Composite hoop wound steel tubes for drilling riser applications
- Inst. Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison (France)
The development of very deep offshore drillings outlines the need for mass reduction of the drilling riser. This aim can be achieved, in an interesting way, by decreasing the weight of the two heavy high pressure Kill and Choke lines, fitted on the drilling riser main body. This article presents the work performed by Composites Aquitaine and IFP to develop and qualify new type of lightweight composite hoop wound pipes for this special application. These tubes are made of a steel pipe reinforced by a prestressed winding of unidirectional thermoplastic-aramid composite. The winding parameters are carefully calculated to optimize the distribution of tension/compression stresses in the constitutive materials of the tube.
- OSTI ID:
- 194713
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950695-; ISBN 0-7918-1307-X; TRN: IM9611%%215
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering, Copenhagen (Denmark), 18-22 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1995 -- Proceedings of the 14. international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering. Volume 1, Part B: Offshore technology; Chakrabarti, S.K. [ed.] [Chicago Bridge and Iron Technical Services, Plainfield, IL (United States)]; Gudmestad, O.T. [ed.] [Statoil, Stavanger (Norway)]; Sparks, C. [ed.] [Inst. Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison (France)]; Morrison, D.G. [ed.] [Shell E and P Technology Co., Houston, TX (United States)]; PB: 539 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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