Offshore Bearing Applications Product Manual OS2004-2
Table of Contents A. Corporate Profile.................................................1 B. Overview of Thordon Offshore Applications.............................2 C. Offshore Application References.....................................3 D. Thordon Offshore Applications: SXL Turret Mooring Bearings.......................................10 SXL/Thor-Flex Turret Bearing Pads..................................12 SXL Lower Turret Bearing Pads.....................................13 HPSXL TRAXL Bearings for Tower Yoke U-Joint Assembly...............15 SXL and........................16 Pull-in Tube Guide Bearings.......................................19 Net Catcher Bearings.............................................23 The information contained in this document has been prepared from the company s many years of experience in the manufacturing and installing of Thordon Bearings worldwide. This information is offered as part of our service to customers. It is intended for use by persons having technical training and skill, at their discretion and risk. The company reserves the right to change or amend any specification without notice.
Corporate Profile Thordon Bearings Inc., a member of the Thomson-Gordon Group of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, designs and manufactures a complete range of high performance, environmentally friendly marine propeller shaft and rudder bearing systems. Recognized internationally for superior performance in marine applications, Thordon bearings are sold in over 70 countries throughout the world. Utilizing Thordon, a unique elastomeric polymer as the bearing wear surface, Thordon bearing systems offer exceptional wear life, a low coefficient of friction and can be easily machined on site. In-house design engineers consult with customers to provide innovative bearing system designs that meet or exceed the customer s technical requirements. For superior performance in propeller shaft bearing systems, Thordon offers two proven options. The Thor-Lube Stern Tube Bearing System is Thordon s environmentally-friendly, sealed option to eliminate the pollution risks associated with oil-filled stern tubes. Thordon s COMPAC open water lubricated stern tube bearing system offers low friction, zero pollution risk and long wear life in blue water operation. Another Thordon first is the factory guaranteed wear life performance of Thordon SXL self-lubricating pintle and stock rudder bearings. Thordon Composite bearings designed for high performance in dredge, workboat and ferry applications, consistently deliver a wear life of more than twice that of other non-metallic bearings resulting in significantly reduced life cycle costs. Thordon s superior pollution-free performance onboard ships is also being successfully transferred to bearing applications in the offshore industry including stern rollers, FPSO mooring and rotation equipment, turret systems and many others. A dedicated team of Research and Development Engineers continually develop and test new generation polymers and bearing designs to further improve the performance of the bearing systems being supplied. New products currently being released include Thor-Coat, an elastomeric shaft coating to prevent shaftline corrosion and Thorseal, a long life rudder stock seal. Since the turn of the century Thordon Bearings parent company, the Thomson-Gordon Group, has recognized the importance of superior products, precision manufacturing and application engineering support. Thordon Bearings engineering and quality focus has earned worldwide recognition. Quality procedures are certified to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality System - the most rigorous system in the world. Thordon bearing systems are proven, cost effective, environmentally positive solutions for both marine and industrial applications. Thordon bearings are available worldwide from distributors whose factory trained specialists work with customers from establishing specifications to ensuring correct field installation. 1
Overview of Thordon Offshore Applications An application with no margin for error, the offshore industry has turned to Thordon Bearings for its unique bearing needs when faced with the unpredictable challenges of extracting oil at sea. Thordon bearing system solutions are being designed into oil platform and FPSO vessel applications where reliability, long life, low friction and nonpolluting grease free operations are of key importance. Typical applications include: FPSO mooring and rotation equipment FPSO turret bearings Stern roller radial and thrust bearings Fairlead bearings Alternatives to slewing bearings Other platform applications including spherical net catcher bearings and deck pad bearings Vertical pump bearings 2
Thordon Offshore Oil Application References INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Advancer 1860 01-02-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Advancer 1855 01-02-2003 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Advancer 1855 01-02-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Asserter 1855 15-01-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Asserter 1860 15-01-2003 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Asserter 1855 15-01-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Winner 1860 01-01-2003 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Winner 1855 01-01-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Winner 1855 01-01-2003 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Achiever 1855 01-12-2002 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Achiever 1860 01-12-2002 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Logger 575.7 01-05-2002 11/4/2004 2:32:03 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 1 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE FMC SOFEC Floating Systems SXL for Tower Yoke U-Joint Assembly U.S.A. ESSO Chad Development 800 01-01-2002 FMC SOFEC Floating Systems HPSXL TRAXL Bearings for Tower U-Joint Assembly U.S.A. ESSO Chad Development 605 01-01-2002 London Marine Consultants (LMC) United Kingdom SXL Lower Turret Bearing Pads for FPSO 'Farwah' Exmar Offshore for CPTL 137B Field 4120 01-01-2002 Prosafe Corp. SXL TRAXL Internal Turret Bearings and Thrust Pads for FPSO Singapore 183 Espoir Project 8500 01-01-2001 Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Connector 01-05-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Connector 01-05-2000 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Connector 01-05-2000 Swire Pacific Offshore (Pte) SXL Singapore Offshore Supply Vessel - Pacific Battler 25-04-2000 Swire Pacific Offshore (Pte) SXL Singapore Offshore Supply Vessel - Pacific Battler 250 25-04-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Attender 1855 01-01-2000 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Attender 1855 01-01-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Attender 1860 01-01-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Dee 01-01-2000 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Dee 01-01-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Don 01-01-2000 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 2 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Don 01-01-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Server 01-01-2000 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Server 01-01-2000 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Server 01-01-2000 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Searcher 16-12-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Searcher 16-12-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Observer 01-09-1999 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Observer 01-09-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Esvagt Observer 01-09-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Seeker 01-07-1999 Maersk (London) SXL United Kingdom Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supplier 1504 01-07-1999 Maersk (London) SXL Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supplier 1504.11 01-07-1999 Maersk (London) SXL United Kingdom Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supplier 01-07-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supporter 1504.11 20-06-1999 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supporter 1504 01-06-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Supporter 01-06-1999 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 3 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Seeker 1504 20-01-1999 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Seeker 1504.11 20-01-1999 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Frontier 01-07-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Frontier 01-07-1998 Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) Norway SXL Lower Turret Bearing Pads (50) Ramform B-380 FPSO Vessel - Banff Oil Field 8710 01-07-1998 Nortrans Offshore Ltd. SXL TRAXL Chain Stopper Bearings Singapore Ruby Princess - FPSO Vessel 200 01-07-1998 Nortrans Offshore Ltd. SXL TRAXL Thrust Bearings Singapore Ruby Princess - FPSO Vessel 1920 01-07-1998 Nortrans Offshore Ltd. SXL TRAXL Main Turret Bearing Singapore Ruby Princess - FPSO Vessel 2265 01-07-1998 Nortrans Offshore Ltd. SXL TRAXL Single Turret Bearing Singapore Ruby Princess - FPSO Vessel 2190 01-07-1998 Nortrans Offshore Ltd. SXL TRAXL Segmented Bearings for Riser Core Singapore Ruby Princess - FPSO Vessel 1850 01-07-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Blazer 01-06-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Blazer 01-06-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Boulder 15-02-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Boulder 15-02-1998 Thorseal Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Shipper 650 20-01-1998 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 4 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Shipper 650 20-01-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Shipper 1504.11 20-01-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Battler 01-01-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Battler 01-01-1998 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Beater 25-08-1997 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Beater 25-08-1997 Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL TRAXL Mooring Line Bearings Njord Field Development 240 01-07-1996 Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL Upper Axial Wear Pads Njord Field Development 2005 01-07-1996 Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL Lower & Upper Radial Wear Pads Njord Field Development 2250 01-07-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Provider 1270 01-07-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Provider 1323 01-07-1996 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Chain Stopper Bearings PY-3 Field Development 100 01-07-1996 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Main and Top Swivel Bearings PY-3 Field Development 360 01-07-1996 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Crane Sheave-Carrier & Carrier Arm Bearings PY-3 Field Development 800 01-07-1996 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 5 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL Upper Axial Wear Pads Statoil - Lufeng Field Development 2875 01-07-1996 Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL Lower & Upper Radial Wear Pads Statoil - Lufeng Field Development 2980 01-07-1996 Advanced Production & Loading AS Norway SXL TRAXL Mooring Line Bearings Statoil - Lufeng Field Development 210 01-07-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Nascopie 15-05-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Nascopie 15-05-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Norseman 15-05-1996 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Norseman 15-05-1996 Odfjell Drilling AS SXL TRAXL Fairleads for Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig Norway Semi-submersible drilling rig-deep Sea Bergen 357 01-10-1995 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Chain Stopper Bearings RAVVA TMLF for Command Petroleum 175 01-07-1995 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Upper & Lower Pipe Bearings RAVVA TMLF for Command Petroleum 420 01-07-1995 Nortrans Engineering Group PTE Ltd. Singapore SXL TRAXL Upper & Lower Mooring Table Thrust Bearings RAVVA TMLF for Command Petroleum 820 01-07-1995 Kvaerner AS SXL TRAXL Net Catcher Bearings Norway Eureka Heidrun 01-07-1994 BW/IP SXL TRAXL Fire Control Pump Bearings Canada Hibernia Project 94 01-07-1994 Kvaerner AS SXL Vertical Sliding Support Pads Norway Troll 'B' Olje 1130 01-07-1994 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 6 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Kvaerner AS SXL Pull-in Tube Guide Bearings Norway Troll 'B' Olje 895 01-07-1994 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Promoter 01-05-1992 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Promoter 01-05-1992 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Puncher 01-03-1992 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Puncher 01-03-1992 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Pacer 01-05-1991 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Pacer 01-05-1991 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Logger 2012 01-07-1987 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Logger 01-07-1987 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Leader 01-04-1987 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Leader 01-04-1987 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Master 01-10-1986 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Master 01-10-1986 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Launcher 01-07-1986 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Launcher 01-07-1986 Maersk (London) SXL United Kingdom Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Challenger 01-05-1986 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 7 of 8
INSTALL CUSTOMER PRODUCT APPLICATION PROJECT DIMENSION (mm) DATE Maersk (London) SXL United Kingdom Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Challenger 01-05-1986 Maersk (London) SXL United Kingdom Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Mariner 04-04-1986 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Mariner 04-04-1986 Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Champion Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Champion Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Chieftain Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Chieftain Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Lifter Offshore Supply Vessel - Maersk Lifter 11/4/2004 2:32:04 PM, Thordon Offshore Oil Application References Page 8 of 8
Thordon Offshore Applications SXL Turret Mooring Bearings for Ruby Princess FPSO Conversion Installing SXL into bronze carrier SXL turret bearing 10
Thordon Offshore Applications SXL Turret Mooring Bearings for Ruby Princess FPSO Conversion Bow turret of Ruby Princess prior to installation Bow turret installed on Ruby Princess with SXL turret mooring bearing 11
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon Supplies SXL/Thor-Flex Turret Bearing Pads for Ramform B-380 FPSO, Banff Oil Field Thordon Bearings designed, tested and manufactured the lower turret bearing pads for the turret moored Ramform B-380 FPSO vessel for use in the Banff Oil Field Project. The 50 bearing pads supplied by Thordon have a total diameter greater than 8.0 m. The turret bearing consists of Thordon SXL polymerized to Thor-Flex. As the wear surface of the loaded face, Thordon SXL is self-lubricating with a low coefficient of friction. Thor-Flex, an elastomeric polymer with high impact absorption properties was specified for the base material. The turret bearing pads are designed to support a maximum load of 450 metric tonnes per metre bearing length while providing a maximum deflection of 10 mm. Various forms of scaled testing were carried out at Thordon s R&D laboratory while full scale test pads were tested at DNV (Det Norske Veritas) in Norway. FPSO Ramform B-380 vessel fitted with SXL turret pads 12
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon SXL Lower Turret Bearing Pads for Exmar Offshore FPSO Farwah for C137B Field off the Coast of Libya FPSO Farwah equipped with Thordon SXL turret bearing pads 13
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon SXL Lower Turret Bearing Pads for Exmar Offshore FPSO Farwah for C137B Field Off the Coast of Libya From Offshore Engineering, September 2002 (pg. 26-27) 14 SXL lower turret bearing pad
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon HPSXL TRAXL Bearings for Tower Yoke U-Joint Assembly for FMC SOFEC ESSO Chad Development FPSO In the SOFEC design (shown below) a fixed tower brings crude oil from the ocean floor to the FPSO. The oil is then transferred to the ship by the pipes shown on the top of the unit. Thordon HPSXL TRAXL bearings are in the cylinder shaped unit between the ship and the fixed tower. The cylinder is a hinge to allow relative movement between the ship and the fixed tower. When the unit is installed the cylinder is filled with water to make it very heavy. When the distance between the ship and the tower changes, due to weather or tides, the cylinder is lifted. The lifted weight of the cylinder then acts as a restoring force trying to maintain the correct distance between the ship and the tower. HPSXL TRAXL bearings SOFEC ESSO Chad Development FPSO 15
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon SXL and Thordon SXL stern roller bearings Thordon SXL stern roller thrust washers 16
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon SXL and Thordon SXL bearing being installed in stern roller Thordon SXL bearing installed 17
Thordon Offshore Applications Thordon SXL and Maersk AHT equipped with Thordon SXL stern rollers and thrust washers 18
Thordon Offshore Applications Troll Olje Project Pull-In Tube Guide SXL Pull-In Tube Guide Bearings Supplied to Troll B Olje Floater Proven 25 Year Guarantee Low Coefficient of Friction Custom Built Engineered Solution Self-Lubricating Non-Polluting 17
Thordon Offshore Applications Troll Olje Project Pull-In Tube Guide Long term linear movement test rig Test bearing and spool after 38,000 test cycles 18
Thordon Offshore Applications Troll Olje Project Pull-In Tube Guide Bearings installed in bearing holders Bearing support structure 19
Thordon Offshore Applications Troll Olje Project Pull-In Tube Guide 20
Thordon Offshore Applications SXL TRAXL Net Catcher Bearing Supplied to Eureka Heidrun Project 22
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