GotoBlackboardanddownloadthelabdemodocument.

Thisprovidesaproblemdescriptionforthe
labdemo.Also,downloadthelabdemospreadsheetwhichprovidesnumbersandcalculationsthatwill
beusedinthemodelbuilding.

DoubleClicktheDeepRiserv4.1icononyourdesktoptostarttheprogram.AttheDeepRiserstartup
screen,clicktheDeepRiserProjectfolderonthesidebar.

ClickontheGeneraltabintheDeepRiserProjectwindow.Typelabdemointheprojecttitlefieldand
clicktheOKbutton.

RightclickontheMaterialsfolderonthesidebar,thenclickNewonthepopupmenu,andthenclick
Materialonthe2ndpopupmenu.ClickontheMaterial1lineonthesidebar.Thenclickonthe
PropertiesbuttonontheMaterialswindow.Enter206.9fortheYoungsModulus,79.3fortheShear
Modulus,7850forthemassdensity,and482.65fortheyieldstrength(cellsG3,G5,K2,andC8).Click
theOKbutton.NoticetheunitsofGPa.Also,notethatthesematerialsvaluesareconvertedforunitsin
thelabdemospreadsheet.

Savethedocumentbyclickingthediskiconatthetopleftoftheiconbar.Typelabdemointothefile
namefieldandclickthesavebutton.

RightclickonMaterialfolderinthesidebar,clickNew,thenclickRiserLoadings,thenclick
InternalFluidonthepopupmenus.ClickonInternalFluid1onthesidebar,clickontheProperties
buttonintheInternalFluidscreen.Type1300intothemassdensityandtype103.425intothe
InternalPressurefield(cellsK4andC6).ClicktheOKbutton.Again,thesenumberswereconvertedfor
unitsinthelabdemospreadsheet.

RightclickontheVesselsfolderinthesidebar,thenclickNew,thenclickVessels,andthenclick
StandardVesselinthepopupmenus.UsetheselectorarrowtoselectDrillShipintheprofilefieldof
theStandardVesselwindow.ClickontheReferencePointLocationbuttonintheStandardVessel
window.Type10intheDraftfieldandtype14.572intotheElev.OfRefPointAboveKeelfield
(cellsP6andP8).Referencethelabdemospreadsheet.ClicktheOKbutton.

RightclickComponentsfolderinthesidebar,thenclickNew,thenclickRiserComponents,then
clickTaperedStressJointinthepopupmenus.ClickonTaperedStressJoint1inthesidebarandclick
ontheJointPropertiesbuttonintheTaperedStressJointwindow.SelectMaterial1inthematerial
field.Enter6114.4theairweightfieldand5388.6inthewetweightfield(cellsT17andU17).ClickOK.

ClickontheDimensionsbuttonintheTaperedStressJointwindow.Type9.144intheSection
Lengthfield,type161.3intheInt.Diameterfield,type402.6intheExt.DiameterBasefield,andtype
301.0intheExt.DiameterTopfield(cellsD17,M17,L17,andK17).ClickOK.Nowdragthescrollbaron
therighttothebottomandclicktheHydrodynamicCoefficientbutton.Type1intheNormalDrag
fieldandtype1intheNormalInertiafield.ClickOK.

RightclickComponentsfolderinthesidebar,thenclickNew,RiserComponents,andProductionRiser
Jointinthepopupmenus.ClickontheOuterCasingPropertiesbutton.SelectMaterial1inthe
materialfield,type301.0intheouterDiameterfield,type69.85intheThicknessfield,type12.191in
theLengthfield,andtype39.8intheAdditionalMass/UnitLengthfield(cellsK16,N16,D16,andV16).
ClickOK.

ClicktheHydrodynamicsCoefficientsbuttonintheProductionRiserJointwindow(youmayneedtodrag
thescollbardown).Type1fortheNormalDragfieldandtype1fortheNormalInertiafield.ClickOK.

RightclickontheProductionRiserJoint1lineinthesidebarandclickcopyinthepopupmenu.Right
clickontheComponentsfolderinthesidebarandclickpasteinthepopupmenu.ClickonProduction
RiserJoint1(2)onthesidebar.ClickontheOuterCasingPropertiesbuttonintheProductionRiserJoint
window.ChangetheLengthfieldto9.144(cellsD15).ClickOK.

Letsrenamesomeoftheitemswehavecreated.RightclickonMaterial1andclickRenameonthe
popupmenu.TypeSteelasthenewnameofMaterial1.Followasimilarproceduretorename
InternalFluid1toBrine.RenameProductionRiserJoint1(2)toPupJoint.Saveyourwork.

MakeacopyofTaperedStressJoint1andpasteitintoComponentsfolderinthesidebar.Renamethe
copytoTensionJoint.ClickonTensionjointinthesidebarandclickJointPropertiesbuttoninthe
TaperedStressJointwindow.Type1668.7intheWeightinAirfieldandtype1470.6intotheWeightin
Waterfield(cellsT14andU14).ClickOK.ClickontheDimensionsbuttonintheTaperedStressJoint
windowandtype3.048intheSectionLengthfield,type301.0intheExt.DiameterBasefield,andtype
351.8intheExt.DiameterTopfield(cellsD14,L14,andK14).ClickOK.

MakeacopyofthePupJointandpasteitintotheComponentfolderinthesidebar.Renamethecopy
toTensionSpool.ClickontheOuterCasingPropertiesandtype351.8intotheOuterDiameterfield,
type95.25intotheThicknessfield,type3.048intotheLengthfield,andtype60.3intotheAdditional
Mass/UnitLength(cellsK13,M13,D13,andV13).ClickOK.

MakeacopyofTensionSpoolandpasteitintotheComponentsfolderinthesidebar.Renamethecopy
toSurfaceTree.ClickontheOuterCasingPropertiesintheProductionRiserJointwindowandtype508
intheOuterDiameterfield,type173.355intheThicknessfield,andtype143.1intheAdditional
Mass/UnitLengthfield(cellsK12,M12,andV12).ClickOK.

RightclickonComponentsfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,RiserComponents,Tensionerinthe
popupmenus.ClickonTensionerinthesidebar.ClickthePropertiesbuttonintheTensionerwindow
andtype6intheNumberofTensioningLinesfield,type600intheDiameterofSlipRingatTensioner
AttachmentPointsfieldandtype1000intheSlipRingWeightfield(cellsF22,F20,andO13).

ClickontheCoordinatesbuttonintheTensionerwindow.Type27.383intheLocalVesselXfield#1row
(cellP5).Type0.423intheLocalVesselY#1row.Inthesamecolumn,type0.423,0.846,0.423,
0.423,0.846forthe#2,#3,#4,#5,and#6rows(cellsF26throughF31).Type0.733,0.733,0,0.733,
0.733,0intheLocalVesselZrows#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,and#6(cellsG26throughG31).ClickOK.Slide
therightsliderbardownandclickontheSpecifyAdditionalInputsforaSoftHangOffModelbutton.
Type134.867intheTensioningLineStiffnessfield(cellP24).ClickOK.Saveyourwork.

RightclickontheRisersfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,Risers,ProductionRiser.Clickthe
ProductionRiser1inthesidebarandclickonthearrownexttotheProductionRiserJointfieldinthe
ProductionRiserwindowandselectTaperedStressJoint.

NowclicktheAddJointbuttonintheProductionRiserwindowandselectTaperedStressJoint1inthe
AddTaperedStressJointfield.ClickOK.

Now,clickontheTaperedStressJoint1rowintheProductionRisertableandclicktheJointProperties
button.Inthejointpropertieswindow,selectBottomintheElevationAtfieldandtype3.048inthe
Elevationfield(cellD18).ClickOK.NoticehowthetopelevationoftheTaperedStressJointmatches
thelabdemospreadsheet.

Topelevation
shouldmatch
cellG17

ClickonthearrownexttotheTaperedStressJointfieldintheProductionRiserwindowandselect
ProductionRiserJoint.ClicktheAddJointButtonintheProductionRiserwindowandselectProduction
RiserJoint1intheAddProductionRiserJointfield.Enter125intheNumberofJointsfieldandclick
OK(cellE16).ThetopelevationshouldmatchcellG16.Saveyourwork.

ClickontheAddJointButtonandselectPupJointtheAddProductionRiserJointfield.ClickOK.Clickon
thearrownexttotheProductionRiserJointfieldintheProductionRiserwindowandselectTapered
StressJoint.ClicktheAddJointButtonintheProductionRiserwindowandselectTensionJoint.Click
OK.TopelevationshouldmatchcellG14.

ClickonthearrownexttotheTaperedStressJointfieldintheProductionRiserwindowandselect
ProductionRiserJoint.ClicktheAddJointButtonintheProductionRiserwindowandselectTension
Spool.ClickOK.ClicktheAddJointButtonintheProductionRiserwindowandselectSurfaceTree.
ClickOK.Confirmallofthetopelevationsversusthelabdemospreadsheet.Thetopelevationshould
matchcellG12.Saveyourwork.

ClickontheTensionJointrowintheProductionRisertableandclicktheJointPropertiesbutton.
SelectionTopfortheTensionfieldandselectTensioner1intheTensionfield.ClickOK.Clickonthe
SurfaceTreerowintheProductionRisertableandclicktheJointPropertiesbutton.SelectBottomin
theVesselConnectionfieldandselectCentraliserintheConnectionTypefield.ClickOK.Note,the
centralizerisusedtoprovidesupportfordynamicloadonthetopheavysurfacetree.

SelectBrineintheOuterCasingInternalFluidfieldintheProductionRiserwindow.ClickontheLevel
AboveMudlinebuttonintheProductionRiserwindowandtype1554.36intheInternalFluidLevel
AboveMudlinefield(cellG12).ClickOK.

RightclickontheEnvironmentfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,EnvironmentalConditions,and
Currentinthepopupmenus.ClickonCurrentinthesidebarandclickonthearrownextto"Type"inthe
Currentwindow.Select"PiecewiseLinear".

Clickthe"currentdata"buttonintheCurrentwindow.Type"0"intorow#1ofthecolumnlabeled
DistanceBelowMeanWaterLineandthenenter304.79,609.57,and1523.93inrow#2,#3,and#4of
thesamecolumn(cellsK31toK34).Nowenter1.0,1.0,0.3,and0.3intorows#1,#2,#3,and#4ofthe
columnlabeledVelocity(cellsL31toL34).ClickOK.

RightclickontheEnvironmentfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,EnvironmentalConditions,andWave
inthepopupmenus.ClickonWaveinthesidebarandclickonthePiersonMoskowitzbuttoninthe
Wavewindow.Type6.40inWaveHeightfield(cellV3),type12intheUpcrossingPeriod,andclickOK.

RightclicktheEnvironmentfolderinthesidebarandclickNewandEnvironmentalLoadCaseinthe
popupmenus.ClickEnvironmentalLoadCase1inthesidebar.SelectCurrent1andWave1inthe
CurrentandWavefields.Saveyourwork.

RightclickontheVesselsfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,VesselLoadings,andVesselOffsetinthe
popupmenus.ClickVesselOffset1inthesidebar.ClicktheTranslationOffsetbuttonintheVessel
Offsetwindow.Type45.7intheYfieldandclickOK(cellG7).

RightclickontheVesselsfolderinthesidebarandclickNew,VesselLoadings,andVesselMotioninthe
popupmenus.ClickVesselMotion1inthesidebar.SelectRAOonlyintheMotionTypefieldofthe
VesselMotionwindow.ClicktheRAOFilebuttonintheVesselMotionwindow.Findandselect
Drillship.raoandclicktheopenbutton.

ClickontheProductionRiser1inthesidebaragain.Clicktheparameterstabinthetopofthe
ProductionRiserwindow.SelectStandardVessel1intheVesselNamefield.Clickonthewaterdepth
buttonandtype1523.926intheWaterDepthField(cellC3).ClickOK.ClickontheMeshingParameters
buttonintheProductionRiserwindow.Settheminimumelementsizeto0.25m.ClickOK.

RightclicktheAnalysesfolderinthesidebarandclickNewandAnalysisinthepopupmenus.Click
Analysis1inthesidebar.IntheAnalysiswindow,selectTimeDomainDynamicRandomSeainthe
Analysistypefield.SelectProductionRiserintheRiserTypefield.SelectProductionRiser1inthe
RiserNamefield.ClicktheTimebuttonandtype300intheDurationfieldand20intheRampTime
field.ClickOK.

ClicktheDefinebuttonintheAnalysiswindow.Type10276.34intheTopTensionfield(cellP23).Select
VesselOffset1intheVesselOffsetfield.SelectVesselMotion1intheVesselMotionfield.Select
EnvironmentalLoadCase1intheEnvLoadCasefield.ClickOK.

Toruntheanalysis,clickontheAnalysis1lineinthesidebarandpresstheRunbuttoninMenubar.The
Analysisoutputwindowshoulddisplaythemessage,Timeisnow:300.000.Analysissuccessfully
completed.

ClickontheResultsTaboftheAnalysiswindow.ClickontheLoadCase1folderoftheAnalysiswindow.
Nowdoubleclicktheanalysis.arpfile.YouwillneedtoprintoutthisDeepRiserV4.1AnalysisReportand
submititaspartofyourFinalProjectReport.KeyplotsaretheeffectivetensionandvonMisesstressvs
elevationplots.

TakeacloselookattheFig4oftheReport(EnvelopeoftheVonMisesStress).Itshowsthemaximum
andminimumVMstressforeachelementoftheriser.Whatisthemaximumstressoftheriser?Isit
toohigh?DiscussthisinyourFinalProjectReports.Also,takealookattheFig2oftheReport
(EnvelopeofEffectiveTension).Isanyportionoftheriserincompression?Isthetensionintheriser
excessivelyhigh?Doesthetoptensionmatchyourestimates?DiscussthisinyourFinalProjectReport.
Now,minimizetheReportwindow.

Fig. 2: Envelope of Effective Tension

1750
Curvilinear Distance along the Riser (m)
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
0

-2500 0 2500 5000 7500 10000 12500

Effective Tension Envelope (kN)

Fig. 4: Envelope of Von Mises Stress

1750
Curvilinear Distance along the Riser (m)
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
0

175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375

Von Mises Stress Envelope (MPa)

ClickontheDynamicDisplaybuttoninthemenubar.Makesuretoincludesomescreenshotsofyour
3Dmodelatvariousanalysistimesandzoominoninterestinglocationssuchasthetensioner.

Holdtheleftbuttonofthemouseandmovethemousetorotatetheview.Holdtherightmousebutton
andmovethemousetopan.Rollthemousewheeltozoominandout.Clickontheplaybuttontostart
theanimation.

PointerstoOptimizetheRiserDesign

Foryourriserdesignproject,calculatetherequiredpipeODandIDforpressurecontainment(Lecture
4).Calculateavailabletensionandavailablebendingmoment(Lecture4).

Updatethestackupspreadsheetfromthelabusingthechosenwaterdepth,designpressureandvessel
offset.ModifytheriserjointandpupjointwiththecalculatedODandID.Changetheriserjoint
quantityandthepupjointlengthtoreachthetargetheight(waterdepthplusairgap).Calculate
hangingweight(Lecture4).

Thestressjointandtensionjointtapersshouldinitiallyhavethesametaperangleasthatusedinthelab
demo.ThetopofthestressjointandthebottomofthetensionjointshouldmatchtheODandIDofthe
riserjoint.ThetensionspoolshouldmatchtheODandIDofthetopofthetensionjoint.Thetension
spoolshouldnotexceedtheODandIDofthesurfacetree.Thebottomofthestressjointshouldnot
exceedtheODandIDofthewellhead.ThereshouldbenomismatchesinODandIDinadjacentjoints
exceptatthesurfacetreeandwellhead.

Makesurethetoptensionissufficienttokeeptheentireriserinpositivetension.Checktheeffective
tensionplot.Thetensionatthebottomshouldbepositiveandmatchthestackupspreadsheet.Check
thevonMisesstressplot.Determinewhichlocationsareabovetheallowablestressoftheriser(2/3rdof
YSmaximumallowed).

Next,runafewmodelswithdifferentlevelsofthetoptension.Makeaspreadsheettablewiththetop
tensionvsthemaximumstressintheriser.Putthisinyourfinalreport.Pickthetoptensionwiththe
loweststressperformanceinriser.Generally,increasingtoptensionimprovefatigue(uptoalimit).The
maximumstressintherisermayimproveorgetworsewithtoptension,soitisagoodideatoruna
coupleofcasesandchoosethebest.

Oncethetoptensionisproperlyapplied,thenrefertotheslidesattheendoflecture4tooptimizethe
risersystem.Iftheentirerisersystemisabovetheallowablestress(noportionoftheriserisbelowthe
allowablestress),thethenriserisundersizedortheappliedpressureistoohigh.Ifthestressjointis
overstressed,thenthebottomofthestressjointODmustbereducedorincreased.Ifthetopofthe
stressjointisoverstressed,decreasetheODofthestressjointbottom.Ifthebottomofthestressjoint
isoverstressed,thenincreasetheODofthestressjointbottom.Thestressjointlengthmayalsobe
increased.

Ifthetensionjointisoverstressed,thenthetopofthetensionjointODmustbereducedorincreased.If
thetopofthetensionjointisoverstressed,increasetheODofthetensionjointtop.Ifthebottomofthe
tensionjointisoverstressed,thendecreasetheODofthetensionjointtop.Makesurethetension
spoolmatchesthetopofthetensionjoint.Thelengthofthetensionjointmaybeincreased.

Ifthetensionerspoolisoverstressed,then3optionsarepossible.Thetensionspool(andtensionjoint
top)ODmaybeincrease.Thelengthofthetensionjointmaybeincreased.Anotherpossible
improvementistoremovethecentralizeratthesurfacetree.Thismayimprovethemaxstressinthe
riser,butmayalsoincreasefatigue.

HelpwithProjectWorksheets

Thetwokeystoagoodfinalproject:completenessandconsistency.Therefore:

Donotdeviatefromyourpickedprojectconditions.Dont.
Forthetensionerworksheet,makesuretofollowthelectureexampleproblems(Lecture5).
Also,remembertolookupthecorrectheaveRAOfromthedrillship.raofile.Irecommend
checkingthe0heading.Findyourchosenwavefrequency(1/waveperiod).Thenfindthe
maximumheaveRAOfor10frequenciescenteredaroundyourchosenwavefrequency(see
Lecture7forhelpwithRAOfiles).Updateyourstackupspreadsheetwithyourtensionerdesign.
Forthewaveandcurrentloadingworksheet,followthelectureexampleproblemsinLecture6
and7.
ForwaveandVIVloading,followthelectureexampleproblemsinLecture8.Whencalculating
thestressontheriserduetowaveloading,assumethattheriserlengthistwicetheairgap.For
therequirednumberofcycles,use3hoursofwavesatthechosenwavefrequency.ForVIV,use
onedayofvorticesatthecalculatedsheddingfrequency.