Subsea test facility

ShawCor’s Simulated Service Vessel (SSV) is a key part of a state of the art facility designed to simulate deep water service conditions for insulated pipe, flexible pipe and custom coated subsea structures. Bredero Shaw, Houston, will use this vessel to simulate service conditions experienced by subsea insulation coatings by controlling the water temperature and applying pressure to the water surrounding the insulation coatings while controlling the temperature inside the pipe. By simulating these service conditions within the test vessel and measuring the heat flow and compressive creep of the insulating material, Bredero Shaw is able to advise the pipeline design engineer of both the thermal efficiency and depth rating of the insulation.

Benefits of the test facility are to simulate subsea conditions, reduce product qualification time, ability to test project specific pipe configurations and various testing capabilities.