Method of storage and transportation of liquefied gas

Patent · Tue May 23 04:00:00 EDT 1967

OSTI ID:6415188

Hashemi, H T

Method of storing and transporting a liquefied gas to a terminal or ship-loading facility is described. The boil-off vapors from the loading line and at the storage site are recovered by absorption. The storage site may be located some distance from the pier to other cargo loading point, where the incoming liquefied gas at ambient temperatures is chilled to its atmoshperic boiling point for storage in a tank. Cooling and pumping equipment transfer the liquefied gas to the remote secondary tank or ship- cargo facility. The boil-off from all phases of the operations (that is, from the storage tank, the cooling apparatus, and the secondary tank) is absorbed in a suitable absorbent for storage at the storage site. Thereafter, the stored solution may be processed to recover the liquefied gas for recirculation to the chilling system and storage tank. (12 claims)

• Assignee: University Engineers Inc.
• Patent Number(s): US 3320756
• OSTI ID: 6415188
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
032000 -- Natural Gas-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
035000 -- Natural Gas-- Storage-- (1989-)
CONTAINERS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS
PIPELINES
PUMPING
SORPTION
STORAGE
STORAGE FACILITIES
TANKS
TRANSPORT