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Oyne school car kit project success

AS Mosley recently sponsored Oyne School’s electric car kit project which saw them take part in the Grampian Goblins Race Day at Grampian Transport Museum last week.

Children taking part in Greenpower project
Oyne School car kit project
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Oyne school children from P5, P6, and P7 took part in the project, where they competed against other primary school teams from across the North of Scotland.  It was the first time the school had taken part in the initiative, which is organised by Greenpower Education Trust.

Over a five week period, the children built an electric kit car from scratch, where they designed and built the body work, before driving their car at the final event on Friday 9th June.  Up against stiff competition, the school did well, narrowly missing out on third prize by just 0.21 seconds in the drag race section and making it to through to the semi-finals in the sprint race.

The project has been a great success for the school.  The children worked extremely hard and enjoyed every minute of the experience.

Over 5 weeks the project has involved curricular work in Literacy & English; Numeracy & Maths; Science; Social Subjects; Technologies; and Health & Wellbeing.  They have also developed the following 'Meta skills' important to Learning, Life and Work: Teamwork; Communication; Resilience; Self-management; problem solving; and creativity.

We loved being a part of this project and we're hoping it will inspire a few pupils to think about a career in engineering, as they progress in their learning journey.  We'll  look forward to seeing how next year's cohort get on. Well done to all involved.

 

Recruiting for Graduates

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We excited to be recruiting again for more graduates.  If you are about to graduate with (or currently hold) a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil, aeronautical engineering, naval architecture or related discipline, and are keen to embark on a career in analysis, then read on.

Graduate Analysis Engineers

We are looking for multiple full time Graduate Analysis Engineers to assist in the design and assessment of subsea exploration and production equipment and perform riser and wellhead analyses using Flexcom and Orcaflex software and non-linear structural analyses using ANSYS.

In return, you'll work for a friendly and welcoming organisation that invests in its people and has a range of benefits available to employees, which is based in a peaceful setting in Aberdeenshire, though hybrid working is available.

For more information and to apply click here.

Farewell to Richard

Our team got together at  Thainstone House to say farewell to Richard Robinson, who recently retired.

Richard joined AS Mosley in 2006 and has been an integral part of the team. Supporting us through growth, he’s played a crucial role in many of our more complex offshore projects. We’re very grateful to Richard for the knowledge and expertise he has shared with us over the years. Although he has officially retired, we secretly hope he’ll keep his hand in and continue to support us on an ad hoc basis.

Richard, thank you for all your efforts over the years. We wish you a very happy retirement!

The team at AS Mosley

AS Mosley wins prestigious innovation award

AS Mosley picks up Business & Product Innovation Award at Scottish FSB Awards 2023

Callum Methven and Andrew Mosley, AS Mosley

We are extremely proud to have won an award from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) for Business & Product Innovation.

AS Mosley picked up the prestigious award yesterday (8th March) at the Voco Grand Hotel in Glasgow at a glitzy ceremony hosted by the FSB.

The award was given in recognition of developing WellScreen, and AS Mosley's involvement in Digital Twin technology.

WellScreen is a unique screening analysis tool that allows operators in the oil & gas industry to rapidly screen a number of wells at any one time. The tool tests for wellhead fatigue, and highlights wells needing more detailed analysis. The Digital Twin work was in collaboration with University of Strathclyde and Fugro, where we developed a methodology for a Digital Twin for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.

Attending the event on behalf of AS Mosley, was Callum Methven (pictured), Principal Analysis Engineer, Andrew Mosley (pictured), Director, Eileen Cooper, Marketing Consultant of Limetree, and her husband, Andrew Cooper of Andrew Cooper Golf.

Andrew Mosley, Director at AS Mosley said: “This is fantastic news! We’re delighted to be recognised for the our innovative WellScreen tool, as well as our digital twin work.  WellScreen has taken over five years to get it to where it is today and it’s having a huge impact on our industry and literally saving operators hundreds of thousands of pounds. We are grateful to our clients, for giving us the inspiration and motivation to develop WellScreen. Thanks also goes to our Digital Twin partners and, of course, our staff and dedicated team of expert engineers, who have made this success possible.”

AS Mosley will go on to represent Scotland in the UK Final on 18th May 2023.

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Ladies’ Day event raises £5757 for North Rayne Primary School

AS Mosley was pleased to support Rayne North Primary school with their Ladies’ Day fundraiser last week at Drouthy Laird, Inverurie. In total, they raised a staggering £5757 for the Parent Council.

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We were pleased to support Rayne North Primary school with their Ladies’ Day fundraiser last week at Drouthy Laird, Inverurie. In total, they raised a staggering £5757 for the Parent Council. Our very own Kirsten Campbell was involved in organising the event, attended by over 170 ladies. AS Mosley donated a Fossil handbag and a £100 voucher for Sinclair's in Inverurie. The funds raised will be used to buy a smart TV on wheels and to support the school’s library, with new books and reading resource. Well done to all involved.

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AS Mosley shortlisted for Business & Product Innovation Award

We are thrilled to be shortlisted in the prestigious FSB Awards 2023 in the category of Business & Product Innovation.

This is in recognition of developing WellScreen, and the Digital Twin technology work we have been involved in. WellScreen is a unique screening analysis tool that allows operators in the oil & gas industry to rapidly screen a number of wells at any one time. The tool tests for wellhead fatigue, and highlights wells needing more detailed analysis. The Digital Twin work was in collaboration with Strathclyde University and Fugro, where we developed a methodology for a Digital Twin for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.

The Scottish final takes place on Wednesday 8th March in Glasgow.

AS Mosley FSB Awards Finalist

AS Mosley sponsors Ellis Simpson

AS Mosley sponsors Ellis Simpson

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AS Mosley is proud to sponsor Cross Country Skier, Ellis Simpson. The 14 year-old has shown nothing but dedication over the last few years and was recently presented with the Snowsport Scotland Under 14 championship trophy for finishing in first place at the Scottish Roller Ski Series 2022.

Ellis has now been selected to join the British Nordic Development Squad for XC Skiing. Fantastic achievement – well done Ellis!

AS Mosley has given Ellis a donation towards his training. We hope it helps and we wish Ellis all the best in the months and years ahead.

 

 

Case Study: Subsea Conductor Running in Strong Currents

AS Mosley was recently commissioned to determine safe operating sea state limits for a complex drilling operation, using a 30”conductor, deep (1200m) in the Norwegian Sea.

Undertaking a VIV assessment, strength assessment, and an irregular wave fatigue assessment, allowed us to advise the client to limit the sea state to 4m, which would ensure neither the HWDP nor conductor would exceed their allowable bending stress. This gave them the confidence they needed to proceed, knowing their boundaries and ensuring a safe operation.

Read the full case study here.

What is Vortex Induced Vibration and how can it be identified?

VIV analysis - turbulent flow

Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) is motion created by the interaction of a fluid flow and a cylindrical profile perpendicular to it.

VIV is an important source of fatigue damage of riser systems and subsea equipment, which are constantly in contact with changing flows of seawater.

When the boundary layer separates from the cylinder and creates an asymmetric vortex, the pressure differences create motion transverse to the flow. As the body moves, the vortex and its pressure change again, feeding back to create further motion. When this happens quickly enough, it becomes vibration of the cylinder.

What is Riser VIV?

The flow of seawater around a subsea riser can create vortices resulting in VIV.  This is important because the vibration can be shed downstream and cause in line, or more damaging cross-flow vibrations, to be created, affecting more equipment.

Where is VIV a problem?

Because of the way VIV is caused, the faster the flow of water, the more likely it is to occur. As a result, deep water locations with a typically high current, such as the Gulf of Mexico or West of Shetland, are more prone to problems with VIV.

What is Riser VIV?

What can be done?

The risk of VIV is generally assessed by as part of a Global Riser Analysis, however, it can be investigated as a separate study.

AS Mosley recommends an initial screening. This will highlight if there is a problem and if so, a full assessment can be carried out along with recommendations to overcome VIV and/or maximise fatigue life.
Shear7 is the industry standard tool for investigating the presence of VIV and the consequential fatigue damage.

A linearised modification of the OrcaFlex or Flexcom global riser model can be used in combination with Shear7 to determine the fatigue life of individual components in the riser system.

In addition to this, OrcaFlex also has a wake oscillator module and this can use the full non-linear OrcaFlex global riser model to investigate VIV if a more detailed analysis is required.

 

Get in touch

AS Mosley specialises in understanding wellhead loads during all operations and the effect this has on operability and fatigue. For more information get in touch.