Experiment study on FLOATING JACKET : a new concept for deep water platform design /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xu, Yufeng, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:are supported by a jacket structure which is in turn mounted
As more oil and gas are discovered in deeper water than ever
be concluded that this new Floating Jacket concept is
before, the offshore industry has become increasingly
below the ocean surface. This concept offers many attractive
compared to the analytical calculations both in time and
comparisons. The results are in good agreement, especially
deep in the ocean water. The deck and production equipment
deep water production systems.
features. Model testing of the FJ was performed in Offshore
FJ concept is to place much of the needed buoyancy/ballast
for the 100-year storm-n without current.
frequent domains. Surface current is included in some of the
From the experimental studies on the FJ platform, it can
indeed a feasible and superior platform configuration for
input wave elevations are presented by using the bi-coherence
interested in the design of advanced offshore production
investigated. responses are obtained and the linear
is studied in this thesis. The most unique feature of the new
Mexico (GOM), with or without surface current, have been
on top of the large buoyancy/ballast tank deeply submerged
platforms. A new design concept called FLOATING JACKET (FJ)
relationship between the low frequency responses and the
relationships between the responses and between the mooring
spectral analysis. Experimental results in 100-year storm are
Technology Research Center (OTRC). The responses of the FJ
tension and the responses are identified. The quadratic
under regular waves and 100-year storm-n in the Gulf of
Item Description:"Major subject: Ocean Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 106 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 96-97.