Trillium Flow Technologies, with its extensive oil and gas experience and diverse flow control portfolio, is well-equipped to provide FPSO and FLNG unit operators with innovative, reliable, efficient, and safe pump and valve solutions.
Trillium offers customized pump solutions through its Gabbioneta Pumps® and Termomeccanica Pompe brands for offshore applications. These include high-pressure applications such as water injection, seawater lift, fire water, and oil shipping. The solutions come in a wide range of configurations and materials, including Super Duplex, which meets NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 and NORSOK M-650 standards. Trillium’s offshore solutions also feature skids with Anti-Vibration Mountings (AVMs) and Three-Point Gimbal Mountings to effectively manage ship and deck movements and deformations. The company uses Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) to design these solutions and conducts extensive in-house testing to guarantee reliability.. In addition to standard pump vibration tests, vibrations are also measured at the AVM/gimbal connection points when used. Furthermore, Trillium’s oil and gas pump solutions incorporate a complete vibration monitoring system with a dedicated human-machine interface according to API 670 standards, which helps prevent malfunctions and failures.
Trillium also provides engineered valve solutions that meet the demanding requirements of the offshore environment. Through its Sarasin-RSBD brand, the company recently developed a robust and efficient block-forged pilot-operated pressure relief valve (POPRV) without tubing. This valve was designed to withstand high pressures (up to 643 barg) in the gas compression units of a customer’s new FPSO platform. Utilizing technology proven in the nuclear sector, this solution ensures maximum pressure and capacity while maintaining reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness. This innovation resulted in a 60% reduction in the total cost of ownership of the valves involved for the customer.
With its Red Point brand, Trillium offers a variety of non-commodity and fast-track delivery solutions for offshore applications. These include ball, gate, globe, check, and double block and bleed valves with compact designs for space-saving needs, as well as API 6A monogram for wellhead and other applications. A particular case involved a customer seeking a 3-way ball valve to evenly divert an incoming flow of 120m³ between two outlets for an FPSO project. Red Point demonstrated its expertise by recommanding a 3-way globe valve instead for a more accurate flow diversion, also designing an adjustable lock on the stem to accommodate possible changes in flow conditions. This valve was developed using CFD software and underwent physical flow tests to validate its functionality and efficiency.
Trillium also offers tailored choke valve solutions for the oil & gas market through its Blakeborough brand, leveraging decades of experience and field feedback. Each application – such as Production, Water Injection, Gas Lift, Gas Injection, or Gas Blowdown – is uniquely addressed to ensure optimal performance and minimal maintenance. Trillium’s choke valves can meet ASME B16.34 and API6A standards, backed by stringent in-house testing. Blakeborough has also designed an innovative proprietary trim solution, the X-Stream trim, which is used in high-pressure drop services like on- and offshore water injection, where sand or contamination is present. This solution is more resistant to blockage than other multistage trims and is also available in erosion-resistant solid Tungsten Carbide for extended service life.
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