Umbilical reel safety release
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Apr 29, 2008
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Feb 17, 2005
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Feb 17, 2005
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Abstract
The method of preventing over tension to an umbilical wrapped on the spool of an offshore reel when the umbilical is unexpectedly pulled from the spool on the reel, comprising providing a main disk, mounting the main disk on the spool of the reel with a slip connection which will slip at a desired force, connecting motor power for the reel to the main disk, connecting brakes to the main disk, such that when tension from the umbilical exceeds a desired force, the slip connection will slip and prevent the umbilical from being subjected to tension higher than the desired amount.
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