KR20160104466A - Apparatus and method for installing a condenser and liftnig riser system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for installing a concentrator and a positive riser for deep-sea resource development. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of installing a concentrator and a positive riser system, the method comprising: installing the guide line so that one end of the guide line is connected to the flexible hose and the other end is passed through the portal, Moving the concentrator to the surface with a deck crane; Connecting the other end of the guide line to the concentrator; Connecting one end of the condenser to the flexible hose; Lowering the flexible hose and connecting a buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose; There is provided a concentrator and a method for installing a positive riser system including connecting a positive light riser to the buffer system.
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for installing a concentrator and a positive riser system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for installing a concentrator and a positive riser for deep-sea resource development.
Recently, countries around the world have invested a lot of manpower and capital to secure natural resources, especially mineral resources. Especially, as the mineral resources on the earth are depleted, they are turning to the sea and even doing territorial disputes.
Representative of these marine mineral resources are hydrothermal deposits and manganese nodules, and these are mainly distributed in the deep sea with a depth of 1,000 m or more. Here, the manganese nodule is distributed intensively in the depth of 5,000 m in the sea of the pearl clionton clionton (arion-Clipperton) of the Pacific Ocean.
Therefore, in order to collect manganese nodules from the deep sea, studies are being conducted in various fields such as mining and nodule lifting.
Mining Support Vessel (MSV) is the vessel that develops the mineral resources distributed in the deep sea, and Chulwang Line is equipped with the positive riser system. The lifting riser system is a device that transports the manganese nodules collected by the concentrator to the storage system of the mining line. It consists of a buffer system, a positive riser, and a light pump.
According to the prior art, in order to install a condenser and a positive riser system, a condenser is first launched into the sea floor using an A-frame, and then a flexible hose and a positive riser are installed in the beam, And the flexible hose.
Therefore, according to the related art, installation cost is high and installation time is long due to ROV installation, and since the condenser is launched to the sea floor and the condenser is connected to the flexible hose, the mining operation is performed. There is a problem that the working efficiency of the mining line is deteriorated due to the connection time.
It is an object of the present invention to reduce the installation time and installation cost of the concentrator and the positive riser system and to perform the mining operation immediately after installing the concentrator on the bottom of the seabed so that the concentrator and the positive riser system Apparatus and method.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of installing a condenser and a positive riser system, wherein one end of the guide line is connected to the flexible hose, the other end is connected to the guide Installing a line; Moving the concentrator to the surface with a deck crane; Connecting the other end of the guide line to the concentrator; Connecting one end of the condenser to the flexible hose; Lowering the flexible hose and connecting a buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose; There is provided a concentrator and a method for installing a positive riser system including connecting a positive light riser to the buffer system.
In particular, the step of connecting the buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose includes the steps of: placing the buffer block in the upper part of the flexible hose when the spider and the gimbal hold the flexible hose; And connecting the other end of the flexible hose and the buffer system to the coupling device while the crown block is holding the buffer system.
Alternatively, coupling the positive riser to the buffer system may include positioning the spider and gimbal with the buffer system when the crown block descends and positions the positive riser above the positive riser; And connecting the buffer system and the positive light riser to the connection device while the crown block is holding the positive light riser.
Alternatively, the method of installing the condenser and the positive riser system may further include installing the positive light riser while moving the light beam after the condenser is seated on the seabed.
Alternatively, the method of installing the concentrator and the positive riser system may further comprise connecting a telescopic joint and a flex joint to the positive riser, wherein the telescopic joint is a device for compensating the vertical motion of the positive riser, May be a device for compensating the rotation of the positive light riser.
Alternatively, a buoyancy material may be attached to the positive lens riser.
Alternatively, a buoyancy material may be attached to the flexible hose.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for installing a concentrator and a positive riser system, comprising: a deck crane for moving a concentrator to a water surface; A guide line having one end connected to the flexible hose and the other end passing through the portal and rising above the water surface and connected to the concentrator; A derrick system for lowering said buffer system and connecting said buffer system to said flexible hose when connecting said flexible hose to said buffer system, and for lowering said positive riser to said buffer system when connecting said buffer system and said positive riser; And a spider and a gimbal holding the flexible hose when connecting the flexible hose and the buffer system and holding the buffer system when connecting the buffer system and the positive light riser, and a condenser and a positive riser system setting device are provided .
In particular, the derrick system may include a crown block for raising and lowering the buffer system and the positive riser.
Alternatively, the concentrator and the positive riser system installation apparatus may further include a flexible hose reel around which the flexible hose is wound.
Alternatively, a telescopic joint and a flex joint are connected to the upper portion of the positive light riser, and the telescopic joint is a device for compensating the vertical motion of the positive riser, and the flex joint may be a device for compensating the rotation of the positive riser.
Alternatively, a buoyancy material may be attached to the positive lens riser.
Alternatively, a buoyancy material may be attached to the flexible hose.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the installation cost and the installation time can be reduced by sequentially connecting the components of the concentrator and the light riser system while being launched into the water, and the mining operation can be performed immediately after installing the concentrator on the floor So that the operating efficiency of the mining line can be increased.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing first to third steps of a method of installing a condenser and a positive photoreceiver system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a view showing steps 4 to 6 of a method for installing a condenser and a positive photoreceiver system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating seventh through ninth steps of a method of installing a condenser and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating a method of installing a condenser and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.
First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, an apparatus for installing a condenser and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 to 3, an apparatus for installing a concentrator and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
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Next, referring to Figs. 1 to 4, a method of installing a condenser and a positive photoreceiving system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a view showing first to third steps of a method of installing a condenser and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a condenser and a method of installing a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view illustrating seventh through ninth steps of a method for installing a condenser and a positive riser system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross- Fig. 7 is a view showing a method of installing a riser system.
Referring to FIG. 4, first, a
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3, a telescopic joint and a flex joint 205 are connected to the upper part of the positive photoreceiver 204 (S490).
The telescopic joint is a device that compensates the vertical motion of the
The flexible joint is installed in the deck, and the telescopic joint is installed in the flexible joint.
The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
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Installing the guide line so that one end of the guide line is connected to the flexible hose and the other end is passed through the doorway to float on the sea surface;
Moving the concentrator to the surface with a deck crane;
Connecting the other end of the guide line to the concentrator;
Connecting one end of the condenser to the flexible hose;
Lowering the flexible hose and connecting a buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose; And
And connecting a positive photoreceiver to the buffer system.
The step of connecting the buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose
Holding the flexible hose by the spider and the gimbal, and lowering the buffer system to the upper part of the flexible hose; And
And connecting the buffer system to the other end of the flexible hose with the coupling device while the crown block is holding the buffer system.
The step of coupling the positive photoreceiver to the buffer system
Holding the buffer system with a spider and a gimbal, the crown block lowering the positive photomultiplier and locating the positive photomicitor above the positive photomicistor; And
And connecting the buffer system and the positive light riser to a coupling device while the crown block is holding the positive light riser.
Further comprising installing the positive riser longer while moving the beam of light after the concentrator is seated in the seabed. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 >< / RTI >
Further comprising connecting a telescopic joint and a flex joint to the positive riser,
Wherein the telescopic joint is a device that compensates for the vertical motion of the positive riser, and wherein the flex joint is a device that compensates for rotation of the positive riser.
Wherein the buoyancy material is attached to the positive riser.
Wherein the buoyant material is attached to the flexible hose.
A deck crane that moves the concentrator to the surface;
A guide line having one end connected to the flexible hose and the other end passing through the portal and rising above the water surface and connected to the concentrator;
A derrick system for lowering said buffer system and connecting said buffer system to said flexible hose when connecting said flexible hose to said buffer system, and for lowering said positive riser to said buffer system when connecting said buffer system and said positive riser; And
And a spider and a gimbal holding the flexible hose when connecting the flexible hose and the buffer system and holding the buffer system when connecting the buffer system and the positive light riser.
Wherein the derrick system comprises a crown block for raising and lowering the buffer system and the positive riser.
And a flexible hose reel in which the flexible hose is wound.
A telescopic joint and a flex joint are connected to the upper portion of the positive light riser,
Wherein the telescopic joint is a device that compensates for the vertical motion of the positive riser, and wherein the flex joint is a device that compensates for rotation of the positive riser.
And a buoyancy material is attached to the positive photoreceiver.
And a buoyancy material is attached to the flexible hose.
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