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 Technology Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
Project Number 641
Date of Summary October 29, 2009
Subject Seawater Corrosion of Rope & Chain (SCORCh)
Performing Activity AMOG Consulting
Principal Investigator Dr. Emmanuel Fontaine
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion January 31, 2012
Description

The objective of the JIP is to provide:
 - Design guidance on the specification of wire ropes and chains to maximize their design service life for the particular site conditions, in particular in tropical waters.
 - Design analytical tool, underpinned by field and test data, to estimate the design service life of steel wire mooring ropes and chains for the particular site conditions.

Progress The Kick-off meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2009 at the FPSO Research Forum in San Francisco. Visit http://www.fpsoforum.com/.


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