Yadana Subsidence Wave Protection Enclosures
Date: 2013/2014
Supply Fabrications for Wave Protection of ESV / SDV & Control Box for Yadana Subsidence Project EPSC 2
Products commissioned: ProTek® Structural Composite Enclosures
Client: TOTAL Myanmar/PT Gunanusa
Location: Myanmar

 

Customer requirement/ problem

  • Centennial wave slam protection enclosures for safety critical ESDV and BDV valves and associated equipment on 3 platforms
  • Jet Fire and Blast protection required for the equipment
  • Minimum weight to be added to the platforms
  • Maintenance and operational access to equipment
  • Enclosures designed to fit around existing platform layout, equipment and services
  • Ventilation of equipment enclosures to maintain Zone 2 area classification
  • Installation of enclosures without hot work so platforms remain operational
  • Third party certification

 

ProTek® Solution

  • 12 large enclosures housing several equipment items with rigid connection to platform deck structure
  • High strength duplex frame supporting lightweight ProTek® structural composite panels
  • Engineering using Finite Element Analysis techniques to verify structural performance
  • Lightweight access panels incorporated into enclosures to suit operational requirements
  • Use of 3D scan data of equipment to develop accurate designs
  • 3D models developed to ensure good fit up and rapid assembly of enclosures around the ESDV and BDV Valves and associated equipment
  • Ventilation details developed for regulatory requirement of air changes per hour
  • Rapid installation by local personnel with SCS training and supervision support
  • Enclosure designs rapidly developed using internet communication for regular design review across time zones
  • Independent third party certification for all enclosures