Abstract:

Ocean flexible pipe is of great importance in ocean oil resource exploitation. Due to its outstanding capability of erosion resistance, terrain adaptability, long continuous length and convenient installation, flexible pipe is gradually replacing traditional steel pipe. Flexible riser has been widely used among foreign countries to connect the floating structures to underwater production system of deepwater oil/gas field. However, there is no design and manufacturing technology in China for deepwater flexible pipe. Here we focus on the introduction of analysis method on the global performance of flexible pipe in-place condition. Taking riser parameters, environmental conditions, parameters of the floating production, storage and offloading system, and the riser shape as input parameters, static analysis, dynamic analysis, regular wave analysis and irregular wave analysis can be performed using certain software. Based on the analysis results, one can easily judge whether the designed riser can meet the application requirements.

Key words: marine oil and gas pipeline, flexible riser, composite flexible pipe, floating production, storage and offloading, mooring analysis, global analysis