Determination of a Performance Baseline for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Offshore Petroleum Hoses.
Abstract
The Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL) has the ongoing task of research directed towards producing a high strength collapsible fuel conduit that can be quickly deployed by operating fleet personnel in support of amphibious invasion forces. Current requirements are for a flexible flowline capable for ship-to-shore delivery of 1 million gallons of fuel within twenty hours over a distance of 4 miles. NCEL has been evaluating a number of flowline options including hoses of 6,8 and 10-inch diameters manufactured with a wide variety of materials, fabrication methods, and physical properties. Little in the way of generic models is available for assessing the performance of these products. Similarly, it has been unclear which sort of nondestructive and destructive tests accurately predict the performance of these products in service. Southwest Research Institute was tasked to assist NCEL in the evaluation of the various hose construction options available, with an objective of gathering data which would further understanding of the generic performance of elastomeric hoses in a flowline application. A series of nine structural tests were conducted in order to formulate a data base of performance data for the various types of hoses supplied for evaluation. NCEL provided SwRI with 14 hose samples of 5 different types from 3 different manufacturers for testing. The hose samples ranged from thin-walled, polyester reinforced hose to thick-walled, wire-reinforced hoses. (SDW)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA206280
Entities
People
- Donald W. Johnson
- John P. Harrell Jr.
Organizations
- Southwest Research Institute