TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124202758&doi=10.3390%2fjcs6040103&partnerID=40&md5=4913148a5b0e558497faa966387a5d02
JF  - Journal of Composites Science
A1  - Amaechi, C.V.
A1  - Gillet, N.
A1  - Ahmed Jaâ??E, I.
A1  - Wang, C.
VL  - 6
Y1  - 2022///
SN  - 2504477X
PB  - MDPI
N1  - cited By 10
N2  - Following the rising technological advancements on composite marine structures, there is a corresponding surge in the demand for its deployment as ocean engineering applications. The push for exploration activities in deep waters necessitates the need for composite marine structures to reduce structural payload and lessen weights/loads on platform decks. This gain is achieved by its high strengthâ??stiffness modulus and light-in-weight attributes, enabling easier marine/offshore operations. Thus, the development of composite marine risers considers critical composite characteristics to optimize marine risersâ?? design. Hence, an in-depth study on composite production risers (CPR) is quite pertinent in applying composite materials to deep water applications. Two riser sections of 3 m and 5 m were investigated under a 2030 m water depth environment to minimise structural weight. ANSYS Composites ACP was utilized for the CPRâ??s finite element model (FEM) under different load conditions. The choice of the material, the fibre orientation, and the lay-up configurations utilised in the modelling technique have been reported. In addition, the behaviour of the composite risersâ?? layers under four loadings has been investigated under marine conditions. Recommendations were made for the composite tubular structure. Results on stresses and weight savings were obtained from different composite riser configurations. The recommended composite riser design that showed the best performance is AS4/PEEK utilising PEEK liner, however more work is suggested using global design loadings on the CPR. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
IS  - 4
ID  - scholars16938
TI  - Tailoring the Local Design of Deep Water Composite Risers to Minimise Structural Weight
AV  - none
ER  -