Affiliation:
1. Zhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute, Zhuhai 519000, China
2. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
Abstract
During the process of laying submarine pipelines using the R-lay (short for reel-lay) method, the interaction between the pipeline and the laying equipment undergoes continual fluctuations, leading to bending in the pipeline induced by the stochastic dynamics of various external loads. Considering the challenge in forecasting the dynamic behavior of pipeline bending moments and ovality throughout this procedure, we constructed a finite element-based shell element model for a 6-inch pipeline. In this paper, a multi-step simulation approach was used to replicate the pipeline laying process, and the dynamic response in pipeline bending moments and ovality during the winding, unwinding, and straightening processes was analyzed. Additionally, the effects of the pipeline’s diameter–thickness ratio and material properties on the dynamic response process were also studied. The results show that the dynamic response in bending moments and ovality is closely related to the curvature of the pipeline; a brief peak will appear at the critical point where the pipeline deforms, and the peak is related to the different bending stages of the pipeline, with the winding stage having a greater impact on the peak than the unwinding stage. During the unwinding process, a reverse bending moment will occur. The dynamic response of pipeline bending moments and ovality is influenced to some extent by the pipeline’s diameter–thickness ratio and material properties, with the diameter–thickness ratio demonstrating a more conspicuous impact.
Funder
China Postdoctoral Science Fund
National Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province
Subject
Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Civil and Structural Engineering
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