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NOISE & VIBRATION STUDIES ON PLATFORMS, FPSO & FLNG

Vibratec has been providing noise & vibration design assistance on offshore facilities since 1986.
With a skilled engineering team and approved practices, Vibratec can handle any project’s
noise & vibration studies, from well head, drilling and production platforms to the largest FPSO &FLNG.

Integrated Project Expertise

The aim is to ensure installation reliability

and to control human exposure to noise and
vibrations.
Vibratec’s success comes from the
cooperation of its experts with Mechanical,
Structural and HSE teams all along the
project.
It starts at the FEED by identifying critical
issues and defining control strategy based on
Vibratec experience on many offshore
facilities.
As a third party during the EPC, Vibratec
participates in every step, from the early
design to the commissioning.

Noise Studies: Air-borne & Structure-borne Noise Control

Excessive noise on offshore installations generates discomfort in cabins and control rooms,
difficulty concentrating or communicating in work areas and can become a health issue for workers.

Air-borne Noise
The noise transmitted from an installation to a receiving area can
be controlled and reduced by:
• Insulating the noise source and improving the machine design,
• Treating the transmission path adequately,
• Organising and optimizing the installation.

Example of Noise levels in an FPSO LQ

Structure-Borne Noise
The noise radiated in the living quarters (LQ) or work
rooms is also due to the vibrations transmitted through
the structure and radiated by floors and walls.
Vibratec can predict this structure-borne noise and
reduce it by working at several levels:
• Insulation of the vibrating equipment,
• Design of the machine supporting floor,
• Identification and action on the transfer paths, Noise map of a FPSO Topside

• Acoustic treatment of the rooms.

 Vibration Studies
Expertise

Vibratec experts can improve the main framing design

and machine fixation in order to avoid resonances at
the early design stage. This work is based on:
• An internal database containing a wide range of
computed & measured structures and machines,
• A team of senior engineers involved in design and
troubleshooting on many offshore facilities.
The most efficient way to handle this early expertise
FPSO Hull & LQ
work is to meet the mechanical and structural teams
Finite Element Model before the main members are ordered.

Finite element analysis

This analysis is particularly useful in three areas:

• Vibrating equipment base-plate design: the goal is
to avoid both global (flexion and torsion) and
local resonances (component rocking),
• Supporting deck design: attention is paid to local
bending modes that can induce high vibration
levels and be critical in control or working areas.
• Piping support design: sensitive pipes (usually
connected to reciprocating equipment and high
pressure compressors) require specific finite
element analysis.
Topsides Finite Element Model

Validation

Validation is finalized during the Factory

Acceptance Test (at supplier test bench) and
commissioning (on the yard or offshore). Vibratec
has resources and experience to perform noise &
vibration measurements during these tests.
Compressor base plate modal analysis

Offshore Project References

FPSO & FNLG Platforms

Angola: GIRASSOL Total & MPG Abu Dhabi: GPF Adma Opco & Technip
PAZFLOR , CLOV Total & DSME Australia ICHTHYS CPF Inpex & SHI
Australia: ICHTHYS Inpex & DSME Azerbaijan: SHAH DENIZ BP, Technip & Keppelfels
Brazil: FLNG Petrobras & Saipem Cameroun: ITF1, NNF1 Total
Congo: MOHO BILONDO Total & HHI Congo: SENDJI & YANGA Total
N’KOSSA Total & Technip Gabon: MAM1,BAMPFC Total
Malaysia: PFLNG 1 Petronas & Technip Nigeria: AMENAM Total, Saipem & Sofresid
Nigeria: AKPO Doris, HHI & Technip ODUDU Total
ERHA ExxonMobil & Saipem OFON Total & HHI
North Sea: SKARV BP & SBM Thailand: BONGKOT PTTEP & HHI
DANA Sevan Marine Tunisia: ASPP1 SEREPT
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