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Apparatus and process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6795980
The apparatus for vaporizing LNG comprises a heat exchanger of the intermediate fluid type and a multitubular heat exchanger, both heat exchangers using estuarine water or warm effluent water as a heat source. The process for vaporizing lng comprises the heat exchange steps between lng and a heating medium and between the heating medium and estuarine water or warm effluent water in an intermediate fluid type heat exchanger, and the heat exchange step between the vaporized natural gas and estuarine water or warm effluent water in a multitubular heat exchanger.
Assignee:
Osaka Gas Co Ltd (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4224802
OSTI ID:
6795980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English