Riser submerged weight determination

Steel pipe
OD 304.8 mm
thickness 25.4 mm
Steel density 7850 kg/m3
Coating
thickness 50 mm
coating density 750 kg/m3

corrosion
corrosion allowance (internal) 3 mm

Fluid densities
Water density 1025 kg/m3
heavy operating fluid case 600 kg/m3
Light operating fluid case 400 kg/m3

Weights
Steel weight in air 175.02 kg/m
Coating weight in air 41.80 kg/m
buoyancy 131.9 kg/m

Weight of fluid (full of water) 51.9 kg/m

Weight of fluid (full of heavy fluid) 30.4 kg/m
Weight of fluid (full of light fluid) 20.3 kg/m

Weight of steel due to corrosion 19.0 kg/m

Associated heavy fluid weight 1.5 kg/m
Associated light fluid weight 1.0 kg/m
Associated water weight 2.5 kg/m

Empty case - lineic weight

Total weight in air 216.82 kg/m
Total weight in water 84.90 kg/m
Heavy operating fluid case - lineic weight
Total weight in water 115.30 kg/m
Light operating fluid case - lineic weight
Total weight in water 105.17 kg/m
Full of water case - lineic weight
Total weight in water 136.84 kg/m

Empty case - TOTAL weight

Total weight in air 232 tons
Total weight in water 91 tons
Heavy operating fluid case - TOTAL weight
Total weight in water 124 tons
Light operating fluid case - TOTAL weight
Total weight in water 113 tons
Full of water case - TOTAL weight
Total weight in water 148 tons
 EMPTY CASE FULL OF HEAVY FLUID

Weight in water Weight in water

(tons) (tons)
FTC 4 4
TA 40 40
Rigid connection 5 5
Flexible jumper 21 21
Thicker pipe 1.703 1.703
Riser 90.9 124.5
Thicker pipe 1.703 1.703
BA 20 20
FBC 4 4

TOTAL 188 222

Bottom tension 100 100
Preliminary NET Buoyancy required 288 322
FULL OF LIGHT FLUID FULL OF WATER

Weight in water Weight in water Length

(tons) (tons) (m)
4 4 5
40 40 15
5 5 0
21 21 400 (Vertical load at TA
connection),
1.703 1.703 10 -13tons for empty case
113.3 148.2 1070.5 -21tons for FOW case
1.703 1.703 10
20 20 12
4 4 5

211 246
100 100
311 346
 BUOYANCY CALCULATION
Effect of structural weight tolerance
5% effect: 3.57 tons

Effect of corrosion allowance

weight of steel: 20.4 tons
weight of heavy fluid -1.6 tons
weight of light fluid -1.0 tons
weight of water -2.7 tons

Worst case scenario 17.7 tons (full of water)

Effect of 1 compartment damaged

Buoyancy loss 40 tons

Final buoyancy tank upthrust 389 tons (full of water case + structural weight tolerance)

Nominal case bottom tensions (no corrosion, no weight tolerance):

empty case 201 tons

full of heavy fluid 167 tons
full of light fluid 179 tons
full of water 144 tons

Bottom tension considering corrosion

empty case 221 tons

full of heavy fluid 189 tons
full of light fluid 200 tons
full of water 167 tons

Bottom tension considering loss of 1 compartment

empty case 161 tons
full of heavy fluid 127 tons
full of light fluid 139 tons
full of water 104 tons
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