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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2018
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Jeffrey Robert Dupuis, Houston, TX (US);
Julie Ann Dehne, Cypress, TX (US);
VIV SOLUTIONS LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Abstract
A fairing for suppressing a vortex induced vibration (VIV) of a tubular including an encircling member dimensioned to encircle a tubular, the encircling member having a first side that extends toward a second side when the encircling member is positioned around a tubular. The fairing further including a support member positioned between the first side and the second side, the support member having a channel formed therein, and an opening to the channel is positioned between the first side and the second side. In addition, the fairing includes a tail member positioned within the channel, the tail member having a substantially planar surface that extends radially outward from the channel.