Turret mooring system arrangement
First Claim
1. A turret mooring system (100;
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400) for a floating process and storage offloading, FPSO, vessel or a FLNG vessel (150;
250), said system comprising a turret structure (120) and a bearing support structure (110, 115);
the turret structure to be placed within a moonpool (155) in a hull of the vessel and rotatably held within the moonpool via the bearing support structure, the bearing support structure comprising a radial support (115) and an axial support (110);
the radial support comprising a plurality of radial wheels, the axial support comprising a plurality of axial bogies;
the vessel having a topside process deck (160) and a hull with a bottom (180), wherein the hull has a height of at least 35 meter between the bottom and the topside process deck,wherein the turret structure comprises a collar deck (125) and the collar deck is positioned vertically above an upper side (L1) of the axial support and below an elevation of the topside process deck (160),wherein the bearing arrangement is positioned at a vertical distance (D) below the elevation of the topside process deck (160) such that there is at least one interdeck space of at least 6 meters between the topside process deck (160) and a top level (L1) of the bearing arrangement (110, 115), and wherein said interdeck space is large enough to locate process equipment in said interdeck space.
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Abstract
A turret mooring system for a floating process and storage offloading, FPSO, vessel or a FLNG vessel includes a turret structure and a bearing support structure. The turret structure is to be placed within a moonpool in a hull of the vessel and rotatably held within the moonpool via the bearing support structure. The bearing support structure includes a radial support and an axial support. The radial support includes a plurality of radial wheels, and the axial support includes a plurality of axial bogies. The vessel has a topside process deck and the turret structure includes a collar deck. The collar deck is positioned vertically above an upper side of the axial support and below an elevation of the topside process deck. An FPSO or FLNG vessel is provided which includes the turret mooring system.
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20 Claims
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1. A turret mooring system (100;
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400) for a floating process and storage offloading, FPSO, vessel or a FLNG vessel (150;
250), said system comprising a turret structure (120) and a bearing support structure (110, 115);the turret structure to be placed within a moonpool (155) in a hull of the vessel and rotatably held within the moonpool via the bearing support structure, the bearing support structure comprising a radial support (115) and an axial support (110); the radial support comprising a plurality of radial wheels, the axial support comprising a plurality of axial bogies; the vessel having a topside process deck (160) and a hull with a bottom (180), wherein the hull has a height of at least 35 meter between the bottom and the topside process deck, wherein the turret structure comprises a collar deck (125) and the collar deck is positioned vertically above an upper side (L1) of the axial support and below an elevation of the topside process deck (160), wherein the bearing arrangement is positioned at a vertical distance (D) below the elevation of the topside process deck (160) such that there is at least one interdeck space of at least 6 meters between the topside process deck (160) and a top level (L1) of the bearing arrangement (110, 115), and wherein said interdeck space is large enough to locate process equipment in said interdeck space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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400) for a floating process and storage offloading, FPSO, vessel or a FLNG vessel (150;
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