Flow-Induced Vibration in Subsea Jumper Subject to Downstream Slug and Ocean Current

Lu, Yong; Chun, Liang; Manzano-Ruiz, Juan J.; Janardhanan, K. A.; Perng, Yeong-Yan

doi:10.1115/1.4032225

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“…Subsea jumper is a flexible pipeline structure commonly used to transport the production fluids, which are usually a mixture of oil, gas, and water, from the reservoir to the topside processing facilities. However, subsea jumper is susceptible to flow‐induced vibration, which may cause pipeline break, production loss, and even resonance risk . To solve this problem, Song et al introduced an L‐shaped pounding TMD installed at the middle of subsea jumper, as shown in Figure (b).…”

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“…However, subsea jumper is susceptible to flow-induced vibration, which may cause pipeline break, production loss, and even resonance risk. [180] To solve this problem, Song et al [19,20] introduced an L-shaped pounding TMD installed at the middle of subsea jumper, as shown in Figure 12(b). The vibration energy can be dissipated as heat energy by pounding between a tuned mass block and a ring covered with viscous-elastic material.…”

Section: Particle Damping Applications In Lifeline Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Particle impact dampers: Past, present, and future

Wang

Masri

Lü

2017

Struct Control Health Monit

185

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Particle damping, an effective passive vibration control technology, is developing dramatically at the present stage, especially in the aerospace and machinery fields. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of particle damping technology, beginning with its basic concept, developmental history, and research status all over the world. Furthermore, various interpretations of the underlying damping mechanism are introduced and discussed in detail. The theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, together with their pros and cons are systematically expounded, in which a discrete element method of simulating a multi-degree-of-freedom structure with a particle damper system is illustrated. Moreover, on the basis of previous studies, a simplified method to analyze the complicated nonlinear particle damping is proposed, in which all particles are modeled as a single mass, thereby simplifying its use by practicing engineers. In order to broaden the applicability of particle dampers, it is necessary to implement the coupled algorithm of finite element method and discrete element method. In addition, the characteristics of experimental studies on particle damping are also summarized. Finally, the application of particle damping technology in the aerospace field, machinery field, lifeline engineering, and civil engineering is reviewed at length. As a new trend in structural vibration control, the application of particle damping in civil engineering is just at the beginning. The advantages and potential applications are demonstrated, whereas the difficulties and deficiencies in the present studies are also discussed. The paper concludes by suggesting future developments involving semi-active approaches that can enhance the effectiveness of particle dampers when used in conjunction with structures subjected to nonstationary excitation, such as earthquakes and similar nonstationary random excitations. KEYWORDS discrete element method, impact damping, nonlinear energy sink, particle damping, passive control, semiactive control | INTRODUCTIONParticle damping technology is a form of an auxiliary-mass type vibration damper, wherein multiple metal, tungsten carbide, ceramic or other types of small particles are placed within the cavities of the vibrating structure, or the enclosures attached to the vibrating structure in order to mitigate the response of the primary structure. [1,2] As the primary structure vibrates, kinetic energy is significantly absorbed through the combined effects of particle-to-particle and particle-to-wall inelastic collisions and frictional losses, producing considerable damping to the primary structure. [3][4][5][6] Particle damping technology has been widely Received: 23 February 2017 Revised: used due to its conceptual simplicity, moderate cost, good durability, and temperature insensitivity. Provided that the operating temperature is below the particles' metal melting point, it could maintain normal operation. Furthermore, material such as tungsten powder can withstand the high temp...

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Section: Application Of Particle Damping Technologymentioning

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Section: Particle Damping Applications In Lifeline Engineeringmentioning

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Particle impact dampers: Past, present, and future

Wang

Masri

Lü

2017

Struct Control Health Monit

185

105

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“…A jumper pipe may have 4-6 bends for continuously adjusting the internal flow direction, and an unsupported horizontal span length with up to 100D (D is the outer diameter of the jumper), typically arranged in an M-shape or inverted U-shaped configuration [4,5]. An M-shaped jumper has higher displacement tolerances than a U-shaped one but is more susceptible to experience the MFIV due to more frequent changes in flow direction and momentum flux [5].…”

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Evolution of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in an M-Shaped Jumper and the Resultant Flow-Induced Vibration Response

Zhu

Tang

et al. 2022

Processes

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The vibration excited by gas-liquid multiphase flow endangers the structural instability and fatigue life of subsea jumpers due to the cyclic behavior. In this paper, the multiphase flow-induced vibration (MFIV) of an M-shaped jumper is numerically investigated using a two-way fluid-structure interaction (FSI) approach. The effect of gas-liquid ratios (β) ranging from 1:1 to 1:5 is examined with a fixed flow velocity of 3 m/s, and the influence of mixture velocity (vm) in the range 2–6 m/s is evaluated with a gas-liquid ratio of 1:1. The numerical results reveal the detailed flow evolution of the gas-liquid mixture along the jumper. With inflow of slugs, the pattern successively experiences the slug flow, wavy flow, imperfect annular flow, stratified flow, churn flow, wavy flow and imperfect annular flow in the pipe segments when β = 1:1 and vm = 3 m/s. This development of mixture flow is significantly altered by changing either the gas-liquid ratio or the mixture velocity. In comparison with the flow evolution in a stationary jumper, the pattern in each pipe segment is not been substantially changed due to the limited response amplitude of order of 10−3D (D is the outer diameter of the jumper). Due to the complex flow evolution, the pressure acting on the six bends of the jumper fluctuate in multiple frequencies. Nevertheless, the dominant fluctuation frequency is approximately equal to the inflow slug frequency. Moreover, the inflow slug frequency also dominates the in-plane response of the jumper. Both the in-plane and out-of-plane responses of the jumper exhibit spatial-temporal variation characteristics. The most vigorous oscillation occurs at the midspan of the jumper. As β is reduced, the out-of-plane response of the jumper midspan is suppressed while the in-plane response is enhanced. In contrast, both the in-plane and out-of-plane oscillations of the jumper midspan are amplified with the increase of vm.

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“…However, these pipeline structures are often flexible and have low damping, which makes them very susceptible to vibrations induced by currents, vortex and pressure changes of internal fluids among other causes. These vibrations may cause machinery downtime, leaks, fatigue failure and sometimes catastrophic explosions [2,3]. Therefore, suppressing these undesired vibrations is of great necessity.…”

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Effect of Seawater Exposure on Impact Damping Behavior of Viscoelastic Material of Pounding Tuned Mass Damper (PTMD)

Zhang

Patil

2019

Applied Sciences

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The pounding tuned mass damper (PTMD) is a novel vibration control device that can effectively mitigate the undesired vibration of subsea pipeline structures. Previous studies have verified that the PTMD is more effective and robust compared to the traditional tuned mass damper. However, the PTMD relies on a viscoelastic delimiter to dissipate energy through impact. The viscoelastic material can be corroded by the various chemical substances dissolved in the seawater, which means that there can be possible deterioration in its mechanical property and damping ability when it is exposed to seawater. Therefore, we aim to conduct an experimental study on the impact behavior and energy dissipation of the viscoelastic material submerged in seawater in this present paper. An experimental apparatus, which can generate and measure lateral impact, is designed and fabricated. A batch of viscoelastic tapes are submerged in seawater and samples will be taken out for impact tests every month. Pounding stiffness, hysteresis loops and energy dissipated per impact cycle are employed to characterize the impact behavior of the viscoelastic material. The experimental results suggest that the seawater has little influence on the behavior of the viscoelastic tapes. Even after continuous submersion in seawater for 5 years, the pounding stiffness and energy dissipation remains at the same level.

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Flow-Induced Vibration in Subsea Jumper Subject to Downstream Slug and Ocean Current

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Particle impact dampers: Past, present, and future

Particle impact dampers: Past, present, and future

Evolution of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in an M-Shaped Jumper and the Resultant Flow-Induced Vibration Response

Effect of Seawater Exposure on Impact Damping Behavior of Viscoelastic Material of Pounding Tuned Mass Damper (PTMD)

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