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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Adhesives in the oil industry
Submission Author:
Carlos Eduardo Reuther de Siqueira , RJ
Co-Authors:
Carlos Eduardo Reuther de Siqueira
Presenter: Carlos Eduardo Reuther de Siqueira
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0066
Abstract
In the oil and gas industry, welded or bolted joints are widely used in the construction of structures and platforms. In some cases during the construction of a platform, it is necessary to perform a repair or an installation of a new equipment or additional supports on the deck and the weld can cause, for example, damage to the paint of an oil storage tank located below the deck of the platform. This causes many delays in the construction and requires complex rework operations especially in confined spaces. With the advancement of polymers, powerful adhesives are being developed and in some situations may be a good application in the place of welded joints. The adhesives have already been widely used in the automotive, aeronautics, aerospace industries, dentistry and medicine. In this work, there is a brief explanation of the adhesives type, adhesion mechanisms and applications used in the oil and gas industry. This work is intended to explain the use of adhesives and has the intention of describing standards, possible applications, experience and attentions to a specific adhesive application. Rules of the Classification Societies shall be followed when there is a float installation and the safety for people and installations must always be taken into consideration.
Keywords
adhesion, Adhesives, joints, Offshore, onshore
