The invention relates to a floating unit and a waterborne pipeline supporting system consisting of the floating unit. The floating unit comprises a floating body, a supporting body, and a ballast device. The floating unit descends or ascends by installing or removing a load. When the floating body suspends underwater, the supporting body is at least partially exposed and kept above the water surface. The pipeline supporting system comprises a plurality of the floating units that is sequentially and alternately arranged in the water. Upper ends of supporting rods are provided with connectors for mounting or erecting pipelines. The floating bodies are fixed underwater by mooring ropes; the mooring ropes are straightened and subjected to upward pulling forces. Power transmission lines or gas transmission pipelines are erected on the upper ends of the supporting rods, accordingly transmitting the electricity and gas produced offshore to the mainland. The floating unit and the waterborne pipeline supporting system consisting of the floating units are low in manufacturing cost, high in strength, and convenient for mass production and implementation. The floating bodies are barely influenced by winds and tides because the floating bodies suspend below the sea surface, accordingly the floating bodies have the ability of resisting severe sea conditions. Therefore, economical and executable solutions are provided for developing and utilizing ocean energy resources.
Floating unit and waterborne pipeline supporting system consisting of same
2015-07-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
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