Materials reliability analysis for subsea power systems

摘要

Developing a proprietary database is an important step toward improving lifecycle reliability of future subsea power products while simultaneously reducing their development cycle time and expense. As subsea oil fields move further offshore and material use conditions become increasingly severe, it is necessary to have a fundamental understanding of how materials degrade over time in these harsh environments. It is important to make informed decisions regarding material selection in the initial stages of product design. Deploying critical subsea oil and gas systems to several thousand feet makes maintenance difficult or impossible, and assurance that systems will function as designed for their intended lifetimes is a key product differentiator.