Seven Oceans - Tensioner Pads

Services Provided: Marine Engineering Consultancy and Bespoke Test Facility

Operations Carried Out

• Material selected with technical advice from RAPRA.
• Specific formulation of Rubber chosen to suit the application.
• Material properties established by RAPRA tests.
• Specialist ABAQUS FE analysis by Atkins.
• Global material behaviour under load fine tuned.
• Pressure distribution optimised for load/diameter range.
• Local concentrations of stress/strain explored.
• Hardness limits defined and accurately measured.
• Design and manufacture of prototype Pads.
• Supervision of manufacture for supply of 2 Full sets of Pads.
• Sample Testing of Production Pads to back up QA & QC procedures.