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Free Span Dynamics Versus Global Buckling of HPHT Pipeline - J Sun USA-2009 One Page
Free Span Dynamics Versus Global Buckling of HPHT Pipeline - J Sun USA-2009 One Page
Free Span Dynamics versus Global Buckling of the High Pressure and High Temperature Pipeline
Jason Sun, Paul Jukes, Gang Duan
ABSTRACT
termed as Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV). Long term VIV can lead to
material fatigue. Some free spans, if not predicted and evaluated
properly, will negatively affect pipeline integrity, leading to expensive
remediation and intervention works.
KEY WORDS: Free span; global buckling; high pressure and high
INTRODUCTION
Free spans occur when a pipeline is laid on a rough undulating seabed
or when subsea crossings are unavoidable. Sleepers, the artificial
upsets, are sometimes installed under the pipeline in order to mitigate
the thermal expansion [1] by encouraging the global buckling due to
high operation pressure and temperature in a controlled manner. Free
spans need to be evaluated as they are subjected to high level of static
stresses due to bending caused by the gravity and compression which
can be a dominant load for the fully restrained flowline under high
pressure and high temperature. Suspended spans will also vibrate as the
dynamic loads such as wave and current imposed on them, in a manner
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