Patent ID: 8863844
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A subsea arrangement arranged to form a heat bank for thermally insulating one or more elements of a subsea installation, the subsea arrangement comprising: an external casing enclosing an internal space arranged to accommodate seawater therein having a heat-storing capacity, and arranged to receive said one or more elements of the subsea installation when operationally employed subsea so as to allow heat stored in the seawater within the internal space surrounding the one or more elements to slow cooling of the one or elements, and a pressure equalizing valve for equalization of fluid pressure in said internal space, comprising: wherein the swing arm is pivotable about the said pivot axis in a first direction, under the effect of an external fluid pressure acting on the valve member, from a resting position in which the valve member covers an opening provided in the casing to prevent the seawater from flowing through this opening, to a raised position in which the valve member uncovers said opening to allow the seawater to flow through the opening from the surroundings into said internal space for equalization of the fluid pressure therein when the subsea arrangement is lowered into the sea, and wherein the swing arm is pivotable in a second direction, under the effect of gravity, from the raised position to the resting position to thereby prevent seawater from flowing into and out of said internal space when the fluid pressure in said internal space is balanced against the external fluid pressure acting on the valve body, the second direction being opposite the first direction.