WO2013131972A1 - Elément d'armure pour une ligne flexible destinée à être placée dans une étendue d'eau, ligne flexible, méthode et procédé associé - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a weave element for a flexible line to be placed in a body of water, comprising:
- a polymer matrix receiving the filaments to bind them together, the matrix forming a ribbon intended to be wound around a longitudinal body of the flexible line.
- the flexible line is advantageously a flexible pipe as described in the normative documents published by the American Petroleum Institute (API), API 17J and API RP 17B, well known to those skilled in the art.
- API American Petroleum Institute
- API 17J API 17J
- API RP 17B API RP 17B
- This definition includes indifferently flexible pipes of the unbound type ("unbonded” in English) or the bonded type ("bonded” in English).
- the flexible pipe may be a "bundle" type composite bundle comprising at least one fluid transport tube and a set of electrical, hydraulic or optical links capable of carrying electrical or hydraulic power, or information, between the bottom and the surface of the body of water.
- the flexible line is an umbilical comprising a set of electrical and / or optical and / or hydraulic lines capable of carrying information, electrical power or hydraulic power.
- Such flexible lines are used especially in the deep sea in the oil industry, and frequently extend across a body of water between a surface installation and a bottom assembly. These flexible lines can also extend to the bottom of the body of water between bottom facilities.
- the flexible pipes generally comprise, from the inside towards the outside, a metal casing, to take up the radial forces of crushing, an internal sheath of polymer sealing, to contain the transported fluid, a roof of pressure, to resist the internal pressure of the fluid transported in the inner sheath, and armor plies balanced to take the axial tension forces.
- the pipe generally comprises an outer polymer sheath to protect the entire pipe and in particular to prevent water from penetrating its thickness.
- the inner carcass and the pressure vault are generally constituted by longitudinal elements wound at a short pitch. They give the driver resistance to radial forces.
- the armor plies are often made of metal profiles wound in long steps, to take the axial forces.
- the plies of metallic armor have the disadvantage of being sensitive to corrosion and of having a high weight.
- the armors are formed from armor elements of the aforementioned type, comprising a ribbon-shaped plastic matrix and longitudinal filaments of carbon fibers, preferably organized in the form of wicks, which are embedded in the matrix.
- Such a ribbon has very satisfactory mechanical characteristics, given the high tenacity and the great chemical inertia of the carbon fibers.
- the cost of carbon fibers is relatively low compared to other fibers.
- Such armor is generally very strong and allows the flexible line to be placed in the body of water for very long periods of time.
- An object of the invention is therefore to provide a weave element which has a lightweight structure and extremely robust, and which can be placed in a flexible line whose integrity can be measured over time.
- the subject of the invention is a weave element of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the weave element comprises at least one optical fiber received in the matrix, the optical fiber having a greater elongation at break at 2%, as measured by ASTM-D 885-03.
- the armor element according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following features, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
- the elongation at break of the optical fiber measured by the ASTM-D 885-03 standard, is greater than 5%, advantageously greater than 8%;
- the optical fiber is a polymer optical fiber
- the optical fiber is made from a methacrylate polymer, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), based on a styrenic polymer such as polystyrene, base of a polycarbonate polymer, based on a polyolefin polymer, such as methylpentene, based on a polyacrylonitrile polymer, based on a polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile or d-based polymer; a mixture of these;
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- styrenic polymer such as polystyrene
- base of a polycarbonate polymer based on a polyolefin polymer, such as methylpentene
- a polyacrylonitrile polymer based on a polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile or d-based polymer; a mixture of these;
- the optical fiber is made from a polymethylmethacrylate polymer, a polyacrylonitrile polymer and / or a polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer;
- the optical fiber is based on a polyacrylonitrile polymer or a polymer that can be obtained by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer;
- the optical fiber is totally embedded in the matrix
- the matrix is made based on a thermoplastic resin chosen in particular from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyamide (PA or nylon), polyamide-imide (PAI), polyaryletherketone (PAEK), polyolefin resins, polycarbonate (PC), polyketone (PK), polyester, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), polyetherimide (PEI), polyimide (PI), polystyrene (PS), polyethersulfone (PES), polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polysulfone ( PSU), a thermoplastic fluoropolymer such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (PECTFE) or polyethylene tetrafluoroethylene (PETFE), or a mixture thereof;
- PVDF
- the diameter of the optical fiber is less than 50 micrometers.
- the invention also relates to a flexible line intended to be placed in a body of water, characterized in that it comprises:
- the line according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
- the longitudinal body is an inner sheath delimiting a circulation passage of a fluid, the armor element being wound around the inner sheath outside the inner sheath;
- the longitudinal body is a containment envelope containing at least one fluid transport tube, and / or at least one functional link intended to convey information, an electrical and / or optical signal, and / or an electrical power, armor element being wrapped around the body.
- the subject of the invention is also a method for controlling the properties of a flexible line as defined above, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an armor element as defined above, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
- the method comprises a step of disposing at least one optical fiber in the matrix, the optical fiber having an elongation at break greater than 2%, as measured by ASTM-D 885-03.
- the matrix is formed by pultrusion or by extrusion of a polymer.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic partial sectional view of a first fluid operating installation through a body of water, implementing a flexible line provided with a first armor element according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a first example of a flexible line according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view of a cross section of a first example of armor element according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating various steps of a method of manufacturing a weave element according to the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a variant of armor element according to the invention.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 A first flexible line 10 according to the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3.
- the flexible line 10 is disposed through a body of water 12 in a fluid operating installation 14, in particular hydrocarbons.
- the body of water 12 is for example a lake, a sea or an ocean.
- the depth of the water body 12 to the right of the installation 14 is for example between 500 m and 3000 m.
- the installation 14 comprises a surface assembly 16 and a bottom assembly (not shown) which are advantageously connected to one another by the flexible line 10.
- the surface assembly 16 is for example floating. It is advantageously formed by a surface naval support, a semi-submersible platform, a floating vertical column or a ship. Alternatively, the surface assembly 16 is a fixed rigid structure of "jacket" type or an oscillating structure attached to the seabed.
- the surface assembly 16 comprises at least one connector 18 intended to be connected to a downstream end of the flexible line 10.
- the flexible line 10 connects the bottom assembly (not shown) to the surface assembly 16.
- the line 10 is thus partially immersed in the body of water 12 and has an upper end disposed in a volume air.
- the flexible line 10 is totally immersed in the body of water 12 and connects, for example, two bottom assemblies (not shown) to each other.
- the flexible line 10 comprises at least one elongate body and at least one armor element according to the invention, wrapped around the elongated body.
- the first flexible line 10 is a flexible pipe for carrying a fluid, including a hydrocarbon. It thus delimits a central passage 30 of fluid circulation.
- a fluid including a hydrocarbon.
- API American Petroleum Institute
- API 17J API 17J
- API RP17B API RP17B
- the elongated body of the flexible line is constituted by an inner sheath 32.
- the flexible line comprises at least one outer armor layer 34A, 34B disposed around the inner sheath 32.
- the line 10 further comprises an internal carcass 36 disposed inside the inner sheath 32, a pressure vault 38, interposed between the inner sheath 32 and the or each armor layer 34A 34B, and an outer sheath 40 for protecting the pipe.
- the inner sheath 32 is intended to hermetically seal the fluid transported in the passage 30. It is formed of plastic, for example based on a polyolefin, such as polyethylene, based on a polyamide such as PA1 1 or PA12, or based on a fluorinated polymer such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
- the thickness of the inner sheath 32 is for example between 5 millimeters and 20 millimeters.
- the carcass 36 when present, is formed of a profiled metal strip, wound in a spiral.
- the turns of the strip are stapled to each other, which makes it possible to resume the radial forces of crushing.
- the carcass 36 is disposed inside the inner sheath 32.
- the pipe is of the "rough bore” type.
- the flexible pipe is devoid of internal carcass 36. It is then designated by the term "smooth bore”.
- the helical winding of the profiled metal strip forming the carcass 36 is "not short", that is to say it has a helix angle of absolute value close to 90 °, typically between 75 ° and 90 ° °.
- the pressure vault 38 is intended to take up the forces related to the pressure inside the inner sheath 32. It is for example formed of a metal profiled wire wound helically around the sheath.
- the profiled wire generally has a complex geometry, especially in the form of Z, T, U, K, X or I.
- the pressure vault 38 is generally helically wound in a short pitch around the inner sheath 32.
- the flexible line 10 comprises at least one armor layer 34A, 34B, formed of a helical winding of elongate armor elements 42, 44.
- the flexible line 10 has a plurality of layers of armor 34A, 34B.
- Each armor layer 34A, 34B comprises longitudinal armor elements 42, 44 wound with a long pitch around the axis A-A 'of the pipe.
- wrapped with a long pitch is meant that the absolute value of the helix angle is less than 60 °, and is typically between 25 ° and 55 °.
- the armor members 42, 44 of a first armor layer 34A are generally wound at an opposite angle to the armor members 42, 44 of a second armor layer 34B.
- the winding angle of the elements 42, 44 of the layer 34A is equal to + ⁇ , a being between 25 ° and 55 °
- the winding angle of the armor elements 42, 44 of the second layer of armor 34B disposed in contact with the first armor layer 34A is for example -a, with a between 25 ° and 55 °.
- At least one of the armor layers 34A, 34B comprises an instrumented armor element 42 according to the invention and advantageously, at least one non-instrumented armor element 44.
- a first instrumented armor element 42 is illustrated in FIG. 3.
- This armor element 42 comprises a polymer matrix 50, a plurality of carbon fiber filaments 52 and, according to the invention, at least one fiber optical 54 embedded in the matrix.
- the armor element 42 is elongated. It has a length greater than its other dimensions, in particular its width and its thickness.
- the length of the armor element 42 is for example greater than 100 meters and is in particular between 500 meters and 5000 meters.
- the maximum width of the armor element 42, taken perpendicular to its axis is less than 100 mm, and is in particular between 10 mm and 30 mm.
- the maximum thickness of the armor element 42 is less than its width, and is in particular less than 10 mm. This thickness is for example between 0.8 mm and 3 mm.
- the armor element 42 has a transverse polygonal outer contour section, advantageously rectangular.
- the outer contour of the cross section is oval or circular.
- the matrix 50 is formed based on a thermosetting resin or a thermoplastic resin.
- thermosetting resin is, for example, an epoxy resin, a polyimide type resin, such as a bismaleimide resin, a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate resin, an aminoplast resin, such as a urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin or melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin. or phenol-formaldehyde (PF), unsaturated polyester resin (UP), vinylester resin (VE), or a mixture thereof.
- epoxy resin for example, an epoxy resin, a polyimide type resin, such as a bismaleimide resin, a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate resin, an aminoplast resin, such as a urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin or melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin. or phenol-formaldehyde (PF), unsaturated polyester resin (UP), vinylester resin (VE), or a mixture thereof.
- UF urea-formaldehyde
- MF melamine formalde
- the curing of the resin is conveniently effected by pultrusion, at a temperature less than 280 ° C, especially less than 260 ° C, preferably between 200 ⁇ C to 220 ⁇ C.
- the resin forming the matrix is crosslinked, in particular by maintaining it at a treatment temperature for a duration greater than 24 hours, in particular of the order of 48 hours.
- the temperature of this heat treatment exceeds 200 ° C, and in particular between 220 ⁇ C to 250 ⁇ C.
- the resin is a thermoplastic resin, chosen in particular from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyamide (PA or Nylon), polyamide-imide (PAI), polyaryletherketone (PAEK), polyolefin, polycarbonate (PC), polyketone (PK), polyester, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), polyetherimide (PEI), polyimide (PI), polystyrene (PS), polyethersulfone (PES), polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polysulfone (PSU), thermoplastic fluorinated polymer such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (PECTFE) ) or polyethylene tetrafluoroethylene (PETFE), or a mixture thereof.
- PVDF polyvinylid
- the filaments 52 are generally arranged as longitudinal strands 56 having a plurality of filaments 52 mechanically bonded to each other by twisting, parallel bundling or spinning a set of continuous or discontinuous fibers or filaments.
- wick means a set or group of continuous son twisted or not twisted together, each wire may be a monofilament or may be a set of fibers or continuous or discontinuous filaments, assembled in particular by twisting or spinning.
- a wick 56 may be obtained by an assembly of several elementary locks, by twisting or simply by a parallel grouping of several elementary locks.
- the term "tow” is used to designate wicks made of elementary fibers.
- the number of elementary fibers that a wick comprises is generally a multiple of 6000, the usual values being typically 6000, 12000, 18000, 24000, 30000, 36000, 42000, 48000, 56000 and 60000.
- the wicks comprising at least 48000 fibers are designated by the English term "heavy tow”.
- the wick 56 advantageously comprises between 6000 and 60 000 elementary carbon fibers.
- each carbon fiber is advantageously between 6 micrometers and 12 micrometers, typically of the order of 8 micrometers.
- the maximum transverse dimension of the locks 56 is typically between 0.5 mm and 2 mm.
- the filaments 52 are embedded in the matrix 50.
- the ribbon formed by the matrix 50 containing the fibers 52 is for example ultradense type. This means that the level of fibers 52, taken in volume relative to the total volume of the fibers 52 and the matrix 50 in the weave element 42 is greater than 50%, advantageously greater than or equal to 60%, and preferably greater than or equal to 70%.
- the armor element 52 is particularly robust. It has a longitudinal tensile strength greater than 2000 MPa, and in particular greater than 2700 MPa, and an elongation at break greater than 1.5%, especially greater than 1.6%, both characteristics being measured according to the ASTM D3039 standard. .
- the armor element 42 comprises at least one optical fiber 54 received in the matrix 50, advantageously embedded in the matrix.
- the optical fiber 54 extends longitudinally through the armor element 42.
- the armor element 42 comprises an optical fiber 54 disposed in the vicinity of the longitudinal axis of the armor element 42.
- the armor element 42 comprises at least two optical fibers 54 respectively disposed along the lateral edges of the element 42, and advantageously two optical fibers 54 arranged in the vicinity of an outer surface. and an inner surface of the armor element 42.
- the optical fiber 54 advantageously consists exclusively of a core 58 forming a light waveguide.
- the fiber 54 is thus free of outer sheath.
- the core of the optical fiber 54 has a substantially constant optical index throughout its section, and on the other hand, the optical fiber 54 is devoid of an outer sheath, the matrix 50 in contact with the core of the optical fiber has an optical index lower than that of the core of the optical fiber. Guided propagation of light radiation can occur along such an optical fiber.
- the optical fiber 54 comprises a core 58 surrounded by a cladding of optical index less than the core, of a cross-section advantageously homothetic to that of the core 58.
- the fiber 54 is completely embedded in the matrix 50. It is surrounded on its entire periphery by the polymer forming the matrix 50. It has, according to the invention, an elongation at break greater than 2% as measured by the ASTM standard. D885-03.
- the optical fiber 54 has an elongation at break greater than 5%, especially greater than 8%, and advantageously between 8% and 15%, measured by the aforementioned standard.
- the core 58 of the optical fiber has a diameter of less than 60 microns, especially less than 50 microns, for example between 5 and 20 microns, and more particularly between 8 and 10 microns.
- the optical fiber 54 is advantageously more transparent than the polymer matrix 50, in particular for light radiation in the visible range (wavelength in the vacuum between 400 nanometers to 800 nanometers) and / or in the infrared range (wavelength in the vacuum between 800 nanometers and 1000000 nanometers) and / or in the field of near infrared (length of vacuum wave between 800 nanometers and 1400 nanometers) and / or in the ultraviolet range (wavelength in vacuum between 100 nanometers and 400 nanometers) and / or in the field of ultraviolet type A (wavelength in vacuum between 315 nanometers and 400 nanometers).
- the attenuation of the optical fiber 54 vis-à-vis a radiation having a wavelength in the vacuum of 1000 nanometers (near infrared) is advantageously less than 10 decibels per meter (dB / m), more advantageously less than 2 dB / m, even more advantageously less than 0.2 dB / m, and preferentially less than 0.01 dB / m
- optical fiber 54 having the lowest possible attenuation, insofar as the fiber also has sufficient mechanical characteristics.
- the optical fiber 54 is made of silica, in particular glass. It then has an elongation at break of between 4% and 5%, as measured by the aforementioned standards.
- the optical fiber 54 is a polymer optical fiber, designated by the acronym "POF".
- the elongation at break is greater than
- the fiber 54 is for example made based on a methacrylate polymer, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), based on a styrenic polymer such as polystyrene, based on a polycarbonate polymer, based on a polyolefin polymer. , such as methylpentene, based on a polyacrylonitrile polymer, based on a polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer or on the basis of a mixture thereof.
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- styrenic polymer such as polystyrene
- polycarbonate polymer based on a polyolefin polymer.
- the fiber 54 is made of a polymethylmethacrylate polymer, a polyacrylonitrile polymer and / or a polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer.
- polyacrylonitrile polymer is understood to mean a polymer comprising at least 70%, preferably at least 85% of units derived from the acrylonitrile monomer (AN), the other units being for example monomers methyl acrylate (MA), meth (methyl acrylate) (MMA) and / or vinyl acetate (VA).
- the Polyacrylonitrile polymer may therefore be a polyacrylonitrile homopolymer or a polyacrylonitrile copolymer.
- the polymer that can be obtained by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer is typically the polymer obtained by heating a polyacrylonitrile polymer at a temperature greater than 100 and in particular between 150 and 250 ° C., preferably for 2 hours to 48 hours. . This heat treatment leads to oxidation of the acrylonitrile polymer in the presence of air or oxygen.
- the method of preparing the weave element 42 comprising at least one optical fiber 54 may comprise a pultrusion step, and may comprise a heat treatment step 76 at these temperatures.
- the exposure of an optical fiber made of acrylonitrile polymer at these temperatures typically leads to obtaining a polymer optical fiber that can be obtained by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer.
- optical fibers of polyacrylonitrile polymer or of polymer obtainable by oxidation of an acrylonitrile polymer generally have a smaller diameter than those of polymethyl methacrylate.
- the optical fiber advantageously has an elongation at break, as measured by the aforementioned standard, greater than 10%.
- the optical fiber 54 thus obtained has a high robustness for its diameter.
- the diameter range of the fiber 54 is substantially similar to the diameter of the carbon fiber filaments 52 used to reinforce the armor member 42.
- optical fiber 54 especially when based on PAN, results in good adhesion and good cohesion with the matrix 50.
- the optical fiber 54 extends over the entire length of the reinforcing element 42 or more generally over a length greater than at least 10% of the length of the armature 42. At least one end region of the optical fiber protrudes out of the die 50 to allow its connection.
- at least one armor element 44 is un-instrumented.
- the armor element 44 is for example formed of a matrix 50 identical to that of the reinforcing element 42 and filaments 52 identical to those of the armor element 42, these filaments 52 being embedded in the matrix 50.
- the elongate member 42 is formed from a wire or composite.
- the non-instrumented armor element 44 is devoid of optical fiber.
- the elements 42, 44 are helically wound adjacent to each other to form the armor layer 34A, 34B.
- the outer sheath 40 is intended to prevent the permeation of fluid from outside the flexible line 10 inwardly. It is made of polymer.
- the flexible pipe is advantageously mounted "unbonded” ("unbonded” in English).
- the pipe is of the bonded type.
- This method comprises a step 70 for supplying filaments 52 of carbon fibers, and for supplying at least one optical fiber 54, a step 72 for shaping the filaments 52 and the optical fiber 54, and then a step 74 of formation of the matrix 50.
- the method then comprises an optional treatment step 76 for cross-linking the matrix 50.
- step 70 coils of filaments 52 of carbon fibers are provided. At least one optical fiber coil 54 is also provided in parallel and is mounted on a spinning machine.
- the carbon fibers 52 and the optical fiber 54 are unwound through a die intended to receive the precursor material of the matrix 50.
- the precursor of the thermosetting material is passed through the die to embed the carbon fiber filaments 52 and the optical fiber 54.
- the precursor material is heated to a temperature above 40 ° C and in particular between 50 ° C and 200 ° C to effect the curing of the resin.
- the resulting ribbon is heat treated at a temperature greater than ' ⁇ 50 ° C to ensure the crosslinking polymer matrix 50.
- the armor element 42 thus obtained can then be wound around the elongate body formed in this example by the inner sheath 32, possibly with the interposition of the pressure vault 38.
- the flexible line 10 is deployed through the water body 12.
- at least one optical fiber 54 received in a weave element 42 is optically connected on the one hand to a transmission apparatus 80. an optical signal, to enable the injection of an optical signal into the optical fiber 54, and, on the other hand, to an apparatus 82 for receiving an optical signal having passed through the fiber 54.
- the transmission apparatus 80 and the reception apparatus 82 are connected to the armor element 42 at one of its ends, in particular to the whole of the surface 16.
- An optical loop can be made to determine the signal transmitted through the loop and compare it to the injected signal.
- the optical fiber 54 comprises Bragg grating type sections. Partial reflections at different wavelengths can be measured on the fiber, which makes it possible, among other things, to measure the temperature and / or the elongation of the armor element 42 to the right of each Bragg grating.
- measurements are made using a time domain reflectometry technique, referred to as Optical Time Domain Reflectometer.
- Optical Time Domain Reflectometer These reflectometry measurements may especially be made on Rayleigh, Raman and Brillouin backscattered radiation.
- Raman reflectometry allows a distributed measurement of the temperature along the optical fiber 54.
- Brillouin reflectometry allows a distributed measurement of axial stress and temperature along the optical fiber 54.
- the flexible line 10 it is possible to measure various properties concerning the flexible line 10, for example mechanical stress and / or strain measurements, temperature measurements, liquid leakage measurements, wear measurements, deformation measurements.
- the measurements of chemical composition may in particular be made by equipping the optical fiber 54 an outer coating that can capture and / or release certain chemical components through adsorption and desorption mechanisms, these phenomena also having an influence on certain optical properties of the fiber.
- optical fiber 54 embedded in the armor element 42 ensures that the measurement is representative of the physical phenomena present on the flexible line 10.
- the presence of an optical fiber 54 having a higher elongation at break at 2% gives the possibility of making appropriate measurements by means of the optical fiber.
- the measurement can be made for a much wider range of uses of the flexible line 10. .
- the chemical accounting of the plastic optical fiber 54 with the matrix 50 guarantees a simple elaboration of the armor element 42 and adequate operation over a long period of time.
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