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词条 VB-10,000 (ship)
释义

  1. Design capabilities

  2. History

     Construction  Operations 

  3. References

  4. External links

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The VB-10,000 is a heavy-lift twin-gantry catamaran consisting of two truss space frames atop two barges. The design was derived from Versabar's earlier VB-4000 (aka Bottom Feeder),[1][2] which was developed to clear debris from toppled oil drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Instead of sending divers to section the wreckage into pieces, the heavy-lift capability facilitates salvaging the platform as a single piece.[3] The primary benefit is increasing safety by reducing the number of high-risk diving activities, but substantial cost savings can be realized by reducing the number of lifts and shortening the decommissioning schedule.[4][5][6]

VB-10,000 is the largest lift vessel ever built in the United States.[7] The color and shape of the trusses on VB-10,000 have prompted comparisons to the famed McDonald's signature Golden Arches.[8]

Design capabilities

Each truss is nearly {{convert|240|ft}} at its highest point,[9] with a hook height of {{convert|178|ft}}.[7] The truss sections are decoupled from the motion of the barges by using specially-designed hinges.[10] Each truss has a "wide" side and a "narrow" side, denoting the relative footprint of the truss-to-barge connection.[12] The "wide" side is essentially pinned to the barge with a single degree of freedom (rotational). The "narrow" side has the specially-designed double joint allowing two rotational degrees of freedom. Each barge has one narrow and one wide interface.[1] The hinges use Trelleborg AB Orkot bearings, a composite material which provide a longer life and lowered maintenance compared to the lubricated bronze bearings used in Bottom Feeder.[10][11]

Once the wreck has been lifted clear of the water, there is {{convert|160|ft}} of clearance between the two barge hulls for a separate cargo barge to enter. The load may be placed onto the separate barge for transportation.[12] VB-10,000 is capable of lifting {{convert|7500|ST}} in a single lift, nearly doubling the {{convert|4000|ST|adj=on}} capacity of its predecessor.[13]

Each barge is approximately {{convert|300|ft}} long by {{convert|72|ft}} in beam, and each barge carries four {{convert|1000|hp}} dynamic positioning thrusters for station keeping without anchors and mooring lines. The dynamic positioning system is rated to class 3 standards (ABS Class DPS-3).[7][14]

Versabar developed "The Claw" at Chevron's request. "The Claw" is a gantry-suspended submersible grappling device designed to retrieve sunken debris without sending divers to attach rigging. Each gantry on VB-10,000 can support a single Claw, and each Claw is capable of lifting {{convert|2000|ST}} from locations as deep as {{convert|350|ft}} underwater. The total lifting capacity of a single Claw is {{convert|3000|ST}}, but the claw itself weighs {{convert|1000|ST}}.[15] Initial sketches for the Claw were developed in December 2010,[16] and the Claw was first deployed in August 2011.[17]

History

Construction

Bottom Feeder lifted more than {{convert|60000|ST}} during more than 100 subsea lift operations in its first four seasons of operation. Upon reviewing the operating experience and refit plans, Versabar realized that modifications to increase hook height and lifting capacity of Bottom Feeder would be better accomplished with a completely new build. However, the larger trusses planned for VB-10,000 each weighed {{convert|3400|ST}}, meaning that each truss would have to be built in two separate sections and then mated together, as none of the cranes at the yard were capable of lifting a completed truss.[18] Falsework was used to support one section while the two sections were welded together, and self-propelled modular transporters moved the trusses onto one barge. Once the trusses were secured to one barge, the transporters were moved to the other half of the trusses to move them onto the second barge. After construction was complete, each gantry was proof tested with a {{convert|2740|ST|adj=on}} load. VB-10,000 was towed from the yard on {{date|2010-10-07|df=yes}}.[18]

Versabar announced that preliminary design work on a larger successor for operations outside the Gulf of Mexico was under way in April 2015.[19]

Operations

VB-10,000 performed its first lift on {{date|2010-10-09|df=yes}}, a {{convert|1530|ST|adj=on}} topside and jacket which had toppled during a storm at Vermilion 285. Approximately a week later, VB-10,000 retrieved a {{convert|2500|ST|adj=on}} topside which had been damaged by fire.[18]

The Claw was used in 20 lift projects during its first year of deployment.[20]

References

1. ^1 {{cite patent |country=US |number=7527006 |status=granted |title=Marine lifting apparatus |pubdate=5 May 2009 |gdate=5 May 2009 |fdate=13 December 2006 |inventor=Khachaturian, Jon |assign1=Khachaturian, Jon}}
2. ^{{cite patent |country=US |number=8960114 |status=granted |title=Marine lifting apparatus |fdate=30 November 2011 |gdate=31 May 2012 |inventor=Khachaturian, Jon |assign1=Khachaturian, Jon}}
3. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-67/issue-8/construction-installation/versabar-invention-lifts-submerged-topsides-in-one-piece.html |title=Versabar invention lifts submerged topsides in one piece |author=Paganie, David |date=August 2007 |journal=Offshore |volume=67 |issue=8 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/05/07/safety-cost-driving-new-technology-for-removing-rigs/#photo-217423 |title=Safety, cost driving new technology for removing rigs |author=Tresaugue, Matthew |date=7 May 2014 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |accessdate=1 August 2016}}
5. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/declutter-push-gulf347104.aspx |title=Push Is On To Declutter Gulf of Idle Iron |author=Buchanan, Susan |date=21 August 2012 |journal=Maritime Reporter |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cablejoints.co.uk/upload/Offshore-Decommissioning-Safety-Discussion.pdf |title=Risk Reduction in Offshore Decommissioning: Chevron's Success in the Gulf of Mexico |author=Dennis, Lew |date=2012 |website=cablejoints.co.uk |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725191646/http://www.cablejoints.co.uk/upload/Offshore-Decommissioning-Safety-Discussion.pdf |archivedate=25 July 2016 |deadurl=no}}
7. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.vbar.com/vb10000/index.html |title=VB 10,000 |date=2013 |author= |website=Versabar |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.tlgnewspaper.com/golden-arches-causing-a-stir-in-the-gulf |title=Golden arches causing a stir in the Gulf |author= |date=4 October 2013 |newspaper=The Lafourche Gazette |accessdate=1 August 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.imcbrokers.com/blog/overview/detail/the-versabar-vb-10-000 |title=The Versabar VB 10,000 (blog) |author= |date=5 January 2012 |website=International Marine Consultancy |accessdate=1 August 2016}}
10. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.vbuoy.com/articulated_joint/ |title=The Articulating Joint |date=2011 |author= |website=Versabuoy |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
11. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.pddnet.com/article/2013/01/versabars-claw-gets-grip-marine-salvage |title=Versabar's Claw Gets a Grip on Marine Salvage |author=Trelleborg, AB |date=3 January 2013 |journal=Product Design and Development |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Greencanyon1.pdf |title=The Removal of Green Canyon 6A By Versabar's VB-10000 |author=Devine, Peter |date=5 July 2011 |website=rickblog.biz |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725191337/http://ricksblog.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Greencanyon1.pdf |archivedate=25 July 2016 |deadurl=no}}
13. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/9361-coastal-lift-specialist-doubles-size-of-its-marine-workhorse?v=preview |title=Coastal Lift Specialist Doubles Size of Its Marine Workhorse |author= |date=22 June 2011 |journal=Engineering News-Record |accessdate=14 July 2016 }}{{subreq}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thrustmaster.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Portable-Dyanmic-Positioning-System-Brochure-2014.pdf |title=Portable dynamic positioning system |author= |date=2014 |website=Thrustmaster of Texas |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913140643/http://www.thrustmaster.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Portable-Dyanmic-Positioning-System-Brochure-2014.pdf |archivedate=13 September 2014 |deadurl=no}}
15. ^{{cite news |url=http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/05/02/the-claw-could-rescue-submerged-topsides-from-ocean-floor/#photo- |title=The Claw Is A Grabber Of A Product (blog) |author=Rutledge, Tanya |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=2 May 2012 |accessdate=1 August 2016}}
16. ^{{cite journal |url=http://virtual.ocean-news.com/publication/?i=102832&p=30 |title=The Claw: Innovation In Offshore Salvage Operations |author=Schott, Cassie |date=March 2012 |journal=Ocean News & Technology |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=30–32 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oedigital.com/drilling/decommissioning/item/697-jaws-of-steel |title=Jaws of steel |author=McCulley, Russell |date=1 January 2012 |website=Offshore Engineer |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
18. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-71/issue-1/engineering_-construction/new-heavy-lift-vessel-deploys-in-gulf.html |title=New heavy lift vessel deploys in Gulf |date=January 2011 |author= |journal=Offshore |volume=71 |issue=1 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://analysis.decomworld.com/projects-and-technologies/us-versabar-develops-larger-lifting-unit-global-market |title=US' Versabar develops larger lifting unit for global market |author= |date=29 April 2015 |website=Decomworld |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
20. ^{{cite news |url=http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/05/03/new-market-for-dismantling-old-rigs-results-in-the-claw/#photo- |title=New market for dismantling old rigs results in 'The Claw' (blog) |author1=Tresauge, Matthew |author2=Pickrell, Emily |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=3 May 2012 |accessdate=1 August 2016}}
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External links

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.cif.org/awards/2008/10_-_Offshore_Deck_Salvage_System.pdf |title=Versabar—'Bottom Feeder' |author= |date=2008 |accessdate=14 July 2016 |website=Construction Innovation Forum}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.industrytap.com/oil-rig-remover-stable-hurricane-seas-4000-ton-lift-capacity/12159 |title=Oil Rig Remover: Stable in Hurricane Seas, 4,000 Ton Lift Capacity |author=Schilling, David Russell |date=10 February 2015 |website=industry tap into news |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
  • {{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Bottom-Feeder-recovers-undersea-wreckage-from-Gulf-1842650.php# |title=Bottom Feeder recovers undersea wreckage from Gulf |author=Hays, Kristen |date=8 August 2007 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |accessdate=14 July 2016}}
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.popsci.com/bown/2011/product/versabar-vb10000 |title=Versabar VB10000 |author= |date=2011 |publisher=Popular Science |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118205601/http://www.popsci.com/bown/2011/product/versabar-vb10000 |archivedate=18 November 2011 |deadurl=yes}}
  • {{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/03/what_is_the_big_orange_thing_i.html |title=What is the big orange thing in Mobile River? |author=Fambro, Cassie |date=9 March 2015 |newspaper=AL.com |accessdate=1 August 2016}}

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