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NIST GCR 04-863 Thomas M. Pelsoci, Ph.D. June 2004 Click here to view entire report in PDF format. |
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. Introduction
2. Analytical Framework and Methodology
3. Vapor-Grown Carbon Fiber Case Study
4. Composite Production Riser Case Study
5. Additional Projects in the Cluster Study
6. Benefit-to-Cost Analysis for Cluster of Projects
7. Conclusions
Appendices
About the Advanced Technology Program
About the Author
TABLES
Table
ES-1: Summary of
Benefits from ATP’s Investment in a Cluster
of Five Composites Manufacturing Projects
Table 1: Market Projections for VGCF
Utilization in North American Automotive Production (Numbers of Vehicles in
Thousands)
Table 2: Cash Flows and Performance Metrics from VGCF Use in the
Automotive Industry ($ Millions, in 2003 Dollars): Base Case
Table 3: Performance
Metrics from VGCF Use in the Automotive Industry ($ Millions, in 2003 Dollars):
Step-Out Scenario
Table 4: Projected Gulf of Mexico Tension Leg and SPAR Platforms
with Composite Production Risers
Table 5: Expected Number of Production Wells
Completed with CPR on Existing Tension Leg Platforms
Table 6: Expected Number
of Wells Completed with Composite Production Risers on New TLP and SPAR Platforms
Table 7: Cash Flows and Performance Metrics from CPR Deployment in Gulf of
Mexico ($ Millions, in 2003 Dollars): Base Case
Table 8: Performance Metrics
from CPR Deployment in Gulf of Mexico: Step-Out Scenario
Table 9: Combined Cash
Flows of ATP Investments and Expected Benefits from VGCF and CPR Deployment
($ Millions, in 2003 Dollars): Base Cas
Table 10: Base Case Performance Metrics
from Combined VGCF and CPR Cash Flows against ATP Cluster and ATP Program Investments
(in 2003 Dollars)
Table 11: Step-Out Scenario Performance Metrics from Combined
VGCF and CPR Cash Flows against ATP Cluster and ATP Program Investments (in
2003 Dollars)
APPENDICES TABLES
Table A3-1: Typical Properties of Some Engineering Materials
FIGURES
Figure
1: Flow of Benefits from ATP-Funded Composites Manufacturing Projects
Figure
2: Benefit Allocation from ATP-Funded Composites Manufacturing Projects
Figure
3: Vapor-Grown Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Process
Figure 4: Flow of Benefits
from the ATP-Funded VGCF Project
Figure 5: Wound-in Metallic End Fittings with
Traplock Composite-to-Metal Interface
Figure 6: Recent History of Deepwater
Developments
Figure 7: Deepwater Production Rates and Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) of Deepwater Production in the Gulf of Mexico
Figure 8: Seven Types
of Offshore Oil Production Platforms
Figure 9: Market Share of Tension Leg or
SPAR Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
Figure 10: Flow of Benefits from the ATP-Funded
Composite Production Riser Technology
Figure 11: Public Benefits, Investments,
and Performance Metrics for Cluster of Related ATP Projects and, by Extension,
Program of ATP Projects
Figure 12: Net Present Value Component Analysis: Base
Case
APPENDICES FIGURES
Figure A3-1: Continuous-Fiber versus Short-Fiber Composites
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Date created: July 14, 2004
Last updated:
July 15, 2004