Subsea Systems Design and Advanced Analysis

Z-Subsea provides full-life cycle subsea systems design services with the focus on deploying the most experienced team of experts to deliver a robust and economically viable design to meet the project requirements. Typical activities will be covered by Z-Subsea team to recognised codes and standards include:

Field Development
Subsea field layout and route selection
Flow assurance
Pipeline system design selection (single, pipe-in-pipe, piggyback or bundle)
Subsea pipeline design and analysis including; wall thickness calculation, collapse assessment, buckling assessment, free span assessment, on-bottom stability, to PD8010, DNV, ASME and other industry recognised standards
Subsea control system selection and design
Subsea systems corrosion analysis and protection (corrosion coating and Cathodic Protection (CP)) design
Subsea material selection
Subsea risers (rigid, flexible, in caisson, steel catenary, in J-Tubes, etc.) design and analysis using Orcaflex, Flexcom and Sheer 7 software
Subsea pipelines and riser installation analysis
Umbilical and cables design and analysis
Foundation, dropped objects, trawl board impact, hydrodynamic forces and seismic excitation design and analysis of subsea structures including SSIVs, Manifolds, PLEMs, PLETs and UTAs
Subsea piping design and analysis
Subsea components (Flanges, Bulkheads, Tees, Wyes) design and analysis (non-linear FEA and Load and Resistance Factors Design (LRFD))
Tailor-made advanced analysis of special subsea components using FE software ABAQUS

For more information about our flow assurance services please contact us or download our technical brochures