Tandem riser VIV suppression fairing model test

• Main Authors: Ng, David Jinq Tyng, Yih, Jeng Teng, Allan, Magee, Aramanadka, Shankar Bhat, Ahmad Zukni, NorBahrain, Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun, Abd. Kader, Ab. Saman, Ismail, Nasrudin, Abdul Ghani, Mohamad Pauzi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62807/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-23412
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In deepwater development areas of Southeast Asia, the current is strong and relatively more persistent compared to other deepwater regions. Top tensioned risers (TTR) are critical submerged components of offshore platforms, constantly exposed to currents. These currents cause unsteady flow patterns...