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Reference Number EP/K034243/1
Title Vortex induced vibration and structural integrity of deep-water flexible risers
Status Completed
Energy Categories Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 90%;
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 storage) 10%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Professor H Bahai
No email address given
Sch of Engineering and Design
Brunel University
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 06 January 2014
End Date 05 June 2017
Duration 41 months
Total Grant Value £582,939
Industrial Sectors Environment
Region London
Programme NC : Engineering
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Professor H Bahai , Sch of Engineering and Design, Brunel University (99.998%)
  Other Investigator Dr G Alfano , Sch of Engineering and Design, Brunel University (0.001%)
Dr JG Wissink , Sch of Engineering and Design, Brunel University (0.001%)
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd (SFEL) (0.000%)
Project Contact , BP International Ltd (0.000%)
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Abstract The long flexible slender multi-layered pipes, called unbonded flexible risers, are considered as the new-generation risers for deep water applications. However their complex design and highly non-linear behviour coupled with the fact that they undergo types of extreme loadings which are different to those experienced by conventional rigid risers, currently pose many challenges to the offshore industry. The focus this work is on developing fluid, structural, and coupling models and the numerical procedures for the prediction of dynamic response of flexible risers due to vortex induced vibration, in cases where accurate simulation of their complex non-linear behaviour is a critical step in the analysis. In the structural simulation, it is intended to adopt a multi-scale non-linear finite element procedure which consistently links simulations conducted at a detailed small scale and a large structural scale. The fluid simulation work involves the development of a quasi-three-dimensional fluid code to model the cross flow around the flexible risers. The structural and fluid codes will be coupled together by developing an efficient fluid-solid interaction algorithm. The results from the numerical simulation will be validated against the results of experiments which will also be carried out as part of the project
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