US4619557A
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Corrosion protection for mooring and riser elements of a tension leg platform
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1984-05-02
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Granted: 1986-10-28
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Expires: 2004-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A flame sprayed aluminum coating of high strength steel components offers excellent seawater corrosion protection, increased fatigue life and uniform low level cathodic protection that avoids hydrogen embrittlement. Marine mooring and riser elements fabricated from such components are superior in the above respects to steel components protected from corrosion by common sacrificial anode cathodic protection systems. In addition, the need of welding a stud to the steel to insure electrical continuity between the steel and the sacrificial anodes is eliminated.
Inventors
- 👤 Mamdouh M. Salama
- 👤 Roderick J. Myers
- 👤 William H. Thomason
- 👤 Michael H. Joosten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:46
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B17/00; E02B17/0017; E02B17/0026; B; B63; B63B; B63B59/00; C; C23; C23F; C23F13/00; C23F13/02; E21; E21B; E21B17/00; E21B17/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
In a tension leg platform for marine drilling and production of subsea hydrocarbons wherein substantially vertical high strength steel tubular elements are continuously submerged in sea water and constantly maintained in tension between subsea anchoring means and a floating platform by excess buoyancy of said platform, the improvement which comprises said tubular elements being cathodically protected by a coating of flame sprayed aluminum applied to substantially the entirety of an exposed outer surface of said substantially vertical, continuously submerged, tensioned tubular elements, said coating of flame sprayed aluminum having a mean thickness of at least about 200 microns and an adhesive bond strength of about 7 MPa.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a tension leg platform for marine drilling and production of subsea hydrocarbons wherein substantially vertical high strength steel tubular elements are continuously submerged in sea water and constantly maintained in tension between subsea anchoring means and a floating platform by excess buoyancy of said platform, the improvement which comprises said tubular elements being cathodically protected by a coating of flame sprayed aluminum applied to substantially the entirety of an exposed outer surface of said substantially vertical, continuously submerged, tensioned tubular elements, said coating of flame sprayed aluminum having a mean thickness of at least about 200 microns and an adhesive bond strength of about 7 MPa.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement as set forth in claim 1 wherein said tubular elements comprise tubular mooring elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement as set forth in claim 1 wherein said tubular elements comprise tubular riser members.
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