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Dedicated Pipeline Buoyancy Systems (Kraken™)

Seaflex Kraken:Supporting Pipelines in Shallow Water

While Seaflex are the major worldwide providers of individual Inflatable Buoyancy Units (IBUs) for pipeline installations in shallow water, there are special cases where the long tube Kraken© buoyancy system can be used to greater advantage.

The patented system consists of a PVC coated fabric attached to a pipe at 1.2m intervals to create a continuous buoyancy member which produces very low stresses in the pipe. The coated fabric tube is tough and resilient and with the close spaced fixings, each attachment is only under a very small load.

Kraken’s advantage over conventional IBUs is it’s ability to float pipes in very shallow water, which can in sometime dramatically reduce dredging costs, and it’s low frontal area for long surface or mid-water tows.

KRAKEN FEATURES

  • Lift capacities of 60kg, 132kg and 550kg per metre.
  • Supplied in very compact ‘lay flat’ form on a drum.
  • Can float pipes in little more water depth than pipe OD.
  • No stress or point loads applied to the pipe.
  • Low capital cost.
  • Minimal frontal area for long tows.
  • Low transport costs.
  • Extremely compact to transport and store.
  • Deploys from minimal deck space.


  Pipeline Buoyancy Systems

Manufactured from the highest quality performance fabrics under procedures in compliance with ISO 9001:2000 certified by Lloyds QA, Seaflex Kraken and SeaSerpent units represent the very highest quality flexible pipeline buoyancy system available today.


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Dedicated Cable & Pipeline Information Sheets to Download

SeaSerpent Project Overview

Kraken Project Overview

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