Load-transfer Device

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Load-transfer device

Device that is used to transfer loads from the flexible pipe end fitting or bend limiter interface structure to the topsides structures but does not have any pressure-containing capacity.

Source: API RP 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards

Load-transfer devices

Load-transfer devices provide an arrangement for transferring the loads from the flexible pipe to the topside connection. The load-transfer device may incorporate collars, clamps or flanges, and may interface with the flexible pipe end fitting or the bend stiffener interface structure. The load-transfer device can be pulled in through the I/J-tube of a vessel whereby a male assembly locks into a female receptacle in the I/J-tube.