50results about "Barges/lighters" patented technology

A permanent-temporary combined square block and caisson combined gravity type wharf comprises a land area rear storage yard, a temporary prefabricating yard used for prefabricating square blocks and caissons is arranged on the land area rear storage yard, the temporary prefabricating yard is communicated with square block structural sections through caisson shipping channels, and the square block structural sections are arranged along the coast and serve as caisson temporary shipping wharfs. The caisson shipping channel is used for transporting prefabricated square blocks and caissons; and after the caisson is transported out through the caisson shipping channel and the square structure section, the caisson is arranged to be connected with the square structure section into a whole, and the caisson structure section wharf is formed. According to the wharf, a site does not need to be additionally found to serve as a prefabrication yard and a temporary wharf as a construction site, and the temporary shipping wharf and part of the prefabrication yard are combined permanently and temporarily, so that wharf construction and dismantling cost can be saved.

A method of transporting a first vessel having wind turbine components to an offshore installation vessel. The method includes (i) securing the first vessel to a second vessel using a first tow line attached to a front end (or bow) of the first vessel, and (ii) securing the first vessel to a third vessel using a second tow line attached to a back end (or stern) of the first vessel. The method further includes transporting the first vessel to the offshore installation vessel using the second vessel and the third vessel secured to the first vessel via the first and second tow lines, respectively. The method also includes securing the first vessel to the offshore installation vessel. The first vessel can include one or more fender walls. The first vessel can be secured to the offshore installation vessel using one or more mooring lines.

The invention relates to the technical field of underwater caisson construction, in particular to a caisson construction method. The underwater leveling machine is assembled and formed on the supporting platform, and the semi-submersible barge and the sea side of the supporting platform are berthed; the underwater leveling machine walks to the semi-submersible barge, and the underwater leveling machine is transported through the semi-submersible barge; the underwater leveling machine is separated from the semi-submersible barge and reaches the mounting area, and leveling operation is carried out; the semi-submersible barge is berthed with the side, close to the sea, of the supporting platform again, and the caisson is moved to the semi-submersible barge from the supporting platform; and the caisson is transported to the installation area based on the semi-submersible barge, and the caisson is installed. According to the caisson construction method, the supporting platform serves as a launching platform shared by the caisson and the underwater leveling machine, launching transportation of the underwater leveling machine can be carried out through an existing semi-submersible barge used for transporting the caisson in wharf construction by means of the walking capacity of the underwater leveling machine, and therefore cost does not need to be additionally input for hoisting the underwater leveling machine to be launched; therefore, the construction cost is effectively reduced.

A deck support device for shallow water platform module float-over installation, comprising a slide, a slide shoe, a buffer assembly, a support assembly and a diagonal brace, etc. The support assembly is a split structure, which is connected by electromagnetic suction cups and inserts. The top of the buffer assembly can be connected with the inserts. The load of the platform module is transmitted to the barge through the double-cone contact surface of the support assembly and the buffer assembly. This design can provide higher stability during the operation process. The buffer assembly further provides necessary buffering during the load transfer process of the platform module, avoiding rigid collision. During the float-over installation barge withdrawal process, the platform module can be quickly separated through the split structure of the support assembly. Meanwhile, the gap between the barge and the platform module is increased after the separation of the insert of the support assembly, ensuring the safe withdrawal of the float-over barge and greatly shortening the offshore operation time.

The application discloses an efficient transport barge for inland river material transfer, relates to the field of logistics transfer equipment, and comprises a ship body, a load carrying mechanism for carrying goods is locked to the ship body, a docking mechanism for receiving the load carrying mechanism is arranged on a target wharf of the ship body, the docking mechanism comprises two parallel docking column units, the load carrying mechanism comprises receiving assemblies located on both sides of the ship body, each receiving assembly is locked with a corresponding docking column unit, and the load carrying mechanism is unlocked with the ship body, the ship body drives away from the wharf to complete unloading, the load carrying mechanism and the docking mechanism are arranged, so that the ship body is docked during approaching the wharf, unloading is completed during driving away from the wharf, and the ship body does not need to stay at the wharf for too much time, thereby greatly shortening the unloading time at the wharf and improving the overall cargo carrying efficiency of the ship body.

The invention describes a barge for assembly of a floating support structure (1) comprising a lower buoyancy section (2) with a lower buoyancy volume VL and a working deck (3) comprising support elements (4) for receiving parts of the floating support structure to be assembled. The barge further comprises a ballasting system (7) for lowering and elevating the barge (1). The barge is characterized by a divisional section (6) holding the lower buoyancy section (2) and the working deck (3) in a vertical distance from each other and having a divisional buoyancy volume VD considerably smaller than lower buoyancy volume VL, such that the ballasting system, by pumping a quantity of water equal to VD in or out, is able to move the barge (1) between a lower position with a bottom side of the working deck (3) in the waterline, and an upper position with the top side of the lower buoyancy section (2) in the waterline.

The invention discloses offshore composite beam transporting and erecting integrated construction equipment and a construction method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of bridge construction. Comprising a barge platform, the barge platform is provided with a lifting sling, the lifting sling comprises a vertical truss, one end of the vertical truss is fixed to one end of the barge platform, the other end of the vertical truss is provided with a first truss beam perpendicular to the vertical truss, one end of the first truss beam is fixed to the other end of the vertical truss, and the other end of the first truss beam is provided with a second truss beam perpendicular to the first truss beam. A first truss beam is arranged at one end of the barge platform, a second truss beam is arranged at the other end of the first truss beam, one end of the second truss beam is hinged to the other end of the first truss beam, the other end of the second truss beam is arranged towards the other end of the barge platform, and a bolt hinge is arranged at the connecting position of the first truss beam and the second truss beam. The bolt hinge is used for adjusting the connecting angle of the second truss beam relative to the first truss beam. According to the technical scheme, the transportation and erection construction problem of the offshore composite beam is solved, and integrated operation of the offshore composite beam from transportation to erection is achieved.

An autonomous cargo transporting system transports the cargo on a body of water using the natural current of the body of water to deliver cargo to a downstream port. The cargo system is asymmetric since cargo is delivered downstream using the current but the cargo system is disassembled (drastically reducing the weight) for a multimodal return trip back up the body of water.

A floating fabrication arrangement for building of floating structures (15). It comprises floating unit (1-4) having a continuous deck, at least one crane (5, 6) attached to said floating unit (1-4) and a mooring arrangement capable of mooring the floating unit (1-4) in a floating state on a body of water. The floating unit (1-4) having ballast chambers capable of ballasting and de-ballasting the floating unit (1-4) between a first building position where the floating unit (1-4) floats with the deck above water in a substantially horizontal position and a second inclined launch position, in which a first part of the deck is submerged and a second part of the deck is above water. A method of building floating structures is also described.

A stabilization system for a maritime vessel including a stabilizer module. The stabilizer module includes a stabilizer housing and an extendable body. An extension feature couples the extendable body with the stabilizer housing. The extension feature is configured to allow movement of the extendable body between a first position adjacent to the stabilizer housing and a second position separated from the stabilizer housing below the maritime vessel. An actuator is provided for moving the extendable body between the first position and the second position.

The application discloses a high-window self-adaptive land-water transfer loading device for offshore booster stations, which is designed by innovative combination of multifunctional components such as machinery, electricity, hydraulic pressure, sensors and controllers, and realizes stepless continuous self-adaptive transfer loading of offshore booster stations and other equipment within a long time window period through preset level ballast strategy of the barge body and multi-point same-surface integrated elevation adjustment strategy of the land-water transfer loading device. In order to promote land-water transfer loading work of offshore booster stations and other super-large-volume and super-heavy marine equipment platforms, reduce the limitation of the transfer loading window period caused by tides, effectively expand the effective transfer work time, reduce the possibility of forced temporary rescheduling due to insufficient remaining time caused by delay of the transfer loading work caused by weather and other natural factors or other sudden factors, and improve the utilization efficiency of the transfer wharf.

The invention discloses a mounting structure of a stern ramp and a roll-on and roll-off platform type barge, and relates to the technical field of ships. The mounting structure comprises a tail end wall, a transverse auxiliary bulkhead and a plurality of longitudinal enclosure bulkheads. The transverse auxiliary bulkhead and the multiple longitudinal enclosure bulkheads are arranged to be matched with the tail end wall, so that the tail end wall, the transverse auxiliary bulkhead and the internal longitudinal enclosure bulkheads form a whole, the strength of the mounting structure is improved, and in the using process, the situation of structural deformation or failure caused by insufficient strength of the mounting structure is avoided; the stability of the stern ramp is improved, the situation that the stern ramp inclines, is blocked and even falls off is avoided, and the safety of passing vehicles and operators is improved. The roll-on and roll-off platform type barge comprises the stern ramp, the hinge and the mounting structure, the stern ramp is connected with the mounting structure through the hinge, the situation that the stern ramp inclines, gets stuck and even falls off is avoided, and the safety of passing vehicles and operators is improved.

Unmanned watercraft intended for the transport of equipment. The watercraft comprises: - a floating hull (2); - propulsion means (3); - steering means (4); - a power source (5); - communication means (8, 9); - means for geographically locating the craft (12); - means for measuring the environment (10, 11); - means for visualizing the environment (7); - control means (13); - a compartment for housing equipment (14). The floating hull (2) further comprises: - a removable door (15) for hermetically sealing the compartment (14); - securing means for holding equipment in the compartment (14); - locking means (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) for the door (15) on the floating hull (2). Figure for the abbreviation: Figure 1

A river paddle wheel generator device is disclosed, wherein the device uses river currents to rotate paddle wheels and generate electricity without using fossil fuel. The river paddle wheel generator device comprises a river barge anchored in a riverbed with a flat deck and multiple generators attached. Multiple paddle wheels are designed to hang over the sides of the barge in the water. The river current rotates the paddle wheels which then turns the electric generator and creates renewable electricity.

A mooring positioning system and method for an HDPE pipe (100). The mooring positioning system for an HDPE pipe (100) comprises a barge (1), a floating crane (2), a tugboat (3), a plurality of auxiliary ships, and a plurality of positioning anchors (4); the tugboat (3) is used for towing the HDPE pipe (100); the barge (1) and the floating crane (2) are used for positioning the HDPE pipe (100) from two ends of the HDPE pipe (100); the positioning anchors (4) are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the HDPE pipe (100); the positioning anchors (4) are used for positioning the HDPE pipe (100); and the auxiliary ships are used for moving the HDPE pipe (100).

The application provides a floating stability method for a cylindrical member, loading the cylindrical member to a semi-submersible barge, and installing a partition structure inside the cylindrical member to divide the cylindrical member into an upper buoyancy compartment and a lower stability compartment. The semi-submersible barge starts to submerge, and the cylindrical member is forced to press into the stability water of an initial liquid level under the action of its own weight; the air pipe on the partition structure is opened to discharge the air in the stability compartment; the stability compartment continues to fill with water under the action of the weight of the cylindrical member. After the liquid level is flush with the bottom surface of the partition structure, the air pipe on the partition structure is closed; the partition structure floats after contacting the liquid surface and stops against the cylindrical member; the semi-submersible barge continues to submerge, and the cylindrical member and the partition structure are forced to press into the stability water of a secondary liquid level in the stability compartment and the cavity of the partition structure under the action of their own weight, until the gravity of the cylindrical member and the partition structure is balanced with the buoyancy of the cylindrical member and the partition structure, so that the cylindrical member is floated in the water.

The invention relates to a modular barge (1) comprising at least three hollow floating modules (2) with sealing walls, mechanical connection means (4) between the modules (2) and a working deck (3). Advantageously, the module (2) can be of the type which can be filled with ballast, comprising at least one ballast hole (5) which allows water to flow between the interior of the module (2) and the body of water on which the barge (1) floats; at least one interconnection vent (6) connecting the interiors of two adjacent modules (2); and at least one adjusting hole (7) allowing air to be introduced into or extracted from the interior of the module (2). The barge further comprises means (8) for regulating the air pressure within the module (2), allowing the water level (9) within the module (2) to be regulated (and thus the draft of the barge (1)) as a result of an increase or decrease in the air pressure within the module (2).

Some embodiments relate to a power generation system. An example power generation system comprises: a gas turbine to generate electrical power from combustion of natural gas; a gas supply line for supplying vaporised liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the gas turbine; a power supply subsystem to receive electrical power from the gas turbine and to supply power to at least one remote power sink; a vaporiser configured for vaporising the LNG; and a closed loop thermal fluid circuit configured to recover latent energy of the vaporising LNG to cool a thermal fluid in the closed loop thermal fluid circuit. The gas turbine includes an air inlet for the intake of ambient air; and the air inlet is configured such that ambient air passing there through is cooled by the cooled thermal fluid.

To provide an installation method for a tension mooring floating body and an installation structure for the tension mooring floating body capable of surely securing reaction force with a simple structure and capable of being installed at a low cost.SOLUTION: A frame body 3 is suspended below a float body 2, and the float body 2 and the frame body 3 are towed to a place of installation. Then, after suspending the frame body 3 to a sea bottom 1, the float body 2 is evaded from above the frame body 3 in a state with the frame body 3 and a wire 5 coupled, and a weight body such as a concrete sinker is installed from above to the frame body 3. Later, the float body 2 is tension moored to the frame body 3 by applying tensile force to the wire 5, and installation of an installation structure of the tension mooring floating body is completed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The application discloses a trailer platform device for photovoltaic platform installation, which comprises a plurality of bearing devices arranged on a trailer platform and along the length direction of the trailer platform; the bearing device comprises a driving device, a central control device, a posture adjusting device and a photovoltaic installation plate; the driving device is installed on the trailer platform; the central control device is installed on the power output end of the driving device; two posture adjusting devices are symmetrically installed on the two sides of the central control device; and two photovoltaic installation plates are respectively installed on the two sides of the two posture adjusting devices; the driving device can drive the photovoltaic installation plate to switch between a flat state and a side state. In the process of loading and unloading the photovoltaic platform at the wharf or on the sea, the photovoltaic installation plate is in the flat state, which is convenient for docking and fixing the photovoltaic platform; in the process of transferring after installation, the photovoltaic installation plate is in the side state, which can significantly reduce the transverse occupation width of the photovoltaic platform on the barge deck and also can increase the stability in the transportation process.

The application discloses a dehydration and drying method in the process of transferring dredged sediment of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, which comprises the following steps: S1, transporting the dredged sediment to the mud barge storage bin; S2, laying the drainage grid in layers in the mud barge storage bin during the process of rising the mud surface elevation; S3, stopping the dredged sediment from being blown to the top of the mud barge, and sealing the top of the storage bin by the sealing film; S4, using the vacuum pump to pump the multi-layer drainage grid, and using the temperature device to increase the temperature while pumping, so that the dredged sediment in the cabin is quickly dehydrated and dried; S5, using the dry excavation method to remove the dredged sediment from the storage bin; and S6, repeating S1-S5 to use the mud barge to process the next batch of dredged sediment. The application dehydrates and dries the dredged sediment in the process of transferring and transporting, effectively improves the efficiency, reduces the cost, greatly shortens the construction period, reduces the construction material cost, and shortens the time consumption in the process of resource utilization of the dredged sediment from the important link.

The present application relates to a kind of steep bare rock area water drilling floating self-stabilizing platform and its installation method, drilling floating self-stabilizing platform includes platform structure, anchoring structure and positioning structure, the platform structure is used for the load bearing of drilling equipment, the anchoring structure is used for the plane positioning and movement of platform structure, the positioning structure is used for the fixed connection of platform structure and rock bank slope, the platform structure includes hull and drilling platform cornice, the drilling platform cornice is fixedly arranged in the side of hull, the anchoring structure includes outer eight character anchor and inner eight character anchor, the outer eight character anchor is arranged in the side of hull away from rock bank, the present application can guarantee that hull is located in a stable plane position, hull is under the constraint of slide groove, can be moved up and down along the slide on positioning pile, effectively adapt to the fluctuation of water level.

A vessel comprises a hull comprising a bow, stern, bottom and lateral sides; a holding space within the hull; and discharge means at a bottom of the holding space. The discharge means comprises one or more selectively openable doors or valves; and the discharge means are elevated from the bottom of the hull by sloping walls.

Apparatus with orientable lateral towing arms for naval vessels, in particular for the safe transit of cruise ships through canals having limited and set width, comprising: at least two fender barges for each side of the hull or floating one¬ directional or two-directional spacers, having respective movable towing arms and intended to be temporarily secured to one side of the hull of a ship; means for the towing connection to the sides of the hull of the ship of the anterior part of the towing arms, oriented at an angle toward the side of the hull of the fender barge with the base directed toward the side of the hull of the ship, wherein said means for the towing connection of the anterior part of the towing arms are formed of structural supports welded in specific recesses of the opposing sides of the hull of the ship.

The invention relates to a construction method for a large-span single-box multi-chamber steel box girder of a single-tower cable-stayed bridge. The construction method comprises the following steps that an assembling platform is erected; assembling in a sliding manner; dynamically controlling the beam transporting barge; a liftable welding platform; and constructing a closure section. The problems of difficult foundation treatment, low assembly precision, unstable transportation, poor welding quality, high hoisting difficulty and the like in traditional construction are solved through systematic innovation, the construction efficiency and safety are remarkably improved, and the method is suitable for river-crossing, sea-crossing and other complex environments.

A system includes a bluff body having a tail end and a wake region and slipstream direction behind the tail end. The system further includes a propeller including a hub and a plurality of blades extending outward from the hub. The hub is mounted to the tail end of the bluff body for rotation about an axis. The axis is angled relative to the slipstream direction in both pitch and yaw such that when fluid is flowing over the bluff body, at least one of the blades is in the slipstream and extracts energy to rotate the hub, while at least one of the blades is out of the slipstream and redirects fluid from the slipstream into the wake region. Such autorotation of the hub causes the blades to continuously move in and out of the slipstream to continuously extract energy and redirect slipstream fluid into the wake region.

The utility model discloses an anti-collision steel beam for integral salvage of sunken ships, which belongs to the technical field of salvage equipment and comprises a steel beam structure and two rubber pads, the rubber pads are arranged on the top surface of the steel beam structure in a split manner, and the rubber pads are fixed on the steel beam structure through bolts. The anti-collision steel beam is installed on a side frame of the lifting and floating barge and plays a role in protecting the lifting and floating barge and a sunken ship structure, the device is installed on the side of the lifting and floating barge and protrudes out of the side by a certain distance, when the lifting and floating barge collides with the sunken ship, the device makes contact with the sunken ship firstly, and due to the buffering effect of the rubber pad, the collision force can be obviously reduced compared with rigid body direct collision; in addition, the anti-collision steel beam is installed on the lifting and floating barge broadside strong frame, collision force is directly transmitted to the strong frame, and the lifting and floating barge broadside structure is not prone to being damaged.

The invention provides an offshore photovoltaic support stacking tool and a lightering operation method.The offshore photovoltaic stacking tool comprises a barge widening and reinforcing tool and a photovoltaic support stacking tool, and the barge widening and reinforcing tool is composed of a plurality of extension assemblies; the extension assemblies are installed on the outer walls of ship boards on the left side and the right side of the barge in a bilateral symmetry mode in the length direction of the barge. The photovoltaic support stacking and splicing tool is composed of a plurality of sets of photovoltaic support supporting stand column assemblies, each set of photovoltaic support supporting stand column assembly is installed on the multiple extending assemblies and the deck of the barge in the circumferential direction at intervals, and an offshore photovoltaic support can be installed on the top of each photovoltaic support supporting stand column assembly. According to the offshore photovoltaic support stacking tool, the barge transportation efficiency can be improved, resource utilization is optimized, and the lightering cost is reduced.

The application relates to the technical field of offshore engineering devices, in particular to an offshore FPSO oil unloading motion compensation device and a compensation method. The device comprises a barge assembly, a plate-leaf regulating mechanism arranged in the barge assembly and a plurality of groups of floating-increasing and stabilizing mechanisms installed on the plate-leaf regulating mechanism, and the plurality of groups of floating-increasing and stabilizing mechanisms are located in the barge assembly. The barge assembly comprises a ship body and a compression-resistant bow head installed at the bow end of the ship body, and a plurality of uniformly-distributed limiting grooves are arranged in the interior of the ship body. The two sides of the bottom of the ship body and the compression-resistant bow head are enlarged in a streamline shape, the uniformly-distributed limiting grooves are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the ship body, the multiple reinforcing plate leaves are preassembled on the inner sides of the multiple limiting grooves, the multiple reinforcing plate leaves are stretched outwards from the limiting grooves after the ship body is parallel moored, the effective buoyancy of the two sides of the ship body is enhanced, the impact force of wind and waves on the two sides of the ship body is reduced, and the stability of the ship body after mooring is improved.