DESIGN CONCEPT FOR HANDLING LARGE HOSE AT OPEN OCEAN SINGLE POINT MOORINGS

At single point moorings for mammoth tankers a change to large diameter hose to reduce flow velocity would cut friction losses; elimination of rail hose would expidite handling and reduce spillage probability. Proposed is a way to accomplish these three objectives by replacing the conventional twin 24" hose string with a single buoy- supported sub-surface hose of large diameter in a system which utilizes two 24" articulated pipe arms on a mobile floating tower in place of conventional over-the-rail hose. The system utilizes hydraulic suction to facilitate the movement, positioning, and holding of the tower in wave conditions normally expected at open ocean sites.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Spring Meeting of SNAME, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 14-17, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Black, R W
  • Taggart, R
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 101-121
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Loading and unloading; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Loading procedures
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095552
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM