Application of systems engineering to subsea development
- Submitting institution
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Brunel University London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 107-120604-22314
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3723/ut.32.093
- Title of journal
- Underwater Technology
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 93
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1756-0543
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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2 - Applied Mechanics & Structures
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The petroleum industry is moving to deeper waters, which makes any mistake expensive; also the total up-front investment undesirable. There is a need for flexible architecture for future expansions and plug-and-play when technology improves. As software and electric control undergo continuous improvement, architectural flexibility is vital to avoid obsolescence.
This paper describes how to architect subsea development to avoid obsolescence and build in flexibility for expansions, eliminating the need for reconfiguration. The audience is subsea field architects. This article has inspired further exploration in this field. This work was done with BP cooperation.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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