Hybrid riser or pipe for fluid transfer

Details Hybrid riser or pipe for fluid transfer Hybrid riser or pipe for fluid transfer

2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Will, Thomas B. (Department: 3671)

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

With anchoring of structure to marine floor

C405S224200, C166S345000, C166S367000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06869253

ABSTRACT:
Pipe for great water depths allowing transfer of a fluid between a floating support and a point situated below and at a distance from the water surface, characterized in that it comprises:at least one flexible part connected at one of its ends to the point situated below the surface,at least one rigid part connected to the flexible part at one of its ends and to the floating support at the second end,the rigid part being held up onto the floating support by holding means allowing this part to be essentially tensioned under the effect of its own weight.

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API Recommended Practice 17B for Flexible Pipe (Section 4.3).
Flexible Risers Used For Balmoral Floater, vol. 46, No. 8 aout 1986, p. 76, 79, 80 Figure 1.

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