Offshore Pipeline routing - straight section before bend
Offshore Pipeline routing - straight section before bend
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Which are the main parameter to decide the straight length of a pipeline at the starting point, before any bend? How to determine the minimum feasible length? As far as I know this length is connected to the friction of soil and should be at least one catenary length. Any help will be appreciated...





RE: Offshore Pipeline routing - straight section before bend
Independent events are seldomly independent.
RE: Offshore Pipeline routing - straight section before bend
Also don't forget that your installation vessel will need to perform a route arc on the surface wider than your final on bottom radius so you might run into what ever you're trying to avoid with your vessel or run out of water depth if you're not careful.....
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