Browsing by Subject "offshore"
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(2021-04-26)This thesis presents a method to upscale the NREL 5 MW reference wind turbine and the OC4 reference semisubmersible from 5 MW to 15 MW. The basis for the upscaling method is an assumption for the overturning moment scaling ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The petroleum industry faces problems in transportation of crude petroleum be- cause of the deposition of paraffins, hydrates and asphaltenes on the insides of the pipeline. These are conventionally removed using either ...
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(2009-05-15)A research program was conducted to investigate the application of composite materials in repairing corroded offshore risers, leading to the development of an optimized repair using a hybrid carbon/E-glass system. The ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)The world is dependent on the production of oil and gas, and every day the demand increases. Technologies have to keep up with the demand of this resource to keep the world running. Since hydrocarbons are finite and will ...
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(2016-12-02)Successful risk management in an offshore oil and gas production platform requires accurate and up-to-date probability of occurrence of process safety events. Traditional hazard identification and risk assessment techniques ...
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(2010-01-14)This study presents a method for predicting the undrained behavior of plate anchors, including out-of-plane loading of simple plates and performance of suction embedded plate anchors (SEPLA). Three dimensional finite element ...