IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL

PLATING IN FLOATERS

GOWRISANKAR S
REG NO:13PEMY1002
MTECH-METALLURGY

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Introduction
Crude oil & Natural gas products are essential for humans
everyday usage such as petrol, diesel, Electronic gadgets, etc.,
Billions of dollars and so much efforts are involved in crude
oil & natural gas exploration, extraction, refining, transportation,
marketing and so on until reaching the end users.
In recent decades, Extraction of crude oil & natural gas
happens in offshore ( Ocean/Sea Deep water).
To extract the oil or gas, Either the fixed platforms or Floaters
( FPSO,FSRU,FSO,etc.,) are to be used.
The main considerations in floaters are weight & material
selection. The material selection is much important because of
the marine atmosphere.

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OBJECTIVE:
Reducing the weight of floaters (FPSO) by investigating,
implementing composite material for floor plating,
coaming/bunded application by replacing the carbon
steel.

Corrosion of carbon steel plating in bunded area around

the vessel/equipment due to stagnation of the fire water,
rain water and spillage of the corrosive fluids are to be
evaluated in order to replace by composite.

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KEY AREAS OF IMPLEMENTATION:
COAMING SNAPS AS FOLLOWS

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PLATE FLOORING SNAPS AS FOLLOWS:

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Pancake flooring acts as the fire protection barrier
between hull & topside.

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VARIOUS STUDIES FOR THIS PROJECT:

Selection of the composite material suitable to withstand as

like carbon steel in pancake level & upper level.
Amount of weight reduction by implementing the Composite
material.(Around 12% in 90,000 Tonne FPSO when carbon
steel is used.)
Benefits against Corrosion compared to carbon steel.
Various interfaces with structural beams/grating and piping
like how it can be joined and penetration of hole for
piping.(As shown in below snaps for carbon steel)
Benefits of the weight reduction & how its utilized in
production costs.
Blast analysis for pancake level plating using suitable
software

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