Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080295527 | LNG TANK SHIP WITH NITROGEN GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed is an apparatus for producing nitrogen equipped in a marine structure such as a liquefied natural gas regasification vessel (LNG RV) and a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), and a method for producing nitrogen in a marine structure using the apparatus. The apparatus for producing nitrogen equipped in a flowing marine structure produces nitrogen to be mixed with natural gas to be supplied to consumers after regasification. The floating marine structure in which the apparatus is equipped has an LNG regasification facility for compressing the LNG stored in a storage tank using a high-pressure pump and then vaporizing the LNG into natural gas in a vaporizer to supply natural gas to consumers. The apparatus for producing nitrogen secures cold heat necessary to produce nitrogen using the LNG supplied from the storage tank. | 12-04-2008 |
20090199591 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE AND METHOD OF STORING AND PROCESSING THE SAME - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 08-13-2009 |
20090199759 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 08-13-2009 |
20090233500 | FLOATING STRUCTURE HAVING PROPULSIVE DEVICES FOR MOVING THE SAME WHILE SAILING AND MOORING - Disclosed is a floating system. The floating system comprises a floating body, a first propeller and a second propeller. The first propeller is pivotally secured to the floating body. The second propeller is pivotally secured to the floating body and distanced from the first propeller in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second directions are generally parallel to a surface of water on which the floating system floats. | 09-17-2009 |
20090249798 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF A GAS TURBINE AND A MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for increasing efficiency of a gas turbine and a marine structure having the gas turbine are disclosed. The marine structure includes an ambient LNG vaporizer for regasifying cryogenic LNG via heat exchange with air and the gas turbine for generating electric power. The marine structure includes a moist-air mixing chamber disposed at an upstream side of the gas turbine, a condensed-water nozzle to spray condensed water, generated from air during the heat exchange in the LNG vaporizer, into the moist-air mixing chamber; and a cold air supply pipe to supply air, cooled by the heat exchange in the LNG vaporizer, to the gas turbine via the moist-air mixing chamber. The method reduces the temperature of air supplied to the gas turbine by condensed water or cold air generated during regasification of LNG through the ambient vaporizer in the marine structure, thereby increasing the efficiency of the gas turbine. | 10-08-2009 |
20090249799 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF A GAS TURBINE AND A MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for increasing efficiency of a gas turbine and a marine structure having the gas turbine are disclosed. The marine structure has a cargo tank for storing cryogenic liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a gas turbine for generating electric power. The marine structure further includes a heat exchanger to cool air for combustion supplied to the gas turbine using a cold source or cold heat of the LNG stored in the cargo tank, a heat transfer medium circuit to indirectly transfer the cold source of the LNG stored in the cargo tank to the heat exchanger, and a heater to heat a heat transfer medium having undergone heat exchange with the air for combustion while passing through the heat exchanger. The temperature of air supplied to the gas turbine is lowered using the cold source generated upon regasification of LNG in the marine structure, thereby increasing the efficiency of the gas turbine. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259081 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING HEATING VALUE OF NATURAL GAS - Disclosed is a system for reducing a heating value of natural gas. The system includes a heat exchanger to liquefy a portion of components having high heating values, a gas-liquid separator to separate the liquefied component, and a nitrogen adding mechanism to add nitrogen to remaining non-liquefied components. The system includes an additional heat exchanger to cool and liquefy the remaining non-liquefied components after the gas-liquid separator separates the liquefied component from the natural gas. The heat exchangers employ cold heat generated upon regasification of LNG. The system can reduce the heating value of natural gas composed of a variety of hydrocarbon components according to requirements of a place of demand by separating the component with the higher heating value from the natural gas to allow the separated component to be used as fuel, thereby reducing an overall size and operating costs of the system. | 10-15-2009 |
20090266086 | FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING LNG CIRCULATING DEVICE - Disclosed is an apparatus for containing LNG. The apparatus includes an LNG tank containing liquid phase LNG and boil-off gas of LNG, and an circulating device. The circulating device includes an intake port and a discharge port. The circulating device further includes an flowing pathway from the intake port to the discharge port that does not include a forced LNG liquefying device. The intake port is located in an upper portion of the LNG tank, and the discharge port is located in a lower portion of the LNG tank substantially lower than the intake port. The circulating device is configured to suction, through the intake port, boil-off gas from the upper portion of the LNG tank and to discharge boil-off gas, through the discharge port, to the lower portion of the LNG tank. | 10-29-2009 |
20100012015 | STORAGE TANK CONTAINING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS WITH BUTANE - Disclosed is a liquefied natural gas composition. The composition contains methane, ethane and propane and butane. The composition contains a substantial amount of butane while being substantially free of hydrocarbon molecules larger than butane. | 01-21-2010 |
20120260674 | FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE HAVING LNG CIRCULATING DEVICE - Disclosed is an apparatus for containing LNG. The apparatus includes an LNG tank containing liquid phase LNG and boil-off gas of LNG, and an circulating device. The circulating device includes an intake port and a discharge port. The circulating device further includes an flowing pathway from the intake port to the discharge port that does not include a forced LNG liquefying device. The intake port is located in an upper portion of the LNG tank, and the discharge port is located in a lower portion of the LNG tank substantially lower than the intake port. The circulating device is configured to suction, through the intake port, boil-off gas from the upper portion of the LNG tank and to discharge boil-off gas, through the discharge port, to the lower portion of the LNG tank. | 10-18-2012 |