API 17U

Description

This Recommended Practice (RP) provides guidance for the performance, qualification, application, quality control, handling, and storage requirements of wet and dry thermal insulation for subsea applications in the petroleum and gas industries. This guideline also covers the inspection of the insulation, and the repair of insulation defects. The installation method is not defined and may be either S-lay, J-lay or Reel-lay. This guideline is intended to cover all three installation methods. This document is not indented to address either installation procedures or proprietary fabrication of any particular insulation type.