1、Specification for Flexible Pipe Ancillary EquipmentAPI SPECIFICATION 17L1FIRST EDITION, MARCH 2013ERRATA 1, JANUARY 2015ERRATA 2, NOVEMBER 2015Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature. With respect to particular circumstances, local,state, and federal laws and r
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18、ommittee 17 documents consists of the following: RP 17A, Design and Operation of Subsea Production SystemsGeneral Requirements and Recommendations RP 17B, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe RP 17C, Recommended Practice on TFL (Through Flowline) Systems Spec 17D, Design and Operation of Subsea Pr
19、oduction SystemsSubsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment Spec 17E, Specification for Subsea Umbilicals Spec 17F, Specification for Subsea Production Control Systems RP 17G, Recommended Practice for Completion/Workover Risers RP 17H, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems S
20、pec 17J, Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe Spec 17K, Specification for Bonded Flexible Pipe Spec 17L1, Specification for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment RP 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment RP 17M, Recommended Practice on Remotely Operated Tool (ROT) Intervent
21、ion Systems RP 17N, Recommended Practice for Subsea Production System Reliabilityand Technical Risk Management RP 17O, Recommended Practice for Subsea High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) RP 17P, Subsea Structures and Manifolds (in press) RP 17Q, Subsea Equipment QualificationStandardi
22、zed Process for DocumentationiiivContents page 1 Scope 1 2 Normative References 2 3 Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations and Symbols . 5 3.1 Terms and Definitions 5 3.2 Symbols and Abbreviated Terms 16 4 General Requirements 17 4.1 Description 17 4.2 Functional Requirements . 18 4.3 Design Requirements
23、 . 21 4.4 Material Requirements 29 4.5 Manufacturing Requirements 35 4.6 Documentation 39 4.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 42 4.8 Marking and Packaging 43 5 Bend Stiffeners 43 5.1 Applicability . 43 5.2 Functional Requirements . 44 5.3 Design Requirements . 46 5.4 Material Requirements 51 5.5 Manufact
24、uring Requirements 53 5.6 Documentation 54 5.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 56 5.8 Marking 57 6 Bend Restrictors . 57 6.1 Applicability . 57 6.2 Functional Requirements . 58 6.3 Design Requirements . 61 6.4 Material Requirements 65 6.5 Manufacturing Requirements 65 6.6 Documentation 67 6.7 Factory Acc
25、eptance Tests . 69 6.8 Marking and Packaging 70 7 Bellmouths . 71 7.1 Applicability . 71 7.2 Functional Requirements . 71 7.3 Design Requirements . 73 7.4 Material Requirements 75 7.5 Manufacturing Requirements 76 7.6 Documentation 77 7.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 78 7.8 Marking 79 8 Buoyancy and B
26、allast Modules . 79 8.1 Applicability . 79 8.2 Functional Requirements . 80 8.3 Design RequirementsLoads . 82 8.4 Design Methodology . 82 8.5 Material Requirements 86 8.6 Manufacturing Requirements 88 8.7 Documentation 91 vi 8.8 Factory Acceptance Tests . 93 8.9 Marking and Packaging 95 9 Subsea Buo
27、ys . 96 9.1 Applicability . 96 9.2 Functional Requirements . 96 9.3 Design Requirements . 100 9.4 Material Requirements 106 9.5 Manufacturing Requirements 107 9.6 Documentation 108 9.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 111 9.8 Marking 113 10 Tethers . 114 10.1 Applicability . 114 10.2 Functional Requiremen
28、ts . 114 10.3 Design Requirements . 116 10.4 Material Requirements 119 10.5 Manufacturing Requirements 120 10.6 DocumentationDesign Report 120 10.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 121 10.8 Marking and Packaging 121 11 Riser and Tether Bases 122 11.1 Applicability . 122 11.2 Functional RequirementsGeneral
29、 122 11.3 Functional RequirementsRiser Bases . 123 11.4 Functional RequirementsTether Bases . 125 11.5 Design Requirements . 125 11.6 Material Requirements 129 11.7 Manufacturing Requirements 129 11.8 DocumentationDesign Report 129 11.9 Factory Acceptance Tests . 131 11.10 Marking 133 12 General Cla
30、mping Device Requirements 133 12.1 Applicability . 133 12.2 Functional Requirements . 134 12.3 Design Requirements . 135 12.4 Material RequirementsPolymer Inner-liner Materials 136 12.5 DocumentationClamp Design Report 137 13 Subsea Buoy Clamps . 137 13.1 Applicability . 137 13.2 Functional Requirem
31、ents . 138 13.3 Design Requirements . 139 13.4 Material Requirements 140 13.5 Manufacturing RequirementsProcess Control . 141 13.6 Documentation 141 13.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 142 13.8 Marking 143 14 Tether Clamps . 143 14.1 Applicability . 143 14.2 Functional Requirements . 144 14.3 Design Req
32、uirements . 146 14.4 Material Requirements 147 14.5 Manufacturing RequirementsProcess Control . 148 14.6 Documentation 149 vii14.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 150 14.8 Marking 151 15 Piggy-back Systems . 152 15.1 Applicability . 152 15.2 Functional Requirements . 152 15.3 Design Requirements . 155 15
33、.4 Material Requirements 158 15.5 Manufacturing Requirements 159 15.6 Documentation 160 15.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 161 15.8 Marking 163 16 Repair Clamps . 163 16.1 Applicability . 163 16.2 Functional Requirements . 163 16.3 Design Requirements . 165 16.4 Material Requirements 167 16.5 Manufactu
34、ring Requirements 167 16.6 Documentation 167 16.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 169 16.8 Marking 170 17 I/J-tube Seals . 170 17.1 Applicability . 170 17.2 Functional Requirements . 171 17.3 Design Requirements . 173 17.4 Material Requirements 175 17.5 Manufacturing Requirements 176 17.6 Documentation 1
35、77 17.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 178 17.8 Marking and Packaging 180 18 Pull-in Heads . 181 18.1 Applicability . 181 18.2 Functional Requirements . 181 18.3 Design Requirements . 183 18.4 Manufacturing RequirementsTolerances 184 18.5 Documentation Requirements . 184 18.6 Factory Acceptance Tests .
36、186 18.7 Marking and Packaging 187 19 Chinese Fingers/Cable Grips . 187 19.1 Applicability . 187 19.2 Functional Requirements . 188 19.3 Design Requirements . 189 19.4 Material Requirements 189 19.5 Manufacturing Requirements 189 19.6 Documentation Requirements . 189 19.7 Factory Acceptance Tests .
37、190 19.8 Marking 191 20 Connectors 191 20.1 Applicability . 191 20.2 Functional Requirements . 191 20.3 Design Requirements . 193 20.4 Material Requirements 195 20.5 Manufacturing Requirements 196 viii 20.6 Documentation 196 20.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 197 20.8 Marking and Packaging 197 21 Load-
38、transferring Devices . 198 21.1 Applicability . 198 21.2 Functional Requirements . 198 21.3 Design Requirements . 200 21.4 Material Requirements 204 21.5 Manufacturing Requirements 204 21.6 Documentation 204 21.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 206 21.8 Marking and Packaging 209 22 Mechanical Protection
39、209 22.1 Applicability . 209 22.2 Functional RequirementsGeneral 210 22.3 Functional RequirementsAbrasion and Impact Protection . 210 22.4 Functional RequirementsBlanket Protection . 212 22.5 Design RequirementsGeneral 213 22.6 Design RequirementsGeneral 213 22.7 Material Requirements 215 22.8 Manuf
40、acturing RequirementsProcess Control . 215 22.9 Documentation 216 22.10 Factory Acceptance Tests . 218 22.11 Marking and Packaging 219 23 Fire Protection . 220 23.1 Applicability . 220 23.2 Functional Requirements . 220 23.3 Design Requirements . 222 23.4 Material Requirements 225 23.5 Manufacturing
41、 Requirements 227 23.6 Documentation 227 23.7 Factory Acceptance Tests . 228 23.8 Marking 229 Annex A (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Bend Stiffeners . 230 Annex B (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Bend Restrictors 237 Annex C (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Bellmouths 242 Anne
42、x D (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Buoyancy and Ballast Modules 247 Annex E (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Subsea Buoys . 259 Annex F (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Tethers . 266 Annex G (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Riser and Tether Bases . 270 Annex H (informat
43、ive) Purchasing Guidelines for Subsea Buoy Clamps 280 Annex I (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Tether Clamps 285 Annex J (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Piggy-back Systems . 291 Annex K (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Repair Clamps 299 Annex L (informative) Purchasing Guidelin
44、es for I/J-tube Seals. 304 Annex M (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Pull-in Heads 310 Annex N (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Chinese Fingers/Cable Grips 312 ixAnnex O (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Connectors . 314 Annex P (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Load-transfe
45、r Devices 319 Annex Q (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Mechanical Protection . 325 Annex R (informative) Purchasing Guidelines for Fire Protection 332 Bibliography . 337 x Introduction This specification is the result of a Joint Industry Project to develop a worldwide industry standard for th
46、e design, material selection, manufacture, documentation, testing, marking and packaging of flexible pipe ancillary equipment. The objective of this specification is to provide an integrated approach, together with API 17B, API 17J, API 17K and API 17L2, to the design of flexible pipe systems. There
47、fore it is intended that this document be used in close conjunction with these documents. Within this document, “shall” is used to state that a provision is mandatory; “should” is used to state that a provision is not mandatory, but is recommended as good practice; “may” is used to state that a prov
48、ision is optional. Systeme Internationale (SI) units are identified first when cited in the document. United States Customary (USC) units may be given in brackets after the SI units. 1Specification for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment 1 Scope This specification defines the technical requirements fo
49、r safe, dimensionally and functionally interchangeable flexible pipe ancillary equipment that is designed and manufactured to uniform standards and criteria. Minimum requirements are specified for the design, material selection, manufacture, testing, documentation, marking and packaging of flexible pipe ancillary equipment, with reference to existing codes and standards where applicable. See API 17L2 for guidelines on the use of ancillary equipment. The applicability relating to a specific item of ancillary equipment is stated at the beginning of