CHAIN OUT OF PLANE BENDING FATIGUE CHAIN OUT OF PLANE BENDING FATIGUE. CHAIN OPB JIP Main Objective: Address the OPB phenomenon and prevent mooring systems from OPB risk. The JIP program included chain testing and FEA work and developed a design practice for verifying mooring systems against OPB. Main Participants: SBM, Technip, Sofec, Noble, Denton,…
HARITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TYPE OF MANUFACTURING CHAIN FOR HIGH ADDED VALUE COMPONENTS USING WAAM FOR VALIDATION The main goal of the project is to develop WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) technologies alongside the entire process chain required to manufacture medium and large high-value parts for challenging industries, like offshore mooring components. Project data:…
FLOW DEVELOPMENT OF A FLOATING WIND TURBINE FOR FULL-SCALE DEMONSTRATION IN BIMEP The main objective of the project was to develop the engineering design and construction strategy of a real-scale floating wind turbine. Project data: Consortium: Nautilus Floating Solutions as the lead of the project, together with many others in the consortium such as, Ormazabal,…
NEW MOORING SOLUTIONS FOR HIGH DURABILITY NEW MOORING SOLUTIONS FOR HIGH DURABILITY To offer new, highly durable mooring solutions to improve the life of chains and connectors in mooring lines against the various degradation phenomena to which they are subjected during their life cycle. Project data: Consortium: Vicinay Marine innovación A.I.E. (VMI). Execution Period: January…
FLOCAN2GRID NEW SOLUTIONS FOR PLATFORMS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWER OFF-TAKE AND NETWORK HOOK-UP OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND FARMS- FLOCAN 2 GRID The objective of Flocan 2 Grid is to investigate and develop the technical-economic feasibility of two floating technologies on a real scale, as well as the energy off-take system and the…
MODELAM MODELLING THE BEHAVIOUR OF METALLIC ALLOYS AGAINST EMBRITTLEMENT AND FATIGUE PHENOMENA Modelling the behaviour of metallic alloys in the crack initiation phase, against hydrogen embrittlement and fatigue phenomena. Project data: Consortium: ASOCIACIÓN CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO CEIT-IK4, CASA MARISTAS AZTERLAN IK4 – AZTERLAN and VICINAY MARINE INNOVACIÓN A.I.E. Execution Period: March 2017- December 2018. Supported by:…
AMDATA NEW DATA ANALYTICS METHODOLOGIES TO ELIMINATE DEFECTS IN THE WELD AREA The main objective of the AMDATA project is the analysis and design of new data analytics methodologies aimed at eliminating defects in the manufacturing welding process through predictive models under the guidelines defined in the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Project data: Consortium: Tecnalia Research…
MOORSENSE MONITORING OF THE DEGRADATION MECHANISMS OF MOORING LINES The main objective of the project was to develop a remote monitoring system to measure the diameter loss of mooring lines due to corrosion/wear and predict the remaining life of the components. Project data: Consortium: Tecnalia Research and Innovation and Vicinay Marine Innovación. Execution Period: March…
VICINAY MOORING INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT NEW BUSINESS LINE: INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT SERVICE FOR MOORING LINES (VMIA) VMIA was conceived as an Advisory Service in the field of structural integrity of the anchoring lines, based on carrying out field inspections, advisory reports for clients and preliminary analysis of the mooring risks. In order to offer this advice, VMIA…
MECOFFBI MECHATRONIC TECHNOLOGIES ORIENTED TO OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS II For Vicinay, the main goal of the project has been the assessment of different surface treatments and application technologies for corrosion and wear protection of mooring line components. Project data: Consortium: The Project has been developed by eight R&D centers: IK4-Ikerlan, IK4-Ideko, IK4-Tekniker, IK4-Lortek, Ceit-IK4, Tecnun, UPV-EHU…
