Offshore Fuel-Unloading System: A Pilot Study.
Abstract
This pilot study is intended to provide the first step toward identification of an optimum tanker-discharge system which would ultimately replace portions of the current Army standard system - the multileg, tanker-mooring system. This study begins with a general description of the current standard system which is used throughout as a basis for comparison with candidate advanced systems. The study examines various operational significant variables (e.g., nearshore gradient, weather, and fuel demand): IT ALSO EXAMINES THE FORCES WHICH A CONDUIT MUST BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING. The findings of the initial analyses were subsequently applied to the identification of several solutions which appeared to offer substantial advantages when compared with the present standard system. One technically feasible alternative was examined in depth in an effort intended to highlight the numerous factors which must be made explicit and weighed before an intelligent decision can be reached. The single candidate system examined was judged technically feasible, but a final evaluation of optimality was deferred until such time as formal concept formulation activities can be completed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA054128
Entities
People
- F. M. Cevasco
- O. R. Pannell