Global design and analysis of the Auger tension leg platform Conference Paper

abstract

• 1994, Offshore Technology Conference. The global design and analysis of tension leg platforms encompasses an essential, if not transparent, role in the TLP design process. The essential aspect is the sizing and proportioning of the TLP principal dimensions such that the platform meets the functional requirements of the project and responds to environmental forces in a cost effective manner. The global design effort is transparent in the sense that there is not a single piece of hardware which is under the direct purview of the global designer, yet, the designers of all of the TLP systems and subsystems are directly affected by and rely upon the results of the global design and analysis function. This paper focuses on the analytical methods used in the global design of the Auger TLP and the interaction and impact which these results have upon the detailed design of the various TLP systems (e.g. hull, deck, tendons, foundation, production risers, steel catenary risers, well bay gantry, tank and ballast system, etc..)

authors

• Mercier, Richard

published proceedings

• Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

author list (cited authors)

• Schott, W. E., Rodenbusch, G., Mercier, R. S., & Webb, C. M.

complete list of authors

• Schott, WE||Rodenbusch, G||Mercier, RS||Webb, CM

publication date

• January 1994

published in

• Annual Offshore Technology Conference  Journal

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781613990964

start page

• 541

end page

• 552

volume

• 1994-May