Connecting system and method for connecting two conduits in a body of water
AssigneeSaipem S.P.A.
InventorsDiego Lazzarin, Gianluca Toso, Alessandro Radicioni
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Abstract
A system for connecting two conduits in a body of water, exhibits a first tubular structure, which is coupled to a conduit that extends along a first longitudinal axis; a second tubular structure, which is coupled to another conduit that extends along a second longitudinal axis and comprises a tubular member, and a sleeve, which is telescopically coupled to the tubular member, and faces the first tubular structure; and an actuating assembly, which comprises a bidirectional translating device configured to selectively displace the sleeve forward and backward to selectively couple and uncouple an end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure.
Claims25
1-25. (canceled)
A conduit connecting system comprising:
- a first tubular structure which is coupleable to a conduit in a body of water and extends along a first longitudinal axis;
- a second tubular structure which is coupleable to another conduit in the body of water, extends along a second longitudinal axis and comprises:
- a tubular member, and
- a sleeve which is telescopically coupleable to the tubular member and faces the first tubular structure;
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- an actuating assembly comprising a bidirectional translating device configured to selectively displace the sleeve forward to selectively couple an end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure and selectively displace the sleeve backward to selectively uncouple the end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure, wherein the bidirectional translating device comprises an actuator comprising an actuation assembly configured to selectively slide the sleeve in relation to the tubular member in two opposite directions parallel to the second longitudinal axis.
An underwater hydrocarbon production facility comprising:
- a function module comprising a conduit configured to convey fluids;
- an interconnecting unit configured to interconnect said function module with another function module and comprising a conduit configured to convey fluids;
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- a connecting system configured to releasably connect the conduit of the function module to the conduit of the interconnecting unit, the connecting system comprising:
- a first tubular structure which is coupleable to the conduit of the interconnecting unit and extends along a first longitudinal axis;
- a second tubular structure which is coupleable to the conduit of the function module, extends along a second longitudinal axis and comprises:
- a tubular member, and
- a sleeve which is telescopically coupleable to the tubular member and faces the first tubular structure;
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- an actuating assembly comprising a bidirectional translating device configured to selectively displace the sleeve forward to selectively couple an end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure and selectively displace the sleeve backward to selectively uncouple the end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure, wherein the bidirectional translating device comprises an actuator comprising an actuation assembly configured to selectively slide the sleeve in relation to the tubular member in two opposite directions parallel to the second longitudinal axis.
A method for arranging conduits in a body of water, the method comprising:
- arranging a first tubular structure which is coupleable to a conduit and extends along a first longitudinal axis to face a second tubular structure which is coupleable to another conduit, extends along a second longitudinal axis, and comprises a tubular member and a sleeve which is telescopically coupleable to the tubular member;
- selectively displacing the sleeve forward to selectively couple an end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure;
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- selectively displacing the sleeve backward to selectively uncouple the end portion of the sleeve and the first tubular structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.