External turret having bogie wheels

The invention relates to an external turret assembly (1) for mooring a floating vessel (2) to a seabed comprising an extension construction (3) with a turntable (12), a turret (4) rotatably secured within the turntable (12) via a bearing assembly (5, 6) and provided at its lower end with a chaintabl...

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Main Authors Monsigny, Guillaume, Toggiani, Jean-Yves Silvain, Botta, Herve
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.10.2016
Subjects
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention relates to an external turret assembly (1) for mooring a floating vessel (2) to a seabed comprising an extension construction (3) with a turntable (12), a turret (4) rotatably secured within the turntable (12) via a bearing assembly (5, 6) and provided at its lower end with a chaintable (11), the bearing assembly (5, 6) comprising a first bearing means (5) near the upper end of the turret (4) for transfer of axial mooring forces and second bearing means (6) for transfer of radial mooring forces, wherein the distance along the turret axis (X) between the first bearing means (5) and the second bearing means (6) is smaller than the diameter of the second bearing means (6), and the first bearing means (5) comprises bogie wheels (28), wherein the second bearing means (6) is arranged 5-20 m below the first bearing means (5).
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20150248999