A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads

Zhongwei Li; Heng Gu

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads

Zhongwei Li, Heng Gu

Published in American Journal of Civil Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 5)

Received: 18 July 2016 Published: 19 July 2016

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Abstract

This paper presents the strength analysis of a fixed platform topside piping system under dynamic pigging/slugging load. Flow assurance analysis by using OLGA provided the flow history in each pipe. Then the dynamic loads at each pipe elbow were added by time sequence onto ANSYS model. The analysis has shown overstressed region under new pigging/slugging loads and proposed modification plan to reduce the stress.

Published in	American Journal of Civil Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12
Page(s)	216-224
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Fixed Platform Topside, Piping, Pigging, Slugging, Dynamic Load, Flow Assurance, Finite Element Analysis

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Zhongwei Li, Heng Gu. (2016). A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(5), 216-224. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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Zhongwei Li; Heng Gu. A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. Am. J. Civ. Eng. 2016, 4(5), 216-224. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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Zhongwei Li, Heng Gu. A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. Am J Civ Eng. 2016;4(5):216-224. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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Zhongwei Li

Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
Heng Gu

Rexa Inc, West Bridgewater, MA, USA

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Zhongwei Li, Heng Gu. (2016). A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(5), 216-224. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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Zhongwei Li; Heng Gu. A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. Am. J. Civ. Eng. 2016, 4(5), 216-224. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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Zhongwei Li, Heng Gu. A Fixed Platform Topside Piping System Strength Analysis Under Dynamic Pigging/Slugging Loads. Am J Civ Eng. 2016;4(5):216-224. doi: 10.11648/j.ajce.20160405.12

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