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Exploiting deep-sea oil and gas re-
sources is a major challenge for ex-
ploration and conveyance. Ideal for
the purpose are flexible, multilayer
pipes that are able to withstand
the enormous pressure at depths
of more than 1000 meters, that are
resistant to corrosion and also re-
usable.
Particular importance in construc-
tion is attached to the design of
specially profiled reinforcement of
different metal materials. For the
complex design and simulation
processes a professional basis is
presented by COPRA® RF Software
for Rollforming developed by data
M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH.
They optimize construction of the
wire and sheet metal profiles, of
the necessary roll forming tools,
plus the winding process of metal
profiles to form a stable pipe car-
cass.
Continuous Process Chain Allows
Timely Fault Detection
With its broad-based functionality
the software very much reduces the
time consumed by the design pro-
cess, and high-performance simu-
lation eliminates to a large degree
the risk of design errors.
For complex design processes of
this kind data M offers tried and
tested, thoroughly engineered
solutions: COPRA® RF for design
of the profile and tooling, and CO-
PRA® FEA RF to simulate the roll
forming operation and the winding
process.
An FEA simulation allows differ-
ent kinds of investigation direct
on screen, in other words without
prototyping and machine set ups.
So the designer has a simple means
of finding out more about the in-
fluence of different materials, or of
determining the minimum radius
for a planned winding process. In
each simulation they gather new,
specific knowledge that is a valua-
ble support in future projects.
COPRA® RF Wire Rolling Supports
Solid Metal Roll Forming
Another challenge in the construc-
tion of flexible conveying pipes is
presented by the pressure armor.
This is also produced by means of
a winding process from a Z-shaped
profile. The starting material for
this profile is solid round steel,
which first has to be roll formed to
create the Z-shape.
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Companies
Optimizing the Construction of Flexible Pipes
for Deep-Sea Oil and Gas Exploitation
data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH – Germany
1 Roll Forming Process :
COPRA® RF and COPRA® FEA RF
for design and simulation of
the profile
2 Wire Rolling Process :
COPRA® Wire Rolling for simple
& speedy verification
Roll Formed Components are used in
various industries, such as the Oil &
Gas Industries