阅读说明：本技术 可移动船板维修浮船坞及维修船底板的方法 (Floating dock for maintaining movable ship plate and method for maintaining ship bottom plate ) 是由 赵维众 方琦山 刘贵兵 于 2019-10-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种可移动船板维修浮船坞,用于维修水上设备的船底板,其特征在于,包括:浮船坞本体,所述浮船坞本体设有空舱,所述空舱上方设有开口,所述空舱的舱体设有第一接管和第二接管,所述第一接管和所述第二接管分别与所述空舱连通且均设有阀门；其中,所述第一接管用于将所述空舱内的水排出,所述第二接管用于与压缩机连接以往所述空舱内注入气体。利用压缩机通过所述第二接管往所述空舱内注入气体,所述空舱内的水从所述第一接管排出,所述浮船坞本体在水的压力下与所述船底板贴合以形成密闭空间,从而能够对待维修的船底板进行维修。(The invention provides a movable ship board maintenance floating dock which is used for maintaining a bottom board of water equipment and is characterized by comprising a floating dock body, a floating dock body and a movable ship board maintenance floating dock, wherein the floating dock body is provided with an empty chamber, an opening is arranged above the empty chamber, a cabin body of the empty chamber is provided with a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe, the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the empty chamber and are respectively provided with a valve; the first connecting pipe is used for discharging water in the empty cabin, and the second connecting pipe is used for being connected with a compressor so as to inject gas into the empty cabin. And injecting gas into the empty cabin through the second connecting pipe by using a compressor, discharging water in the empty cabin from the first connecting pipe, and attaching the floating dock body to the bottom plate under the pressure of the water to form a closed space so as to maintain the bottom plate to be maintained.)

1. A portable boat deck maintenance floating dock for maintaining the bottom deck of a marine facility, comprising:

the floating dock comprises a floating dock body, wherein the floating dock body is provided with an empty cabin, an opening is formed above the empty cabin, a cabin body of the empty cabin is provided with a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the empty cabin and are respectively provided with a valve;

the first connecting pipe is used for discharging water in the empty cabin, and the second connecting pipe is used for being connected with a compressor so as to inject gas into the empty cabin.

2. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 1,

the edge of the opening is provided with a sealing piece and the sealing piece surrounds the opening;

the seal is a weldable material for welding to the bottom plating of the ship, or,

the sealing element is made of elastic materials and is used for being attached to the bottom plate of the ship.

3. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 1,

the floating dock body is provided with a horizontal partition board which is horizontally placed, the horizontal partition board divides the empty cabin into an upper cabin and a lower cabin, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the lower cabin.

4. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 3,

the lower chamber is provided with a plurality of vertically arranged vertical clapboards, the vertical clapboards are provided with communicating holes, and the vertical clapboards divide the lower chamber into a plurality of mutually communicated parts.

5. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 1,

the floating dock further comprises a drive assembly connected with the floating dock body and used for moving the floating dock body to a position where the opening is aligned with a bottom board to be repaired.

6. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 5,

the driving assembly comprises at least two winches, the two winches are fixed on the overwater equipment to be maintained or an object which is static relative to the overwater equipment, and tension ropes of the two winches are respectively connected with lifting chains or lifting lugs arranged on two sides of the floating dock body.

7. A movable boat deck servicing floating dock according to claim 1,

the distance from the first spud to the bottom of the floating dock body is less than the distance from the second spud to the bottom of the floating dock body.

8. A method of servicing a bottom board of a watercraft for servicing the bottom board of a watercraft, comprising:

preparing a mobile dockset according to any of claims 1 to 7;

moving the floating dock body with the drive assembly to a position where the opening is aligned with a location to be serviced of the marine equipment;

and injecting gas into the empty cabin through the second connecting pipe by using a compressor, and discharging water in the empty cabin through the first connecting pipe so as to enable the floating dock body to be attached to the bottom plate of the ship to form a closed space.

9. The method of repairing a bottom plating for a ship of claim 8,

when the opening is aligned with the part to be maintained, the two winches work simultaneously to tighten the floating dock body to enable the sealing piece to be attached to and press the bottom plate of the ship.

10. The method of repairing a bottom plating for a ship of claim 8,

the method is used for replacing a damaged bottom plate of the overwater equipment to be repaired with a replacement plate, the replacement plate is located in the floating dock body, a welding groove is formed in the periphery of the replacement plate, the damaged bottom plate is cut off after water in the empty cabin is discharged, and then the replacement plate is moved to a part to be repaired and welded to the bottom plate of the ship.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of maintenance of water equipment, in particular to a floating dock with a movable ship board and a method for maintaining a ship bottom plate.

Background

For marine facilities, such as FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) or ships. Due to the particularity of the aquatic environment, with the increase of service time of aquatic equipment, or the damage of a paint coating or structural deformation, corrosion is easy to generate, and according to the relevant standards, if the ship bottom plate is locally and obviously corroded, the ship bottom plate is not corroded in a pitting mode, and the corrosion rate reaches more than 25%, the ship bottom plate needs to be replaced. Whereas the replacement of the conventional hull bottom deck necessitates dry dock maintenance. A conservative estimated loss cost of $ 4.3 million, not including the cost of a production facility's readiness, can take at least 3 months to dry dock if only a certain offshore field produces 8 million barrels of crude oil per day, and $ 60 per barrel of oil. The economic loss caused by the maintenance of the overwater equipment in the dry dock is high.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a new movable deck repair floating dock to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the invention provides a movable ship board maintenance floating dock capable of maintaining the in-service water equipment and a method for maintaining a ship bottom board.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problem is as follows:

a movable ship board maintenance floating dock is used for maintaining a bottom board of water equipment and is characterized by comprising a floating dock body, a water storage tank and a water storage tank, wherein the floating dock body is provided with an empty tank, an opening is formed above the empty tank, a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe are arranged in a cabin body of the empty tank, the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the empty tank, and valves are arranged on the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe; the first connecting pipe is used for discharging water in the empty cabin, and the second connecting pipe is used for being connected with a compressor so as to inject gas into the empty cabin.

Preferably, the edge of the opening is provided with a seal and the seal surrounds the opening; the sealing element is made of weldable materials and is used for being welded with the bottom plate of the ship, or the sealing element is made of elastic materials and is used for being attached to the bottom plate of the ship.

Preferably, the floating dock body is provided with a horizontal partition plate which is horizontally placed, the horizontal partition plate divides the empty cabin into an upper cabin and a lower cabin, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the lower cabin.

Preferably, the lower chamber is provided with a plurality of vertically arranged vertical partition plates, the vertical partition plates are provided with communication holes, and the vertical partition plates divide the lower chamber into a plurality of mutually communicated parts.

Preferably, the dock further comprises a drive assembly coupled to the dock body for moving the dock body to a position in which the opening is aligned with a bottom plating to be repaired.

Preferably, the driving assembly comprises at least two winches, the two winches are fixed on the marine equipment to be repaired or an object which is relatively static with the marine equipment, and tension ropes of the two winches are respectively connected with a hanging chain or a hanging lug which is arranged on two sides of the floating dock body.

Preferably, the distance of the first spud to the bottom of the floating dock body is less than the distance of the second spud to the bottom of the floating dock body.

A method of servicing a bottom board of a watercraft for servicing the bottom board of a watercraft, comprising: preparing the movable ship plate to repair a floating dock; moving the floating dock body with the drive assembly to a position where the opening is aligned with a location to be serviced of the marine equipment; and injecting gas into the empty cabin through the second connecting pipe by using a compressor, and discharging water in the empty cabin through the first connecting pipe by using a water pump so as to enable the floating dock body to be attached to the bottom plate of the ship to form a closed space.

Preferably, after the opening is aligned with the part to be repaired, the two winches work simultaneously to tighten the floating dock body so that the sealing member is attached to and presses the bottom plate of the ship.

Preferably, the method is used for replacing a damaged bottom plate of the water equipment to be repaired with a replacement plate, the replacement plate is located in the floating dock body, a welding groove is formed in the periphery of the replacement plate, the damaged bottom plate is cut off after water in the empty tank is discharged, and then the replacement plate is moved to a part to be repaired and welded to the bottom plate.

Compared with the prior art, the invention mainly has the following beneficial effects:

and injecting gas into the empty cabin through the second connecting pipe by using a compressor, discharging water in the empty cabin from the first connecting pipe, and attaching the floating dock body to the bottom plate under the pressure of the water to form a closed space so as to maintain the bottom plate to be maintained.

Drawings

In order to illustrate the solution of the present application more clearly, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be derived from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a portable boat deck servicing floating dock according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a removable deck service floating dock according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a flow chart of a method of servicing a bottom plating of a vessel in accordance with the present invention.

Reference numerals:

100-movable ship board maintenance floating dock, 10-floating dock body, 11-empty cabin, 111-upper cabin, 112-lower cabin, 12-opening, 13-first connecting pipe, 14-second connecting pipe, 15-sealing element, 16-horizontal partition plate, 17-vertical partition plate, 171-communicating hole and 18-lifting lug.

Detailed Description

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this application and the description of the above figures, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application or in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a portable boat deck servicing floating dock 100 according to the present invention; fig. 2 is a sectional view of the portable boat deck servicing floating dock 100 according to the present invention, the sectional view being taken along the length direction and at the center in the width direction of the portable boat deck servicing floating dock 100.

As shown in fig. 1, a portable boat deck servicing floating dock 100 for servicing the bottom deck of a marine facility is provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Including FPSOs, ships and other equipment or facilities operating on water. Adopt portable ship board maintenance floating dock 100, when can guaranteeing that equipment on water carries out safety in production, need not to stop production and advance dry dock, directly carry out underwater maintenance operation in labour, can reduce cost of maintenance. The movable deck service floating dock 100 includes a floating dock body 10, a compressor and a drive assembly.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the floating dock body 10 is a container provided with an opening, and may have a square shape, for fitting with a bottom plate of a ship to be repaired and forming a closed space. The floating dock body 10 may be made of metal. The floating dock body 10 is provided with an empty cabin 11, an opening 12 is arranged above the empty cabin 11, a first connecting pipe 13 and a second connecting pipe 14 are arranged on the body of the empty cabin 11, and the first connecting pipe 13 and the second connecting pipe 14 are respectively communicated with the empty cabin 11. The first and second nipples 13, 14 are each provided in a wall of the floating dock body 10, which may be a side wall or a bottom. Wherein the first connecting pipe 13 is used for discharging water in the empty chamber 11, and the second connecting pipe 14 is used for connecting with a compressor to inject gas into the empty chamber 11. Preferably, the distance of the first takeover 13 to the bottom of the floating dock body 10 is less than the distance of the second takeover 14 to the bottom of the floating dock body 10, i.e., the first takeover 13 is lower than the second takeover 14 with reference to the bottom of the floating dock body 10. The first spud 13 may also be provided at the bottom of the floating dock body 10. The compressor is utilized to inject gas into the empty chamber 11 through the second connecting pipe 14, under the gas pressure, water in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the first connecting pipe 13, the buoyancy force borne by the floating dock body 10 is larger than the weight of the floating dock body, the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom board under the water pressure to form a closed space, or the floating dock body 10 is welded to the bottom board to form a closed space, so that the bottom board to be maintained can be maintained. Alternatively, the cross-sectional area of the floating dock body 10 may increase from the bottom to the opening 12, i.e., the floating dock body 10 may be large in size. Thereby, the floating dock body 10 can be more reliably attached to the bottom board under the pressure of water. In other examples, the floating dock body 10 may be rectangular in shape and have a low height, such that the floating dock body 10 experiences less resistance in the water to movement. The floating dock body 10 is large at the top and small at the bottom, or is rectangular, and has advantages and disadvantages, and can be selected according to the water regime of the maintenance environment. The edge of the opening 12 is provided with a seal 15 and the seal 15 surrounds the opening 12. The seal 15 is intended to be connected to the bottom of the vessel to prevent water from entering the empty compartment 11. The opening 12 is typically larger than the bottom plating to be repaired. In some examples, the seal 15 is a weldable material, such as carbon steel, for welding to the bottom plating, i.e., the floating dock body 10 and the bottom plating may be connected by welding. In other examples, the seal 15 is a resilient material, such as rubber, for engaging the bottom of the boat to prevent water from entering the cavity 11. The seal 15 may also comprise both weldable and elastomeric materials, i.e., the floating dock body 10 may be attached to the bottom plating via the elastomeric material and then welded to the bottom plating to reinforce the connection. The seal 15 may also comprise an adhesive and the floating dock body 10 may be attached to the bottom deck by underwater strong adhesion.

In this embodiment, the first connection pipe 13 and the second connection pipe 14 may be provided with valves. Before the floating dock body 10 is launched into water, the valves of the first and second spuds 13, 14 are opened. During the launching of the floating dock body 10, water enters the empty chamber 11 from the first nozzle 13, and gas in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the second nozzle 14. After the floating dock body 10 is immersed in water and moved to a position to be maintained, gas is injected into the empty chamber 11 through the second connecting pipe 14 by using a compressor, the water in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the first connecting pipe 13 under the pressure of the gas, the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom plate of the ship under the pressure of the water to form a closed space, and then valves of the first connecting pipe 13 and the second connecting pipe 14 are closed.

In the present embodiment, preferably, the floating dock body 10 may be provided with a horizontal partition 16 horizontally placed, the horizontal partition 16 dividing the empty tank 11 into an upper tank 111 and a lower tank 112, and the first and second takeover tubes 13 and 14 respectively communicate with the lower tank 112. A new plate for replacing a damaged bottom plate of the ship may be placed in the upper tank 111. In general, the overall density of the floating dock body 10 is lower than that of water, and before the floating dock body 10 is thrown into water, water needs to be injected into the lower chamber 112 through the second nozzle 14 so that the floating dock body 10 is sunk into water, thereby facilitating the movement of the floating dock body 10 in water. After the opening 12 is aligned with the portion of the aquatic equipment to be serviced, the water in the lower chamber 112 is drained. Preferably, the lower chamber 112 is provided with a plurality of vertically disposed vertical partitions 17, the vertical partitions 17 are provided with communication holes 171, and the vertical partitions 17 divide the lower chamber 112 into a plurality of portions communicating with each other. The plurality of vertical partitions 17 may be arranged in a criss-cross arrangement. In general, when the floating dock body 10 filled with water is moved in the water, the water in the lower tank 112 may shake, causing the floating dock body 10 to be unstable, which is not favorable for its positioning. The vertical partition 17 divides the lower tank 112 into a plurality of sections, which is advantageous for reducing sloshing of water and improving stability of the floating dock body 10 in water.

It will be appreciated that the floating dock body 10 may be used normally without the horizontal partition 16. After the floating dock body 10 is securely attached to the bottom plate, the bottom plate may be cut and removed and replaced with a new bottom plate, or the outside of the bottom plate may be repaired from the empty tank 11 without being removed. Preferably, the floating dock body 10 is provided with a shackle or lifting eye 18 on each side.

In this embodiment, the water pump and the compressor may be those commonly used on the market. The water pump discharges water from the empty chamber 11 through the first connection pipe 13, and the compressor injects gas into the empty chamber 11 through the second connection pipe 14. When the empty tank 11 is filled with gas, the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom board under the pressure of water to form a closed space. The water pump and the compressor may be installed on the wall surface of the floating dock body 10 or on the marine equipment to be repaired, and the water pump and the compressor are connected with the first connection pipe 13 and the second connection pipe 14 through pipes, respectively.

In this embodiment, a drive assembly is coupled to the floating dock body 10 and is used to move the floating dock body 10 to a position where the opening is aligned with the bottom plating to be repaired. The drive assembly may include at least two winches. The hoist used in this embodiment may be a commercially available hoist. The winch is fixed on the overwater equipment to be maintained. The winch may also be secured to an object that is stationary relative to the marine equipment to be serviced, such as a nearby platform or other vessel. The tension ropes of the two winches are connected to the slings or lugs 18 on both sides of the floating dock body 10, respectively. The tensile ropes of the hoisting machine are usually steel ropes. In operation, two winches spaced on either side of the floating dock body 10 cooperate, one to pull the floating dock body 10 by tension ropes and the other to release the tension ropes to move the floating dock body 10 to a position where the opening 12 is aligned with the area to be repaired of the marine equipment. When the opening 12 is aligned with the location to be serviced of the marine facility, both winches can be forced to pull on the floating dock body 10 to cause the seal 15 to engage and compress the bottom of the watercraft. In other examples, the drive assembly may also be a drive device mounted on the floating dock body 10, such as a marine engine.

The method for repairing the bottom plate of the ship is used for repairing the bottom plate of the water equipment, can repair or replace the bottom plate of the underwater ship under the condition that the water equipment is in service, and can perform thermal maintenance operations such as cutting, welding and the like in a cabin of the water equipment.

In this embodiment, a method of servicing a bottom plate of a ship includes: preparing a movable deck to repair the floating dock 100 (step S1); moving the floating dock body 10 to a position where the opening 12 is aligned with a portion of the above-water equipment to be repaired using the driving assembly (step S2); the gas is injected into the empty tank 11 through the second connection pipe 14 by the compressor, and simultaneously the water in the empty tank 11 is discharged through the first connection pipe 13 by the water pump to attach the floating dock body 10 to the bottom plate of the ship to form a closed space (step S3).

In this embodiment, the maintenance of the bottom board may be performed by replacing a damaged bottom board to be maintained of the water equipment with a replacement board, or by maintaining the outer side of the bottom board from the empty tank 11. If the damaged bottom plate of the marine facility to be repaired is replaced with a replacement plate, the replacement plate may be placed in the cabin of the marine facility in advance or in the empty compartment 11 of the floating dock body 10 in advance. Preferably, a replacement plate is previously placed in the empty compartment 11 of the floating dock body 10, and the outer circumference of the replacement plate is provided with a welding groove.

In this embodiment, after the floating dock body 10 is lifted to the sea level, usually in conjunction with a lifting operation, the valves of the first and second takeover 13, 14 are opened before the floating dock body 10 is launched into water. During the process of throwing water into the floating dock body 10, water enters the empty chamber 11 from the first connecting pipe 13, and gas in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the second connecting pipe 14, so that the buoyancy of the water is equal to the gravity of the water. Two winches which are respectively arranged at both sides of the floating dock body 10 are installed on the above-water equipment. The tension rope of the hoist is connected to the lifting lug 18. Two winches on either side of the floating dock body 10 cooperate, one to pull the floating dock body 10 by tension ropes and the other to release the tension ropes to move the floating dock body 10 to a position where the opening 12 is aligned with the section of the marine equipment to be serviced. When the opening 12 is aligned with the location to be serviced of the marine facility, both winches can be forced to pull on the floating dock body 10 to cause the seal 15 to engage and compress the bottom of the watercraft. Gas is injected into the empty chamber 11 through the second connecting pipe 14 by using a compressor, and water in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the first connecting pipe 13 under the gas pressure, so that the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom plate of the ship to form a closed space. The floating dock body 10 is closely attached to the bottom plate of the ship under the pressure of water, and then the valves of the first and second nipples 13 and 14 are closed. After the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom board, the floating dock body 10 can be welded to the bottom board in a spot welding mode to improve the reliability of joint, and welding spots are removed after maintenance is completed. After the floating dock body 10 is attached to the bottom plate of the ship and the water in the empty cabin 11 is discharged, a worker can cut and remove the damaged bottom plate of the ship from the cabin of the water equipment, and then a welding groove formed in a single-side welding mode and a double-side forming mode is prefabricated on the cut bottom plate of the ship according to a welding process. And (3) establishing a hoist chain-reversing system in the cabin, hoisting the replacement plate from the floating dock body 10 by using the hoist chain-reversing system to be paired with the part to be repaired, and welding the replacement plate to the bottom plate of the ship by using the prefabricated welding groove. The welded part is subjected to a non-destructive examination after a defined cooling time according to relevant criteria. After the maintenance is completed, the valves of the first connecting pipe 13 and the second connecting pipe 14 are opened, water enters the empty chamber 11 from the first connecting pipe 13, gas in the empty chamber 11 is discharged from the second connecting pipe 14, so that the buoyancy of the water is equal to the self gravity, the floating dock body 10 can be separated from the bottom plate of the ship, and then the floating dock body 10 is removed by using a winch.

The method for maintaining the bottom plate of the ship can realize maintenance of the overwater equipment in service without production halt, avoids huge economic loss to production enterprises caused by production halt and docking, has high safety index and convenient use, and can be widely used for in-service replacement of the bottom plate of the ship body in the marine oil industry.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of some, but not restrictive, of the broad invention, and that the appended drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and do not limit the scope of the claims. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms and is provided for the purpose of enabling a thorough understanding of the disclosure of the application. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in the embodiments and modifications can be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof. All equivalent structures made by using the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application can be directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, and are also within the protection scope of the present application.