Engineering analysis of free spanning pipelines - FatFree
Software module in accordance to DNV Recommended Practice DNV-RP-F105
DNV Recommended Practice DNV-RP-F105
The FatFree software module is for engineering analysis of free spanning pipelines according to the DNV Recommended Practice DNV-RP-F105.
With FatFree software you get
- Software for design, assessment and re-assessment of submarine pipeline spans
- VBA based program (Visual Basic for Applications)
- Complies fully with DNV-RP-F105
- Rational criteria and guidance on fatigue design methods for free spans subject to environmental loading
Key benefits of FatFree software module
- Calculates minimum required wall thickness for the given conditions, such as varying depth
- Allows you to save and retrieve several sets of input data (cases) within one file
- User-friendly Excel spreadsheet interface
- Calculates fatigue life due to inline and cross-flow vortex induced vibrations and direct wave loading
- Supports safe engineering analysis for maximum allowable free span
- Improves decision-making on correction or intervention of a span
- Saves costs on unnecessary free span corrections
- Standards based on modern limit state principles
