CPC F03G 7/05 (2013.01) [F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 25/10 (2013.01); F16L 1/15 (2013.01); F16L 3/00 (2013.01); F16L 9/22 (2013.01); F01K 25/106 (2013.01); Y02E 10/30 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of connecting a submerged vertical pipe to a floating platform comprising:
providing a floating structure having a vertical pipe receiving bay, wherein the pipe receiving bay has a first diameter;
providing a vertical pipe having a top end portion that has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter and a bearing surface;
inserting the top end portion of the vertical pipe into the vertical pipe receiving bay;
exposing a bearing surface of at least one detent such that the at least one detent has a diameter that is different from the first or second diameters; and
contacting the at least one detent with the bearing surface of the pipe to suspend the vertical pipe from the floating structure.
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