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The document summarizes the services of SUBSIN, an engineering company that specializes in offshore oil and gas equipment. SUBSIN provides structural analysis, integrity assessment, and inspection services using mobile robots. Their team of engineers conduct finite element modeling and fatigue analysis to evaluate offshore structures. SUBSIN also develops inspection robots to assess pipelines, risers, and storage tanks for corrosion and defects. They aim to assure structural integrity and extend the life of offshore infrastructure through engineering analysis and robotic inspection.

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The document summarizes the services of SUBSIN, an engineering company that specializes in offshore oil and gas equipment. SUBSIN provides structural analysis, integrity assessment, and inspection services using mobile robots. Their team of engineers conduct finite element modeling and fatigue analysis to evaluate offshore structures. SUBSIN also develops inspection robots to assess pipelines, risers, and storage tanks for corrosion and defects. They aim to assure structural integrity and extend the life of offshore infrastructure through engineering analysis and robotic inspection.

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CAE NAVAL OFFSHORE 2010

Structural Integrity Assessment of Offshore


Equipment at SUBSIN using ANSYS

Cassiano Neves, Melquisedec Santos


Rio de Janeiro, 18/05/2010.
Introduction

 Engineering Company for the Oil & Gas Sector

 Established: 2008 (2001 – CIETEC)

 High Level Engineering Services:


 FEED, Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design
 Support to detailed design, 3rd part verification
 R&D
 Inspection with Mobile Robots
 Integrity Assurance
 Software Development
Mission

 Combine engineering analysis and inspection services


using mobile robots with the objective to assure the
structural integrity of equipment.

Integrity Assurance Cycle


Team

 Technical Staff (12):


 3 DSc + 3 MSc
 Expertise:
• Risers and Pipeline Engineers
• Structural Design Engineers
• Fracture and Fatigue Specialists
• Electronics Engineers
• Technicians
• Inspection Engineers
• Management and Finance Experts
Offshore Engineering

 Services:  Applications:
 Hydrodynamics  SCR and Flexible Risers
 Pipeline and Riser Design  Umbilical
 Static and Dynamic Analysis  Drill Pipe Riser &
 Modal/VIV Analysis Completion/Workover Riser
 Fatigue Analysis  Pipeline & Flowline
 ECA (Engineering Critical  Subsea Equipment
Installation
Assessment)
 Manifold
 On-bottom Stability
 LNG spheres
 Free-span Analysis
 Structural Analysis
Offshore Engineering

 Top tensioned riser analysis:


 Operability
 Fatigue and VIV
 Deployment/Retrieval
 Standards: API RP 16Q; API 17G; ISO13628.
 Softwares:
• Flexcom
• Modes3D
• Shear7
• Crackwise
• Ansys
Offshore Engineering

 FEM (Finite Element Method)


 Numerical Analysis
 Softwares: Ansys

Steel Tube Umbilical Termination Device


Offshore Engineering

 FEM (Finite Element Method)


 Numerical Analysis Region 1
Region 3
 Softwares: Ansys Region 2

FEM analysis of the Wellhead Device


Offshore Engineering

 FEM (Finite Element Method)


 Numerical Analysis
 Softwares: Ansys

FEM analysis of the Reel Shaft End


Integrity Assurance

 Integrated services

 Structural Integrity Evaluation


 Corrosion and Structural Analysis
 Fatigue and Fracture Analysis
 Failure Evaluation

 Inspection Services
 Visual and Laser Inspection (InspectorSystems)
 Grinding Robot (InspectorSystems)
 Heat Exchange
Integrity Assurance

 Pipe Crawler for Visual-laser Inspection

TYPE: INNER DIAMETER


Inspector type 1000 75 – 110 mm
Inspector type 2000 95 – 140 mm
Inspector type 3000 130 – 200 mm
Inspector type 4000 180 – 325 mm
Inspector type 5000 310 – 510 mm
Inspector type 6000 440 – 750 mm
Integrity Assurance

 Pipe Crawler for Visual Inspection


 Inner Diameter: 400mm (minimum)
 Image can be edited online and saved in AVI format
Integrity Assurance

 Storage tank inspection robot:


 Software in accordance to the API 653 and 650
 Magnetic wheel
 8 ultrasound transducers
 Status (ongoing)
Integrity Assurance

 Corroded Analysis
 Numerical Analysis
 Softwares: Ansys

Corroded Pipeline
Integrity Assurance

 Grinding Robot
 Grind critical welds in the zones subject to maximum fatigue
 Visual inspection and MPI tests were conducted
 The roughness of the ground surface was measured
 Increase the fatigue life in 2.5 to 4.0 times
Integrity Assurance

 Grinding Robot
 Application (Kizomba Field/Angola; Saipem/Exxon Mobil): 240
welds
R&D

 Offshore engineering:
 Y-Method for subsea equipment installation
 Load-up for subsea equipment installation
 In-situ flexible riser damage
 New configurations for risers (pre-salt)
 TTR monitoring to extend the operational window

 Design, Construct and Operate Mobile Service Robots:


 Flexible and SCR Riser Inspection
 Storage Tank Inspection Robot
 Drill pipe riser inspection – on board
 Barge inspection
R&D

 Y-Method:
 FINEP Grant (R$1,8MI)
 Model test (USP and LabOceano)
R&D

 Flexible and SCR Riser Inspection Robot:


 Sensors Platform
 Sensors Fusion Technique
 Inertial Navigation System
Conclusions

 Subsea engineering company

 Multi-disciplinary

 Asset assurance

 Just in time engineering

 State of art solutions


www.subsin.com.br
subsin@subsin.com.br
P: +55 21 2275 8001

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