Riser

Maximum water
Riser nominal

Design Based

On

DNV OS F201

depth; h 3000 m
outside diameter D 12 in

kg
Density_of_seawater; seawater 1025
3
m
(Steel properties)
X 65
yield
SMYS 448 MPa
tensile_strength SMTS 530 MPa
Ovality;

f0 0.3% = 0.003

Density of steel;

kg
s 8050
3
m

Riser Content
Density of riser content;

kg
i 835
3
m
Design Pressure Pd 12000 psi = 82.737 MPa
Maximum Temperature
Tmax 80 C
DETERMINATION_OF_PRESSURE_LOADS
External_pressure;

Pe seawater g h = 30.155 MPa

Sec.3, B100Table 3-2 gives the incidental to design pressure ratios

For a typical Export/Import Riser is 1.1

Pinc 1.1 Pd = 91.011 MPa

The local internal design pressure pld and local incidental pressure pli are determined based
on the definitions given in B 100 as follows:

Pld Pd + i g h = 107.303 MPa

Pli Pinc + i g h = 115.576 MPa

RESISTANCE_FACTORS
are the material resistance factor and safety class resistance
factor obtained from Sec. C102, Table 5-4 and Table5-3
respectively
SC 1.14
m 1.15

m;

SC

MATERIAL_FACTORS
Sec.5 C300:
fy;temp

:the de-rating values due to the temperature of the

yield stress

fu;temp

:the de-rating values due to the temperature of tensile

strength

From the figure on the right

based on Sect.5 C303, the derating effects at 80 deg
Centigrade are 20MPa each
fy;temp 20 MPa
fu;temp 20 MPa

Material

Strength

factor; U 0.96 (Sec.5 C304, Table5-6)

Maximum facbrication factor for

UOE;

fab 0.85 (Sec.5 C305, Table5-7)

Yieldstress to be used in the design;

fy SMYS fy;temp U = 410.88 MPa
Tensile strength to be used in the design;
fu SMTS fu;temp U = 489.6 MPa

WALL_THICKNESS
Sec.5, D203: The minimum required wall thickness for a straight pipe without allowances and
tolerances is given by:

D
t1

fu
min fy;

4
1.15

+ 1

3 m SC Pli Pe

fy = 410.88 MPa
fu
= 425.739 MPa

1.15

D
= 1.267 in
t1
fy
4
+ 1

3 m SC Pli Pe

Corrosion allowance;
Tolerance 10% = 0.1
Nominal

tcorr 5 mm

t1 + tcorr
wall thickness (uncorroded) ; tnom = 1.626 in
(1 Tolerance)

PRESSURE_CONTAINMENT (BURSTING)

(Sec.5 D200)

The pressure containment shall fufil the

following criterion:
Pb t1
Pli Pe

m SC
2t
2
The_Pressure_containment_resistance; Pb (t) fcb (Eq.5.8)
2
Dt

f u
For_calculating Pb (t) ; fcb Min fy ;

1.15
fu
= 425.739 MPa
fy = 410.88 MPa

1.15
fcb 410.88 MPa
t t1 = 32.175 mm
2t
2
Pb fcb
= 111.987 MPa
2
Dt

3
Pli Pe = 85.421 MPa

Pb

= 85.421 MPa
m SC

THE CRITERION
SATISFIED

SYSTEM_HOOP_BUCKLING (SYSTEM_COLLAPSE_CHECK)

(Sec.5_D300)

The external pressure at any point along the pipeline shall fulfil
the following criterion:
Pc t1
Pe Pmin
m SC
Pmin is the minimum internal pressure taken as zero for
empty riser
Pc t1
Pe
m SC

Thus;

Pc

The characteristic resistance for external pressure

(hoop buckling) shall be calculated thus:
2
2

D
Pc (t) Pel (t) Pc (t) Pp (t) Pc (t) Pel (t) Pp (t) f0
t

Where;
E 2.1 10

11

Pa

v 0.3 t t1 = 32.175 mm

t
2 E
D
Pel = 542.899 MPa
2
1v

The elastic collapse pressure (instability)

2t
Pp fy fab
= 73.734 MPa
D

The plastic collapse pressure

f0 = 0.003
Solving_for_Pc;
2
2
D
Pc Pel Pc Pp Pc Pel Pp f0
t
2
2
D

Pc 542.899 Pc 73.734 Pc 542.899 73.734 f0

t

Pc 1

2
2
D
Pc 542.899 Pc 73.734 Pc 542.899 73.734 f0
t

Pc. Find Pc = 72.535

Pc Pc. 1 MPa = 72.535 MPa

Pc
= 55.328 MPa

m SC

Pe = 30.155 MPa

THE CRITERION
SATISFIED

(Sec.5_D400)

PROPAGATING_BUCKLING

The propagating buckle criterion is given by:

Ppr
Pe Pmin
c m SC

c 1

Pmin 0
t2 tnom tcorr = 36.306 mm
The_Resistance_against_propagating_buckling;
t2
Ppr 35 fy fab

D
Pe = 30.155 MPa

2.5

= 59.855 MPa

Ppr
= 45.656 MPa

c m SC

THE CRITERION
SATISFIED

Combined Loading Criteria: Sec.5 D 500

Pipe members subjected to bending moment, effective tension and net internal overpressure
shall be designed to satisfy the following equation:
2
2

2
||Md||
Pld Pc Ted Pld Pc

SC m
1
+
+
1 `
Mk
Pb Tk Pb

Design Bending

Moment

Md 2000 N m

Design Effective Tension

Local

internal

Ted 5000 N

design Pressure

External Pressure

Pld = 107.303 MPa

Pe = 30.155 MPa

is a parameter accounting for strain hardening and

wall thinning given by:

fu
c (1 ) +
fy

0.4 + qh

for

D
< 15
t

Pld Pe 2

= 0.795
qh
Pb

3
fu
c (1 ) + = 1.229
fy

0.4 + qh = 1.195

c 1.2
2

Plastic bending
Plastic axial
Burst

Moment
force

resistance

Reistance

resistance

6
Mk fy c (D t) t = 1.179 10 m N

7
Tk fy c (D t) t = 1.359 10 N

Pb = 111.987 MPa

2
2

2
|
|

M
P

P
T
P

P
|
|
d
ld
c
ed
ld
c

SC m
1
+
+
= 0.099
Mk
P
T
P

b
b

Pipe members subjected to bending moment, effective tension and net external overpressure
shall be designed to satisfy the following equation:
2

||M || T 2
2
d
el
SC m

SC
m

Mk Tk
2

Pe Pmin

1 `
Pc

Pmin 0 MPa
Pc = 72.535 MPa
2

||M || T 2
2
d
ed
SC m
+
+ SC m
Mk Tk
2

Pe Pmin
= 0.297
Pc