souza, E. R. Nicolosi
{"title":"An Application of Fault Tree Analysis for Decommissioning of Subsea Flexible Pipeline in Brazil","authors":"Rafael Ramos, I. Pasqualino, M. Souza, E. R. Nicolosi","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-96730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96730","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The decommissioning of underwater structures has expanded in recent years, as the number of facilities at the end of their useful lives is increasing and legislation becomes more severe. Unlike the production units which already have their decommissioning plans consolidated, subsea pipelines represent the greatest technological, environmental and financial challenge of this stage. Currently, there are few studies to evaluate failures in the decommissioning of flexible pipelines. In addition, these studies generally use simplified analyses. Therefore, this study aims to elaborate a failure analysis for a Reverse Reeling option, in order to contribute to the decision-making process and reduction of failures. For this, a Fault Tree Analysis will be developed followed by the subsequent elaboration of its minimum cut sets. The main results present a total of 13 first-order minimal cut set, 5 second-order minimal cut set and 7 third-order minimal cut set.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130688577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical Methodology to Evaluate Flexible Risers Fatigue Lives at the Top Region","authors":"F. Sousa, M. Q. Siqueira, J. Sousa, G. Campello","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-96372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96372","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Traditionally, fatigue life calculations are very expensive in terms of time and computer resources. They are usually performed during riser design phases, when several lines with similar characteristics need to be analyzed. While operating, when problems are detected, fatigue analyses are also necessary to help to decide if any action is needed. In both situations, end fittings and bendstiffeners are usually the critical regions. Considering the high number of flexible risers installed in Brazil and the structural complexity of this kind of structure, a robust and fast methodology to evaluate the fatigue life of flexible risers becomes attractive. In this way, this paper proposes a analytical/numerical methodology to evaluate the fatigue life at the top region of flexible pipes. Using the top imposed motions and taking into account the properties of all structures in the riser, it is possible to evaluate tension analytically. Combining tension and the rotations imposed at the top of the riser, curvatures are determined, and stresses can be calculated. Finally, SN curves and the Miner’s rule for damage accumulation allow the estimation of fatigue life. The obtained results indicate that the proposed methodology is conservative when compared to traditional ones. Also, it is very fast, allowing the fatigue life estimation in minutes.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126552410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Gao, Shan Jin, Peng Cheng, Peihua Han, Yong Bai
{"title":"Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Fiberglass Reinforced Flexible Pipes Under Bending","authors":"Y. Gao, Shan Jin, Peng Cheng, Peihua Han, Yong Bai","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95457","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Fiberglass reinforced flexible pipe (FRFP) is a kind of composite thermoplastic pipe, which has many advantages compared to boned flexible pipes. This paper describes an analysis of the mechanical behavior of FRFP under bending. The bending behavior of FRFP was investigated by experimental, analytical and numerical methods. Firstly, this paper presents experimental studies of three 10-layer FRFP in a typical four-point bending test. Curvature-bending moment relations were recorded during the test. Then, based on the nonlinear ring theory and the principle of virtual work, a simplified method was proposed to study the mechanical behavior of FRFP. In addition, a finite element model (FEM) including reinforced layers and high density polyethylene (HDPE) layers was established to simulate the HDPE layers and reinforced layers, respectively. The result of Curvature-bending moment relations obtained from three methods agree well with each other, which proves that the simplified analytical model and FEM are accurate and reliable. The conclusions of this paper could be useful to manufacturing engineers.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127537124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriel M. Gonzalez, J. Sousa, L. Sagrilo, R. R. Martins, Djalene Maria Rocha
{"title":"A Symbolic Regression Formulation to Estimate the Lateral Buckling Resistance of Tensile Armors in Flexible Pipes","authors":"Gabriel M. Gonzalez, J. Sousa, L. Sagrilo, R. R. Martins, Djalene Maria Rocha","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95510","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In this work, a previously proposed finite element is applied in conjunction with a modal approach to predict the lateral buckling resistance of the tensile armors in flexible pipes. The finite element represents the mechanical behavior of tensile armors settled on elastic foundations, which model the frictional interaction between these armors and the surrounding layers. This FE modal approach is used to evaluate the buckling response of 44 different tensile armors considering 15 different friction coefficients between layers. The responses obtained formed a dataset employed in symbolic regression analyses that led to an analytical formulation capable of adequately reproducing the numerical results with minimum computational effort. The results obtained with this analytical formulation are compared to those from other numerical models and experimental measurements showing good agreement and evidencing the potential of the proposed formulation.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116481593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yilun Li, Shuang‐Xi Guo, Yue Kong, Min Li, Weimin Chen
{"title":"Non-Linearly Restoring Performance and its Hysteresis Behavior of Dynamic Catenary","authors":"Yilun Li, Shuang‐Xi Guo, Yue Kong, Min Li, Weimin Chen","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95651","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Catenary is increasingly used as mooring-line and riser system as the water depth gets larger due to its lower cost and easier installment. Its dynamic response and restoring performance become more complicated, as the length of the mooring-line become larger, and the structural and fluid dynamics the mooring-line become consequently more obvious. Compared to the quasi-static method where the static restoring force is mainly involved, the dynamic behaviors and its hysteresis of the catenary mooring-line are considered here so as to comprehensively examine the non-linearly restoring performance of mooring-lines. Based on the 3d dynamic vector equations along with the modified FEM simulations, the hysteresis character of the restoring stiffness and the influences of the catenary dynamics on its restoring performance are presented and discussed.\u0000 It is found that, principally owing to the damping and inertial effect coming from the fluid and structural dynamics, the restoring force of the mooring-line depends on both the structural displacement and velocity. Moreover, the dynamic stiffness behaves as a hysteresis loop, instead of a curve. Our numerical results show that the energy consumption during one period rises nonlinearly with the increase of the body frequency ωd and amplitude A0. And, the influence of nonlinear restoring stiffness on the structural response along with the slack-taut phenomenon caused by structural /hydrodynamic inertia and damping is discussed.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117168663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of the Vortex-Induced Vibration of the Marine Risers With the Buoyancy","authors":"Lin Zhao, H. Su, Yanju Yin","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-96824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96824","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Regarding the very large top tension of ocean deep water riser which is caused by the heavy self-weight, a innovated buoyancy system is designed. This system can effectively decrease the top tension and improve the performance of the riser movement. In order to study the upper and lower part of the floating system, a specialized model test is carried out, where the acceleration, amplitude, frequency and trajectory of the interested points along the risers are investigated. It has been observed that with the increase of the current speed, both the vibration acceleration and the vibration frequency are increasing but the bare riser amplitude is decreasing. At the speed of 0.2m/s, the resonance phenomenon is observed, but the same phenomenon is not observed for the middle floating riser subjecting to different flow velocities. At the speed of 0.4 m/s, the largest amplitude is captured. Due to the response differences of the floating riser at the up and down parts of the middle floating riser, when the amplitude is increasing, the vibration frequency is decreasing, both at cross flow (CF) direction and inline flow (IL) direction. Especially the vibration behavior of the interested points is most influenced by the buoyancy. Under different models, vibration at different flow velocities is presented along bare riser, the modal vibration effects of the floating riser will decrease In addition, according to the experiment condition, Orcaflex is applied to conduct the numerical simulation to get the vibration law of the corresponding feature points and compare it with the experimental results. The results indicate that the numerical analysis reasonably match with experimental results.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126888111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Polyester Reinforced Flexible Composite Pipe Under Internal Pressure","authors":"Xinyu Sun, Yong Bai, Xiaojie Zhang, Chang Liu, Jiannan Zhao","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95903","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In recent years, petroleum and natural gas industry technology continues to develop, so the market demand for polyester fiber reinforced flexible composite pipe is increasing. Polyester reinforced flexible composite pipe is widely used in practical production, which is based on thermoplastic material and winded by polyester fiber. Based on the anisotropic uniformity of polyester reinforced flexible composite pipes, this paper focuses on the mechanical behavior of flexible composite pipes under internal pressure. By using numerical analysis method, the stress-strain change and burst pressure model of polyester reinforced pipe under internal pressure are established. The short-term burst pressure test is carried out to obtain the burst pressure of the reinforced pipe. The finite element analysis software ABAQUS is used to establish finite element model for simulation analysis. According to the generated test data, the correctness of the finite element analysis results is verified. The sensitivity of winding angle and diameter-thickness ratio to the pressure was studied to further understand the mechanical properties of polyester reinforced composite pipe.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"612 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116469922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Odan, F. B. Rajeb, M. A. Rahman, A. Aborig, S. Imtiaz, Yan Zhang, M. Awad
{"title":"Examination and Analysis of Four-Phase Four-Fluid Flow Techniques in Offshore Pipelines","authors":"Mohamed Odan, F. B. Rajeb, M. A. Rahman, A. Aborig, S. Imtiaz, Yan Zhang, M. Awad","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95005","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Many offshore drilling sites are plagued by infrastructure break-downs and other issues due to the complexity of the systems required for the subsea extraction of oil and gas (O&G). For the most part, the O&G industry uses multi-phase and multi-component pipeline flows to move their product from one site to another or to different areas of the same site. In extreme environments, such as offshore or Arctic sites, the development of Sand particles along the pipelines can bring additional challenges to the project. The present work examines the practicality of applying a system of four-phase four-fluid flows for transporting a multi-phase flow (sand, water, oil and CO2) along subsea pipelines. As a means for precisely measuring and predicting the characteristics of thermo- and hydro-dynamic multi-component mixtures, models representing phase behavior and hydrate equilibrium are built and tested. Additionally, the study looks at heat transfer, mass and momentum in both the flow and pipe walls and develops equations to describe their interrelationships. Another focus of this work it to investigate four-phase multi-component flow systems in order to obtain a deeper understanding of transient flow in various types of pipes, including conditions around the system of four-phase four-fluid flows, and hydro-dynamic variable effects on flow.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"20 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129276156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
QiangQ. Shao, Ting Liu, Shuai Yuan, Peihua Han, Yong Bai
{"title":"Prediction of Internal Pressure of Flexible Pipe","authors":"QiangQ. Shao, Ting Liu, Shuai Yuan, Peihua Han, Yong Bai","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-95458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-95458","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The flexible pipes are widely used in the oil and gas industry to transport petroleum products. The pipe might burst fails when a large internal fluid pressure acts on the pipe, and the consequences are disastrous. In order to ensure the security and reliability of flexible pipes in the application, the mechanical responses of the pipe subjected to high pressure loads should be carefully estimated. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the burst pressure of the pipe. Based on the principle of virtual work, a theoretical model for stress and deformations of the pipe is established, which takes the material plasticity into consideration. In addition, a finite element model is developed by ABAQUS to verify the feasibility of the theoretical model. According to the verified model, it is efficient to predict the burst pressure and design its cross-section economically with its serving conditions.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"135 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116993598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Study on Friction of Steel Wires of Dynamic Umbilical for Fatigue Life Analysis","authors":"Yin Yuanchao, Qingzhen Lu, Wu Shanghua, Jun Yan, Q. Yue, Chen Jinlong","doi":"10.1115/omae2019-96491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96491","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Dynamic umbilicals are widely used in the wet tree development of deep-water field. In the application of dynamic umbilicals, fatigue is a key failure mode which may cause severe economic consequences. The fatigue behavior of dynamic umbilical is complicated by the mechanical properties of the material, the cross-section design and the interaction of different components. Published studies have shown that the interaction friction stress of steel wires is critical for fatigue analysis. Coefficient of friction were used as a constant during the fatigue life analysis. However, the friction stress and the coefficient of friction may change during the wear of the steel wire.\u0000 This paper presents a new experiment method and device to evaluate the change of the coefficient of friction of steel wire. Different cycles of reciprocating wear were carried out on samples to simulate interaction of the steel wires during the process of fatigue. The samples are pairs of steel wires which were cut on a dynamic umbilical. The interaction stress and friction stress were measured during the test. Micro morphology on the surface of steel wire at the contract zone were measured to investigate the wear of the sample.\u0000 The test result shows that the coefficient of friction and stress changes during the test. Worn marks were found on the contact zone of the steel wires. The change of the coefficient of friction may affect the accuracy of fatigue life analysis of dynamic umbilical. Conclusions were also presented on the coefficient of friction test and theoretical calculation method to approach a more accurate fatigue life for dynamic umbilical design.","PeriodicalId":190268,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5A: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124665996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}