Dr. Robert D. Blevins

Jean-Fran,ois Saint-Marcoux , Acergy; and Robert D. Blevins , Consultant

As water depth increases, the risers' loads on an oil-producing Floating Processing Unit (FPU) increase.
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4 Blevins, R. D., "Forces on and stability of a cylinder in a wake," ASME J. OMAE, 127, pp.
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5 Blevins, R. D., Jacob, P., Saint-Marcoux, J. and M. Wu., "Assessment of flow-induced jumper interference for hybrid risers," ISOPE 2006-381, 2006.
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Robert Blevins earned a degree from Carnegie Tech, and a PhD from California Institute of Technology in 1974.He has written three books and 30 papers, and has 30 years of professional experience working with flow-induced vibration.He teaches ASME Professional Development Course PD146.

! Dr. Robert Blevins, consultant, outlined some recent consulting experiences in two areas of flow-induced vibrations C acoustic combustion stability and vortex induced vibration of offshore floating oil platform risers.For the topic of combustion stability, the new types of combusters have metered fuel and air inputs.