GB0911626D0 - Vortex induced vibration suppression systems and methods - Google Patents

Vortex induced vibration suppression systems and methods

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GB0911626D0
GB0911626D0 GBGB0911626.0A GB0911626A GB0911626D0 GB 0911626 D0 GB0911626 D0 GB 0911626D0 GB 0911626 A GB0911626 A GB 0911626A GB 0911626 D0 GB0911626 D0 GB 0911626D0
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vibration suppression
induced vibration
suppression systems
vortex induced
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B17/0017—Means for protecting offshore constructions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D5/00—Bulkheads, piles, or other structural elements specially adapted to foundation engineering
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15D—FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F15D1/00—Influencing flow of fluids
    • F15D1/10—Influencing flow of fluids around bodies of solid material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • B63B2021/504—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs comprising suppressors for vortex induced vibrations

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Structure And Mechanism Of Cameras (AREA)
GB0911626A 2007-02-15 2008-02-13 Vortex induced vibration suppression systems and methods Withdrawn GB2459583A (en)

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US89014007P 2007-02-15 2007-02-15
PCT/US2008/053784 WO2008100976A1 (en) 2007-02-15 2008-02-13 Vortex induced vibration suppression systems and methods

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GB0911626D0 true GB0911626D0 (en) 2009-08-12
GB2459583A GB2459583A (en) 2009-11-04

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US (1) US20100150662A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2008216318A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0807475A2 (en)
GB (1) GB2459583A (en)
NO (1) NO20092995L (en)
WO (1) WO2008100976A1 (en)

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WO2008100976A1 (en) 2008-08-21
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GB2459583A (en) 2009-11-04
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