阅读说明：本技术 一种适用于深海采矿的脐带缆管理系统 (Umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining ) 是由 严允 李修波 于 2021-08-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及深海作业领域,具体是一种适用于深海采矿的脐带缆管理系统,包括顶部支撑装置和绑扎装置；顶部支撑装置为顶部支撑体,顶部支撑体设置在升沉补偿装置上,顶部支撑体上设置两个弧形的支撑装置,两根脐带缆分别安装在对应的支撑装置上；绑扎装置有数个第一管夹和数个第三管夹；数个第一管夹设置在升沉补偿装置上,第一管夹上开设两个脐带缆孔；数个第三管夹设置在提升泵与中继站之间的第三管道上,第三管夹上开设一个脐带缆孔。本发明通过设置顶部支撑体、第一管夹和第三管夹,使得脐带缆从海面至提升泵至中继站始终固定牢固,避免产生脐带缆与管道之间发生碰撞和/或缠绕等问题,从而确保脐带缆的作业安全。(The invention relates to the field of deep sea operation, in particular to an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining, which comprises a top supporting device and a binding device, wherein the top supporting device is connected with the binding device; the top supporting device is a top supporting body, the top supporting body is arranged on the heave compensation device, the top supporting body is provided with two arc-shaped supporting devices, and the two umbilical cables are respectively arranged on the corresponding supporting devices; the binding device is provided with a plurality of first pipe clamps and a plurality of third pipe clamps; the plurality of first pipe clamps are arranged on the heave compensation device, and two umbilical cable holes are formed in the first pipe clamps; and the plurality of third pipe clamps are arranged on a third pipeline between the lifting pump and the relay station, and an umbilical cable hole is formed in each third pipe clamp. According to the invention, the top support body, the first pipe clamp and the third pipe clamp are arranged, so that the umbilical cable is fixed and fixed all the time from the sea surface to the lifting pump to the relay station, the problems of collision and/or winding between the umbilical cable and a pipeline are avoided, and the operation safety of the umbilical cable is ensured.)

1. The utility model provides an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining which characterized in that:

comprises a top supporting device and a binding device;

the top supporting device is a top supporting body (10), the top supporting body (10) is arranged on the heave compensation device (1), the top supporting body (10) is provided with two arc-shaped supporting devices, and the two umbilical cables are respectively arranged on the corresponding supporting devices;

the binding device is provided with a plurality of first pipe clamps (20) and a plurality of third pipe clamps (40);

a plurality of first pipe clamps (20) are arranged on the heave compensation device (1), and two umbilical cable holes are formed in the first pipe clamps (20);

and a plurality of third pipe clamps (40) are arranged on a third pipeline between the lifting pump (4) and the relay station (9), and an umbilical cable hole is formed in each third pipe clamp (40).

2. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the top support body (10) is provided with a support sleeve (101) formed by connecting at least two arc-shaped plates, and a support frame (103) is arranged between the support sleeve (101) and the support device.

3. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the supporting device is provided with two arc-shaped pieces (102), a plurality of arc-shaped limiting pieces (107) are arranged between the inner sides of the two arc-shaped pieces (102), and a plurality of limiting rods are arranged between the outer sides of the two arc-shaped pieces (102).

4. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 3 wherein: the supporting device is further provided with two limiting cylinders (104), the two limiting cylinders (104) are respectively positioned at two ends of the arc-shaped sheet (102), and the end part of the limiting cylinder (104) far away from the supporting sleeve (101) is provided with a convex ring (108).

5. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: first pipe clamp (20) first sleeve (201) that have two at least arc board interconnect to constitute, the one end of two first backup pads (202) is set up respectively in first sleeve (201) outside, the other end of two first backup pads (202) sets up first fixed section of thick bamboo (203) respectively, first fixed section of thick bamboo (203) comprise two at least arc board interconnect, the umbilical cord hole is the hole of first fixed section of thick bamboo (203).

6. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the binding device is further provided with a plurality of second pipe clamps (30), the plurality of second pipe clamps (30) are arranged on a second pipeline (5) connected with the upper end of the lifting pump (4), two umbilical cable holes are formed in the second pipe clamps (30), and the distance between the two umbilical cable holes and the second pipeline (5) is different.

7. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 6 wherein: second pipe clamp (30) have second sleeve (301) that two at least arcs board interconnect is constituteed, the one end of two second backup pads (302) is set up respectively in second sleeve (301) outside, the length of two second backup pads (302) is different, the other end of two second backup pads (302) sets up the fixed section of thick bamboo of second (303) respectively, the fixed section of thick bamboo of second (303) comprises two at least arcs board interconnect, the umbilical cord hole is the hole of the fixed section of thick bamboo of second (303).

8. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: third pipe clamp (40) have curved layer board (401), the inboard of layer board (401) sets up two at least curved connecting rods (402), the outside of layer board (401) sets up the one end of third backup pad (403), the other end of third backup pad (403) sets up the fixed section of thick bamboo of third (404), the fixed section of thick bamboo of third (404) comprises two at least arc board interconnect, the umbilical cable hole is the hole of the fixed section of thick bamboo of third (404).

9. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the binding device is further provided with a plurality of fourth pipe clamps (50), the fourth pipe clamps (50) are provided with a first clamping block (501) and a second clamping block (502) which are connected with each other, the end faces of the connecting ends of the first clamping block (501) and the second clamping block (502) are respectively provided with two long grooves with arc-shaped cross sections, the two long grooves with opposite openings form an umbilical cable hole, the outer sides of the first clamping block (501) and the second clamping block (502) are respectively provided with at least two limiting grooves (503), and limiting belts (504) are correspondingly arranged in the limiting grooves (503).

10. An umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein: a first gasket (15) is arranged in the umbilical cable hole.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of deep sea operation, in particular to an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining.

Background

With the decreasing of land resources and the deterioration of environment due to excessive exploitation, human beings face significant challenges of environment and resources, while deep sea contains abundant mineral resources. After twenty-first century, human beings aim at the ocean, and China especially promotes the development of ocean resources to be the national strategic development direction. The resource development of deep sea can not leave advanced technology and equipment, and the mining operation in the field of deep sea at present adopts a pump-pipe ore-lifting system for continuously conveying polymetallic nodule ores, and relates to key equipment such as a relay station, a lifting pump and the like. In the operation process of continuous pumping ore, two umbilical cables are needed to transmit energy power and control signals on a mining ship to a relay station and a lifting pump respectively in real time, because the diameters of the relay station and the lifting pump are larger than those of a conveying pipeline connected with the relay station and the lifting pump, if the umbilical cables are directly bound to the conveying pipeline, the umbilical cables located at the relay station and the lifting pump easily collide and wind with the relay station and the lifting pump under the load effects of waves, flows, ore conveying vibration and the like, and the operation safety of the umbilical cables cannot be ensured.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem that the operation safety of an umbilical cable cannot be ensured, and provides an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining, which can ensure the operation safety of the umbilical cable.

The invention relates to an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining, which comprises a top supporting device and a binding device, wherein the top supporting device is connected with the binding device;

the top supporting device is a top supporting body, the top supporting body is arranged on the heave compensation device, the top supporting body is provided with two arc-shaped supporting devices, and the two umbilical cables are respectively arranged on the corresponding supporting devices;

the binding device is provided with a plurality of first pipe clamps and a plurality of third pipe clamps;

the plurality of first pipe clamps are arranged on the heave compensation device, and two umbilical cable holes are formed in the first pipe clamps;

and the plurality of third pipe clamps are arranged on a third pipeline between the lifting pump and the relay station, and an umbilical cable hole is formed in each third pipe clamp.

Further, the supporting device is provided with two arc-shaped pieces, a plurality of arc-shaped limiting pieces are arranged between the inner sides of the two arc-shaped pieces, and a plurality of limiting rods are arranged between the outer sides of the two arc-shaped pieces.

Furthermore, the supporting device is also provided with two limiting cylinders, the two limiting cylinders are respectively positioned at two ends of the arc-shaped piece, and the end part of the limiting cylinder far away from the supporting sleeve is provided with a convex ring.

Further, first pipe clamp have the first sleeve that two at least arcs board interconnect are constituteed, first sleeve outside sets up the one end of two first backup pads respectively, the other end of two first backup pads sets up first fixed section of thick bamboos respectively, first fixed section of thick bamboo comprises two at least arcs board interconnect, the hole of umbilical cord hole for first fixed section of thick bamboo.

Furthermore, the binding device is also provided with a plurality of second pipe clamps, the plurality of second pipe clamps are arranged on a second pipeline connected with the upper end of the lifting pump, two umbilical cable holes are formed in the second pipe clamps, and the distance between the two umbilical cable holes and the second pipeline is different.

Further, the second pipe clamp have the second sleeve that two at least arcs board interconnect is constituteed, the second sleeve outside sets up the one end of two second backup pads respectively, the length of two second backup pads is different, the other end of two second backup pads sets up the solid fixed cylinder of second respectively, the solid fixed cylinder of second comprises two at least arcs board interconnect, the umbilical cable hole is the hole of the solid fixed cylinder of second.

Furthermore, the third pipe clamp is provided with an arc-shaped supporting plate, at least two arc-shaped connecting rods are arranged on the inner side of the supporting plate, one end of a third supporting plate is arranged on the outer side of the supporting plate, a third fixing cylinder is arranged at the other end of the third supporting plate and consists of at least two arc-shaped plates which are connected with each other, and the umbilical cable hole is an inner hole of the third fixing cylinder.

Furthermore, the binding device is also provided with a plurality of fourth pipe clamps, the fourth pipe clamps clamp a first clamping block and a second clamping block which are connected with each other, the end faces of the connecting ends of the first clamping block and the second clamping block are respectively provided with two long grooves with arc-shaped cross sections, the two long grooves with opposite openings form an umbilical cable hole, the outer sides of the first clamping block and the second clamping block are respectively provided with at least two limiting grooves, and limiting belts are correspondingly arranged in the limiting grooves.

Further, a first gasket is arranged in the umbilical cable hole.

The umbilical cable fixing device has the advantages that the umbilical cable is fixed and fixed all the time from the sea surface to the lifting pump to the relay station through the arrangement of the top supporting body, the first pipe clamp and the third pipe clamp, the problems of collision and/or winding between the umbilical cable and a pipeline are avoided, and therefore the operation safety of the umbilical cable is guaranteed.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the construction of a top support and heave compensation apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the present invention, showing the top support and heave compensation apparatus;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the top support of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the top support of the present invention;

figure 5 is a perspective view of a first clamp of the present invention;

figure 6 is a top view of the first clamp of the present invention;

figure 7 is a perspective view of a second conduit clamp of the present invention;

figure 8 is a top view of a second clamp of the present invention;

figure 9 is a perspective view of a third clamp of the present invention;

figure 10 is a top view of a third conduit clamp of the present invention;

figure 11 is a perspective view of a fourth conduit clip according to the present invention;

figure 12 is a top view of a fourth conduit clamp of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a first clamp block of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a perspective view of a second clamp block of the present invention.

Detailed Description

1-14, an umbilical cable management system suitable for deep sea mining comprising a roof support means and a lashing means;

the top supporting device is a top supporting body 10, the top supporting body 10 is arranged on the heave compensation device 1, two arc-shaped supporting devices are arranged on the top supporting body 10, and the two umbilical cables are respectively arranged on the corresponding supporting devices; the bending limiter 11 is arranged on the supporting device, and the bending limiter 11 and the top supporting body 10 perform mechanical limit protection on the umbilical cable, so that the bending radius of the umbilical cable is always in an allowable range, and the problem of excessive bending damage of the umbilical cable is avoided; of the two umbilicals, the umbilical connected to the lift pump 4 is the first umbilical 12 and the umbilical connected to the relay station 9 is the second umbilical 13.

The binding device is provided with a plurality of first pipe clamps 20 and a plurality of third pipe clamps 40;

a plurality of first pipe clamps 20 are arranged on the heave compensation device 1, and two umbilical cable holes are formed in the first pipe clamps 20; the first pipe clamp 20 fixes the two umbilical cables through the two umbilical cable holes, and fixes the two umbilical cables on the heave compensation device 1 so as to prevent the two umbilical cables from colliding and/or winding with the heave compensation device 1; erecting the two umbilical cables so that the umbilical cables cross the pipeline connection, connecting the first umbilical cable 12 with the lift pump 4, and crossing the second umbilical cable 13 over the lift pump 4;

the plurality of third pipe clamps 40 are arranged on a third pipeline between the lifting pump 4 and the relay station 9, an umbilical hole is formed in each third pipe clamp 40, the third pipe clamps 40 fix the second umbilical 13 through the umbilical holes, the second umbilical 13 is fixed on the third pipeline, and the second umbilical 13 is erected to cross the pipeline joint and is sent to be connected with the relay station 9.

Above-mentioned structure is through setting up top support body 10, first pipe clamp 20 and third pipe clamp 40 for the umbilical cable is fixed firm all the time from sea to elevator pump 4 to relay 9, avoids producing the collision/winding scheduling problem between umbilical cable and the pipeline, thereby ensures the operation safety of umbilical cable.

The top support 10 may have various structures, and preferably has at least two supporting sleeves 101 formed by connecting arc-shaped plates, and a supporting frame 103 is disposed between the supporting sleeves 101 and the supporting device. The support sleeve 101 is removably mounted on the heave compensation apparatus 1 and the support bracket 103 is used to connect to and provide support for the support apparatus. Under the condition of considering the extreme operation position (-5m) of the compensation device, the two arc-shaped pieces 102 adopt the arc shape of a quarter circle to ensure that the umbilical provided with the bending limiter 11 is completely floated on the sea surface, and attack of sea waves on the section of umbilical and the bending limiter 11 is reduced, so that the umbilical in a heaving area is protected from being over-bent and damaged. The top support 10 may also be a plurality of clips, which is simple in structure and low in cost, but is inconvenient to connect with the support device and unstable in connection.

The supporting device can have various structures, preferably, two arc-shaped pieces 102 are provided, a plurality of arc-shaped limiting pieces 107 are arranged between the inner sides of the two arc-shaped pieces 102, and a plurality of limiting rods are arranged between the outer sides of the two arc-shaped pieces 102. The limiting rod can be a pin rod or a screw rod. The structure is simple and convenient to disassemble, and the umbilical cable in the structure can slide relative to the umbilical cable. The supporting device can also be a bent pipe, the structure is simple, the cost is low, and the installation and the disassembly are inconvenient.

The supporting device is further provided with two limiting cylinders 104, the two limiting cylinders 104 are respectively positioned at two ends of the arc-shaped piece 102, and the end part of the limiting cylinder 104 far away from the supporting sleeve 101 is provided with a convex ring 108. The limiting cylinder 104 can protect the umbilical cable, and the umbilical cable and the supporting device are prevented from being collided and abraded when the umbilical cable and the supporting device slide relatively. The collar 108 can facilitate connection with the bend limiter 11.

The first pipe clamp 20 may have a plurality of structures, preferably, a first sleeve 201 formed by at least two arc-shaped plates connected with each other is provided, one end of each of the two first supporting plates 202 is respectively arranged at the outer side of the first sleeve 201, a first fixing cylinder 203 is respectively arranged at the other end of each of the two first supporting plates 202, the first fixing cylinder 203 is formed by at least two arc-shaped plates connected with each other, and the umbilical cable hole is an inner hole of the first fixing cylinder 203. At least two arc plates are connected with each other through a fastener. This configuration allows the first clamp 20 to be securely fixed and easily removed. The first pipe clamp 20 can also be a structure with a connecting rod arranged between three round pipes, which is simple but inconvenient to disassemble.

Because first umbilical 12 need be connected with elevator pump 4, second umbilical 13 need cross elevator pump 4 and be connected with the relay, in order to make first umbilical 12 press close to the pipeline as far as possible, reduce the impact that receives the sea water, ligature device still have several second pipe clamp 30, several second pipe clamp 30 sets up on the second pipeline 5 of being connected with elevator pump 4 upper end, set up two umbilical holes on the second pipe clamp 30, two umbilical holes are different with 5 intervals of second pipeline. A first umbilical cable 12 is arranged in an umbilical cable hole which is spaced from the second pipeline 5 to be close to the pipeline as much as possible, so that the impact of seawater is reduced; a second umbilical 13, connected to the repeater station across the lift pump 4, is positioned within the umbilical hole at a greater distance from the second pipe 5 so that it crosses the pipe connection and the lift pump 4.

The second pipe clamp 30 may have a plurality of structures, preferably, the second pipe clamp has a second sleeve 301 formed by connecting at least two arc-shaped plates, one end of each of two second support plates 302 is disposed at the outer side of the second sleeve 301, the two second support plates 302 have different lengths, the other end of each of the two second support plates 302 is disposed with a second fixing cylinder 303, the second fixing cylinder 303 is formed by connecting at least two arc-shaped plates, and the umbilical cable hole is an inner hole of the second fixing cylinder 303. The second pipe clamp 30 can also be a structure with a connecting rod arranged between three round pipes, which is simple but inconvenient to disassemble.

The third pipe clamp 40 may have various structures, preferably, an arc-shaped supporting plate 401, at least two arc-shaped connecting rods 402 are arranged inside the supporting plate 401, one end of a third supporting plate 403 is arranged outside the supporting plate 401, a third fixing cylinder 404 is arranged at the other end of the third supporting plate 403, the third fixing cylinder 404 is formed by interconnecting at least two arc-shaped plates, and an umbilical cable hole is an inner hole of the third fixing cylinder 404. This construction makes the third pipe clamp 40 firmly fixed and easy to disassemble. The third pipe clamp 40 can also be a structure with a connecting rod between two round pipes, which is simple but inconvenient to disassemble.

The binding device is further provided with a plurality of fourth pipe clamps 50, each fourth pipe clamp 50 is provided with a first clamping block 501 and a second clamping block 502 which are connected with each other, the end faces of the connecting ends of the first clamping block 501 and the second clamping block 502 are respectively provided with two long grooves with arc-shaped cross sections, the two long grooves with opposite openings form an umbilical cable hole, the outer sides of the first clamping block 501 and the second clamping block 502 are respectively provided with at least two limiting grooves 503, and limiting belts 504 are correspondingly arranged in the limiting grooves 503. The fourth pipe clamp 50 may be made of a corrosion-resistant rigid polyurethane foam material, the interior of the fourth pipe clamp is attached to the pipeline, the external limiting belt 504 is a binding belt, and the fourth pipe clamp and the umbilical cable are fixed to the pipeline by tightening the limiting belt 504. The fourth pipe clamp 50 is suitable for being arranged on a pipeline between different pipe clamps, so that the umbilical cable is as close as possible to the pipeline, the influence on seawater impact is reduced, the disassembly is convenient, and the requirements of a 'pump-pipe' continuous conveying system for deep sea mining on the reliability, the quick disassembly and assembly, the synchronous operation and the like of the pipe clamps can be met. The first clamping block 501 and the second clamping block 502 can be clamped to facilitate quick connection and quick disconnection between each other.

A first gasket 15 is arranged in the umbilical hole. The first gasket 15 may be a rubber gasket. The top support 10, the first pipe clamp 20, the second pipe clamp 30 and the third pipe clamp 40 may also be provided with a second gasket 14 at the connection to the pipe. The first and second pads 15 and 14 can increase the coefficient of friction of the clamp with the umbilical and the pipe and protect the umbilical.

The numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in fig. 2 are all pipes, and the pipes are different from other parts or connecting structures among the pipes, wherein the pipes are connected through a flange plate, and the pipes are connected through threads.