Definition(s)
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Device used for storage and transport of very long lengths of flexible pipe and which rotates about a vertical axis. NOTE Pipe is wound under tension around the centre hub.
Source: API RP 17B, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe, Fourth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards
Carousel
Storage container that can be rotated by a drive about a vertical axis.
Source: API SPEC 17E, Specification for Subsea Umbilicals, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, October 2010. Global Standards