Engineered Analysis of Critical Service Cable Designs
The software BPP-Cables uses, including its own in-house unique design software, enables global and local analyses of all applicable electrical, thermal and mechanical loading conditions.
The practical output provides storage, handling, installation, and operational guidelines. All software used has been developed and verified on projects around the world.
We provide peer reviews of existing studies based on our extensive experience. We evaluate and optimise designs using a collection of industry standard and our in-house validated software models. Our materials laboratory provides sample analysis and testing. Cables are an increasingly important element of subsea development projects, especially those in deepwater.
Services include:
- Local & Global Analysis
- Structural Analysis
- Thermal Analysis
- Hydrodynamic Analysis
- Fatigue & Service Life Assessment
- Environmental Impact Assessment
Dynamic Analysis is usually carried out using OrcaFlex software, covering elements such as: normal operation; extreme storms or other events; clashing and interface loads. Fatigue life estimates use S-N data generated for cable component materials that have been fatigue tested under representative loading conditions.
Finite Element Analysis using ABAQUS or ANSYS is carried out for design verification, parametric model generation, local fatigue loading and local stress concentration.