F17C2270/0105

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.

BOSS FOR TYPE IV COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSELS

The present invention discloses a boss configuration for a Type IV composite pressure vessel (“CPV”). In particular, the invention provides liner-to-boss interface that allows the polymeric liner to wrap around the internal collar of the boss that extends below the flange. Since the wrap-around section of the liner conforming to the internal collar portion of the boss is subjected to pressure from all sides, the liner stays adhered to the boss when the inside surface of the liner in a CPV is subjected to internal pressure from the contained fluid.

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.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for storing and transporting compressed fluids
11703185 · 2023-07-18 · ·

Composite tank apparatus and methods of making and using same. An array of flat-sided co-dependent cells with relatively thin skins made of metallic or non-metallic materials. Each cell has at least two flat wall panel portions connected by radiused sections arranged such that all of the flat wall panel portions are either in flush contact with each other or in flush contact with flat supporting panels of an enclosing structure or thermal insulating material lining an interior thereof. The cells are sealed with each other around a perimeter of at least one pair of matching lightening through-wall holes provided in adjacent pairs of the wall panel portions of the cells to resist relative movement and prevent leakage of fluid therefrom. The composite tank apparatus may include an enclosing structure, and optionally, one or more layers of thermally insulating material lining the interior surface or the exterior surface of the enclosing structure.

Vessel for the transport of liquefied gas and method of operating the vessel

A vessel for the transport of liquefied gas has a hull, a cargo storage tank arranged in the hull for storing liquefied gas and an engine to propel the ship. A compressor has a compressor inlet connected to a vapour space of the at least one cargo storage tank for receiving boil-off gas at a first pressure and a compressor outlet for supplying pressurized boil-off gas to the at least one engine at a second pressure exceeding the first pressure. A boil-off gas recovery system is provided for recovery of boil off gas. The boil-off gas recovery system has a cooling section with a cooling section inlet connected to the compressor outlet to recondense at least part of the pressurized boil-off gas and a boil-off gas storage tank having a boil-off gas storage tank inlet connected to the cooling section outlet for storing the recondensed pressurized boil-off gas.

PRESSURE VESSEL ASSEMBLY AND PRESSURE VESSEL PROTECTOR
20230213145 · 2023-07-06 · ·

A pressure vessel assembly including a pressure vessel including a cylinder part and a first side part and a second side part, the first side part and the second side part each having a dome shape and being provided at two opposite ends of the cylinder part, nozzle members respectively provided on the first side part and the second side part, and a plurality of protectors connected to the nozzle members and configured to surround a respective outer surface of the first side part or the second side part.

PRESSURE VESSEL
20220412509 · 2022-12-29 ·

A pressure vessel includes: a barrel part disposed in a predefined square area and having a diameter corresponding to a length of one side of the square area; a first nozzle member disposed at one end of the barrel part; a second nozzle member disposed at an opposite end of the barrel part; and clamp rings disposed in the square area, positioned outside the barrel part, and configured to lock the first and second nozzle members to the barrel part, thereby improving spatial utilization and a degree of design freedom.

FUEL CELL SHIP

An exemplary fuel cell ship is a fuel cell ship for propelling a hull by using electric power supplied by a fuel cell that generates electric power through an electrochemical reaction of fuel, and includes at least one compartment including an emission source of the fuel, and a vent pipe through which the fuel in the compartment is released to outside of the hull. A release port of the vent pipe is located at a position higher than a cabin or a bridge provided on the hull.

Method for transferring a cryogenic fluid and transfer system for implementing such a method
11592143 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A method for transferring cryogenic fluid from a storage tank (2; 12; 16) to a receiver (6; 8; 10; 14; 16; 18) like a receiving tank or to an application device, according to the invention comprises the steps of: a—pumping cryogenic liquid from the storage tank (2; 12; 16), b—vaporising at least partially the pumped cryogenic liquid, c—pressurising the storage tank (2; 12; 16) with the vaporised cryogenic liquid, and d—transferring cryogenic fluid to the receiver (6; 8; 10; 14; 16; 18) with cryogenic fluid from the storage tank (2; 12; 16) through a feed line (4) between the storage tank (2; 12; 16) and the receiver (6; 8; 10; 14; 16; 18).