Bad Vibes: Using Coatings to Eliminate Vortex-Induced Vibration of Riser Strings on Deep-Water Offshore Structures
From JPCL, February 2016
By Peter Bock
When the length of the riser piping on an oil production platform increases for structures in deep water, vortex-induced vibrations can crack joints in the riser string or rupture the riser pipe itself, causing a potentially disastrous oil spill. The author describes a project where coatings provided a preventative solution....
