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Offshore installation practice /
Offshore Installation Practice describes the main requirements and applications for safe offshore installation and operation. This book discusses the arrangements to be accepted by national and international classification and certification authorities with respect to flare systems, fuel gas and cru...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Offshore Installation Practice; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Offshore gas and oil production platforms; 1.1 Fixed drilling/production platforms; 1.2 Produced fluid systems; 1.3 The gas injection compression system; Chapter 2. Piping systems; 2.1 Mobile units; 2.2 Ballast systems; 2.3 Inclination requirements (emergency pumps); 2.4 Ballast tank venting arrangements; 2.5 Cross-bracings; 2.6 Protection against flooding; 2.7 Copper alloy piping; 2.8 Galvanic corrosion; 2.9 Valves; 2.10 Flexible jumper, kill and choke lines.
- Chapter 3. Fuel gas and crude-oil burning arrangements3.1 Methane (fuel-gas) burning; 3.2 Crude-oil burning; Chapter 4. Flare systems; 4.1 Combustion properties; Chapter 5. Offshore-related projects; 5.1 Storage tankers and barges; 5.2 Floating production and storage units; 5.3 Fire; 5.4 Fuel gas; 5.5 Jack-up units; 5.6 Compensator systems; Chapter 6. Shutdown safety systems; 6.1 Valves; 6.2 Protective shut-in action; 6.3 Guidance notes; 6.4 Compressor units safety/blowdown; 6.5 Compressor blowdown; Chapter 7. Piping design; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Carbon and low-alloy steels.
- 7.3 Welded pressure pipes7.4 Copper and copper alloys; 7.5 Cast iron; 7.6 Plastics pipes; 7.7 Flexible hoses; 7.8 Hydraulic tests on pipes and fittings; 7.9 Guidance notes on metal pipes for water services; 7.10 Design systems (standards and materials); Chapter 8. Submersibles: diving systems; 8.1 Diving equipment; 8.2 Underwater operations; 8.3 Submersible units; 8.4 Life-support system; 8.5 Bulk gas storage; 8.6 Heating systems; 8.7 Emergency life-support systems; 8.8 Ballast systems; 8.9 Emergency release system; 8.10 Diving bells; Chapter 9. Fire and basic principles of protective systems.
- 9.1 Phenomenon of fire and basic principles of protection systems9.2 Statutory requirements; 9.3 Structural fire protection; 9.4 Fire test for fire main fittings; 9.5 Fire test for flexible hoses; Chapter 10. Fire detection; 10.1 Principles of fire detection; 10.2 Types of fire detector; 10.3 Choice of fire-detector types; 10.4 Numbers of fire detectors; 10.5 Siting of fire detectors; 10.6 Regulation requirements; Chapter 11. Flammable gas detection; 11.1 Principles of flammable gas detection; 11.2 Techniques for detection; 11.3 Gas-detection system design.
- 11.4 Regulation requirements for gas-detection and measuring equipment11.5 Common features of fire- and gas-detection systems; Chapter 12. Fire-extinguishing systems; 12.1 Extinguishing agents; 12.2 Fire pumps, fire mains, water-deluge systems, water monitors and hydrants; 12.3 Automatic sprinkler and fire-detection systems; 12.4 Fixed fire-extinguishing systems; 12.5 Helicopter landing-area equipment; 12.6 Portable fire-fighting equipment; 12.7 Plans required for appraisal; 12.8 Diving systems; 12.9 Measures in the event of an accident; Chapter 13. Electrical installations; 13.1 Introduction.