GB2028260A - Marine tankers loading and unloading apparatus - Google Patents
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Apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers from a storage facility permitting relative movement therebetween and providing a pair of separate fluid paths therebetween comprises a support structure 10 mounted on the storage facility and having a support boom 12 connected to its upper portion and having a first pair of boom conduit members 17a a second pair of conduit members 31a, 31b movable into a vertical position and connected at one end by coaxial swivel joints to members 17a a pair of conduit members 63a, 63b movable into a horizontal position and connected at one end by coaxial swivel joints to the opposite members 31a, 31b, and coaxial swivel joints connected between the opposite end of members 63a, 63b and a pair of tanker manifold ports. <IMAGE>
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Apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers
This invention relates to fluid loading systems and more particularly to marine loading armsfortrans- ferring the fluid between an offshore terminal and a marine tanker and for returning vapor to the offshore terminal.
The production of oil and gas from offshore wells has developd into a major endeavor of the petroleum industry, and this growth has lead to the development of means for transporting petroleum products from offshore wells to shore-based refineries or storage facilities. Many of the wells are being drilled and completed in deep-water locations where the use of marine tankers of very large capacity constitutes the most practical and efficient method of transporting the petroleum.
Accordingly a requirement exists for petroleum transfer apparatus which is relatively easy to connect between the offshore loading facility and a marine tanker, which provides for relative movement between the tanker and the loading facility and which recovers the vapors generated in the loading of the tanker and returns these vapors to the offshore loading facility.
According to the present invention there is provided apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers at a storage facility and to provide for relative movement between said marine tanker and said storage facility while providing a pair of separate and distinct fluid paths between said marine tanker and said storage facility, said apparatus comprising a support structure for mounting on said storage facility, a support boom connected to the upper portion of said support structure, a pair of boom conduit members, said boom conduit members being mounted along said support boom, a first coaxial swivel joint connected to the outboard end of each of said boom conduit members, a first pair of conduit members capable of location in a vertical position, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of said vertical conduit members to said coaxial swivel joint, a second pair of conduit members capable of location in a horizontal position, means pivotally connecting the inboard end of each of said second conduit members to the outboard end of a corresponding one of said first conduit members, a second coaxial swivel joint for connection to a pair oftanker manifold ports and a pair of universal joint means each connected between said second coaxial swivel joint and the outboard end of a corresponding one of said second conduit members.
The present invention also provides apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers at a storage facility and to provide for relative movement between said marine tanker and said storage facility while providing a pair of separate and distinct fluid paths between said marine tanker and said storage facility, said apparatus comprising a support structure for mounting adjacent said storage facility, a support boom connected to the upper end of said support structure, a pair of boom conduit members, said boom conduit members being mounted in a substantially horizontal position along said support boom, a pair of normally vertical conduit members, a first coaxial swivel joint having a pair of output ports and having a pair of chambers for coupling the outboard end of each of said boom conduit members to a corresponding one of said output ports regardless of the rotational position of said output ports relative to said boom conduit members, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of said vertical conduit members to a corresponding one of said output ports in said first coaxial swivel joint, a pair of normally horizontal conduit members, means pivotally connecting the inboard end of each of said horizontal conduit members to the lower end of a corresponding one of said vertical members, a second coaxial swivel joint having a pair of input ports, a pair of output ports and a pair of chambers for coupling each of said input ports to a corresponding one of said output ports, and means pivotally connecting the outboard end of each of said conduit members to a corresponding one of said input ports of said second coaxial swivel joint.
The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure lisa side elevation of an offshore loading system according to the present invention, with a loading apparatus in a stored position adjacent a support tower;
Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the loading apparatus of Figure 1 with the outboard end of the apparatus connected in operating position to a marine tanker;
Figure 3 is a schematic drawing of the cables and sheaves used in positioning the loading apparatus of
Figure 1;
Figure 4 is an end view of the offshore loading system of Figure 1 taken in the direction of the arrows 4-4 of Figure 2;
Figure 5 is an enlarged isometric view of a portion of the apparatus of Figure 2 with portions broken away;;
Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the universal joint and of the dual coaxial swivel joint which is connected to the tanker's manifold as shown in Figure 2 with a portion in section;
Figure 7 is a sectional view of the dual coaxial swivel joint taken along the line 7-7 of Figure 6;
Figure 8 is an enlarged view of the dual coaxial swivel joint which is connected to the horizontal boom with portions in section;
Figure 9 is an enlarged side elevation of another embodiment of the loading apparatus of Figure 1, and
Figure 10 is a schematic drawing of the cables and sheaves used in positioning the loading apparatus of
Figure 9.
An offshore loading apparatus having dual conduits, according to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, comprises a tower or other suitable vertical support structure 10 (Figure 1) mounted on the top of a platform 11 and having a generally horizontally-disposed support boom 12 connected at the central portion thereof to the top of the support structure 10. The central portion of the support boom 12 may be rotatably connected to the top of the support structure 10 or the support structure 10 may be rotatably connected to the platform 11 in the manner commonly used in the fluid loading art. The details of these commonly used devices are not considered to be a part of this invention.
The support boom 12 (Figure 1) comprises a plurality of horizontal structure members 15 interconnected bya pluralityofcross members 16to form a sturdy but lightweight support structure for the loading apparatus. The support boom 12 includes a pair of boom conduit members 17a, 17b (only the member 17a is shown in Figure 1) mounted between the outboard end of the support boom 12 and the top of the support structure 10. Other pipes (not shown) connect the inboard end of each of the boom conduit members 17a, 17b with storage facilities which may be located in or below the platform 11.
An articulated loading arm 20 (Figures 1 and 2) connects the outboard end of each of the boom conduit members to a corresponding one of a pair of tanker manifolds 21a, 21b to provide a pair of separate and distinct fluid paths between a marine tanker 22 and the storage facilities at the platform 11.
For example, one of these fluid paths may convey fluid petroleum from the storage facilities to the tanker and the other path may return vapors from the tanker to the storage facilities. The loading arm 20 includes an upper section 25, a lower section 26, and a linking section 27 each having a pair of conduit members throughout the length thereof. The upper section 25 is pivotally connected to the boom conduit members 17a, 17b and is rigidly connected to the upper end of the link section 27. The upper end of the lower section 26 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the linking section 27 and the lower end of the lower section 26 is connected to the tanker 22 by a universal type connector 29 and a lower coaxial swivel joint 30.
The upper section 25 of the loading arm includes a pair of vertical conduit members 31a, 31b (Figures 1 and 2) each having the upper end connected to an upper header 32 (Figures 1, 2,4 and 8) and the lower end connected to a first central header 35. A sheave 38 is mounted on the central header 35 for rotation about an axis G (Figures 2-4). A pair of swivel joints 36a, 36b (Figure 8) are each connected between the upper header 32 and a corresponding one of a pair of pipe elbows 37a, 37b with the pipe elbows connected to a coaxial swivel joint 40. A first large sheave 41 (Figures 2,3 and 8) is mounted on the upper header 32 for rotation about an axis A (Figures 2 and 8) with the sheave 41 fixed to the header 32.
Power to rotate the header 32 and the sheave 41 about the axis A is provided by a pair of inboard cables 42a, 42b (Figures 3 and 8) each of which has the outboard end thereof connected to the sheaves 41 by a pin 41a (Figure 8).
The cable system (Figure 3) also includes a plurality of sheaves 45-48b, a pair of drive motors 51a, 51b, a pair of drive belts 52a, 52b and a pair of pulleys 53a, 53b. The sheaves 45 and 46 (Figures 2 and 3) are each mounted for rotation about an axis B,
C, respectively, while the sheaves 47a-47c are each mounted for rotation about an axis D. The sheaves 48a, 48b are mounted for rotation about an axis E, with power to rotate the sheave 48a supplied by the motor 51 a coupled to the sheave 48a by the belt 52a, the pulley 53a and a shaft 55a. Power to rotate the sheave 48b is supplied by the motor 51b which is coupled to the sheave 48b by the belt 52a, the pulley 53b and a shaft 55b.The motor 51b and the cables 42a, 42b provide power to rotatably position the upper section 25 (Figures 1-3) of the articulated arm 20 aboutthe axis A.
A counterweight 56b attached to the sheave 48b counterbalances the weight of the articulated arm 20 by moving the counterweight into the horizontal position shown in Figure 3 when the upper section 25 of the arm 20 is horizontal and moving the counterweight into a vertical position below the sheave 48b when the upper section 25 is in a vertical position as shown in Figure 2.
When the motor 51b (Figure 3) rotates the sheave 48b (Figures 1 and 3) in a counterclockwise direction (Figures 1 and 3) the cables 42a, 42b cause the sheave 41b (Figure 3) and the upper header 32 (Figures 2 and 8) to rotate in a clockwise direction thereby moving the upper section 25 of the articulated arm 20 from the horizontal position shown in
Figure 3 toward the vertical position shown in Figure 2.
The linking section 27 (Figure 4) includes a pair of links of pipe 57a, 57b having an elbow 58a-58d connected at either end. The upper ends of the elbows 58a, 58b are each welded or otherwise secured to the first central header 35 so that the elbows 58a, 58b do not pivot relative to the header 35. The lower ends of the elbows 58c, 58d are each connected to a corresponding swivel joint 61a, 61b mounted on the sides of the second central header 62 (Figures 2-4) so that the header 62 can rotate about an axis F (Figures 2 and 4).
The lower section 26 (Figures 1 and 2) includes a pair of horizontal conduit members 63a, 63b connected between the central header 62 and a lower header 66 (Figures 2 and 4). When the lower section 26 is in a generally horizontal position the horizontal conduit members 63a, 63b are mounted one above the other to accommodate any difference in length of the conduit members which may result because of a difference in temperature of the fuel moving through the two conduit members. If one of the conduit members is empty and the other conduit member is full or if one conduit member is full of fluid and the other is filled with gas and the conduit members were in a side-by-side position this would place undue stress on the swivel joints 61a, 61b (Figure 4). A plurality of structural links 67 pivotally connected between the conduit members 63a, 63b maintain the conduit members in a generally parallel position when one of the conduit members contracts or expands more than the other. The upper section 25 is constructed in a similar manner with the conduit members 31a, 31b mounted one above the other when the upper section is in a generally horizontal position. A plurality of structural links 67 maintains the conduit members 31a, 316 in a generally parallel position.
A pair of hooks 65a, 65b (Figure 2) connected to the headers 35 and 62 respectively and a pair of latches 74a, 746 (Figure 1) connected to the support boom 12 retain the articulated arm in the stowed position shown in Figure 1. The latches 74a, 746 can be remotely controlled to hold or to release the hooks by either hydraulic means (not shown) or by other control means which is well known in the art.
Power to rotate the lower section 26 of the articulated arm 20 is supplied by the motor 518 (Figure 3) which is coupled to the header 66 at the outboard end of the lower section 26 by a cable 69 which is threaded over the sheaves 38, 41,47a and connected to the sheave 48a. A counterweight 56 attached to the sheave 48a counter-balances the weight of the lower section 26 of the articulated arm 20 by moving the counterweight 56a into a horizontal position when the lower section 26 moves into a horizontal position (Figure 2). The counterweight 56a moves into the vertical position shown in Figure 3 when the lower section 26 is in a vertical position (Figure 3).
In order to reduce the friction between the cable 69 and the sheaves 41 a series of small rollers (not shown) may be mounted around the periphery of the right portion (Figure 3) of the sheave 41. Other apparatus for permitting the cable to move over the surface of the sheave 41 without excessive friction can also be used. The details of this apparatus are not considered critical to the present invention.
Each of the headers 32,35 and 62 are similarly constructed to the header 66 which is disclosed in
Figure 5. The header 66 includes a box-like structure having a pair of parallel sidewalls 68a, 686 interconnected by a top plate 71a, a bottom plate 71b, a back wall 72 and a plurality of angle plates 73a-73cwhich form a front wall 73. The ends of the conduit members 63a, 63b are welded to the back wall 72 with the end of the upper conduit member 63a connected to an upper chamber 76a and the end of the lower conduit member 63b connected to a lower chamber 76b. A pair of baffle plates 77,78 provides separation between the upper and lower chambers.
The upper chamber 76a connects the upper conduit member 63a to an opening 81b in the sidewall 68b and the lower chamber 76b connects the lower conduit member 63b to an opening 81a in the sidewall 68a to provide two separate and distinct fluid paths between the conduit members 63a, 636 and the openings 81b, 81a in the sidewalls.
A pair of swivel joints 82a, 826 (Figures 2 and 4) are each connected between one of a pair of pipe elbows 83a, 83b and a corresponding one of the sidewalls 68a,68b (Figure 5) of the header 66 where the swivel joints 82a, 826 are mounted around the openings 81 a, 81b respectively. The lower end of the pipe elbows 83a,83b are each connected to one of a pair of short sections of pipe 86a, 866 respectively (Figure 4). The sections of pipe 86a, 86b, (only one of which is shown in Figures 2 and 6) are each connected to a header 87 (F;gures 2 and 6) having a pair of swivel joints 88a, 88b connected thereto.A pair of elbows 91a, 91b interconnect the swivel joints 88a, 886 to one of a pair of power operated valves 92a, 92b respectively. A pair of hydraulic motors 93a, 93b are coupled to the valves 92a, 926 by a pair of shafts 96a, 966 respectively. The motors 93a, 936 are mounted on a platform 97 which is welded or otherwise connected to a pair of vertical pipe sections 98a, 986 with the pipe sections each connected to the valves 92a, 92b respectively. The motors 93a, 936 and the valves 92a, 926 provide remote controlled operation of the shut off and turn on of the flow of fuel from the outboard end of the articulated arm 20.The lower ends of the vertical sections 98a, 986 each includes a connecting end flange 101a, 1016 for connection to the coaxial swivel joint 30. An annular guide pin 105 (Figure 6) having a screw eye 106 connected at the bottom end thereof is attached to the center of the platform to aid in guiding the connecting flanges 101a, 1016 into connecting alignment with the swivel joint 30.
The coaxial swivel joint 30 (Figures 1 and 6) includes means for connecting the tanker manifold 218 to an input port 109a and for connecting the tanker manifold 21b to an input port 109b regardless of the rotative positions of these input ports. The coaxial swivel joint 30 includes an annular upper body portion 110 (Figure 6) which swivels relative to an annular lower body portion 111 about a common vertical axis. The free end of the outer diameter of the upper body portion 110 is radially expanded and the inner wall of the resultant cup 114 constitutes the outer race of a ball bearing 115, while the adjacent end portion 116 of the lower body portion 111 forms the inner face of said bearing.Another bearing is formed where the free lower end of the upper body portion 110 is radially contracted and the outer wall of the resultant cup 119 constitutes the inner race of a ball bearing 120, while the adjacent end 121 of the lower body portion 111 forms the race of the bearing 120.
The upper and lower body portions of the coaxial swivel joint 30 includes a plurality of walls 124a-124e (Figure 6) which divide the interior of a swivel joint into a pair of chambers 125a, 1256. The chamber 125a (Figures 6 and 7) connects the tanker manifold 21a to an inlettube 126a and the chamber 1256 connects the tanker manifold 21b to an inlet tube 126b regardless of the rotative position of the upper body portion 110 of the swivel joint 30. A guide funnel 129 (Figures 6 and 7) having the lower end thereof welded or otherwise connected to the lower body portion 111 of the coaxial swivel joint 30 includes a hydraulic winch 130 for pulling the connecting end flanges 101a, 1016 into position for connection to the coaxial swivel joint 30. A hydraulic motor 131 (Figure 2) connected to the deck of the marine tanker 22 includes a small gear 134 which meshes with a larger gear 135 (Figure 2) connected to the upper body portion 110 to rotate the inlet tubes 126a, 1266 into rotational alignment with the connecting end flanges 101a, 1016 of the universal connector. A hook 136 is connected to the eye 106 in the guide pin 105 and a cable 139 and the winch 130 pull the connector 29 down until the end flanges 101a, 1016 are connected to a corresponding one of a pairofflanges 140a,140b.
The connector 29 and the coaxial swivel joint 30 clamped together by a pair of sets of quick couplers 141a, 1416 (Figures 2 and 6). Each of the quick couplers include a plurality of standards 144 (Figure 6) which are welded or otherwise connected to an inlet tube 126a,126b. A clamp member 145 is pivotally secured to each of the standards 144 by a pin 146. Power to pivotally move each of the clamp members is provided by a hydraulic ram 149.
A plurality of support members 150 (Figures 2 and 6) connected between the deck of the marine tanker 22 and the lower body portion 111 secure the coaxial swivel joint 30 to the marine tanker.
The upper coaxial swivel joint 40 (Figures 1,2,4,8 and 9) includes means for connecting the boom conduit member 17a (Figure 8) to a vertical pipe 151a and for connecting the boom conduit member 17b to a vertical pipe 1516 regardless of the rotative positions of the vertical pipes 151a, 151!;. The vertical pipes 151a, 1516 are each connected to one of the elbows 37a, 376 adjacent the upper header 32.
The coaxial swivel joint 40 (Figure 8) includes an upper body portion 154 which is fixed to the support boom 12 (Figures 1,2 and 8) and a lower body portion 155 which swivels relative to the upper body portion about a common vertical axis. The free upper end of the outer diameter of the lower body portion 155 (Figure 8) is radially expanded and the inner wall of the resultant cup 156 constitutes the outer race of a ball bearing 159, while the adjacent end 160 of the upper body portion forms the inner race of said ball bearing. Another bearing is formed where the free lower end of the upper body portion 154 is radially contracted and the outer wall of the resultant cup 161 constitutes the inner race of the ball bearing 164, while the adjacent end 165 of the lower body portion forms the outer race of the bearing 164.
The upper and lower body portions of the coaxial swivel joint 40 include a plurality of walls 166a-166e (Figure 8) which divide the interior of the swivel joint 40 into a pair of chambers 169a, 169b. The chamber 1 69a connects the vertical pipe 151 a to the boom conduit member 17a and the chamber 169b con nects the vertical pipe 1516 to the boom conduit member 17b regardless ofthe rotational position of the lower body portion 155 of the coaxial joint 40.
Another embodiment of the articulated arm 20' disclosed in Figures 9 and 10 incudes a sheave 173 and a pair of control cables 174, 175 connected to the inboard end of the lower section 26' of the articulated arm 20 to position the outboard end of the lower section 26' of the articulated arm. The sheave
173 and a header 62' are pivotally mounted at the
lower ends of the lengths of pipe 57a', 576' (only one of which is shown in Figure 9).Power to rotate the
header 62', the sheave 173 and the lower section of the arm 26' is provided by the motor 51a which couples the powerthrough the belt 52a, pulley 53a, shaft 55a sheave 48a and the cables 174, 175. The cable 175 is routed over a sheave 47d Figure 10) which is on the same axis as the sheaves 47a-47c,
and over a sheave 178 which is mounted on the central header 35' (Figure 9) at the lower end of the section 25'.
The present apparatus provides two separate and
distinct fluid paths between a floating storage ter
minal and a marine tanker. Petroleum fuel can be transferred along one path between the storage terminal and the tanker and vapors can be returned along the other path. The two paths include two conduit members which are mounted one above the other when the members are horizontally oriented to reduce strain on the swivel joints and to allow for unequal contractions or expansions of the conduit members due to different temperatures therein.
Means are provided for individual positioning of the upper and lower sections of the articulated loading arm and coaxial swivel joints are provided at the upper and lower ends of the articulated arm.
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1. Apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers at a storage facility and to provide for relative movement between said marine tanker and said storage facility while providing a pair of separate and distinct fluid paths between said marine tanker and said storage facility, said apparatus comprising a support structure for mounting on said storage facility, a support boom connected to the upper portion of said support structure, a pair of boom conduit members, said boom conduit members being mounted along said support boom, a first coaxial swivel joint connected to the outboard end of each of said boom conduit members, a first pair of conduit members capable of location in a vertical position, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of said vertical conduit members to said coaxial swivel joint, a second pair of conduit members capable of location in a horizontal position, means pivotally connecting the inboard end of each of said second conduit members to the outboard end of a corresponding one of said first conduit members, a second coaxial swivel joint for connection to a pair of tanker manifold ports and a pair of universal joint means each connected between said second coaxial swivel joint and the outboard end of a corresponding one of said second conduit members.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for pivotally connecting the inboard end of each of said second conduit members to the outboard end of one of said first conduit members includes a header having a pair of inlet ports, a pair of outlet ports and a pair of passageways, each of said passageways being connected between one of said inlet ports and a corresponding one of said outlet ports; and including means for pivotally connecting the outboard end of each of said first conduit members to a corresponding one of said outlet ports in said header.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein each of said coaxial swivel joints includes a pair of inlet ports, a pair of outlet ports, a pair of concentric chambers, and means connecting each of said concentric chambers between one of said inlet ports and a corresponding one of said outlet ports.
4. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein said first conduit members are mounted one above the other.
5. Apparatus according to any preceding claim including means connecting each of said outlet ports of said first coaxial swivel joint to the outboard end of a corresponding one of said boom conduit members, and means pivotally connecting each of said inlet ports of said first coaxial swivel joint to the inboard end of a corresponding one of said second conduit members.
6. Apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers at a storage facility and to provide for relative movement between said marine tanker and said storage facility while providing a pair of separate and distinct fluid paths between said marine tanker and said storage facility, said apparatus comprising a support structure for mounting adjacent said storage facility, a support boom connected to the upper end of said support structure, a pair of boom conduit members, said boom conduit members being mounted in a substantially horizontal position along said support boom, a pair of normally vertical conduit members, a first coaxial swivel joint having a pair of output ports and having a pair of chambers for coupling the outboard end of each of said boom conduit members to a corresponding one of said output ports regardless of the rotational position of said output ports relative to said boom conduit members, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of said vertical conduit members to a corresponding one of said output ports in said first coaxial swivel joint, a pair of normally horizontal conduit members, means pivotally connecting the inboard end of each of said horizontal conduit members to the lower end of a corresponding one of said vertical members, a second coaxial swivel joint having a pair of input ports, a pair of output ports and a pair of chambers for coupling each of said input ports to a corresponding one of said output ports, and means pivotally connecting the outboard end of each of said conduit members to a corresponding one of said input ports of said second coaxial swivel joint.
7. Apparatus according to claim 6 including means for connecting each of said output ports of said second coaxial swivel joint to a corresponding one of a pair of tanker manifolds.
8. Apparatus according to claim 6 or claim 7 wherein said second coaxial swivel joint includes means for coupling each of said chambers between one of said input ports and a corresponding one of said output ports regardless of the rotational position of said input ports relative to said output ports.
9. Apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8 including means for raising and lowering the lower end of each of said vertical conduit members to pivotally move said vertical conduit members about their upper ends.
10. Apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said means for raising and lowering the lower end of each of said vertical conduit members includes a sheave secured to the pivotal upper end of each of said vertical conduit members, a pair of cables, means securing one end of each of said cables to said sheave, and power means secured to the other end of each of said cables to provide power for pivotally moving said sheave and said vertical conduit members about a horizontal axis.
11. Apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 10 including means mounting said pair of horizontal conduit members one above the other.
12. Apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 11 including means mounting said pair of vertical conduit members so that they are disposed one above the other when said normally vertical conduit members are in a substantially horizontal position.
13. Apparatus for loading and unloading marine tankers, said apparatus being substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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