The lifting analysis of a subsea structure determines the maximum allowable design sea state in which the structure can be installed safely. Normally, such analysis on the structure at the splash zone governs the expected largest forces in the hoisting system and in turn the allowable sea state since the water particle kinematics is larger in the splash zone. In this paper, the DNV Recommended Practice for Modelling and Analysis of Marine Operation (DNV-RP-H103, April 2009) is discussed with emphasis on the hydrodynamic coefficients and analysis methodology for the splash zone lifting analysis. An approach is suggested here to take into account the free surface proximity effect on added mass of flat surfaces in the absence of test results. Discussions on the following points are also included: • For structures which show restricted sea state due to large double pendulum motion and consequently high dynamic tension in the crane wire, a solution could be obtained by lowering the sling angles. • For inertia dominated structures, the drag coefficients should be chosen with caution unless experimental results are available since the drag may induce unrealistic damping in the system. • For the structural design of large subsea structures, the design DAF for submerged condition should be chosen from a preliminary lifting analysis result. The current industrial practice of using DAF = 2 with respect to the static submerged weight could be increased following the analysis result to optimise the use of the crane capacity by achieving a higher design sea state. • For lifting analysis of structures with large added mass / submerged weight, modelling of winch speed may represent a worse loading case as compared to the case with zero winch speed in the splash zone. • For the splash zone analysis, correct modelling of the stiffness of the crane structure along with the wire is important. The assumption that the crane structure is rigid may lead to unrealistic analysis results. Experimental programmes to obtain further information on the amplitude dependent characters of the hydrodynamic coefficients, the stiffness and the damping of the Crane, the wires etc are furthermore recommended.
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ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
June 6–11, 2010
Shanghai, China
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- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4909-5
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Splash Zone Lifting Analysis of Subsea Structures
Arunjyoti Sarkar,
Arunjyoti Sarkar
SubSea7, Stavanger, Norway
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Ove T. Gudmestad
Ove T. Gudmestad
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Arunjyoti Sarkar
SubSea7, Stavanger, Norway
Ove T. Gudmestad
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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OMAE2010-20489, pp. 303-312; 10 pages
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December 22, 2010
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Sarkar, A, & Gudmestad, OT. "Splash Zone Lifting Analysis of Subsea Structures." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering: Volume 1. Shanghai, China. June 6–11, 2010. pp. 303-312. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2010-20489
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