Sandwich pipe is one of the most promising subsea pipelines for oil and gas transportation in deep waters due to its high-strength performance and thermal insulation. The gradient of …
Lateral buckling of pipelines with closely spaced imperfections laid on even seabed with nonlinear soil-pipe interaction is investigated using finite element analysis (FEA). An …
Z Wang, S Li, Q Xu, F He - Marine Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to release the axial compressive force resulting from high-temperature conditions, sleepers or distributed buoyancy sections are usually installed along the route of the subsea …
Z Wang, C Guedes Soares - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Buckle-initiation techniques, such as sleepers, are usually installed to trigger lateral buckling at pre-designated locations to release the axial compressive forces induced by thermal …
Z Wang, Y Tang, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The nonlinear pipe-soil interaction model and the initial imperfections are predominantly factors that affect the lateral buckling behaviour of subsea pipelines with a high-temperature …
Pipelines exposed to high temperature and high pressure with a topographic step imperfection are susceptible to the phenomenon of upheaval buckling potentially leading to …
Z Wang, Y Tang - Marine Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Subsea pipelines exposed to high temperature and high pressure (HTHP) conditions is susceptible to lateral buckling. In order to control lateral buckling, engineered buckle …
Z Wang, N Duan, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of lateral buckling for subsea pipelines may result from the build-up of axial force along the pipeline induced by high temperature difference. The excessive lateral …
Unburied subsea pipelines operating under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions tend to relieve their axial compressive force by forming lateral buckles. In order to manage …