Mechanical and Insulation Property Analysis of Silicon Rubber Mixed with Al2O3 Insulation for Subsea Pipelines

Mahesh Tate, .Sandeep S. Wangikar

RTV Silicon rubber, Synthetic rubber

The research has been carried out to check mechanical properties of RTV Silicon rubber when mixed Al2O3 Insulation. As offshore oil and gas production moves deeper into the sea, the likelihood of hydrate filling of pipelines and flow lines grows, as does the cost of removing any such plugs. Blowing down, hot oiling, and methanol injection are all expensive and ineffective methods of preventing hydrate blockages. For example, where the subsea manifold is on top of the riser base, or where the flow line route includes significant high and low areas to entice gas, the method of emission gas is quite advanced. Silicon rubber insulation is solution for such kind of problems. The light-weight insulation material with magnificent performance square measure with success fancied employing Al2O3 as a substance. The addition of different particle sizes of Al2O3 has a positive impact on the qualities of light-weight insulation material. Synthetic rubber is a rubber-like material made out of compound|siloxane|polymer, which is a polymer having semiconductor on the side of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Polymer rubbers square measure widely used in commerce, and their square measure numerous formulas. Polymer rubbers are typically one- or two-part polymers that should contain fillers to improve characteristics or reduce cost.