Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof
Patent
1995-06-23
1997-05-13
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
166351, 166367, 4052231, 405224, E02D 2300
Patent
active
056285868
ABSTRACT:
A riser tensioner system for applying a substantially constant tensioning force to a riser and allowing a floating platform to move within a given range along a longitudinal axis of the riser. The system includes a plurality of tensioner assemblies each of which are coupled to the riser and to the platform. Each of the tensioner assemblies includes an upper member, a lower member, a connecting member coupled to the upper and lower members, and intermediate members coupled to the upper and lower members at a point intermediate the ends of the upper and lower members. At least one of the upper member, the lower member, and the intermediate members are adapted to provide a constant tensioning force. The arrangement of the upper member, lower member, connecting member, and intermediate members further provide a linkage whose centerline in angularly spaced from the longitudinal axis of the riser by a substantially constant amount throughout the range of motion of the linkage.
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Taylor Dennis L.
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