Study and test of a new bundle-structure riser stress monitoring sensor based on FBG

Jian Xu, Dexing Yang, Chuan Qin, Yajun Jiang, Leixiang Sheng, Xiangyun Jia, Yang Bai, Xiaohong Shen, Haiyan Wang, Xin Deng, Liangbin Xu, Shiquan Jiang

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Abstract

To meet the requirements of riser safety monitoring in offshore oil fields, a new Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based bundle-structure riser stress monitoring sensor has been developed. In cooperation with many departments, a 49-day marine test in water depths of 1365 m and 1252 m was completed on the “HYSY-981” ocean oil drilling platform. No welding and pasting were used when the sensor was installed on risers. Therefore, the installation is convenient, reliable and harmless to risers. The continuous, reasonable, time-consistent data obtained indicates that the sensor worked normally under water. In all detailed working conditions, the test results show that the sensor can do well in reflecting stresses and bending moments both in and in magnitude. The measured maximum stress is 132.7 MPa, which is below the allowable stress. In drilling and testing conditions, the average riser stress was 86.6 MPa, which is within the range of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) mechanical simulation results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29648-29660
Number of pages13
JournalSensors
Volume15
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Nov 2015

Keywords

  • Bundle-structure
  • FBG
  • Marine test
  • Riser
  • Stress monitoring

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