Splash zone crossing of the structures with large horizontal surface （e.g. manifolds） and the structures having large weight variation in water and air （e.g. suction anchors） is a critical marine operation. This i...Splash zone crossing of the structures with large horizontal surface （e.g. manifolds） and the structures having large weight variation in water and air （e.g. suction anchors） is a critical marine operation. This is due to the large slamming forces and added mass of the structure, which results in high dynamic loads on the crane. The solution to this could be attaching a PHC （Passive Heave Compensator） between the crane hook and the payload. This paper analyzes the deployment of a subsea manifold with and without PHC unit in North Sea at a water depth of approximately 370 m. A detailed dynamic analysis is done for a seastate of 3 m significant wave height （Hs） over a range of zero up-crossing period （Tz） varying from 3s to 13 s. For better understanding of the result analysis has been done in two stages. The first stage covers the lowering of manifold through the splash zone while second stage covers the seabed landing of the manifold. Based on the results of the analyses it is concluded that PHC tends to reduce the dynamic peak load on the crane. Besides this, it also mitigates the risk of slack wire situations during splash zone crossing of the payload. Furthermore, reduction in both landing velocity and crane tip velocity is also achieved by using a well-designed PHC unit.展开更多
文摘Splash zone crossing of the structures with large horizontal surface （e.g. manifolds） and the structures having large weight variation in water and air （e.g. suction anchors） is a critical marine operation. This is due to the large slamming forces and added mass of the structure, which results in high dynamic loads on the crane. The solution to this could be attaching a PHC （Passive Heave Compensator） between the crane hook and the payload. This paper analyzes the deployment of a subsea manifold with and without PHC unit in North Sea at a water depth of approximately 370 m. A detailed dynamic analysis is done for a seastate of 3 m significant wave height （Hs） over a range of zero up-crossing period （Tz） varying from 3s to 13 s. For better understanding of the result analysis has been done in two stages. The first stage covers the lowering of manifold through the splash zone while second stage covers the seabed landing of the manifold. Based on the results of the analyses it is concluded that PHC tends to reduce the dynamic peak load on the crane. Besides this, it also mitigates the risk of slack wire situations during splash zone crossing of the payload. Furthermore, reduction in both landing velocity and crane tip velocity is also achieved by using a well-designed PHC unit.
