GB2440893A - Systems and methods for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration - Google Patents

Systems and methods for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration

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GB2440893A
GB2440893A GB0723804A GB0723804A GB2440893A GB 2440893 A GB2440893 A GB 2440893A GB 0723804 A GB0723804 A GB 0723804A GB 0723804 A GB0723804 A GB 0723804A GB 2440893 A GB2440893 A GB 2440893A
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systems
methods
induced vibration
reducing drag
vortex induced
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Donald Wayne Allen
Li Lee
Raghunath Gopal Menon
Rachel Anna Worthen
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/52—Submerged foundations, i.e. submerged in open water
    • 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
    • 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
    • E02D5/22—Piles
    • E02D5/60—Piles with protecting cases
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Paleontology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Cyclones (AREA)

Abstract

There is disclosed a system for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration of a structure, the system comprising a fairing defining a plurality of perforations, wherein the fairing is suitable for placement around the structure, the perforations defining a porosity of the fairing of at least 1%.
GB0723804A 2005-06-16 2006-06-14 Systems and methods for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration Withdrawn GB2440893A (en)

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US69097305P 2005-06-16 2005-06-16
US11/420,838 US20070003372A1 (en) 2005-06-16 2006-05-30 Systems and methods for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration
PCT/US2006/023131 WO2006138354A2 (en) 2005-06-16 2006-06-14 Systems and methods for reducing drag and/or vortex induced vibration

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BR (1) BRPI0611569A2 (en)
GB (1) GB2440893A (en)
NO (1) NO20080288L (en)
WO (1) WO2006138354A2 (en)

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