Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof
Patent
1997-08-01
1998-12-08
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
166350, 166359, 405224, 114264, B63B 3544, B02B 1700
Patent
active
058460284
ABSTRACT:
A controlled-pressure multi-cylinder riser tensioner has a plurality of preferably six control-cylinder units (1) with proximal ends (2) attached pivotally to a bottom surface of an operational floor (3) and distal ends (5) attached pivotally to a riser-tensioner ring (6). Pressure lines (20, 38) in communication with opposite ends of the control cylinders lead to sources of pressure (46, 47, 48, 52, 53, 62, 63) that are separately controlled. Stroke length of the control-cylinder units is typically 50 feet. Projection of the control-cylinder units downwardly into a moon pool (9) avoids their obstruction of work space on an operational floor (3) of a vessel (4). Positioning pneumatic and hydraulic machinery (10) below deck with tubing leading to the control cylinders lowers center of gravity for marine stability. An over-capacity for tensioning the marine riser with a portion of the control cylinders inactive or incapacitated increases reliability. Pressure transducers (39) pressure-requirement criteria to a central control system (41, 42) for coordinated automatic or optionally manual control of fluid pressure for each control-cylinder unit separately. Fluid for pressurizing the control-cylinder units can be either liquid, gas which is preferably air or a combination of air and gas with liquid being pressured by compressed air in pressure converters 54. A use method is provided.
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HydraLift, Inc.
Taylor Dennis L.
Van Gilder Derek R.
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