Modular plant concepts/Marriage of LNG and offshore facilities

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6522973

Arnoni, Y G

The marriage of LNG and offshore facilities technology and experience in constructing natural gas liquefaction and regasification plants on barges or on platforms at existing work locations and transporting and installing them to existing facilities at the raw material site can be technically and economically feasible. New legislation proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Materials Transportation Bureau will specify 50 to 500 m distances between LNG storage and plant facilities, suggesting a design in which the production unit is separate from, but connected to, the storage units, either by a pipeline bridge or via a cryogenic single-point moving and/or subsea LNG pipeline. For a large baseload plant with storage for about 1.3-2.0 million bbl, King-Wilkinson proposes replacement of the commonly used set of three industrial gas or steam turbines, handling 200-250 million std cu ft/day, with four smaller, reliable, aircraft-derived turbines whose operating costs would be the same but whose greater efficiency would give a two-year payout of the about 21.5% higher capital cost.

• Research Organization: King-Wilkinson
• OSTI ID: 6522973
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States) Vol. 75:10; ISSN CEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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