EP2554752B1 - Cadre de silencieux pour une installation sur un pieu en pleine mer - Google Patents

Cadre de silencieux pour une installation sur un pieu en pleine mer Download PDF

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EP2554752B1
EP2554752B1 EP11176100.3A EP11176100A EP2554752B1 EP 2554752 B1 EP2554752 B1 EP 2554752B1 EP 11176100 A EP11176100 A EP 11176100A EP 2554752 B1 EP2554752 B1 EP 2554752B1
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Johannes-Petrus Breedeveld
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Seaway Heavy Lifting Engineering BV
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D7/00—Methods or apparatus for placing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, mouldpipes, or other moulds
    • E02D7/02—Placing by driving
    • E02D7/06—Power-driven drivers
    • E02D7/14—Components for drivers inasmuch as not specially for a specific driver construction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D13/00—Accessories for placing or removing piles or bulkheads, e.g. noise attenuating chambers
    • E02D13/005—Sound absorbing accessories in piling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D13/00—Accessories for placing or removing piles or bulkheads, e.g. noise attenuating chambers
    • E02D13/04—Guide devices; Guide frames
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D7/00—Methods or apparatus for placing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, mouldpipes, or other moulds
    • E02D7/02—Placing by driving
    • E02D7/06—Power-driven drivers

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  • the invention relates to a pile installation frame comprising one or more tubular noise reduction elements having a cylindrical wall.
  • the invention also relates to a method of driving a pile into the sea bed using such a pile installation frame.
  • a silencer frame in the form of a tripod having three interconnected hollow cylindrical legs, which frame is transported in a horizontal orientation on a barge to the installation site where it is placed into a vertical position onto the sea bed for driving piles through the hollow legs of the frame.
  • a frame according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO 2011/046430 A1 .
  • cylindrical walls of the pile installation frame according to the invention are along their length provided with spaced-apart positioning devices that are radially retractable with respect to the centerline, for centering a pile driven through the tubular element along the center line.
  • the centering devices may comprises retractable elements that are hydraulically, pneumatically or electrically driven to be displaceable in a radial direction from the inside of the cylindrical walls towards the center line.
  • the pile When starting driving a pile into the sea bed, the pile is placed within the confines of the cylindrical wall and all centering members are extended to press against the pile. In this way, the pile is aligned along the center line of the cylindrical wall, with its top part extending above water level.
  • the piling hammer is placed on the pile head and the pile and hammer are driven downward into the space of the cylindrical wall.
  • the upper positioning devices are retracted when the pile reaches the axial direction directly above the upper positioning devices to allow the pile hammer to pass along these upper positioning devices when the pile is driven down into the sea bed.
  • the radial displaceability of the positioning devices furthermore allows accurate centering of different diameter piles, which piles may range in diameter from 1 m to 2.5 m.
  • the positioning devices may with one end be connected to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall and can comprise at a free end a sliding or rotating member for providing a sliding or rotating contact with a pile that is driven along the center line.
  • the positioning devices may for instance comprise a bar linkage, a scissor mechanism, a linear motor or the like, connected with one side to the inner wall and provided with hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical power and control leads that extend to above the water surface.
  • a wheel or slide pad is provided at the free ends of the extendable element of the positioning device for rotatingly or slidingly engaging with the outer surface of the pile when it is driven into the sea bed.
  • the wheel or slide pad may be formed of reinforced natural or synthetic rubber, PTFE, nylon or combinations thereof to result in reduced friction upon contact with the moving pile.
  • the installation frame comprises two or more cylindrical walls, interconnected via frame members, the frame comprising a lifting member attached to the frame members for connection to a lifting device.
  • a foundation pile configuration comprising multiple piles, can be applied onto the sea bed in a single step, for instance from a crane vessel having a crane or an A-frame for lifting of the frame member and for lowering it on to the sea bed and releasing the frame at the site of deployment.
  • the weight of the installation frame may range from 500 to 5000 tons, such as for instance about 1200 ton.
  • the pile installation frame according to the invention may be provided with ballastable buoyancy tanks, and can be towed to the installation site, after which the frame is ballasted such that the cylindrical chambers come to rest on the sea bed.
  • the installation frame comprises at the bottom a leveling member for instance comprising a hydraulic cylinder or an expandable body of adjustable volume, connected to a volume control member above water level for leveling the cylindrical wall by varying the volume of the member.
  • a leveling member may comprise a plate that rests near the lower edge of the cylindrical chamber on the sea bed.
  • the cylinder or the expandable body and may be actuated or be inflated with air, water or mud to increase its volume, respectively, in order to result in a vertical orientation of the center line of the cylindrical chambers and a consequent vertical application of the foundation piles into the sea bed.
  • the cylindrical wall comprises an inner and an outer wall and is divided into compartments, the compartments being connected to a pressurization device for adjusting the pressure in the compartments depending on the water depth of the compartment.
  • the chambers may have a height of 20 meters or more, and may have compartmented hollow walls for effective damping of noise. By pressurizing each compartment to a level corresponding to its depth below water, the water pressure forces may be equalized and deformations due to the water pressure on the compartments may be prevented.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a tubular noise reduction element 1 comprising a cylindrical wall 2 resting with a lower end 6 on the sea bed 3 and projecting with an upper end 4 above water level 5.
  • a foundation pile 7, for instance for forming a foundation of an offshore wind turbine, is placed along a longitudinal center line 8 of the cylindrical noise reduction element and is hammered into the sea bed 3 via the hydraulically operated hammer 10.
  • Control lines for the hammer 10 are attached to a working vessel that is not shown in the drawing.
  • the pile 7 is guided inside the cylindrical wall by extendable positioning devices 12,13 and 14. These positioning devices may comprise a scissor arm 15 with at the end a guide wheel 16.
  • the scissor arms of the positioning devices 12-14 may be electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically controlled from the working vessel.
  • middle positioning devices 13 are retracted when the hammer passes along the mid part of the cylindrical wall 2.
  • the arms 15 of the positioning devices 12,13,14 are connected to electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic drive members 17,18,19 that are in turn attached to control lines running to a working vessel, or which may be operated via ultrasonic commands from the working vessel.
  • the cylindrical walls 2 may be double-walled having an inner wall 20 and an outer wall 21.
  • the space between the walls 20, 21 may be filled with an insulating foam, air bubbles or may be empty for achieving the desired reduction of noise generated by the hammer 10 impacting on the pile 7.
  • air bubbles may be formed near the lower end 6 in order to provide further noise reduction.
  • Figure 4 shows a top view of a pile installation frame 30, having three cylindrical walls 31,32, 33 interconnected in a triangular configuration by frame members 35,36,37.
  • Figure 5 shows a square arrangement of cylindrical walls in an installation frame 30 for placing four foundation piles in a rectangular pattern. Air bubbles may be formed inside the space of the cylindrical walls and/or in the space between the cylindrical walls.
  • Fig. 6 shows a working vessel 40 supporting a 2000 ton crane 41 that lifts the installation frame 42 via a cable 43 attached to lifting member 44, such as an eye or shackle, on the frame 42.
  • lifting member 44 such as an eye or shackle
  • the cable 43 may be released from the eye 44 and the crane 41 may be used for lowering a pile inside the cylindrical walls 45, 46 and hammering it down into the sea bed.
  • Fig. 7 shows an alternative embodiment of a working vessel 40 towing an installation frame 42 that is provided with a ballastable tank 47 to the site of deployment.
  • a ballast control unit 49 on the vessel 40 that is connected to the ballast tank 47 via a schematically indicated electrical and pneumatic control line 48, effects deballasting of the tank 47 such that the cylindrical chambers come to rest on the sea bed.
  • the piling operation can be effected from another work vessel having a crane and control units for operating the hammer or from the same working vessel 40.
  • Fig. 8 shows an embodiment in which the cylindrical walls 2 are supported on a leveling member in the form of mud mats 50, 51, the volume of which is controlled via inclination control unit 52 on the working vessel 40 and electrical, hydraulical and/or pneumatic volume control line 53.
  • the control unit 52 insures that the walls 2 have a vertical orientation on the sea bed, such that the pile upon being guided by the positioning devices 12,13 and 14, is driven vertically downwards.
  • the drive members 17, 18 and 19 of the positioning devices 12,13 and14 are controlled, in dependence on the vertical position of the hammer 10, by a positioning control unit 54 and a schematically indicated positioning control line 55.
  • the respective positioning device is retracted by control unit 54 such that the hammer 10 can pass.
  • the hammer 10 is operated from the working vessel 40 via hammer control line 57.
  • Fig. 9 shows an embodiment in which the cylindrical wall 2 comprises an inner wall 20 and an outer wall 21, which walls define a hollow space that is divided into compartments 60, 61, 62 and 63.
  • Each compartment is connected to a pressure control unit 65 on the working vessel 40 for being pressurized with air, depending on the depth of the compartment below water level, in order to withstand the prevailing water pressure.
  • air nozzles 66 may be provided for forming a curtain of bubbles 70 inside the cylindrical wall 2 for further noise reduction.
  • a bubble control unit 67 on the working vessel 40 controls the bubble curtain via schematically indicated bubble control line 71.
  • Fig. 10 shows the lower side of a cylindrical wall 32 of a frame 37, resting on the sea bed, connected via flanges 74, 75 to a sleeve 72 housing a cylinder 73 and an extension body 76.
  • the extension body is connected to a plate 50, that is also in the art referred to as "mud mat”.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 73 is connected via the leveling control line 53 to inclination control unit 52 on the vessel. By expansion or contraction of the cylinder 73, the plate 50 is raised or pressed against the sea bed, and the inclination of the frame 37 relative to a vertical position can be controlled.
  • a hydraulic cylinder 73 it is also possible to use an expandable body situated below the plate 50 and being inflatable by air, nitrogen or water.

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  1. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30) comprenant un ou plusieurs éléments de réduction de bruit tubulaires (1, 31, 32, 33) ayant une paroi cylindrique (2) et un axe central (8), les éléments (1, 31, 32, 33) étant munis sur leur longueur de dispositifs de positionnement supérieur et inférieurs espacés (12, 13, 14) qui sont rétractables radialement par rapport à l'axe central, pour centrer un pilier (7) entraîné à travers l'élément tubulaire (1, 31, 32, 33) le long de l'axe central (8), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de positionnement supérieur (12) est rétractable pour permettre à un marteau (10) de passer dans une direction axiale alors que les dispositifs de positionnement inférieurs (13, 14) restent en contact avec le pilier.
  2. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les dispositifs de positionnement (12, 13, 14) ont une extrémité reliée à la paroi cylindrique (2, 20) et comprennent au niveau d'une extrémité libre un élément coulissant ou rotatif (16) pour permettre un contact coulissant ou rotatif avec un pilier (7) entraîné le long de l'axe central (8).
  3. Cadre d'installation de pilier (42) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, comprenant deux ou plus de deux éléments de réduction de bruit (1, 31, 32, 33) reliés mutuellement par l'intermédiaire d'éléments de cadre (35, 36, 37), le cadre comprenant un élément de levage (44) fixé sur les éléments (1, 31, 32, 33) pour liaison à un dispositif de levage (41,43).
  4. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, le cadre étant muni d'au moins un caisson de flottabilité pouvant être lesté (47).
  5. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30, 42) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant à proximité de la partie inférieure (6) de la paroi cylindrique (2) un élément de support expansible et déplaçable (50, 51, 73) destiné à être en contact avec le fond de la mer, et relié à une unité de commande d'inclinaison (52) située au-dessus du niveau de l'eau pour ajuster la position de la plaque.
  6. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30, 42) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel l'élément de mise à niveau (50, 51) comprend un corps expansible, relié à une plaque, l'unité de commande d'inclinaison (52) étant adaptée faire varier le volume du corps expansible.
  7. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30, 42) selon la revendication 5, l'élément de mise niveau (50, 51) comprenant un vérin hydraulique (73) relié à une plaque, l'unité de commande d'inclinaison (52) étant adaptée pour expanser ou rétracter le vérin.
  8. Cadre d'installation de pilier (30, 42) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la paroi cylindrique (2) comprend une paroi intérieure et une paroi extérieure (20, 21) et est séparée en compartiments (60, 61, 62, 63), les compartiments étant reliés à un dispositif de mise sous pression (65) pour ajuster la pression dans les compartiments en fonction de la profondeur du compartiment dans l'eau.
  9. Procédé d'installation d'un pilier dans le fond de la mer, comportant les étapes consistant à :
    - fournir un cadre d'installation de pilier (30, 42) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    - abaisser la paroi cylindrique (2) dans une position verticale, une partie inférieure (6) étant située sur le fond de la mer (3) et une partie supérieure (4) s'étendant au-dessus du niveau de l'eau,
    - mettre un pilier (7) le long de l'axe central des une ou plusieurs parois cylindriques (2),
    - déplacer les dispositifs de positionnement (12, 13, 14) en direction de l'axe central (8) pour appuyer contre la surface extérieure du pilier (7),
    - marteler le pilier vers le bas à travers la paroi cylindrique (2) en utilisant un marteau (10), tout en rétractant les dispositifs de positionnement supérieurs (12) en direction de l'axe central pour permettre au marteau (10) de passer le long des dispositifs de positionnement.
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