Study on a Mechanical Semi-Active Heave Compensation System of Drill String for Use on Floating Drilling Platform.

There are some disadvantages for existing heave compensation systems of drill string used for the Floating Drilling Platform (FDP), including high energy consumption, large and complex structure, and expensive manufacturing and maintenance costs. In view of the above, we present a streamlined mechan...

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Main Authors: Qingyou Liu, Yang Tang, Chongjun Huang, Chong Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4505866?pdf=render