1.
INPUT PARAMETERS
1.1. INPUT SURFACE AREAS
1.1.1. ABOVE MUDLINE WITHOUT CORROSION PROTECTION COATING
2
Jacket structure Aj := 1222.584m
2
Risers (assumed as 2 no.s) Ar := 21.449m
2
Barge bumpers Abb := 0m
2
Caissons (external and internal) Ac := 3.09m
2
Pile (inside jacket legs) Ap := 0m
2
Boat landing Abl := 0m
2
Conductor guide (internal & external surfaces) Acg := 43.68m
2
Riser clamps Arcl := 1.59m
1.1.2. ABOVE MUDLINE WITH CORROSION PROTECTION COATING
All members in the splash zone are coated (Ref. DO Standard specification for CP design of
Offshore steel structures Section 5.6.2)
2
Jacket structure Ajc := 270.8m
2
Risers (assumed as 2 no.s) Arc := 8.71m
2
Barge bumpers (leg protectors) Abbc := 66.85m
2
Caissons (external and internal) Acc := 28.13m
2
Pile (inside jacket legs) Apc := 0m
2
Boat landing Ablc := 704.231m
2
Conductor guide (internal & external surfaces) Acgc := 0m
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2
Riser clamps Arclc := 0m
1.1.3. BELOW MUDLINE
2
Leg and main piles (pile length taken as 20m Alsp := 271.12m
below mudline)
2
Mudmats(assuming 7.5x7.5 triangle at each of the 4 Amm := 4 0.5 7.5 m 7.5 m = 112.5 m
corners)
1.2. DESIGN SURFACE AREAS
Contingency factor for surface area f := 1.1
2
Design surface area above mudline without coating A1 := f Aj + Ar + Abb + Ac ... = 1421.632 m
+ A + A + A + A
p bl cg rcl
2
Design surface area above mudline with coating A2 := f Ajc + Arc + Abbc + Acc ... = 1186.593 m
+ A + A + A
pc blc cgc + Arclc
2
Design surface area below mudline excluding
mudmat bottom surface
( )
A3 := f A lsp + Amm = 421.982 m
2
Design surface area for mudmat bottom surface A4 := f Amm = 123.75 m
1.3. ANODE PARAMETERS
Ref.: DO Standard Specification for CP design of Offshore Steel Structures Section 5.4
Utilisation factor u := 0.9
Design life 5
t := 25yr = 2.19 10 hr
Closed circuit potential w.r.t Ag/AgCl electrode a := 1.05V
A hr
Anode capacity(sea) ECs := 2400
kg
A hr
Anode capacity(mud) ECm := 1800
kg
Efiiciency a := 0.8
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1.4. ANODE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Ref.: DO Standard Specification for CP design of Offshore Steel Structures Section 5.5
Length la := 3050mm
Average width ba := 203mm
Height ha := 191mm
Core diameter D ca := 114mm
Anode weight wa := 259.5kg
1.5. CURRENT REQUIREMENTS
Ref.: DO Standard Specification for CP design of Offshore Steel Structures Section 5.6.1
1.5.1. SEAWATER
A
Initial current density ici := 0.15
2
m
A
Mean current density icm := 0.07
2
m
A
Final current density icf := 0.09
2
m
1.5.2. MUD
A
Current density under mudline imud := 0.02
2
m
1.6. CURRENT DRAIN
Number of conductor wells ncon := 2
Current drain per conductor (Ref.:DO Standard draincon := 5A
Specification for CP design of Offshore Steel Structures
Section 5.6.1)
Current drain from other sources drainrem := 0A
Total current drain Idrain := ncon draincon + drainrem = 10 A
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1.7. DESIGN CRITERIA
Seawater resitivity(Ref.:DO Standard Specification for s := 0.225ohm m
CP design of Offshore Steel Structures Section 5.3)
Mudwater resitivity(Ref.:DNV RP-B401 Section 6.7) m := 1.125ohm m
Minimum platform potential c := 0.8V
Minimum platform potential for area below mudmats cm := 0.9V
1.8. COATING BREAKDOWN FACTORS
Ref.: DO Standard Specification for CP design of Offshore Steel Structures Section 5.6.2
Initial f ci := 0.05
Mean f cm := 0.35
Final f cf := 0.65
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2. ANODE CALCULATIONS
2.1. NUMBER OF ANODES AT INITIAL CONDITION
Net driving potential E := a- c = 0.25 V
Net driving potential (area below Em := a- cm = 0.15 V
mudmats)
Anode radius(Ref. DNV-RP-B401 Table
(ha + ba)
r := 2 = 0.125 m
10-7) 2
Anode length la = 3.05 m
s la
Anode resistance above mudlinel(Ref. R ami := ln 4
- 1 = 0.042
DNV-RP-B401 Table 10-7 for la>4r) (2 la) r
m la
Anode resistance below mudline(Ref. R bmi := ln 4
- 1 = 0.21
DNV-RP-B401 Table 10-7 for la>4r) (2 la) r
ici ( A1 + fci A2) + Idrain R ami + imud A3 R bmi imud A4 R bmi
Number of anodes required Initial := +
E Em
Anodeinitial := ceil ( Initial ) = 50
2.2. NUMBER OF ANODES AT MEAN CONDITION
Design life t = 25 yr
Anode weight wa = 259.5 kg
Total current required at mean condition ( ) (
Imean := icm A1 + fcm A2 + imud A3 + A4 + Idrain
)
Total weight of anode required
(Imean t) 4
W mean := = 1.706 10 kg
(Ref. DNV-RP-B401 Section 7.7.1) a ECs
W mean
Number of anodes required Mean := = 65.756
wa
Anodemean := ceil ( Mean ) = 66
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2.3. NUMBER OF ANODES AT FINAL CONDITION
D ca
Final anode radius (Ref. DO Standard re := r - u r - = 63.841 mm
Specification for CP design of Offshore 2
Steel Structures Section 5.7)
Length at end of life (Ref. DO Standard lfin := la ( 1 - 0.1u) = 2.776 m
Specification for CP design of Offshore
Steel Structures Section 5.7)
s lfin
Anode resistance above mudline R amf := ln 4
- 1 = 0.054
(Ref. DNV-RP-B401 Table 10-7 for (2 lfin) re
la>4r)
m lfin
Anode resistance below mudline R bmf := ln 4
- 1 = 0.268
(Ref. DNV-RP-B401 Table 10-7 for (2 lfin) re
la>4r)
icf (A1 + f cf A2) + Idrain R amf + imud A3 R bmf imud A4 R bmf
Number of anodes required final := +
E Em
Anodefinal := ceil ( final) = 58
3. RESULTS AND SUMMARY
Number of anodes required (
Result := max Anodeinitial , Anodemean , Anodefinal )
Result = 66
Weight of anode required Weight := Result wa = 17.127 tonne
66 anodes of length 3050mm, 203mmX191mm and weight 259.5 kg are required to provide
cathodic protection to the jacket.
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