A COLD WATER PIPING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ARTICULATING INTERFACE, MODULAR ELEMENTS, AND STRAINER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A cold water piping system including a floating platform (50) having horizontal and vertical surfaces, the platform including a moon pool generally in the middle of the horizontal surface in the form of a vertical cylinder with four recesses (62) having a rectangular shape, an articulating interface (51) suspended directly from the platform, the interface including a tubular shape made of fabric and a bellows assembly disposed at a bottom portion thereof. The system also includes at least two suspension cable assemblies secured to the platform, where the at least two suspension cables cross the moon pool (58), vertically mounted modular elements (53), where ends of the suspension cable assemblies are fastened to a top modular element at four diametrically opposed points, and a strainer (54) having sea water intakes including a counterweight (64) connected to the lowest modular element. The system also includes winches (56) disposed on the horizontal surface of the platform and deployment cables (57) connected to the strainer and winches.