Stinger Builder User Manual 2.0.1
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1. 4 3 Tensioners View il Tensioner 1 4 3 Rollers on Laybarge gt View Laybarge Roller 1 4 5 Stinger Select What You Want to View 4 gt Stinger Section 1 i 4 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 C Roller Support Coordiantes P Scope 1 0 orgel Laybarge and Stinger Configuration Roller 1 a gt Analysis 7 Pipeline Parameters View OFFPIPE A Calculation Parameters 4 View P Roller Supports Coordinates View 2D Model Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE w View 2D Model E View 3D Model View 3D Model Select what you want to view _ www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 21 Select what you want to view 2 Click Roller Supports Coordinates in the tree view to view support roller coordinates amp Stinger Builder Example Model mdl p o st File Edit Analysis View Help 4 fed oe E Y gt E elege E a Stinger Secton1 ES a 40 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 te ok Roller Supports Coordinates 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roler 1 Roller Supports Coordinates m p Roller 2 i Pi Roller 3 BARGE i Roller 4 58 1 5 4 5 Stinger Section 2 48 1 5 4 5 Scopes of Stinger Section 2 36 9889 1 3879 Scope 1 pF 43 Rollers on Stinger Section 2 ee da Roller 1 i a ma Roller 2 19 0031 0 6975 q a Roller 3 10 3303 0 1392 4 Stinger Section 3 1 6867 0 5562 4 D Scopes of Stinger Section 3 Scope 1 STINGER 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Secti2. Fig 3 10 Specify quantity of stinger sections 8 Click Stinger Section X in the tree view and input parameters for each tensioner Stinger sections are numbered from bow to stern y Stinger Builder File Edit Analysis View Help IWR kA DER Please 4 Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters 2 roses Stinger Section 1 Tensioner 1 4 Rollers on Laybarge fee a e E View OFFPIPE iik View 2D Model View 3D Model Hitch point The direct connection point of this stinger section and adjacent stinger section or laybarge Link point The connection point of this stinger section and link beams or link cables by which to link adjacent stinger section or laybarge Local coordinates system is adopted here X axis is the upchord of this stinger section and Y axis is the center line of the first roller support pole on the left If there is no hitch point or link point then input zero in corresponding edit i Laybarge Roller 1 sa Right Hitch Right Link ENE D Stinger Stinger Section 1 IN i a os tg _ j A AAA 4 Stinger Section 1 vennen M Left Link pp gt x i a NS st Po cope ri NG Left Hitch Point X mm Left Hitch Point Y mm ee Right Link gt Right Hitch LJ fs MT GR 0 pira a CIA Right Hitch Point X mm Right Hitch Point Y mm JJ ettlink SJ Roller fy ES gt Analysis Left Link Point X mm Left Link Poi
3. 4 Sy Laybarge Model 4 Laybarge Parameters a C Tensenr Laybarge Parameters Tensioner 1 4 y Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Parameters Laybarge Roller 1 s 4 3 Stinger l Hitch Point X mm Hitch Point Y mm 4 Stinger Section 1 4 Ga Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Link Point X mm Link Point Y mm Scope 1 keen Se PEA Deck Height mm Pipeline Angle deg Roller 1 4 gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters Bu Calculation Parameters 4 View i 4 Roller Supports Coordinates _ Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE iik View 2D Model View 3D Model Hitch Point X and Hitch Point Y The X and Y coordinates of hitch point between stinger and laybarge Link Point X and Link Point Y The X and Y coordinates of center of pulley wheel on stinger A frame Deck Height The distance between deck and waterline Pipeline Angle The angle between pipeline and horizontal line at the tensioner dosest to stern Reference Y zero plane is deck and reference X zero point is the stern of laybarge Please note that the laybarge forward direction is from left to right www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 3 Input laybarge parameters In which Hitch Point X and Hitch Point Y The X and Y coordinates of hitch point between stinger and laybarge Link Point X and Link Point Y The X and Y coordinates of center of pulley wheel on A cy
4. Distance a DER of Stinger Section 1 Root Point X mm Height Step mm 4 Scope 1 Plus2Height 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 a Solera Min Height mm Max Height mm Plus Height a Analysis j Plus 1Distance mm Plus 1Height mm i Pipeline Parameters Gm ight mm Roller Height i al Cakaulation Parameters Plus2Distance mm Plus2Height mm 4 View Roller Supports Coordinates l V Angle deg Roller Length mm Laybarge and Stinger Configuration L Ven OFFPIPE Adjustable Yes Y i is View 2D Model Q View 3D Model Y ROLLER V CROSS POINT X V HEIGHT V ANGLE Root Point X X coordinates of bottom points of roller support poles Min Height and Max Height Reference to rollers on laybarge Plus 1Height Plus Distance Plus2Height Plus2Distance V Angle Height Step Adjustable Roller Length Same as laybarge roller The stinger rollers are numbered from original point to positive direction of X axis in local coordinates system www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 17 Input parameters for each roller on the current stinger section In which 12 cy Stinger Builder User Manual Root Point X X coordinates of bottom points of roller support poles Height Step Min Height Max Height Plus1 Height Plus1 Distance Plus2Height Plus2Distance V Angle Roller Length Adjustable Same as
5. laybarge roller The stinger rollers are numbered from original point to positive direction of X axis in local coordinates system 2 Input analysis parameters and run the analysis to get roller supports coordinates 1 Click Analysis in the tree view and select parameters you want to input or run the analysis to get roller supports coordinates y Stinger Builder o x File Edit Analysis View Help He fel Hei Ppl s e 4 5 Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters 4 Tensioners Ana lysis Tensioner 1 4 4 5 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 4 3 Stinger View 4 Stinger Section 1 4 03 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Pipeline Parameters Scope 1 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 Analysis Calculation Parameters gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters Calculate 4 y View Roller Supports Coordinates Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE w View 2D Model View 3D Model Select parameters you want to input or run the analysis to get roller supports coordinates www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 18 Select parameters to be input or run the analysis 2 Click Pipeline Parameters in the tree view and input pipeline parameters in operation window in which Barge Radius Pipeline bending radius on the laybarge Stinger Radius Pipeline bending radius on the stinger Tangent X The X coordinates of tangent poi
6. pipeline coat www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 19 Input pipeline parameters 3 Click Calculation Parameters in the tree view and input calculation parameters in operation window amp Stinger Builder gt am File Edit Analysis View Help d El amp Hei rPlas e a Laybarge Model l a i Calculation Parameters ee um Sn ae _ Tensioner 1 43 Rollers on Laybarge Calculation Parameters Laybarge Roller 1 4 Stinger Max Error mm 1000 4 Stinger Section 1 4 D Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Scope 1 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 Precision 100 a J gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters 1 Calculation Parameters 4 View te Roller Supports Coordinates P Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE w View 2D Model E View 3D Model Max Error Maximum allowed error from roller supports to pipeline The default value of Max Error is 1000 mm and we recommend user not to input value greater than 1000 Precision here means the number of positions inserted into the allowed space for each stinger section Users can adjust the Precision number big value causes higher level of calculation precision but lower calculation speed small value reversed Stinger Builder will provide default value of Precision corresponding to stinger section number which we recommend user to use and should be proper for most cases For more details please refer t
7. the tree view to specify the rollers quantity on the current stinger section S Stinger Builder o _ 2 am File Edit Analysis View Help eml OG ble S 4 Laybarge Model ii Laybarge Parameters 4 Tensioners Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Tensioner 1 40 Rollers on Layberge Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Laybarge Roller 1 4 5 Stinger Roller Quantity 4 Stinger Section 1 4 5 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Asoer gt 4 43 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 EG my NE gt tet T as ae aa Roller 1 s J gt Analysis gt Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 5 View i 1 Roller Supports Coordinates l Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE il View 2D Model GD View 3D Model Specify roller quantity in this stinger section here www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 16 Specify rollers quantity on the current stinger section 12 Click Roller X in the tree view and input parameters for each roller on the current stinger section 9 stinger Builder JS EE eter File Edit Analysis View Help BcA IE Ob Se rie slo 4 Laybarge Model ii Laybarge Parameters a C Tensioners Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Tensioner 1 _ 4 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 Roller 1 gt Plus2Distance 4 5 Stinger Roller 1 Y Cross Point GF 4 Stinger Section 1 TG Y Plus
8. 21 3 3297 1 4 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 3 31 9874 4 6553 1 Roller 1 41 1866 6 1647 1 l Roller 2 11 50 048 7 7736 1 Roller 3 58 8805 9 535 1 a Analysis 69 4768 11 8664 1 Pipeline Parameters 78 2349 13 9661 1 Calculation Parameters 85 249 15 7618 1 4 5 View I Roller Supports Coordinates 1 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration 1 View OFFPIPE tex View 2D Model View 3D Model Consider Roller Length Show the calculation result in OFFPIPE format By Clicking Consider Roller Length Checkbox user can insert roller support length definition into the OFFPIPE format text User can copy the text directly to OFFPIPE input file for analysis www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 24 View OFFPIPE 5 Click View 2D Model to view the calculated profile of pipeline and stinger Click Save Picture button to save the picture as Windows metafile 6 Click View 3D Model to view 3D model of calculated profile of pipeline and stinger In the 3D model window Roller State checkbox is used to control whether to show roller support errors When the roller support is higher than pipeline it shows red when lower shows blue when the pipeline B O P is within the roller support adjustable range the support shows green 18 cy Stinger Builder User Manual GB Stinger Builder Example Modelmdl MA A T A Tp Gomes File Edit Analysis View Help BEA g
9. Height and the horizontal distance between the two single roller boxes is defined as Plus1Distance The vertical distance between rotation axis of the single roller box and the cross point of V type roller pair see Fig 3 9 is defined as Plus2Height and the horizontal distance between the two V cross points in a single roller box is defined as Plus2Distance These parameters are necessary and important for precise laybarge and stinger modeling because using these parameters with dimension and bending radius of the pipeline RollerPlusHeight can be obtained which means the distance between rotation axis of the whole roller support and pipeline B O P Generally there is cy Stinger Builder User Manual PlusHeight2 Plus2Height VHeight PipelineBendingRadius sqrt power PipelineBendingRadius 2 power Plus2Distance 2 2 PlusHeight1 Plus1 Height PipelineBendingRadius PlusHeight2 sqrt power PipelineBendingRadius PlusHeight2 2 power Plus1 Distance 2 2 RollerPlusHeight PlusHeight1 PlusHeight2 v Cross Point Plus Distance P Plusi Distance PluszHeight Plus Height Roller Height Fig 3 8 Definition of roller height and plus height PIT ACROSS POINT V HEIGHT Y SA V ANGLE Fig 3 9 Definition of V angle and V cross point If there is only one roller box then Plus1Height and Plus1Distance should be defined as zero If there is only one pair of roller and no roller box then Plus1 Height Plus1Distance Plus2Height
10. Stinger Builder User Manual stinger A frame Deck Height The distance between deck and waterline Pipeline Angle The angle between pipeline and horizontal line at the tensioner closest to stern Reference Y zero plane is deck and reference X zero point is the stern of laybarge Please note that the laybarge forward direction is from left to right 3 Click Tensioners in the tree view to specify quantity of tensioners Stinger Builder sel xX File Edit Analysis View Help E E we JA AICE IE 4 69 Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters a 5 Tensioners Tensioners Tensioner 1 4 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 El a Stinger Tensioner Quantity 1 v 4 5 Stinger Section 1 i Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Scope 1 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 Tensioners a J gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 E View Roller Supports Coordinates Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE w View 2D Model View 3D Model Specify quantity of tensioners here www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 4 Specify quantity of tensioners 4 Click Tensioner X in the tree view and input parameters for each tensioner in which Root Point X and Root Point Y The X and Y coordinates of installation point of tensioner on deck Height The distance between installation point of tensioner on deck and the bottom of pipe B O P
11. alysis View Help He H Hei rla s e 4 gt Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters 4 3 Tensioners Tensioner 1 4 3 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 4 45 Stinger 4 5 Stinger Section 1 4 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Scope 1 4 4 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 a J gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 445 View Roller Supports Coordinates Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE tee View 2D Model GE View 3D Model www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 1 Main interface of Stinger Builder Figure 3 1 shows the main interface of Stinger Builder which includes 4 main parts 1 Main menu and tool buttons are in the top of window which are used to run important functions of the software 2 Atree view is in the left of interface users can go to any part of the software by clicking the corresponding item in the tree view 3 In the right there is the operation window which is used to edit model run analysis and view the results 4 In the bottom is the description window it shows some descriptions and guides for user Brief procedure of running Stinger Builder is shown as following 1 Edit or load laybarge model 1 Click Laybarge Model in the tree view and click the buttons to load or save your laybarge amp stinger model If there is no model to load then go to the next step to edit your model Stinger Builder User Manual y Stinger Build
12. and Plus2Distance should be defined as zero V Angle Angle between rollers of V type roller pair and horizontal plane as shown in Fig 3 9 Roller Length Length of the barge roller This parameter has no influence on calculation used only when viewing OFFPIPE format result Adjustable When no result can be generated whether allowed this roller support to increase its height range to conduct next calculation Users only need to specify Yes to those roller supports they can endure some errors with All the barge rollers before or after tensioners can be input 7 Click Stinger in the tree view to specify quantity of stinger sections Stinger Builder User Manual S Stinger Builder File Edit Analysis View Help Ex ODR see k Ge and 4 Laybarge Model i Laybarge Parameters 4 4 Tensioners Sti nger Tensioner 1 D Rollers on Laybarge Stinger Laybarge Roller 1 4 153 Stinger Stinger Section Quantity 4 5 Stinger Section 1 4 GC Scopes of Stinger Section 1 i P Scope 1 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 a gt Analysis gt Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 View Roller Supports Coordinates i 2 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE ls View 2D Model 3D View 3D Model Specify quantity of stinger sections here The stinger sections are numbered from bow to stern www offpipeassistant com
13. are used to test the model and will be ignored by OFFPIPE Assistant automatically 20 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 4 FAULT MESSAGES amp NOTES Some fault messages may be encountered by users are listed below 1 Amessage window as Fig 4 1 shows Stinger Builder X 15 not a valid floating point value Fig 4 1 Fault message window How to solve Make sure to fill all the blank comboboxes and edits before clicking Calculate button 2 Software can not be started or run How to solve Please insert the attached hard lock into one of USB port in your PC 21 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT amp AUTHORIZATION For technical support and authorization of Stinger Builder please visit htto www offpipeassistant com or contact support oftfpipeassistant com 22
14. ation m Roller 2 Roller 3 TANGENT X Roller 4 48 4 5 Stinger Section 2 43 sl es rang Section 2 LINK LENGTH 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 2 ps Roller 1 E 1 Roller 2 8 8739 1 Roller 3 4 Stinger Section 3 STINGER UPCHORD ANGLE 443 Scopes of Stinger Section 3 1 7776 Scop el 10 3546 D Roller rs on sa nger Section 3 13 291 Roller a Roller F BARGE ROLLER HEIGHT I Roller 3 a gt Analysis 1 5 i Pipeline Parameters 1 86 Calculation Parameters 1 73 q ven 2 17 _ Roller Supports Coordinates 2 73 tL Laybarge and Stinger Configuration 4 2 5mm View OFFPIPE E w View 2D Model 533 S 5 je STINGER ROLLER HEIGHT Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show the calculated laybarge and stinger configuration parameters such as tangent point on the barge roller heights and length of link beams Where Tangert X Tangent point between pipeline and horizontal plane or the plane specified by Pipeline angle on the barge Link Length Length of link wire between center of pulley wheel on stinger A frame and the first stinger section and length of puppiece between stinger sections Stinger Upchord Angle Angles of stinger upchords Barge Roller Height Roller heights of support roller on laybarge from bow to Stinger Roller Height Roller hei ghts of su vener rt roller on stinger from bow to s All the information about tensioners will show in bold When some error occurs e corresponding text outp
15. cy Stinger Builder User Manual Stinger Builder User Manual Version 2 0 1 Copyright O 2010 2015 offpipeassistant com All Rights Reserved cy Stinger Builder User Manual INDEX FUNCTION as 1 INS TAELATION sous taza ene tecc cane tansy aa it tato tona 2 3 HOW TO USE ooooocccccnnccnconnccncnnnncnnnnnncnnnnnnroncnnnrrr non n rn ron nen saaa eee eaaaeeessaaeeesaaeeeesaaneeesaaaes 3 2 FAULT MESSAGES amp NOTES eat eta 21 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 8 AUTHORIZATION oocoocccccnnccnconoccncononcncnnnncncnnnaconcnnncnnnos 22 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 1 FUNCTION Stinger Builder is a sub software of OFFPIPE Assistant which is developed to build precise laybarge and stinger model for OFFPIPE Assistant from which support roller coordinates are generated according to dimension and bending radius of the pipeline By comparing thousands of stinger profile Stinger Builder can provide best stinger profile which makes the Y coordinates of stinger tip roller lowest The support roller coordinates can be used by other commercial offshore pipeline analysis software such as OFFPIPE Stinger Builder has several features as following 1 Easy and precise laybarge and stinger modeling It is easy for user using Stinger Builder to construct precise model of laybarge and stinger by filling some blanks The model can be saved as model file and read by the software directly Users can get support roller coordinates rapidly co
16. d pipeline Both Roller Supports Coordinates and Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show fault messages if the increased error exceeds the Max Error and Stinger Builder 17 cy Stinger Builder User Manual can not generate a laybarge and stinger configuration by the given pipeline bending radius within the max allowed error 4 Click View OFFPIPE to view the calculation result in OFFPIPE format By Clicking Consider Roller Length Checkbox user can insert roller support length definition into the OFFPIPE format text User can copy the text directly to OFFPIPE input file for analysis amp Stinger Builder Example Model mdl gt mm File Edit Analysis View Help e f l oe Hei Pla amp 4 5 Stinger Section 1 D Scopes of Stinger Section 1 BARG NUMB 8 GEOM 1 DECK 7 Scope 1 TABL X SUPP DAUI 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 58 1 5 2 Roller 1 48 1 5 2 Roller 2 36 9889 1 3879 1 l Roller 3 31 9838 1 2577 1 Roller 4 24 7497 0 9856 1 4 5 Stinger Section 2 19 6031 0 6975 1 4 4 Scopes of Stinger Section 2 160 3303 0 1392 1 i Scope 1 1 6867 0 5562 1 4 1 Rollers on Stinger Section 2 Roller 1 CO MM FeR III RR STINGER 69606026302 I III al Roller 2 STIN NUMB 16 GEOM 1 TYPE 1 i Roller 3 TABL X SUPP SECT 4 5 Stinger Section 3 4 8543 1 1779 1 4 4 Scopes of Stinger Section 3 13 8959 2 1787 1 i Scope 1 22 94
17. e quantity of the current stinger section which means how many separate scopes there are for the current stinger section www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 14 Specify scope quantity of the current stinger section 10 Click Scope X in the tree view and input parameters for each scope y Stinger Builder gt t gt gt ENE File Edit Analysis View Help H DD Pla s s 4 a Laybarge Model i 1 Laybarge Parameters Gress Scopes of Stinger Section 1 D Rollers on Laybarge Senet Laybarge Roller 1 4 5 Stinger 4 5 Stinger Section 1 4 42 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 angle des gt tilsi Te tn 443 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Min ai Roller 1 i Scope 1 a J Analysis Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters D View Roller Supports Coordinates 3 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE i i View 2D Model GB View 3D Model Type Specify the stinger section scope type angle or link beam length Min Minimum value of current scope Max Maximum value of current scope www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 15 Input parameters for each scope of the current stinger section In which Type Specify the stinger section scope type angle or link beam length Min Minimum value of current scope Max Maximum value of current scope 11 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 11 Click Rollers on Stinger Section X in
18. er File Edit Analysis View Help ASI RR SACA 3 a Ge and 4 lO Laybarge Model ER O Laybarge Parameters innen Laybarge Model Tensioner 1 4 3 Rollers on Laybarge a Laybarge Model Laybarge Roller 1 mii 4 45 Stinger Open Model Save Model 4 5 Stinger Section 1 4 42 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 i P Scope 1 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 a gt Analysis gt Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 3 View Roller Supports Coordinates i 2 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE ls View 2D Model View 3D Model Stinger Builder is a sub software of OFFPIPE Assistant which is developed to build precise laybarge and stinger model for OFFPIPE Assistant from which support roller coordinates are generated according to dimension and bending radius of the pipeline By comparing thousands of stinger profile Stinger Builder can provide best stinger profile which makes the Y coordinates of stinger tip roller lowest The support roller coordinates can be used by other commercial offshore pipeline analysis software such as OFFPIPE Click the buttons to load or save your laybarge amp stinger model www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 2 Load or save model 2 Click Laybarge Parameters in the tree view and input laybarge parameters in operation window y Stinger Builder y File Edit Analysis View Help HERAS MR IAEA
19. lus Distance Laybarge Roller 1 4 iQ Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Scope 1 4 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 I Roller 1 a gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters 1 Calculation Parameters 4 View Roller Supports Coordinates View OFFPIPE Laybarge and Stinger Configuration Root Point X mm Root Angle deg Min Height mm Plus 1Distance mm Plus2Distance mm V Angle deg Root Point Y mm Height Step mm Max Height mm Plus 1Height mm Plus2Height mm Roller Length mm TT 7 Plus2Height PlustHeight Roller Height w View 2D Model View 30 Model iias a hs PIPE VO AG J ROLLER FRI AV CROSS POINT IN N O Sent V HEIGHT NAV ANGLE Root Point X and Root Point Y X and Y coordinates of bottom points of roller support poles Root Angle Angle between roller support poles and vertical plane Min Height and Max Height It means the maximum and minimum distance between bottom points of roller support poles and rotation axis of roller supports Plus 1Distance Whether the roller supports on laybarge or stinger they may consist of two roller boxes The vertical distance between rotation axis of the whole roller support and rotation axis of the single roller box is defined as Plus 1Height and the horizontal distance between the two single roller boxes is defined as Plus Distance The vertical distance between rotation axis of the single roller box and
20. m tries to insert several positions into the allowed space in which the stinger section may be and then calculate the laybarge and stinger configuration in all the positions At last a best result will be found out Precision here means the number of positions inserted into the allowed space for each stinger section If there are 3 stinger sections the Precision is 20 then the program will calculate for 20 times to choose the best result Users can adjust the Precision number big value causes higher level of calculation precision but lower calculation speed small value reversed Stinger Builder will provide default value of Precision corresponding to stinger section number which we recommend user to use and should be proper for most cases When user try to find whether a pipeline radius can be generated then he can use a small Precision value which may not be more than 20 or 30 When user knows that a result can be generated with a pipeline radius and he want to obtain more precise value then he can use a bigger Precision value such as 100 even this may cost more calculation time 3 View the result 1 Click View in the tree view and select what you want to view or just click following nodes in the tree view cy Stinger Builder Y User Manual 3 Stinger Builder o wan CD File Edit Analysis View Help READ ele P Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters
21. nt Y mm S Pipeline Parameters al Calculation Parameters Right Link Point X mm Right Link Point Y mm Y 4 G View i Roller Supports Coordinates Laybarge and Stinger Configuration X In which Fig 3 11 Input parameters for each stinger section Hitch Point The direct connection point of this stinger section and section or laybarge see Fig 3 12 www offpipeassistant com adjacent stinger cy Stinger Builder User Manual Link Point The connection point of this stinger section and link beams or link cables by which to link adjacent stinger section or laybarge see Fig 3 12 gen Right Link Left Hitch Left Link hr Right Link Right Hitch OS n Left Link Left Hitch Fig 3 12 Definition of hitch and link point Local coordinates system is adopted here X axis is the upchord of this stinger section and Y axis is the center line of the first roller support pole on the left as shown in Fig 3 12 Fig 3 13 Local coordinates system If there is no hitch point or link point then input zero in corresponding edit 9 Click Scopes of Stinger Section X in the tree view to specify the scope quantity of the current stinger section Some stinger has only several fixed angle or link beam length or limited maximum or minimum angle or link beam length The scope here means the scope of upchord angle or link beam length between this stinger section and the last stinger section F
22. nt between barge pipeline arc and stinger pipeline arc Pipe Dimension Pipeline size references to API Specification for Line Pipe 2000 The outside diameter of the pipeline size specified will show in Outside Diameter edit Coat Thickness Thickness of the pipeline coat 13 Stinger Builder User Manual Elen amp Stinger Builder p we File Edit Analysis View Help PEAD ele i DB Laybarge Model Dr Pipeline Parameters Tensioner 1 Enem diate tea Pipeline Parameters Laybarge Roller 1 4 4 Stinger Barge Radius m 200 Stinger Radius m 200 4 5 Stinger Section 1 0 eee pi Stpger Section Tangent X m 0 Pipe Dimension OD_12 v Scope 1 40 cie on aloger CA Outside Diameter mm 323 9 Coat Thickness mm 0 Roller 1 4 J Analysis _ Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 View L Roller Supports Coordinates F Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE w View 2D Model E View 3D Model Barge Radius Pipeline bending radius on the laybarge Stinger Radius Pipeline bending radius on the stinger Tangent X The X coordinates of tangent point between barge pipeline arc and stinger pipeline arc Pipe Dimension Pipeline size references to API Specification for Line Pipe 2000 The outside diameter of the pipeline size specified will show in Outside Diameter edit Coat Thickness Thickness of the
23. o the user manual Fig 3 20 Input calculation parameters In which Max Error Maximum allowed error from roller supports to pipeline If user can allow some little errors a Max Error value should be specified When Stinger Builder can not generate a laybarge and stinger configuration by the given pipeline bending radius it will try to increase the maximum height and decrease the minimum height of laybarge and stinger 14 cy Stinger Builder User Manual rollers temporarily by 0 1 mm which will be tried again and again if laybarge and stinger configuration still can not be generated until a result can be generated or the increase exceeds the Max Error However when output result all the roller heights are still limited in original roller height scope which may causes separation between roller supports and pipeline which is the error The default value of Max Error is 1000 mm and we recommend user not to input value greater than 1000 User can specify whether to allow a certain roller support to increase its height range to conduct next calculation when no result can be generated by specify Yes or No to Adjust term of the roller support Precision Usually there are several solutions for laybarge and stinger configuration with the same pipeline bending radius Stinger Builder tries to find the best result in which the Y coordinates of last stinger roller is lowest The progra
24. on 3 4 8543 1 1779 Roller 1 3 13 8959 2 1787 ie Roller 2 F 22 9421 3 3297 Roller 3 31 9874 4 6553 a Analysis 41 1866 6 1647 L Pipeline Parameters 50 048 7 7736 Calculation Parameters 58 8805 9 535 4 ven 69 4768 11 8664 tu ar Supporte Coordinates 78 2349 13 9661 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE 85 249 15 7618 w View 2D Model Q View 3D Model The best support roller coordinates the Y coordinates of stinger tip roller is lowest shows in Roller Supports Coordinates frame The coordinates here always refer to the B O P Bottom Of Pipe point of pipe which is the lowest point of pipe cross section www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 22 View roller supports coordinates If the analysis has been run to generate best support roller coordinates the Y coordinates of stinger tip roller is lowest The result will show in Roller Supports Coordinates frame The coordinates here always refer to the B O P Bottom Of Pipe point of pipe which is the lowest point of pipe cross section 16 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 3 Click Laybarge and Stinger eee to view it Stinger Builder Example Model mdl i c Ths xx File Edit Analysis View Help E fel Oe 4 5 Stinger Section 1 4 5 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 a Scope Laybarge and Stinger Configuration 4 5 Rollers on Stinger Section 1 5 Roller 1 Laybarge and Stinger Configur
25. or the first stinger section the scope means the scope of upchord angle between this stinger section and the laybarge deck or link wire length between this stinger section and the laybarge User can specify the scope quantity of the current stinger section which means how many separate scopes there are for the current stinger section Stinger Builder User Manual EF Stinger Builder a 2 mt File Edit Analysis View Help EA IPR P EISIG pe a Laybarge Model i Laybarge Parameters 4 2 Tensioners Scopes of Stinger Section 1 _ Tensioner 1 Rollers onknyhenge Scopes of Stinger Section 1 Laybarge Roller 1 4 5 Stinger Scope Quantity 4 5 Stinger Section 1 2 DB Scopes of Stinger Section 1 P Scope 1 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 a gt Analysis Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 G View Roller Supports Coordinates i 12 Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE View 2D Model 3D View 3D Model Some stinger has only several fixed angle or link beam length or limited maximum or minimum angle or link beam length The scope here means the scope of upchord angle or link beam length between this stinger section and the last stinger section For the first stinger section the scope means the scope of upchord angle between this stinger section and the laybarge deck or link wire length between this stinger section and the laybarge User can specify the scop
26. pipeassistant com Fig 3 5 Input parameters for each tensioner 5 Click Rollers on Laybarge in the tree view to specify quantity of rollers on laybarge S Stinger Builder File Edit Analysis View Help iw a OG ble S 4 Laybarge Model i Laybarge Parameters 49 Tensioners Rollers on Laybarge 3 Tensioner 1 4 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 oe ete as a Uli md Le D So Rollers on Laybarge 4 5 Stinger Roller Quantity on Laybarge 4 Stinger Section 1 4 42 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 ll a Scope 1 4 Sy Rollers on Stinger Section 1 Roller 1 a gt Analysis i of gt Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 5 View Roller Supports Coordinates _ Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE bliss View 2D Model View 3D Model Specify quantity of rollers on laybarge here www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 6 Specify quantity of laybarge rollers 6 Click Laybarge Roller X in the tree view and input parameters for each laybarge roller cy Stinger Builder User Manual amp Stinger Builder gt mo e File Edit Analysis View Help He fel Ot He Pla amp eo 4 69 Laybarge Model Laybarge Parameters 4 9 Tensioners Rollers on Laybarge Tensioner 1 4 3 Rollers on Laybarge Laybarge Roller 1 4 5 Stinger Laybarge Roller 1 Y Cross Point Plus2Distance le as er of va P
27. rresponding to the bending radius of pipeline specified by users This function makes it possible to build a laybarge model database of a company which can be called directly in calculation 2 Rapid and precise calculation For any input the calculation will be completed in a very short time All factors influence the support roller coordinates are considered during calculation even the outside diameter of pipeline Both maximum allowed error and calculation precision can be adjusted by user 3 Standard output and stinger model show When the calculation completed support roller coordinates will show in standard input format of OFFPIPE users can directly copy the output result and paste it into OFFPIPE input files The 2D and 3D stinger model will show in a figure and the configuration of laybarge and stinger will be provided as well cy Stinger Builder User Manual 2 INSTALLATION To start to use Stinger Builder please 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive or unzip the installation pack file 2 Copy Stinger Builder folder in root directory of installation CD or installation pack file to hard disk of your PC 3 Insert the attached hard lock into one of USB port in your PC 4 Double click Stinger Builder exe icon in the folder to start the software Stinger Builder runs on PC with Windows XP or Windows 7 cy Stinger Builder User Manual 3 HOW TO USE 9 Stinger Builder ls File Edit An
28. t Egee 4 5 Stinger Section 2 p Roller Supports Coordinates Salg Laybarge and Stinger Configuration 90 000 80 000 70 000 60 000 50 000 40 000 30 000 20 000 10 000 0 10 000 20000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 View OFFPIPE Show the calculated profile of pipeline and stinger a Save Picture button Save Laybarge Model chart as Windows metafile Fig 3 25 View 2D Model Stinger Builder Example Modelmdl 1 hk le Edit Analysis View Help B KODY PESE 4 Stinger Section 3 View 3D Model Roller State ViBarge sky water Mluight 1 Fluight 2 PEN rn Q EE Q View 3D model of calculated profile of pipeline and stinger a Roller State checkbox is used to control whether to show roller support errors When the roller support is higher than pipeline it shows red when lower shows blue when the pipeline B O P is within the roller support adjustable range the support shows green Fig 3 26 View 3D Model some functions in the tree view can be directly conducted from main menu and tool buttons Just try it by yourself What need to be emphasized again is that Stinger Builder is used to build laybarge and stinger model for OFFPIPE Assistant only the parameters in Laybarge Model part will be save in laybarge model file to be called by OFFPIPE Assistant All the parameters in 19 cy Stinger Builder User Manual Analysis part and all the output in View part
29. the cross point of V type roller pair see Fig 3 3 is defined as Plus2Height and the horizontal distance between the two V cross points in a single roller box is defined as Plus2Distance These parameters are necessary and important for precise laybarge and stinger modeling because using these parameters with dimension and bending radius of the pipeline RollerPlusHeight can be obtained which means the distance between rotation axis of the whole roller support and pipeline B O P Generally there is PlusHeight2 Plus2Height VHeight PipelineBendingRadius sqrt power PipelineBendingRadius 2 power Plus 2Distance 2 2 www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 7 Input parameters for each laybarge roller In which Root Point X and Root Point Y X and Y coordinates of bottom points of roller support poles Root Angle Angle between roller support poles and vertical plane Height Step The minimum length that the roller height can be adjusted each time Min Height and Max Height Reference to Fig 3 8 It means the maximum and minimum distance between bottom points of roller support poles and rotation axis of roller supports Plus1 Distance Reference to Fig 3 8 Whether the roller supports on laybarge or stinger they may consist of two roller boxes as shown in Fig 3 8 The vertical distance between rotation axis of the whole roller support and rotation axis of the single roller box is defined as Plus1
30. ut in Roller Supports Coordinates and Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show in red or blue which means the roller support is higher or lower than the pipeline www offpipeassistant com Fig 3 23 View laybarge and stinger configuration Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show the calculated laybarge and stinger configuration parameters such as tangent point on the barge roller heights and length of link beams Where Tangert X Tangent point between pipeline and horizontal plane or the plane specified by Pipeline angle on the barge unit is meter Link Length Length of link wire between center of pulley wheel on stinger A frame and the first stinger section and length of puppiece between stinger sections unit is meter Stinger Upchord Angle Angles of stinger upchords unit is degree Barge Roller Height Roller heights of support roller on laybarge from bow to stern unit is meter Stinger Roller Height Roller heights of support roller on stinger from bow to stern unit is meter All the information about tensioners will show in bold When some error occurs the corresponding text output in Roller Supports Coordinates and Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show in red or blue which means the roller support is higher or lower than the pipeline and Laybarge and Stinger Configuration frame will show the separation between roller supports an
31. which is the lowest point of the pipe cross section The tensioners and rollers on laybarge are numbered from bow to stern Length Length of the tensioner This parameter has no influence on calculation used only when viewing OFFPIPE format result Stinger Builder User Manual EF Stinger Builder File Edit Analysis View Help BEA Pla S es 4 Laybarge Model ok P Laybarge Parameters a 4 Tensioners Te n S O n e rs 17 Tensioner 1 4 3 Rollers on Laybarge I Laybarge Roller 1 5 enes Tensioner 1 4 5 Stinger Tensioner 1 4 Stinger Section 1 i 4 42 Scopes of Stinger Section 1 a Root Point X mm Root Point Y mm Scope 1 a dd Section 1 Height mm Length mm Roller a gt Analysis i gt Pipeline Parameters Calculation Parameters 4 View Roller Supports Coordinates _ Laybarge and Stinger Configuration View OFFPIPE bliss View 2D Model 3D View 3D Model Root Point X and Root Point Y The X and Y coordinates of installation point of tensioner on deck Height The distance between installation point of tensioner on deck and the bottom of pipe B O P which is the lowest point of the pipe cross section The tensioners and rollers on laybarge are numbered from bow to stern Length Length of the tensioner This parameter has no influence on calculation used only when viewing OFFPIPE format result www off
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