SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING FLUID BETWEEN A SHIP AND A FACILITY, SUCH AS A CLIENT SHIP

摘要

A system for transferring fluid between a ship and a facility has a mast with a proximal end pivotally mounted on a deck of the ship and a distal end, a fluid-transfer line extending along the mast, a flexible pipe with a first end connected to the fluid-transfer line and a second end connected to a manifold of the facility, the flexible pipe being equipped with a connecting device having an emergency cut-off comprising two elements which are capable of automatically separating in a separation direction, when a separating force which is above a threshold is exerted, and a guide element supported by the mast, and comprising a convex surface for guiding the flexible pipe which is capable of absorbing a pulling force of the flexible pipe such that this force is exerted on the connecting device having an emergency cut-off in the separation direction

主权项

1. A system for transferring a fluid between a ship and a facility, the system comprising:
a mast (1) comprising a proximal extremity intended to be pivotally mounted on a deck (2) of the ship (3) and a distal extremity (7); a fluid transfer line (4) extending along the mast (1); a flexible pipe (8) comprising a first extremity (9) connected to a fluid transfer line (4) and a second extremity (10) intended to be connected to a manifold (11) of the facility during a fluid transfer operation, the flexible pipe (8) being fitted with an emergency disconnection connecting device (19) comprising two elements (20, 21) capable of separating automatically in a direction of separation d when a separating force greater than a threshold is exerted; and a guide element (29), carried by the mast (1), comprising a convex guide surface (30) for the flexible pipe (8) capable of taking up a pulling force on the flexible pipe (8) exerted between the first and second ends (9, 10) of the flexible pipe (8) when the pulling force presses the flexible pipe (8) against the convex guide surface (30), the convex guide surface (30) being arranged in relation to the emergency disconnection connecting device (19) in such a way that when a pulling force is exerted between the first and second ends (9, 10) of the flexible pipe (8), the flexible pipe (8) is pressed against the convex guide surface (30), the direction of separation d in which the separable elements (20, 21) separate extends tangentially to the said convex guide surface (30) in such a way that the said pulling force is exerted on the emergency disconnection connecting device (19) in the direction of separation d.