公开(公告)号：EP1153238A1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-14

申请号：EP00905759.7

申请日：2000-01-27

申请人： Phillips Petroleum Company

发明人： RICHE, Ali, I. ,  BAUDAT, Ned, P.

IPC分类号： F17C3/02 ,  F17C3/08 ,  F17C9/00

CPC分类号： F04B41/02 ,  F04B37/08 ,  F17C3/022 ,  F17C3/08 ,  F17C9/00 ,  F17C2203/0604 ,  F17C2203/0619 ,  F17C2203/0643 ,  F17C2203/0648 ,  F17C2203/0663 ,  F17C2203/0678 ,  F17C2205/0323 ,  F17C2205/0355 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0135 ,  F17C2227/044 ,  F17C2260/013

摘要： A bottom entry pumping system for liquids, particularly cryogenic liquids, is described which includes a container with an outer wall, which may be concrete and/or metal, and an optional inner metal liner. A line is provided for transporting liquid from a liquid storage tank into the container via a pump connected to the line. The line may be optionally vacuum-jacketed. There is also provided at least one cryogenic valve in the line which can be controlled from outside the container. While pumping liquified natural gas (LNG) is an expected use of the invention, pumping other cryogenic liquids and even other non-cryogenic liquids may be performed with the invention. It is anticipated that the bottom entry pumping system of the invention will meet NFPA 59A requirements in the full containment embodiment.

公开(公告)号：EP1309778A1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-14

申请号：EP01962349.5

申请日：2001-08-07

申请人： Phillips Petroleum Company

发明人： SCHMIDT, William E. ,  BAUDAT, Ned, P.

IPC分类号： F02C9/56

CPC分类号： F25J1/0298 ,  F02C9/56 ,  F04C29/0085 ,  F04D25/022 ,  F25J1/0022 ,  F25J1/0087 ,  F25J1/0283 ,  F25J1/0284 ,  F25J1/0287 ,  F25J1/0294 ,  F25J2280/10 ,  F25J2280/20 ,  Y10S74/05 ,  Y10T477/633 ,  Y10T477/63385 ,  Y10T477/635 ,  Y10T477/73

摘要： A large compressor (18) is powered by a single-shaft gas turbine (12) via shaft (14), gearbox (16) and a hydraulic torque converter (10), which is undersized relative to the maximum shaft power requirement of compressor (18). The hydraulic torque converter (10) has a lock-up device (40) that locks the impeller (24) and the turbine wheel (28) at 25% of the maximum shaft power requirement of compressor (18). Gas turbine (12) has a starter (34). Optionally, compressor (18) has its outlet connected to auxiliary compressor (50) that assists the starting process by decreasing the back pressure of compressor (18).