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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventor:
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
VIV SOLUTIONS LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/10 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); F16L 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/01 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); F15D 1/10 (2013.01); F16L 1/123 (2013.01); B63B 2021/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression apparatus comprising: a strake having a cylindrical body portion dimensioned to encircle an underlying tubular, a fin portion extending radially outward from the body portion and helically positioned around the body portion, and a gap formed through the body portion and the fin; and a connecting assembly configured to facilitate attachment of the strake to an underlying tubular.