CN103650011A - Offshore antenna tower and instrument array with tension member - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system for acquiring data in an offshore environment comprises an elongate composite tension member having a longitudinal axis, an upper end, and a lower end. In addition, the system comprises a buoyancy module coupled to the upper end of the composite tension member and configured to apply a tensile load to the tension member. Further, the system comprises a base coupled to the lower end of the composite tension member. The base is configured to secure the tension member to the sea floor. Still further, the system comprises a plurality of composite stringers coupled to the buoyant module and disposed about the tension member. Moreover, the system comprises a plurality of instrumentation systems configured to measure environmental or geological data. The instrumentation systems are coupled to the stringers.
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Technical field
Present invention relates in general to for collect and transmit the coastal waters system of geology and environmental data in entire depth scope.More particularly, the present invention relates to sensing, collection, detection, storage and launch geology and the flexible composite tower support meter of environmental data.
Background technology
With the data of the relevant marine environment of existence such as marine animal and motion, the water temperature at different depth place and the current at different depth place, in research with understand global warming, its origin cause of formation and come in handy during along with the effect of time.In addition, with seafloor soil the geology that forms data (for example, geological data) relevant with feature, in investigation and identification rare natural resources gentle such as oil, come in handy.Yet most of seawater body is not also surveyed conventionally with the earth below large fresh water body and these water bodys.Thereby the very limited data relevant with geology below environmental aspect in such water body and such water body can be used.
A kind of classic method of collecting marine environment data is to pass through surface vessel.Yet, data are collected in such naval vessel in given position is in the quite short time period, need operator and personnel, and conventionally collect the data (for example, the water temperature of the water surface, the existence of the chemical substance of the wind speed of the water surface, the water surface etc.) relevant with water surface situation.And, because naval vessel itself may change measured parameter, may be inaccurate so measure specific water surface situation by naval vessel.For example, the existence on naval vessel may change the directly temperature of the water around it a little.The another kind of traditional means of collecting marine environment data is by meteorological buoy.Such buoy is to block in harborage (that is, by flexible chain or rope, being connected to sea bed) or float boat (that is, being allowed through wind and water surface stream moves along ocean surface) conventionally.Yet meteorological buoy is conventionally only collected the data relevant with water surface situation, thereby and substantially can not provide surface to descend situation, marine animal and the monitoring of the geology that forms below the water surface.In addition, because meteorological buoy moves continuously, so floating meteorological buoy can not be collected data in relatively long-time section in given position.
Thereby, still need in the art for obtain and transmit system, equipment and the method for environment and geologic data in offshore locations.If can obtain and transmit environment and geologic data at specific offshore locations place in relatively long-time section, such system, equipment and method are welcome especially.
Summary of the invention
These and other demands in this area are by solving in one embodiment for obtain the system of data in paralic environment.In an embodiment, this system comprise there is the longitudinal axis, the compound substance tensional element of the elongation of top and bottom.In addition, this system comprises: buoyant module, it is coupled to the upper end of compound substance tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to tensional element.And this system comprises base, it is coupled to the lower end of compound substance tensional element.This base is configured to tensional element to be fixed to sea bed.Again further, this system comprises a plurality of compound substance stringers, and it is coupled to buoyant module and is arranged on around tensional element.And this system comprises a plurality of instrument systems, it is configured to measurement environment or geologic data.Instrument system is coupled to stringer.
These and other demands in this area are by solving in another embodiment for obtain the system of environment and/or geologic data in paralic environment.In an embodiment, this system comprise there is the longitudinal axis, the tensional element of the elongation of top and bottom.This tensional element comprises a plurality of parallel flexible composite tubular elements.In addition, this system comprises buoyancy adjustable module, and it is coupled to the upper end of tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to tensional element.And this system comprises base, it is coupled to the lower end of compound substance tensional element, and this base is configured to tensional element to be fixed to sea bed.Again further, this system comprises a plurality of stringers, and it is coupled to buoyancy adjustable module and is configured to and extends in seabed.And this system comprises a plurality of instrument systems, it is for measurement environment and/or geologic data, and wherein, this instrument system is coupled to stringer.
These and other demands in this area solve in another embodiment by obtain the method for environment and/or geologic data in paralic environment.In an embodiment, the method comprises that (a) is coupled to base the first end of the tensional element of elongation.In addition, the method comprises that (b) is reduced to sea bed by tensional element by base.And the method comprises that (c) is coupled to buoyant module at the second end of tensional element.Again further, the method comprises that (d) is coupled to a plurality of stringers by a plurality of instrument systems, and wherein, this instrument system is configured to obtain environments such as subsea data and/or geologic data.And the method comprises that (e) regulates the buoyancy of buoyant module.The method also comprises that (f) is coupled to buoyant module by a plurality of stringers, and wherein, each stringer has the upper end of the buoyant module of being coupled to and is arranged on the lower end in seabed.
Embodiment described here comprises for solving the combination to the feature and advantage of specific existing equipment, a plurality of shortcomings that system and method is relevant.When reading following describe in detail and during by reference to accompanying drawing, above-mentioned various features and other features for those skilled in the art will be obviously.
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For the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 be according to principle described here for collecting and transmit the schematic diagram of embodiment of the coastal waters instrument system of environment and submarine geology data;
Fig. 2 is the skeleton view of the coastal waters instrument system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the flexible tensional element of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the schematic sectional view of base of the instrument system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the schematic sectional view of embodiment that can be used for the base of the instrument system by Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the schematic sectional view of buoyant module of the instrument system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 7 A-Fig. 7 G illustrates from the floor installation of Fig. 1 of surface vessel and the precedence diagram of the deployment of instrument system;
Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B are the order schematic sectional view of installation that the base of Fig. 5 is shown; And
Fig. 9 is for being convenient to from the side view of the embodiment of the equipment of the tensional element of the surface vessel installation diagram 1 of Fig. 7 A.
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Below discuss for a plurality of exemplary embodiments.Yet, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the example in this discussion has widespread use, and the discussion of any embodiment all only means to this embodiment it is typical, and do not advise that the scope of the present disclosure that comprises claim is limited to this embodiment.
At whole following instructions and claim, use particular term, to refer to special characteristic or assembly.As the skilled person would expect, different people can refer to same characteristic features or assembly by different names.This document is not distinguished in title difference rather than different assembly or the features of function.Accompanying drawing needn't be drawn in proportion.Some features and assembly at this can extended sizes or be illustrated with some schematic form, and for clarity and conciseness, some details of traditional element may not be illustrated.
Following discuss and claim in, to open mode, use term " to comprise " and " comprising ", thereby and should be interpreted as " including but not limited to ... "And term " coupling " is used in reference to indirectly or directly connects.Thereby if the first device coupled to the second equipment, this connection can be direct connection, or via the indirect connection of other equipment, assembly and connection.In addition, as used herein, term " axially " and " axially " typically refer to along or are parallel to central shaft (for example, the central shaft in main body or aperture), and term " radially " and " radially " typically refers to perpendicular to central shaft simultaneously.For example, axial distance is refer to along or be parallel to the distance that central shaft is measured, and radial distance refers to the distance of measuring perpendicular to central shaft.
For the object of discussing, complex or compound substance are by the material forming more than a kind of component material.Some compound substances consist of at least two kinds of component materials, that is, matrix, it can be continuous and can for example, around the second-phase (, disperse phase, wild phase) that is called as matrix (substrate).Matrix is embedded in matrix.Matrix (for example, disperse phase, wild phase) can comprise any suitable material, include but not limited to metal or metal alloy (for example, aluminium, titanium, stainless steel etc.), nonmetal (for example, glass fibre, carbon fiber, Kevlar, quartz, polymkeric substance, pottery etc.) or its combination.In addition, matrix for example can comprise, more than a kind of component material (, matrix can comprise carbon fiber and glass fibre).Similarly, the matrix of compound substance can comprise any suitable material, include but not limited to that metal or metal alloy (for example, aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, copper etc.), nonmetal (for example, resin, epoxy resin, polyester, polymkeric substance, pottery, polyurethane, synthetic rubber etc.) or its combination.
With reference now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2,, illustrate for collecting and transmit the embodiment of the coastal waters system 100 of environment and submarine geology data.System 100 is anchored into sea bed 10, and vertically extends to sea 11.In the present embodiment, system 100 comprise be arranged on sea bed 10 places base 110, from the tensional element 120 of base 110 upwardly extending elongations, be coupled to tensional element 120 upper end buoyant module 130 and on sea 11 from the upwardly extending communication antenna 140 of module 130.A plurality of instrument stringers 150 are arranged on around tensional element 120 circlewise, and each stringer 150 has the upper end of buoyant module of being coupled to 130 and is arranged on the lower end at sea bed 10 places.As the following more detailed description, each stringer 150 is supported one or more Gage kits or system 151, its measurement and acquisition environment and submarine geology data, and measured data are sent to antenna 140, this antenna then via satellite or other devices send data to any desired locations, for further processing, check, analyzing or its combination.
With reference now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3,, tensional element 120 is to have the longitudinal axis 125, length L
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120the structure of elongation.Length L
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120preferably be less than 12 inches, and more preferably, be less than 6 inches, and length L
120preferably be equal to or slightly less than the degree of depth that system 100 is arranged on water wherein.Conventionally, system 100 can be arranged on any depth of water place, thereby and, the scope of the length of tensional element 120 can be from more than hundreds of foot to 30000 foot.Thereby for the application of most of coastal waters, tensional element 120 has and is greater than approximately 500 and be less than 500000 length breadth ratio.
In the present embodiment, tensional element 120 is formed by a plurality of flexible composite tubular elements 120, the whole length L of its each extension tensional element 120
120.Tubular element 121 is arranged to the bundle that the endless belt by a plurality of axially spaced-aparts combines.Flexible fluid passage 123 is arranged in the gap 124 between member 121.As the following more detailed description, at passage during installation system 100 123, allow the fluid between the water surface 11 and base 110 to be communicated with.Also should expect, member 121 is also tubulose, therefore also can be for providing the fluid between the water surface 11 and base 110 to be communicated with.
Conventionally, each compound substance tubulose member 121 can by can keep out the anticipated load that is applied in (such as, the tensile load being applied by buoyant module 130) and the compound substance of any type of wave/current load make, but preferably by extruding fiberglass (that is the glass fibre that, uses pultrusion manufacturing process to form), made.In addition, each compound substance tubulose member 121 preferably has and is less than 2.0 inches, and more preferably width or the diameter W of approximately 1.0 inches
121, 951b/ft at least
3density and the pulling strengrth of 100000psi at least.Thereby compound substance tubulose member 121 has relatively high strength-weight ratio (that is, higher than steel).
The relative high strength-weight ratio of compound substance tubulose member 121 allows tubular element 121 to have relatively little width W
121, and therefore allow tensional element 10 to there is relatively little width W
120, provide sufficient intensity to keep out the tensile load being applied by buoyant module 130 simultaneously.This reduces the weight of tubular element 121 and tensional element 120 successively, and therefore reduces to be positioned at the buoyancy requirement in module 130.In addition, due to compound substance tubulose member 121 relative thin, lightweight and soft, tensional element 120 and/or tubular element 121 can be carried on one or more spools on single naval vessel, have simplified thus storage and the deployment in shallow water and deep water applications of member 121 and tensional element 120.
As previously described in Fig. 3 and having illustrated, tensional element 120 comprises compound substance tubulose member bundle 121.For example, yet in other embodiments, tensional element (, tensional element 120) is for example, to be made by single compound substance tubulose member (, member 121).
With reference now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4,, base 110 is coupled to the lower end of tensional element 120, and system 100 is fixed to sea bed 10.In the present embodiment, the lower end of tensional element 120 is attached directly to base 110, yet in other embodiments, base (for example, base 110) for example, by connecting the lower end that is coupled to tensional element (, tensional element 120) in the middle of one or more.Conventionally, base 110 can comprise for tensional element 120 being anchored into any suitable equipment of sea bed 10, comprise stake, suction pile, ballast anchor, spud-can etc.Yet as best illustrating in Fig. 4, in the present embodiment, base 110 is gravity type anchoring pieces, it relies on weight embed and will himself be anchored into sea bed 10.Particularly, base 110 comprise have with closed container or the housing 111 of the coaxillay aligned central shaft 115 of the longitudinal axis 125, be attached to tensional element 120 upper end 111a, be configured to the lower end 111b and interior chamber or the chamber 112 that engage with sea bed 10.In addition, housing 111 comprises axially through near the second perforation aperture 114 the first perforation 113He upper end, aperture 111a of upper end 111a.Particularly, housing 111 has axially extended sidewall 116 between end 111a, 111b, and the second aperture 114 is radially through being close in the axial direction the sidewall 116 of upper end 111a.The first 113Shi Nei chamber 112, aperture is communicated with pipeline 123 fluids, and the second 114Shi chamber, aperture 112 is communicated with surrounding environment fluid.As the following more detailed description, during deployment system 100, base 110 is arranged on seabed, and therefore, water freely flows into and delivery chamber 112 by aperture 114.And by heavy mud (that is, having the mud of the density that is greater than water) being pumped into pipeline 123 and in 113Dao chamber, aperture 112, discharging water thus by 114Cong chamber, aperture 112, base 110 is embedded into and is anchored into sea bed 10.
As previously described in Fig. 4 and having illustrated, base 110 is gravity type anchoring pieces, and it relies on weight to imbed and secures it to sea bed.Yet except base 110, the base of other types can be used by system 100.With reference now to Fig. 5,, can replace another embodiment of the base 110 ' that base 110 uses by system 100 to be illustrated.In the present embodiment, base 110 ' is suction pile, it comprises ring-shaped cylinder skirt section 111 ', and this skirt section has and the coaxillay aligned central axis 115 ' of axle 125, the upper end 111a ' that is attached to tensional element 120 lower ends, lower end 111b ' and chamber or chamber 112 ' in axially extended cylinder between end 111a ' and 111b '.Chamber 112 ' is located to be closed at upper end 111a ', yet surrounding environment is located to be open into completely at lower end 111b ' in chamber 112 '.Axially the aperture 113 ' through upper end 111a ' allows the fluid between interior chamber 112 ' and pipeline 123 to be communicated with.
During mounting seat 110 ', skirt section 111 ' is axially shifted onto downwards in sea bed 10.Preferably use suction/injection control system 170, so that base 110 ' is to the insertion of sea bed 10 and removing from sea bed 10.System 170 can be mounted to buoyant module 130 or be arranged on surface vessel, and comprises main flow line or pipeline 171, the fluid supply/aspiration line 172 being communicated with main pipeline 171 selectivity fluids and the injection/suction pump 173 that is connected to pipeline 172 of the upper end that is coupled to pipeline 123.The lower end 171b that pipeline 171 has upper ventilation end 171a and is communicated with chamber 112 ' fluid via pipeline 123 and aperture 113 '.The valve 174 arranging along pipeline 171 (is for example controlled fluid by the pipeline 171 between end 171a, b, mud, water etc.) flow-when valve 174 is opened, fluid 112 ' freely flows through pipeline 171 to ventilation end 171a from chamber, and when valve 174 is closed, limits and/or prevent that fluid from 112 ' flowing through pipeline 171 to ventilation end 171a from chamber.
Refer again to Fig. 1, buoyant module 130 is coupled to the upper end of tensional element 120, and be arranged on 11 places, sea or near.Although module 130 can be attached directly to the upper end of tensional element 120, in the present embodiment, module 130 is passed the upper end that flexible polyester cable 131 is coupled to tension module 120.Buoyant module 130 is clean floating.As discussed previously, module 130 provides enough buoyancy both to support the weight of the member that is coupled to it and also to apply pulling force to tensional element 120.Antenna 140 is attached to module 130 and extends up on sea 11 from it.
With reference now to Fig. 6,, in the present embodiment, buoyant module 130 comprise there is upper end 132a, the housing 132 in lower end 132b and interior chamber or chamber 133.Housing 132 is included near the aperture 134 132b of lower end, makes deployment and installation along with system 100, and aperture 134 is positioned under sea 11.Particularly, aperture 134 is arranged in the sidewall of housing 132, contiguous in the axial direction lower end 132b.134Shi Nei chamber, aperture 133 is communicated with surrounding environment fluid, thereby and, in the time of under aperture 134 is arranged on sea 11, allow water via aperture 134, enter interior chamber 133 and go out from interior chamber 133.Should expect, by flowing of aperture 134, not controlled by valve or other flow control apparatus.Thereby, aperture 134 allow water to chamber 133 flow freely into and flow out.
The buoyancy of module 130 can and unload die block 130 by ballast and regulate, to change the tensile load being applied on tensional element 120.In the present embodiment, ballast control system 135 and aperture 134 are used to the buoyancy of regulation and control module 130.Ballast control system 135 comprises air duct 136, gas supply line 137, the air compressor that is connected to gas supply line 137 or pump 138, along the first valve 139a of pipeline 137 with along the second valve 139b of pipeline 136.Pipeline 136 has at the first end 136a on sea 11 of 133 outsides, chamber and is connected to the upper end 132a of housing 132 and the second end 136b being communicated with chamber 133 fluids.Valve 139b controls air by the flowing of the pipeline 136 between end 136a, b, and valve 139a control air from compressor 138 to chamber 133 flow.Control system 135 allows the relative volume of the empty G&W in chambers 133 controlled and change, and the pulling force that makes thus the buoyancy of chamber 133 and be therefore applied to tensional element 120 can be controlled and change.Particularly, by valve 139b, opened with valve 139a and closed, air 133 is discharged from chamber, and is opened with valve 139b and closed by valve 139a, and air is pumped into chamber 133 from compressor 138.Thereby end 136a is as exhausr port, otherwise end 136b is as air intake opening and exhausr port.When valve 139a closes, air can not be pumped into chamber 133, and valve 139a, 139b be when close, and air can not be from chamber 133 be discharged.
In the present embodiment, end 139b is arranged on the upper end of chamber 133, and aperture 134 is arranged near the lower end of chamber 133.This location of open end 139b makes when housing 132 is for example, during in common position (, along with installing) vertically upward, and air can 133 be discharged from chamber.Particularly, because the density of air is less than the density of water, when housing 132 is upright, all air naturals in chamber 133 rise to the top of chamber 133, above all water in chamber 133.Thereby, by end 139b be positioned at chamber 133 upper end or near, make directly to obtain any air wherein.And, because the water in chamber 133 is by under any air being arranged on wherein, aperture 134 is positioned near the lower end of chamber 133, allow water enter and go out, limit simultaneously and/or prevent by the loss of any air in aperture 134.Conventionally, when from chamber during the 134 use air filled chamber 133 of 133 upper end to aperture, air is only gone out by 134Cong chamber, aperture 133.Aperture 134 is positioned near the lower end of chamber 133, also makes the air of enough volumes can be pumped in chamber 133.Particularly, when the volume of the air in chamber 133 increases, along with the water in the air replacement chamber 133 of the increase volume in chamber 133, the interface between water and air is 133 interior moving down in chamber, wherein allow water to go out by 134Cong chamber, aperture.Yet once the arrival aperture, interface 134 of water and air, because any additional air is gone out completely by 134Cong chamber, aperture 133, the volume of the air in chamber 133 just can not further increase.Thereby aperture 134 more approaches the lower end of chamber 133, the volume that can be pumped into the air in chamber 133 is just larger, and the lower end of 134Yu chamber, aperture 133 is far away, and the volume that can be pumped into the air in chamber 133 is just less.Thereby, aperture 134 along chamber 133 vertical/axial location is preferably selected as enabling the greatest hope buoyancy for module 130.
In the present embodiment, pump 138, pipeline 137 and valve 139a and 139b are positioned at the water surface 11 places.For example, system 135 can be mounted to module 130 or be arranged on surface vessel and during installation system 100 and be deployed (that is, pipeline 136 is connected to module 130).
Refer again to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, stringer 150 is spaced apart circlewise around tensional element 120, and extends to sea bed 10 from buoyant module 130.Particularly, each stringer 150 have the upper end of module of being coupled to 130 and diametrically with base 110 and the isolated lower end that is fixed to sea bed 10 of tensional element 120.Conventionally, stringer 150 can be coupled to module 130 and sea bed 10 by any means as known in the art.For example, the lower end of stringer 150 can be coupled to sea bed 10 by gravity type anchoring piece, driven pile etc.In the present embodiment, each stringer 150 is previously described single flexible compound substance tubulose members 121.
A plurality of Gage kits or system 151 are coupled to and are supported by stringer 150.Conventionally, system 151 can comprise for the data of surveying, measuring and collection forms with surrounding environment and/or submarine geology relevant any instrument (can be a plurality of) or system (can be a plurality of), such as, seismic system (for example, one or more oceanic earthquakes source and correlation receiver) and oceanographic instrumentation external member.Conventionally, the instrument system 151 of identical or different type can be mounted on identical stringer 151.Thereby stringer 150 and related system 151 can be described to form instrument array.The data of being measured and being surveyed by system 151 are sent to antenna 140, then via satellite or any other means by data resend to any desired locations (for example, naval vessel, aircraft, onshore location etc.), for further processing, check, analyzing or its combination.Conventionally, can for example,, by including but not limited to any appropriate means of electric wire, fibre circuit, wireless technology (, acoustic telemetry) or its combination, data be sent to antenna 140 from system 151.In the present embodiment, system 151, via the optical cable to module 130 and antenna 140 through corresponding stringer 150, is communicated by letter with antenna 140.Selective system 151 can be passed through one or more other systems 151, indirectly communicates by letter with antenna 140.For example, selective system 151 can wirelessly be communicated by letter with other system 151, and it is communicated by letter with antenna 140 successively, reduces thus the independent and direct communication requirement of each system 151 and antenna 140.In order to minimize the weight of stringer 150, preferably adopt optical fiber or wireless technology.For wired or optical fiber communication, wired or fibre circuit preferably arrives buoyant module 130 and antenna 140 through the through hole of corresponding stringer 150.
Should expect, system 151 can be positioned at any desired locations along stringer 150, thereby and, system 151 can be collected data for any or a plurality of desired depth place below sea 11.In addition, due in the present embodiment, stringer 150 extends to sea bed 10, be designed to seismic survey system 151 can according to expectation be positioned in sea bed 10 places or near.
Although in the present embodiment, each stringer 150 extends to sea bed 10 from buoyant module 130, but in other embodiments, one or more stringers (for example, stringer 150) can not exclusively extend to sea bed, can (for example extend to buoyant module from for example, position along tensional element (, tensional element 120), buoyant module 130) below, or such combination.And although in the present embodiment, system 151 is mounted on stringer 150, in other embodiments, one or more instrument systems (for example, system 151) are mounted to tensional element (for example, tensional element 120).In certain embodiments, a part for one or more stringers (for example, stringer 150) can be arranged along sea bed and/or be directly fixed to tensional element (for example, tensional element 120).
Conventionally, for each system of operating system 100 and assembly (for example, system 151, antenna 140 etc.) energy can provide by any appropriate means, include but not limited to battery, generator (for example, wave-powered generator, wind-driven generator etc.) or solar panels.Because system 135,170 is only used conventionally during disposing, so during installation system 100, they can be arranged on naval vessel 200 and be coupled respectively to module 130 and pipeline 123.
With reference now to Fig. 7 A to Fig. 7 F,, the deployment of system 100 is shown.In Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B, base 110 is shown and by tensional element 120, is reduced to seabed; In Fig. 7 C to Fig. 7 E, base 110 is shown and is embedded into sea bed, so that tensional element 120 is anchored to sea bed; In Fig. 7 F, illustrate and comprise that the buoyant module 130 of antenna 140 is mounted to the upper end of tensional element 120; And in Fig. 7 G, stringer 150 is shown and is coupled to buoyant module 130, with formation system 100.In the present embodiment, from surface vessel 200, with multistage deployment system 100.Particularly, naval vessel 200 comprises a plurality of spools 210 of tensional element 120 and a plurality of spools 211 of stringer 150.Conventionally, stringer 150 can be pre-configured and comprise that system 151(, system 151 is mounted on the stringer 150 being wound), when disposing stringer 150 from spool 211, system 151 can be installed on stringer 150, or system 151 can (for example,, via seabed ROV and/or driver) be installed on stringer 150 after disposing.
First with reference to figure 7A, on naval vessel 200, base 110 is fixed to the end of the tensional element 120 being assemblied on spool 210.Next, base 110 dangles and is placed in water from tensional element 120.Forward now Fig. 7 B to, when discharging tensional element 120 from spool 210, base 110 is reduced to seabed.When base 110 is under water, water injects housing 111 via aperture 114.Base 110 is reduced to seabed, until it engages with sea bed 10, as shown in Fig. 7 C.Next, as shown in Fig. 7 D, heavy mud 250(for example, iron ore-aqueous mixtures or heavy drilling mud) from naval vessel 200 via pipeline 123 pumpings, entered the room 112.Mud 250 has the density that is greater than water, thereby is deposited to the bottom of housing 111.When mud 250 is filled housing 111, the water in housing 111 is replaced by mud 250, and goes out via 114Cong chamber, aperture 112.Due to the impost of mud 250, base 110 starts sedimentation and itself is embedded to sea bed 10, as shown in Fig. 7 D and Fig. 7 E.Once base 110 is fully placed on sea bed 10, the pumping of mud 250 is just stopped.
With reference now to Fig. 7 F,, by being fixed to the base 110 of sea bed 10, the buoyant module 130 that is equipped with antenna 140 is coupled to the upper end of tensional element 120.System 135 is used to the buoyancy of adjustment module 130, so that the pulling force of expectation is applied to tensional element 120.Forward now Fig. 7 G to, then from spool 211, discharge stringer 150, one end of each stringer 150 is coupled to buoyant module 130, and the other end of each stringer 150 is fixed to sea bed 10.When module 130 is dangled stringer 150, the buoyancy of module 130 can regulate by system 135, to support impost.If being pre-configured, stringer 150 do not comprise system 151, during the deployment of stringer 150 or after the deployment of stringer 150, and installation system 151.
With reference now to Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B,, in system 100, adopt in the embodiment of base 110 ', suction/injection control system 170 for promoting skirt section 111 ' to the insertion of sea bed 10 during deployment system 100.Particularly, when skirt section 111 ' is pushed into sea bed 10, valve 174 can be opened and valve 175 is closed, to allow the water 101 in the chamber 112 ' between sea bed 10 and upper end 111a ' to discharge and discharge end 171a by pipeline 171.In order to accelerate skirt section 111 ', penetrate into sea bed 10 and/or strengthen " attraction " between suction skirt section 111 ' and sea bed 10, suction can be applied to chamber 112 ' via pump 173, pipeline 171 and pipeline 172.Particularly, valve 175 can be opened and valve 174 is closed, for example, to allow pump 173 112 ' to extract fluid (, water, mud, silt etc.) out by pipeline 171 and pipeline 172 from chamber.Once skirt section 111 ' penetrates sea bed 10 to desired depth, valve 174,175 is preferably closed, to keep firm engagement and the suction between anchoring piece 140 and sea bed 10.
In order for example to pull and remove anchoring piece 140(from sea bed 10, removal system 100), valve 174 can be opened and valve 175 is closed, and with discharge chamber 112 ', and reduces the hydraulic lock between skirt section 111 ' and sea bed 10.In order to accelerate skirt section 111 ' from the removing of sea bed 10, can, via pump 173, pipeline 171 and pipeline 172, pump fluid in chamber 112 '.Particularly, valve 175 can be opened and valve 174 is closed, for example, to allow pump 173 by pipeline 171 and pipeline 172, fluid (, water) to be injected in chamber 112 '.
As shown in Fig. 7 A to Fig. 7 C, during naval vessel 200 installation systems 100, allow when base 110 drops to seabed, flexible tensional element 120 strides across along naval vessel the smooth curved convex surface slip of 200 bow.During disposing from spool 210, tensional element 120 bearing tensions, and the arrestment mechanism on spool 210 is used to controllably discharge tensional element 120.Similarly, during disposing from spool 220, stringer 150 bearing tensions, and the arrestment mechanism on spool 211 is used to controllably discharge stringer 150.Yet, in other embodiments, can adopt replacement equipment to control the release of tensional element 120 and/or stringer 150.For example, in Fig. 9, show for handling equipment or the slide rail 300 of the deployment of tensional element 120.In the present embodiment, deployment facility 300 comprises base 310, the curvature control member 310 extending from the upper end of base 301 and is assembled to the stretcher 320 base 301.The contiguous spool 210 of base 301 is fixedly secured on naval vessel 200.Tensional element 120 around extends and on naval vessel 200 sides from spool 210 at curvature control member 310 by stretcher 320.Curvature control member 310 is the arc dishes of rigidity, and its guiding tensional element 120 is to stretcher 320 and tensional element 120 is aimed at stretcher 320.In addition, curvature control member 310 is kept for the minimum profile curvature radius of tensional element 120, to avoid kink or the damage to tensional element 120 during disposing.Stretcher 320 clamps tensional elements 120, and controls tensional element 120 from the release of spool 210, reduces thus and/or eliminates the demand to the arrestment mechanism on spool 210.In the present embodiment, stretcher 320 supports the load of tensional element 120 and is coupled to its base, and comprises the flexible rail 321 that engages and clamp a plurality of annular space of tensional element 120.Each track 321 is mounted to pulley 322 and drives the driving wheel 323 of respective rail 321 motions.Track 321 is partial to and/or is radially inwardly promoted, with tensional element 120 firm engagement, and preferably include the flexible resilient material that can clamp tensional element 120 and not damage tensional element 120, such as, ameripol or natural rubber material.
Still with reference to figure 9, tensional element 120 around starts from spool 210 and transports between the track 321 of joint and clamping tensional element 120 at curvature control member 310.In order to discharge tensional element 120 from spool 210, driving wheel 323 is rotated with moving track 321 controllably.Being frictionally engaged of track 321 and tensional element 120 is enough to support the load of tensional element 120 and base 110, and do not allow tensional element 120 slide and slide by stretcher 320.Although equipment 300 is shown, be connected with the tensional element 120 that is assembled to it with spool 210, it can also be used in the same manner as described above can be a plurality of controllably to discharge stringer 150(from spool 211).
Although a system 100 is only shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, should expect, can dispose a plurality of systems 100 at a plurality of different offshore locations place, with the diverse location from such, collect environment and geologic data.Such system 100 can intercom (for example, directly or by the one or more intermediate communications such as satellite connecting) mutually.
Although illustrated and described preferred embodiment, do not departed from the situation that this scope or instruction can be made modification by those skilled in the art.Embodiment described here is only exemplary and is not used in restriction.Can have multiple change and the modification of system described here, device and processing, and it within the scope of the invention.For example, can change the relative size of multiple parts, the material of manufacturing multiple parts and other parameters.Thereby protection domain is not limited to embodiment described here, but only by following claim, limited, its scope will comprise all equivalents of the theme of claim.Unless otherwise noted, the step in claim to a method can be carried out with any order.The statement of the identifier such as (a) and (b), (c) or (1), (2), (3) before the step in claim to a method is not intended to nor the particular order of given step, but for simplifying quoting subsequently of such step.
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1. for obtain a system for data in paralic environment, described system comprises:
The compound substance tensional element extending, this compound substance tensional element has the longitudinal axis, top and bottom, and wherein said compound substance tensional element comprises parallel tubular element bundle;
Buoyant module, described buoyant module is coupled to the described upper end of described compound substance tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to described tensional element;
Base, described base is coupled to the described lower end of described compound substance tensional element, and described base is configured to described tensional element to be fixed to sea bed;
A plurality of compound substance stringers, described a plurality of compound substance stringers are coupled to described buoyant module and are arranged on around described tensional element; And
A plurality of instrument systems, described a plurality of instrument systems are configured to measurement environment or geologic data, and wherein, described instrument system is coupled to described stringer.
2. system according to claim 1, further comprises communication antenna, and described communication antenna is coupled to described buoyant module, and wherein, described antenna is configured to wirelessly transmit the measured data of described instrument system.
3. system according to claim 1, wherein, described instrument system is arranged on a plurality of different axial positions along described stringer.
4. system according to claim 3, wherein, described instrument system is configured in the different depth place measurement environment data lower than sea.
5. system according to claim 1, wherein, described compound substance tensional element comprises flexible extruding fiberglass compound substance tubulose member.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein, described tubular element bundle comprises: a plurality of flexible extruding fiberglass compound substance tubulose members, and be arranged on the flexible fluid pipeline in the gap between described compound substance tubulose member.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein, described base is the gravity type anchoring piece that comprises housing, described housing has the interior chamber being communicated with the described fluid line fluid of described tensional element.
8. system according to claim 7, wherein, described housing comprises aperture, and described aperture is configured to allow the fluid between described interior chamber and described surrounding environment to be communicated with, and wherein, described aperture is located near the upper end of described housing.
9. system according to claim 6, wherein, described base is suction pile, and described suction pile comprises skirt section, and this skirt section has closed upper end, open lower and interior chamber, and this interior chamber is communicated with the described fluid line fluid of described tensional element.
10. system according to claim 1, described buoyant module is that buoyancy is adjustable.
11. systems according to claim 1, wherein, at least two described instrument systems are configured to mutually wirelessly communicate by letter.
12. systems according to claim 1, wherein, described tensional element has the length breadth ratio that is greater than 500.
13. 1 kinds for obtaining the system of environment or geologic data in paralic environment, described system comprises:
The tensional element extending, this tensional element has the longitudinal axis, top and bottom, and wherein, described tensional element comprises a plurality of parallel flexible composite tubular elements;
Buoyancy adjustable module, described buoyancy adjustable module is coupled to the described upper end of described tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to described tensional element;
Base, described base is coupled to the described lower end of described compound substance tensional element, and described base is configured to described tensional element to be fixed to sea bed;
A plurality of stringers, described a plurality of stringers are coupled to described buoyancy adjustable module and are configured to extend in seabed; And
A plurality of instrument systems, described a plurality of instrument systems are used for measuring described environment or geologic data, and wherein, described instrument system is coupled to described stringer.
14. systems according to claim 13, also comprise communication antenna, and described communication antenna is coupled to described buoyant module, and wherein, described antenna is made into and transmits the measured data of described instrument system to satellite.
15. systems according to claim 13, wherein, described instrument system is arranged on a plurality of different axial positions along described stringer.
16. systems according to claim 13, wherein, each compound substance tubulose member comprises extruding fiberglass compound substance.
17. systems according to claim 13, wherein, described at least one, stringer is configured to extend to described sea bed.
18. systems according to claim 13, wherein, described tensional element comprises the flexible fluid pipeline being arranged between described compound substance tubulose member.
19. systems according to claim 13, wherein, described base is gravity type anchoring piece or suction pile.
20. 1 kinds for obtaining the method for environment or geologic data in paralic environment, described method comprises:
(a) base is coupled to the first end of the tensional element of elongation;
(b) by described tensional element, described base is reduced to sea bed;
(c) buoyant module is coupled to the second end of described tensional element;
(d) a plurality of instrument systems are coupled to a plurality of stringers, wherein, described instrument system is configured to obtain environments such as subsea data or geologic data;
(e) regulate the buoyancy of described buoyant module;
(f) described a plurality of stringers are coupled to described buoyant module, wherein, each stringer has the upper end that is coupled to described buoyant module and the lower end that is arranged on seabed.
21. methods according to claim 20, wherein, step (b) further comprises: from the spool being arranged on surface vessel, discharge described tensional element.
22. methods according to claim 20, wherein, described tensional element and described stringer comprise compound substance tubulose member.
23. methods according to claim 20, wherein, described base comprises gravity type anchoring piece or suction pile.
24. methods according to claim 23, wherein, described tensional element comprises the fluid line that extends to described the second end from described first end, wherein, described fluid line is communicated with the interior chamber fluid of described base.
25. methods according to claim 24, wherein, described base is gravity type anchoring piece, and wherein, wherein step (b) also comprises: from described water surface pumping density, be greater than the mud of water and the described interior chamber to described base through described tensional element.
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1. for obtain a system for data in paralic environment, described system comprises:
The compound substance tensional element extending, this compound substance tensional element has the longitudinal axis, top and bottom;
Buoyant module, described buoyant module is coupled to the described upper end of described compound substance tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to described tensional element;
Base, described base is coupled to the described lower end of described compound substance tensional element, and described base is configured to described tensional element to be fixed to sea bed;
A plurality of compound substance stringers, described a plurality of compound substance stringers are coupled to described buoyant module and are arranged on around described tensional element; And
A plurality of instrument systems, described a plurality of instrument systems are configured to measurement environment or geologic data, and wherein, described instrument system is coupled to described stringer.
2. system according to claim 1, further comprises communication antenna, and described communication antenna is coupled to described buoyant module, and wherein, described antenna is configured to wirelessly transmit the measured data of described instrument system.
3. system according to claim 1, wherein, described instrument system is arranged on a plurality of different axial positions along described stringer.
4. system according to claim 3, wherein, described instrument system is configured in the different depth place measurement environment data lower than sea.
5. system according to claim 1, wherein, described compound substance tensional element comprises flexible extruding fiberglass compound substance tubulose member.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein, described compound substance tensional element comprises parallel tubular element bundle.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein, described tubular element bundle comprises: a plurality of flexible extruding fiberglass compound substance tubulose members, and be arranged on the flexible fluid pipeline in the gap between described compound substance tubulose member.
8. system according to claim 7, wherein, described base is the gravity type anchoring piece that comprises housing, described housing has the interior chamber being communicated with the described fluid line fluid of described tensional element.
9. system according to claim 8, wherein, described housing comprises aperture, and described aperture is configured to allow the fluid between described interior chamber and described surrounding environment to be communicated with, and wherein, described aperture is located near the upper end of described housing.
10. system according to claim 7, wherein, described base is suction pile, and described suction pile comprises skirt section, and this skirt section has closed upper end, open lower and interior chamber, and this interior chamber is communicated with the described fluid line fluid of described tensional element.
11. systems according to claim 1, described buoyant module is that buoyancy is adjustable.
12. systems according to claim 1, wherein, at least two described instrument systems are configured to mutually wirelessly communicate by letter.
13. systems according to claim 1, wherein, described tensional element has the length breadth ratio that is greater than 500.
14. 1 kinds for obtaining the system of environment and/or geologic data in paralic environment, described system comprises:
The tensional element extending, this tensional element has the longitudinal axis, top and bottom, and wherein, described tensional element comprises a plurality of parallel flexible composite tubular elements;
Buoyancy adjustable module, described buoyancy adjustable module is coupled to the described upper end of described tensional element and is configured to apply tensile load to described tensional element;
Base, described base is coupled to the described lower end of described compound substance tensional element, and described base is configured to described tensional element to be fixed to sea bed;
A plurality of stringers, described a plurality of stringers are coupled to described buoyancy adjustable module and are configured to extend in seabed; And
A plurality of instrument systems, described a plurality of instrument systems are used for measuring described environment and/or geologic data, and wherein, described instrument system is coupled to described stringer.
15. systems according to claim 14, also comprise communication antenna, and described communication antenna is coupled to described buoyant module, and wherein, described antenna is made into and transmits the measured data of described instrument system to satellite.
16. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described instrument system is arranged on a plurality of different axial positions along described stringer.
17. systems according to claim 14, wherein, each compound substance tubulose member comprises extruding fiberglass compound substance.
18. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described at least one, stringer is configured to extend to described sea bed.
19. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described tensional element comprises the flexible fluid pipeline being arranged between described compound substance tubulose member.
20. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described base is gravity type anchoring piece or suction pile.
21. 1 kinds for obtaining the method for environment and/or geologic data in paralic environment, described method comprises:
(a) base is coupled to the first end of the tensional element of elongation;
(b) by described tensional element, described base is reduced to sea bed;
(c) buoyant module is coupled to the second end of described tensional element;
(d) a plurality of instrument systems are coupled to a plurality of stringers, wherein, described instrument system is configured to obtain environments such as subsea data and/or geologic data;
(e) regulate the buoyancy of described buoyant module;
(f) described a plurality of stringers are coupled to described buoyant module, wherein, each stringer has the upper end that is coupled to described buoyant module and the lower end that is arranged on seabed.
22. methods according to claim 21, wherein, step (b) further comprises: from the spool being arranged on surface vessel, discharge described tensional element.
23. methods according to claim 21, wherein, described tensional element and described stringer comprise compound substance tubulose member.
24. methods according to claim 21, wherein, described base comprises gravity type anchoring piece or suction pile.
25. methods according to claim 24, wherein, described tensional element comprises the fluid line that extends to described the second end from described first end, wherein, described fluid line is communicated with the interior chamber fluid of described base.
26. methods according to claim 25, wherein, described base is gravity type anchoring piece, and wherein, wherein step (b) also comprises: from described water surface pumping density, be greater than the mud of water and the described interior chamber to described base through described tensional element.
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