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KLAW Marine Breakaway Couplings protect assets, personnel, reputation as well as the environment during offshore transfer operations
Marine Breakaway Couplings minimises risks in offshore transfer
The KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling has an identified and safe parting point inside the hose transfer system. When tensile forces exceed predetermined tolerances, the Marine Breakaway Coupling activates.
The KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling then delivers two distinct safety features. You are the closing with the flow with the media being transferred; next is allowing separation with the hose transfer system. Separation relieves the hose transfer system and minimises probability of damage and spillage.
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Minimising risk during offshore transfer
Activation can be due to events or situations that will prove disastrous without this proven and vital portion of the transfer system. Events for example vessel movement, storms and pressure surge could compromise hose transfer systems and harm assets, injury to personnel, contamination with the environment and extended downtime. This can result in disruption of operation, extensive clean-up costs, litigation and damaged reputation. The KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling thus remains an essential part of maintaining a reliable offshore transfer system.Typical events
Vessel movement and loss of Dynamic Positioning (DP).
Pressure Surge: Attributable to inadvertent downstream valve closure elsewhere within the system or over-pressurisation. The activation setting is pre-determined to suit the operating conditions.
Performance boastingDouble closure on activation
Each time a KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling activates, the Flip-Flap Valve mechanism closes for both the upstream and downstream flow inside the hose transfer system. This minimises spill for both sides with the hose transfer separation.
Instantaneous closure
Spill on activation is minimised by the instantaneous closure with the KLAW Flip-Flap Valve mechanism.
100% shut-off of flow
The KLAW Flip-Flap Valve mechanism provides 100% closure and for that reason 100% shut-off of both upstream and downstream flow.
Minimum headloss
The KLAW Flip-Flip Valve was created to deliver minimum headloss a lot more the locked open position inside the Breakaway Coupling. This gives the coupling to produce transfer efficiencies along with minimising the risk of spills.
Reliable performance within the marine environment
The KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling was created specifically as much as those bending moments and torsional forces expected from floating wave motions as well as the rigours with the marine environment. The appearance of the KLAW Marine Breakaway Coupling therefore prevents premature activation with the unit and protects the Breakstuds from fatigue.
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