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General information
The Trials & Monitoring department has a worldwide experience in in-service monitoring of offshore platforms such as FPSO’s, TLP’s, Semi-submersibles, Loading buoys and DP shuttle tankers. Such campaigns are conducted for operational support as well as for research purposes. Examples of such campaigns are the FPSO Integrity JIP for which FPSO Glas Dowr was equipped with a 160 signal monitoring system and the Marco Polo TLP in the GoM, which is equipped with a platfom monitoring system. This monitoring system records tendon and riser loads as well as extensive wave, wind and current measurements.
The Trials & Monitoring department has a worldwide experience in in-service monitoring of offshore platforms such as FPSO’s, TLP’s, Semi-submersibles, Loading buoys and DP shuttle tankers. Such campaigns are conducted for operational support as well as for research purposes. Examples of such campaigns are the FPSO Integrity JIP for which FPSO Glas Dowr was equipped with a 160 signal monitoring system and the Marco Polo TLP in the GoM, which is equipped with a platfom monitoring system. This monitoring system records tendon and riser loads as well as extensive wave, wind and current measurements.
Services & Activities
We assist with sound analysis of measured data, based on our knowledge of physics and mechanics. Our reports not only present the
measured data and analysis, but also provide conclusions and recommendations. Alternatively, we support your operation by bringing our expertise and numerical prediction models on board. In such cases the measured data can be combined with predictions and design criteria to warn the crew timely for potentially dangerous or inefficient situations and to advice on remedies and possible solutions.
We assist with sound analysis of measured data, based on our knowledge of physics and mechanics. Our reports not only present the
measured data and analysis, but also provide conclusions and recommendations. Alternatively, we support your operation by bringing our expertise and numerical prediction models on board. In such cases the measured data can be combined with predictions and design criteria to warn the crew timely for potentially dangerous or inefficient situations and to advice on remedies and possible solutions.
Facilities & Tools
In service monitoring of ships and offshore structures is performed by the Trials & Monitoring department.
The following tools are used to perform in service monitoring:
In service monitoring of ships and offshore structures is performed by the Trials & Monitoring department.
The following tools are used to perform in service monitoring:
- Instruments
- Software
- Data Transfer
The Trials & Monitoring department develops its own dedicated instrumentation and is constantly on the lookout for new 3rd party instrumentation in order to use the instruments that are most suitable for the job, as each measurement campaign has its own requirements with respect to accuracy, power consumption etc. As a result we can offer flexible solutions that are tailor made to the problem at hand.
MARIN has developed dedicated logging software that is optimized for robust operation in the maritime environment. A flexible user interface allows customizing the interface for long term measurement campaigns, where the ship crew or platform crew must be able to operate the software without extensive training, but the user interface is also suitable also for short term measurement campaigns.
In order to analyse the measurments the data must be presetned on the engineer's desk. Until recently this was done by storing the data on removable disc and shipping it on weekly or monthly basis to the office. Developments in satellite data transfer has made it possible to transfer data almost real time. To ensure reliable and economic data transfer, MARIN has partnered with DataHorizon to enable efficient data transfer by satellite. This means that minutes after the measurement the data can be on the engineer's desk on the other side of the world. This is especially useful for long running measurement campaigns in remote locations.
MARIN has developed dedicated logging software that is optimized for robust operation in the maritime environment. A flexible user interface allows customizing the interface for long term measurement campaigns, where the ship crew or platform crew must be able to operate the software without extensive training, but the user interface is also suitable also for short term measurement campaigns.
In order to analyse the measurments the data must be presetned on the engineer's desk. Until recently this was done by storing the data on removable disc and shipping it on weekly or monthly basis to the office. Developments in satellite data transfer has made it possible to transfer data almost real time. To ensure reliable and economic data transfer, MARIN has partnered with DataHorizon to enable efficient data transfer by satellite. This means that minutes after the measurement the data can be on the engineer's desk on the other side of the world. This is especially useful for long running measurement campaigns in remote locations.
Software Sales
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Experience record
The list below gives a review of recent in service monitoring projects carried out at MARIN:
The list below gives a review of recent in service monitoring projects carried out at MARIN:
- MONITAS JIP (14 companies), Fatigue damaging monitoring 2 FPSO’s, 2006
- Marco Polo JIP (10 companies), Marco Polo TLP monitoring & analysis, 2005 – 2007
- Total, Monitoring Girassol loading buoy mooring, 2004
Most recent papers on in service monitoring presented by MARIN
(complete overview of papers can be found under Publications)
(complete overview of papers can be found under Publications)
Full Scale Monitoring Marco Polo Tension Leg Platform
van Dijk R.R.T. & van den Boom H.J.J. , OMAE, 2007
Real Time Data for Structural Integrity and Stability Assessment: A GoM Case Study
Mitchell, M., Tipton, E., van Dijk, R.R.T. (MARIN) and Allen, B., Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2006
Offshore Monitoring; Real World Data for Design, Engineering and Operation
van den Boom, H., Koning, J. & Aalberts, P., Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, 2005
Improved Insight in Roll Motions of Ultradeep Water FPSOs based on a Comparison of Calculations, Model tests and Full-Scale Measurements on the Girassol FPSO
van Dijk, R.R.T., Quiniou-Ramus, V. & Le-Marechal, G., Deep Offshore Technology (DOT), 2003
Comparison of Full-Scale Measurements with Calculated Motion Characteristics of a West of Africa FPSO
van Dijk, R.T. (MARIN), Quintou-Ramus, V. and Le-Marechal, G. (TotalFinaElf), OMAE Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2003
van Dijk R.R.T. & van den Boom H.J.J. , OMAE, 2007
Real Time Data for Structural Integrity and Stability Assessment: A GoM Case Study
Mitchell, M., Tipton, E., van Dijk, R.R.T. (MARIN) and Allen, B., Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2006
Offshore Monitoring; Real World Data for Design, Engineering and Operation
van den Boom, H., Koning, J. & Aalberts, P., Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, 2005
Improved Insight in Roll Motions of Ultradeep Water FPSOs based on a Comparison of Calculations, Model tests and Full-Scale Measurements on the Girassol FPSO
van Dijk, R.R.T., Quiniou-Ramus, V. & Le-Marechal, G., Deep Offshore Technology (DOT), 2003
Comparison of Full-Scale Measurements with Calculated Motion Characteristics of a West of Africa FPSO
van Dijk, R.T. (MARIN), Quintou-Ramus, V. and Le-Marechal, G. (TotalFinaElf), OMAE Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2003
Most recent in-service monitoring articles written for MARIN Report
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
Extensive bollard pull & escort trials
Henk van den Boom, MARIN Report, 2011
Managing fatigue in riser systems
Pieter Aalberts, MARIN Report, 2011
CrackGuard it's all in the name!
Mirek Kaminski, MARIN Report, 2011
Safetrans celebrates 10th anniversary!
MARIN Report, 2010
Fatigue Lifetime Assurance with Monitas
Mirek Kaminski, MARIN report, 2010
Henk van den Boom, MARIN Report, 2011
Managing fatigue in riser systems
Pieter Aalberts, MARIN Report, 2011
CrackGuard it's all in the name!
Mirek Kaminski, MARIN Report, 2011
Safetrans celebrates 10th anniversary!
MARIN Report, 2010
Fatigue Lifetime Assurance with Monitas
Mirek Kaminski, MARIN report, 2010
Contact
For more information on how MARIN can help your organisation with in service monitoring, please contact
Trials & Monitoring department.
For more information on how MARIN can help your organisation with in service monitoring, please contact
Trials & Monitoring department.