MV3024 Offshore Technology Syllabus:
MV3024 Offshore Technology Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge to the students on:
• Offshore Structures
• Ocean Environments
• Loads and Responses
• Fixed Offshore Platform Design factors
• Floating Offshore Platform Design Factors
UNIT I INTRODUCTION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Introduction- Definition of Offshore Structures – Selection of Deepwater Production Concepts – Functions of Offshore Structures – Exploratory Drilling Structures – Production Structures – Storage Structures – Export Systems – Offshore Structures Configurations – Bottom – Supported Structures – Floating Offshore Structures – Floating Vs Fixed Offshore Structures – Bottom – Supported Fixed Structures – Minimal Platforms – Jacket Structures – Gravity Base Structures – Jack – Ups – Subsea Templates – Subsea Pipelines – Complaint Structures – Articulated Platforms – Complaint Tower – Guyed Tower – Floating Structures – Floating Platform Types – Drilling Units – Production Units – Drilling And Production Units – Platform Configurations.
UNIT II OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
Introduction – Ocean Water Properties – Density, Viscosity d Salinity, Temperature – Linear Wave Theory – Second – Order Stokes Wave Theory – Stream Function Theory – Wave Theory – Breaking Waves – Internal Waves. Discussion of Selected Innovative Field Development Concept: Field Development Concept – Discussion of Selected Innovative structures – Structures Selected for in – Depth Discussion – Construction and Construction Schedules – Transportation and Installation – In – Service Response and Utilization – Capital and Operating Expenditures – Post – Service Utilization – Residual Value and Risk Factors.
UNIT III LOADS AND RESPONSES
Introduction – Gravity Loads – Hydrostatic Loads – Resistance Loads – Current Loads on Structures – Current Drag and Lift Force – Blockage Factor in Current – Steady and Dynamic Wind Loads on Structures – Wave Loads on Structures – Morison Equation.
UNIT IV FIXED OFFSHORE PLATFORM DESIGN FACTORS
Field Development and Concept Selection Activities – Introduction – Design Spiral and Field Development Timeline – Factors That Drive Concept Selection – Field Development Design Phase – Basic and Detailed Design of a Fixed jacket – Tower – type Offshore Platform – Introduction – Selection of The Design Parameters.
UNIT V FLOATING OFFSHORE PLATFORM DESIGN FACTORS
Introduction – Floating Platform Types – Functional Requirements – Stability – Floating Production Storage and Offloading Systems – FPSO Hull Design Factors – Deck Structures – Turret Design Factor and Selection – Semi – submersibles – Semi – submersibles Design Factors – Sizing of Semi – submersibles – Weight and Buoyancy Estimates – Tension Leg Platforms – Introduction – Sizing of TLP – Weight Estimates of TLPS – Spar – History of Spars – Spar Riser Systems – Spar Mooring – Spar Sizing.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOME:
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
CO1: Definition of Offshore Structures.
CO2: Understand Ocean Environments
CO3: Classify the Loads applied on Offshore structures.
CO4: Apply Design factors for Fixed Offshore Platform
CO5: Functional requirements for Floating Offshore Platform.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Handbook of Offshore Engineering – 1, Elsevier publication, Edition 2006 by Subrata K. Chakrabarti.
2. D Faulkner; M J Cowling; P A Frieze, “Integrity of offshore structures”, Publisher, Englewood,N.J. Applied Science, 1981
3. American Petroleum Institute, “Recommended practice for planning, designing, and constructing fixed offshore platforms: load and resistance factor design ; API recommended practice 2ALRFD (RP 2A-LRFD)” Publisher, American Petroleum Institute , Washington, DC: 1993