F17C2221/033

LNG STORAGE TANK AND SHIP HAVING THEREOF
20230027991 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A liquefied gas storage tank according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a tank unit in which liquefied gas is stored; an inner box unit disposed inside the tank unit and installed at the bottom portion of the tank unit; and a pump unit that has an inlet pipe part formed to pass through a lower wall portion of the inner box unit and communicate with the inside of the inner box unit, and suctions the liquefied gas stored in the tank unit through the inlet pipe part, thereby supplying the liquefied gas to the outside.

GAS FUEL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAS FUEL SUPPLY CIRCUIT
20230028228 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A gas fuel vehicle includes gas fuel engine, a gas fuel supply circuit comprising at least one tank assembly, the tank assembly including a gas fuel tank and a tank valve, an electronic central unit configured to control operation of the gas fuel vehicle, The tank assembly is provided with specific identification data, and the electronic central unit is configured to process the identification data of the tank assembly and to enable an actuation of the tank valve between closed and open states only if the identification data are recognized.

TANK VALVE SYSTEM WITH COMBINED OVERFILL PREVENTION AND FUEL LEVEL INDICATION
20230026267 · 2023-01-26 ·

A tank valve system comprises a main valve body, an overfill protection device (OPD), a gauge drive apparatus and a fuel level indicator. The OPD and gauge drive apparatus are configured to both be inserted through a narrow neck of a fuel storage tank prior to connecting the valve body to the neck. The valve body includes a primary fuel channel and a shuttle interface channel. The OPD includes an overfill float driving an overfill shutoff valve for controlling fluid flow from the primary channel into the tank. The gauge drive apparatus includes a gauge float, a shuttle, and an elongated extension body. The gauge float is movable with respect to the extension body between an uppermost position and a lowermost position, thereby driving the shuttle. The shuttle has a gauge actuation portion transportable within the shuttle interface channel to thereby actuate the fuel level indicator.

VACUUM PANEL
20230228380 · 2023-07-20 ·

An insulation arrangement for an ocean-going ship comprising a modular arrangement of panels, each panel comprising a first cold layer and an opposing ambient layer and a volume therebetween arranged in use to be evacuated to create a vacuum.

VALVE UNIT, ON-TANK VALVE AND GAS PRESSURE TANK SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEMS, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LEAKAGE
20230228381 · 2023-07-20 ·

The present disclosure relates to a valve unit for a fuel supply system which is preferably adapted to supply a fuel cell system with fuel, comprising: at least one temperature detector, at least one pressure detector, and a safety valve integrated into a line section, wherein the safety valve can be adjusted between an open position, in which gas is able to flow through the line section, and a closed position, in which gas is not able to flow through the line section, wherein the temperature detector and the pressure detector are so disposed that they are able to detect a temperature and a pressure of the gas flowing through the line section in a state in which the gas is present at the closed safety valve in such a manner that it exerts pressure. The present disclosure relates further to an on-tank valve which can have all the features described in relation to the valve unit and differs from the valve unit only in that it is able to be mounted directly on a gas pressure tank. The present disclosure relates further to a gas pressure tank system for storing fuel, comprising: at least one gas pressure tank and a valve unit. Finally, the present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a possible leakage in a fuel supply system, and to a valve assembly.

LIQUEFIED GAS STORAGE TANK AND SHIP INCLUDING SAME

The present disclosure relates to a liquefied gas storage tank and a ship including the same. A liquefied gas storage tank according to the present disclosure is a liquefied gas storage tank for storing a cryogenic material and includes a primary barrier made of metal to form an accommodating space for accommodating a cryogenic material; a primary insulating wall in which a primary plywood and a primary insulating material are sequentially disposed to the outside of the primary barrier; a secondary barrier provided on the outside of the primary insulating wall; and a secondary insulating wall in which a secondary insulating material and a secondary plywood are sequentially disposed in a stack to the outside of the secondary barrier, wherein the secondary barrier includes a main barrier provided on top of each secondary insulating wall constituting a unit element; and an auxiliary barrier connecting the adjacent main barriers to each other, the secondary barrier is formed of a mixed material of a metal and a non-metal, and the primary insulating wall has a thickness of 66% to 166% of that of the secondary insulating wall in order to lower a thermal stress.

Membrane finishing sheet and membrane insulation structure comprising the same

A membrane finishing sheet, which is disposed at a membrane finishing part among multiple membrane sheets which form a sealing wall installed at a membrane type cargo, comprises a corrugated part having a structure closed in a direction toward the membrane finishing part. In addition, a membrane insulation structure comprising a membrane finishing sheet according to the present invention comprises a membrane finishing sheet disposed at a membrane finishing part among multiple membrane sheets which form a sealing wall installed at a membrane type cargo. Among four sides of the membrane finishing sheet, a finishing side in contact with the membrane finishing part has a structure in which the corrugated part is closed and thus provides a membrane insulation structure that does not require a separate finishing member for sealing a membrane.

Composite structures, composite storage tanks, vehicles including such composite storage tanks, and related systems and methods

A composite storage tank may include a wall structure including at least three regions including an inner region, an outer region, and at least one permeation barrier. Another region may be optionally incorporated for venting potential permeation of fluids. The at least one permeation barrier and/or the venting layer may be strategically positioned between the inner region and the outer region to reduce or at least partially prevent fluid permeation of the inner region or the outer region. A vehicle may include such a composite storage tank. Methods of forming a composite fluid storage tank may include forming an inner composite region, applying a permeation barrier to an outer surface of the inner composite region, forming an outer composite region, and curing the inner composite region and the outer composite region with the permeation barrier to form the composite fluid storage tank.

Method for providing pressurized gas to consumers and corresponding compressor arrangement at variable suction conditions
11703187 · 2023-07-18 · ·

The invention relates to a method for providing pressurized gas from a source of liquefied gas to a consumer (8), wherein vaporized gas is supplied from the source of liquefied gas (1) through a main input line (2) to a compressor arrangement (300) for pressurizing the vaporized gas, the compressor arrangement (300) comprising a plurality of compressor modules (3, 5, 31, 51), each compressor module being able to operate independently from any other compressor module of the compressor arrangement (300), one or more of the compressor modules (5, 51) of the compressor arrangement (300) can be bypassed, and wherein gas is conducted through only a part or all of the compressor modules depending on at least one of pressure level, temperature level, mass flow and composition of the gas to be provided to the consumer (8).

BOIL-OFF GAS RELIQUEFACTION SYSTEM
20230019057 · 2023-01-19 ·

Disclosed is a BOG reliquefaction system. The BOG reliquefaction system includes: a compressor compressing BOG; a heat exchanger cooling the BOG compressed by the compressor through heat exchange using BOG not compressed by the compressor as a refrigerant; a pressure reducer disposed downstream of the heat exchanger and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled by the heat exchanger; and a second oil filter disposed downstream of the pressure reducer, wherein the compressor includes at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and the second oil filter is a cryogenic oil filter.