Pipeline Buoyancy Analysis

NACAP - THIESS JOINT
PT SINGGAR
ASIA
PACIFIC SDN BHD
PIPELINE BUOYANCY ANALISYS
MULIAVENTURE
Design Parameter
Pipe Properties
- Pipe outside diameter, D (in.)
20
- Pipe wall thickness, tp (in.)
0.50
- Pipe inside diameter, ID (in.)
19
- Anti-corrosion coating thickness, ta (in)
Density of pipe, p (lb/ft)
490.3
Density of anti-corrosion coating, a (lb/ft)
58
Density of continuous concrete coating, c (lb/ft) =
Density fluid soil, m (lb/ft)
- Material
0.107
= API 5L Gr.X65 ERW Concrete Coating Thickness, tc (in)
- SMYS (psi)
65,000
- Each Standard Average Pipe Length (ft)
39.37
94.87
Buoyancy Calculation
Pipe weight per unit length
Anti corrosion coating

weight per unit length
W x [D 2 - (D - 2t ) 2 ]
p
p 4
p
8.691 lb/in
[ (D 2ta ) 2 - D 2 ]
4
0.23 lb/in
8.92 lb/in
17.61893 lb/in
=
=
=
19.38082 lb/in
10.46 lb/in
4943.10 lb
Wa a x
Pipe weight + Coating weight per unit length

Uplift Force per unit
length
Wu m x
[ (D 2t 2t ) 2 ]
a
c
4
Total Buoyancy Uplift Force per unit length with design factor
1.1
Net Buoyancy
Buoyancy per segmen (pipe length 12 m)
Pipeline Stability Criteria is determined by comparing the weight of pipe+anticorrosion coating versus uplift force of pipe (w
design factor), then:
Pipe weight + Coating weight per
unit length
therefore the pipeline is:
<
Total Buoyancy Uplift Force per unit length

with design factor 1.1
Unstable and require buoyancy control
Further Calculation is to determine the quantity of buoyancy control required to stabilize the pipeline
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Shape
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BUOYANCY ANALISYS
490.3 = 0.28374 lb/in

58 =
0.0336 lb/in
0 =
0 lb/in
94.87 =
0=
0.0549 lb/in
0 in
he weight of pipe+anticorrosion coating versus uplift force of pipe (with
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Shape Factor
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Dacut2t c
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VENTURE
PT SINGGAR
ASIA PACIFIC
SDN BHDMULIA
Pipe Properties :
- Material
- Specified Minimum Yield Strength, SMYS (psi)
DESIGN INPUTS
Density of pipe, P
(lb/ft)
Density of continuous concrete coating, c (lb/ft)
Density of fluid soil, m (lb/ft)
=
20
=
0.5
=
19
=
0.107
= API 5L Gr. X65 ERW
=
65,000
=
39.37
Design Safety Factor SF
Wp p
Anti-corrosion coating weight per

unit length
Wa a x
490.3
58
190
94.87
1.1
CALCULATIONS
x
[ D 2 - (D - 2tp ) 2 ]
4
Pipe weight per unit length
=
=
=
=
=
[ (D 2ta ) 2 - D 2 ]
4
8.691 lb/in
0.2269 lb/in
BUOYANCY CONTROL OPTIONS
OPTION - I: CONTINUOUS CONCRETE COATING
A) Determination of Concrete Coating Thickness, tc

Pipeline Weight + Anti-corrosion coating weight + Concrete Coating weight =
1.1 x Total Buoyancy Uplift Force
Wp Wa Wc SF x B p(total)
Concrete coating weight per unit length
Wc c
D 2t a 2t c 2 - D 2t a 2
4
6.98
tc +
0.3454
tc
Total Buoyancy Uplift Force per unit length
SF x B p (total ) 1.1 x m
D 2t a 2t c 2
4
19.380 +
3.835
tc +
0.190
tc
Input known value of P, a, c, D, tp, ta, SF, and substitute (1), (2), (3), (4) into equation (A) and solve (A) simultaneously to obtained, tc.
0.156
tc +
3.148
tc +
-10.462
Thickness of concrete coating tc,

Assuming each standard average pipe length is, Ls
Concrete coating cut back at each pipe end
Thus, total length concrete cut back, L cut
=
=
=
=
2.9062
39.37
5.91
460.63
in.
ft
in
in
(without concrete coating cutback)

or
472.441
in
or
150 mm
or
11700 mm
The proposed continuous concrete thickness with concrete cut back at both pipe ends is t cut where tcut slightly more than tc and Lcut less than Ls.
Wc x Ls Wcut x Lcut
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Wc x Ls Wcut x Lcut
2
Dcut
( Dc - Da ) . Ls ( Da . Lcut )
Lcut
(in2)
Using equation (5) and input known value of Ls, Da, Dc and Lcut simultaneously to obtained, tcut:
The calculated concrete thickness with cut back, tcut
The proposed concrete thickness with cut back, tcut
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2.972 in
3.00 in
( 75 mm )
( 76 mm )
BUOYANCY ANALISYS
DESIGN INPUTS
490.3
58
190
94.87
1.1
=
=
=
=
0.2837
0.0336
0.1100
0.0549
lb/in
lb/in
lb/in
lb/in
CALCULATIONS
----- Eqn (1)
----- Eqn (2)
YANCY CONTROL OPTIONS
----- Eqn (A)
lbf/in ----- Eqn (3)
lbf/in ----- Eqn (4)
ck at both pipe ends is tcut where tcut slightly more than tc and Lcut less than Ls.
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(in2)
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----- Eqn (5)
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- THIESS
JOINT VENTURE
PT
SINGGAR
MULIA
ASIA
PACIFIC SDN
BHD

DESIGN INPUTS
Pipe Properties :
- Material
- Specified Minimum Yield Strength, SMYS (psi)
=
20
=
0.5
=
19
=
0.107
= API 5L Gr. X65 ER
=
65,000
=
39.37
Density of pipe, s (lb/ft)

Density of concrete set-on weight, c2 (lb/ft)
Density of fluid soil, m (lb/ft)
Design Safety Factor SF
490.3
58
140
94.87
1.1
= 0.283738
= 0.033565
= 0.081019
=
0.0549
CALCULATIONS
OPTION - II : CONCRETE SET-ON WEIGHT
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
450.0
520.0
650.0
500.0
400.0
350.0
900.0
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
Typical Concrete Set On Weight
Cross section area of concrete weight, Acw (in) :=
1,406
in
Volume of concrete weight, Vcw (in) :=
35,977
in
The proposed concrete set-on weight, Wcw

Buoyant force due to fluid displaced by concrete set-on weight,Bcw
Effective Set On Weight,Wcw(eff)
Weight each pipe
Buoyant force of each pipe joint
Hence saddle weights required for each pipe joint
For Safety Factor
1.10
Each length of line pipe shall be installed with additional
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=
=
=
=
=
=
=
2,915.00
1,975.00
940.00
4,107.66
4,943.10
5.26
6.31
lb
lb
lb
lb
lb
Say
=
=
=
1322
896
426
kg
kg
kg
7.00
7 saddle weight
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BUOYANCY ANALISYS
DESIGN INPUTS
0.283738 lb/in
0.033565 lb/in
0.081019 lb/in
0.0549 lb/in
CALCULATIONS
SPP-20-50-CS-001 Rev. 0
SPP-20-50-CS-001 Rev. 0

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NACAP - THIESS JOINT

PIPELINE BUOYANCY ANALISYS

- Pipe wall thickness, tp (in.)

- Pipe inside diameter, ID (in.)

- Anti-corrosion coating thickness, ta (in)

Density of pipe, p (lb/ft)

Density of anti-corrosion coating, a (lb/ft)

Density of continuous concrete coating, c (lb/ft) =

Density fluid soil, m (lb/ft)

- Each Standard Average Pipe Length (ft)

Pipe weight per unit length

Anti corrosion coating

Pipe weight + Coating weight per unit length

Total Buoyancy Uplift Force per unit length

Unstable and require buoyancy control

490.3 = 0.28374 lb/in

he weight of pipe+anticorrosion coating versus uplift force of pipe (with

NACAP - THIESS JOINT

PIPELINE BUOYANCY ANALISYS

Design Safety Factor SF

Anti-corrosion coating weight per

Pipe weight per unit length

BUOYANCY CONTROL OPTIONS

OPTION - I: CONTINUOUS CONCRETE COATING

A) Determination of Concrete Coating Thickness, tc

1.1 x Total Buoyancy Uplift Force

Concrete coating weight per unit length

Total Buoyancy Uplift Force per unit length

Thickness of concrete coating tc,

(without concrete coating cutback)

----- Eqn (2)

YANCY CONTROL OPTIONS

----- Eqn (A)

lbf/in ----- Eqn (3)

lbf/in ----- Eqn (4)

----- Eqn (5)

PIPELINE BUOYANCY ANALISYS

Density of pipe, s (lb/ft)

Typical Concrete Set On Weight

Cross section area of concrete weight, Acw (in) :=

Volume of concrete weight, Vcw (in) :=

The proposed concrete set-on weight, Wcw

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