Q: What is a floating hose? A: It is a kind of marine hose that is mainly made of rubber. Closed-celled foams make it able to float on the sea surface.
Q: What does a complete floating hose line contain? A: Tanker rail hose, tail hose, reducer hose, mainline hose, one end reinforced hose. Reducer hose isn’t a must.
Q: How is a floating hose made? A: Vulcanization is a crucial chemical process that combine rubber with all kinds of materials together. Wrapping rubber strips and steels or textile cord threads around the cylindrical mold needs automatic equipment rotation and some manual operation to ensure accuracy. Marine hose fittings like flange are also installed in our factory.
Q: What fluid can floating hoses transfer? A: Crude oil/petroleum, natural gas, LPG, etc.
Q: What are the applications of marine floating hoses?
A: Single Point Mooring (SPM), Single Buoy Mooring (SBM), Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM), Single Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM), Multi Buoy Mooring (MBM), Tandem Mooring, FSRU, FPSO offloading, etc.
Q: How are the floating vessels and hoses connected?
A: Prior to installation, floating hoses need to be stored in a dry, cool and ventilated place. Indoor areas are the best. If you have no choice but to put them outdoors, please keep the hoses from prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. The temperature should be -29℃ to 52℃. Hoses should be installed within 3 months of delivery to site and stored reasonably as said above.
Q: How to install floating hoses in the right way?
A: Avoid over bending and mechanical damage are two basic criteria that you should follow. This can keep floating hose in good operation. According to the OCIMF Hose Guide, the minimum bending radius is 6D (six times the inner diameter) For more, please refer to “How to install marine hoses correctly?”
Q: What is a double carcass floating hose?
A: A double carcass hose contains a standard floating hose and an additional carcass, which is also known as the primary carcass and the secondary carcass. The significance of this marine hose structure is to deal with the failure of the primary carcass so that the external environment won’t be polluted. Double carcass marine hosesare designed to have a volume between the two carcasses. When a slow leak or a sudden burst occurs, the secondary carcass can contain the fluid that escapes from the first carcass and maintain normal operation. Every double carcass hose has a leak detection system which can inform the operator of the aforesaid situation.
Q: What information is needed to customize floating hoses?
A: To provide better service for you, please tell us these things. Feel free to copy the info below and fill them in. ① Hose type: ② Inner diameter: ③ Working pressure: ④ Length & Quantity: ⑥ Fluid type: ⑦ Working conditions like 1) Temperature 2) Water depth 3) Wind & wave Contact us for more customization details.
