公开(公告)号：US11898520B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US18192882

申请日：2023-03-30

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Selma Moussaoui ,  Bernard Aoun ,  Romain Narme

IPC: F02M31/18 ,  F02M25/08

CPC classification number: F02M31/183 ,  F02M25/089

Abstract: A system supplies gas to a high-pressure gas-consuming apparatus and a low-pressure gas-consuming apparatus of a floating structure including a tank. The supply system includes: a first supply circuit, a second supply circuit, a return line, a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The return line includes a flow-regulating member. The supply system includes a device for managing the supply system which includes a control module to control the flow-regulating member based on the characteristics of the gas.

公开(公告)号：US20230366512A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18029542

申请日：2021-10-01

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Paul Baron ,  Jocelyn Desbrugeres ,  Cédric Felgueiras

IPC: F17C3/02 ,  F17C6/00 ,  F17C9/00

CPC classification number: F17C3/027 ,  F17C6/00 ,  F17C9/00 ,  F17C2203/0358 ,  F17C2203/0646 ,  F17C2203/0643 ,  F17C2209/22 ,  F17C2270/0107 ,  F17C2205/0355 ,  F17C2227/0135 ,  F17C2260/013 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2201/052 ,  F17C2201/0157

Abstract: Method for assembling and installing a liquefied gas storage tank.
The invention relates to a liquefied gas storage installation comprising a load-bearing structure and a sealed and thermally insulating tank (71) arranged in the load-bearing structure, in which the so-called adjacent membranes (13, 13′) of the sealing membrane of the cofferdam wall of the main structure of the tank (71) protrude at least partially into the liquid dome (2), said so-called contiguous membranes being directly sealably fastened to the so-called adjacent membranes of the liquid dome (2).

公开(公告)号：US20230324006A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18043948

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Camille GOURMELEN ,  Thomas KRUMNOW ,  Erwan MICHAUT ,  Fabien PESQUET

IPC: F17C3/02 ,  F17C9/00 ,  F17C6/00

CPC classification number: F17C3/027 ,  F17C9/00 ,  F17C6/00 ,  F17C2203/0329 ,  F17C2203/066 ,  F17C2205/0103 ,  F17C2205/0355 ,  F17C2270/0107 ,  F17C2201/052 ,  F17C2201/0157 ,  F17C2203/0358 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0153 ,  F17C2260/011 ,  F17C2270/0121

Abstract: A tank for transporting and/or storing a liquefied gas includes: a plurality of walls, each including, in a direction of the thickness of the wall, a thermally insulating barrier and a leak-tight membrane that rests against the thermally insulating barrier and is intended to be in contact with the liquefied gas inside the tank, the thermally insulating barrier including a plurality of self-supporting heat-insulating panels which each includes a block of polymer foam and a plate, a bottom wall of the plurality of walls includes a first portion at least partially surrounding a second portion of the bottom wall, the second portion including drain. The blocks of polymer foam of the second portion have a density greater than a density of the polymer foam blocks of the first portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230288027A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18004349

申请日：2021-07-06

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Erwan MICHAUT ,  Fabien PESQUET

IPC: F17C3/02

CPC classification number: F17C3/027 ,  F17C2201/0157 ,  F17C2203/0358 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0153 ,  F17C2270/0121 ,  F17C2270/0107

Abstract: A tank for transporting and/or storing a liquefied gas includes: a load-bearing structure, a plurality of walls each including, in a thickness direction of the wall, a thermally insulating layer resting against the load-bearing structure and a sealing membrane resting against the thermally insulating layer. The plurality of walls includes a bottom wall, and a guiding structure configured to receive a tower for loading and/or unloading the liquefied gas contained in the tank. The guiding structure includes a base bearing against the load-bearing structure. The thermally insulating layer includes one self-supporting heatproof panel, and a clearance delimited by a portion of the self-supporting heatproof panel and by the load-bearing structure, the clearance being configured to accommodate part of the base of the guiding structure.

公开(公告)号：US11719388B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17437335

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Hilarion Givoloup

IPC: F17C3/04 ,  F17C13/00 ,  F17C3/02

CPC classification number: F17C13/004 ,  F17C3/027 ,  F17C2201/0157 ,  F17C2201/052 ,  F17C2203/0358 ,  F17C2205/018 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2260/011 ,  F17C2270/0107

Abstract: A thermally insulating sealed tank including a bottom wall (2) attached to a supporting wall (1), the bottom wall (2) including: a sealing membrane (3) comprising a plurality of welded corrugated metal sheets, a thermally insulating barrier (4), the sealing membrane (3) and the thermally insulating barrier (4) being interrupted in a singular zone by a window (7), the tank comprising a hollow structure (15) inserted into the window (7), the hollow structure (15) being arranged through the body of the tank wall (2), wherein the tank (71) includes a metal closure plate (23), the metal closure plate (23) comprising an inner edge (24) welded all around the hollow structure (15), the metal closure plate (23) including an outer edge (25) placed under the sealing membrane (3) so as to form an overlapping area, is disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11619350B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17049790

申请日：2019-04-25

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Mickael Herry ,  Pierre Charbonnier ,  Mohammed Oulalite ,  Emmanuel Hivert

IPC: B67D7/78 ,  F17C3/02 ,  B67D7/62 ,  B67D7/84 ,  F17C13/02 ,  B67D9/02 ,  F17C6/00 ,  F17C9/00 ,  F17C13/08 ,  F04B15/08

Abstract: A sealed and thermally insulating storage tank for a fluid that is anchored in a load-bearing structure built into a ship, the ship having a longitudinal direction, the tank having a loading/unloading tower suspended from a ceiling wall of the load-bearing structure, the loading/unloading tower including first, second and third vertical pylons defining a prism of triangular section, the loading/unloading tower carrying at least a first pump, the tank having a support foot that is fastened to the load-bearing structure, the tank having at least one sump, the first pump being arranged outside the triangular prism and being aligned with the support foot in a first transverse plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the ship.

公开(公告)号：US20220373133A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17771783

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Bruno DELETRE ,  Jean-Yves LE STANG ,  Charles GIMBERT ,  Jean-Damien CAPDEVILLE ,  Vincent LORIN ,  Edouard BRUGIERE

IPC: F17C3/02

Abstract: A sealed and thermally insulating tank including a thermally insulating barrier suitable for being anchored to a load-bearing structure is disclosed. The thermally insulating barrier including a plurality of insulating panels juxtaposed in a regular pattern, two adjacent insulating panels defining an inter-panel space, the inter-panel space including an outer portion and an inner portion superposed in the direction of the thickness of the thermally insulating barrier, the outer portion being suitable for being situated close to the load-bearing structure and the inner portion being close to the inside of the tank, the tank further including insulating seals, the insulating seals including two outer insulating seals, the said outer insulating seals being arranged juxtaposed in the outer portion of the inter-panel space so that they have two adjacent edges, and an inner insulating seal, the inner insulating seal being arranged in the inner portion of the inter-panel space.

公开(公告)号：US11467055B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US17056697

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Gael Tos ,  Sebastien Larroque ,  Carlos Da Cunha ,  David Hassler ,  Olivier Perrot ,  Anthony De Faria ,  Vincent Fraysse ,  Charles Gimbert ,  Bruno Deletre

IPC: G01M3/20 ,  G01M3/22

Abstract: Leak detection device having a dome with a main body and a seal configured to define a detection chamber between the main body and the test zone, the seal including a peripheral sealing lip configured to come into contact with the sealing membrane and having a closed contour encircling the detection chamber, an analysis tool connected to the detection chamber to analyze a gas present in the detection chamber in which the sealing lip is configured to have at least in a service state in which a reduced pressure is applied in the detection chamber, a pinch portion that is pinched between the main body and the sealing membrane.

公开(公告)号：US20220316977A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17612352

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Gaël TOS ,  Olivier PERROT ,  Sébastien LARROQUE ,  Anthony DE FARIA ,  Carlos DA CUNHA ,  Vincent FRAYSSE ,  David HASSLER

IPC: G01M3/20 ,  G01M3/22

Abstract: The invention relates to a leak detection device comprising: a portable leak detection bell-like member comprising a sealing joint and configured to define a detection chamber between the main body and the test zone, the detection bell-like member further comprising a carrying handle which is provided with a control member which can be manually activated to produce a control signal, a gas suction circuit which is intended to connect the detection chamber to a vacuum pump, the gas suction circuit being provided with a controlled valve which can be switched into an open state to connect the detection chamber to the vacuum pump and a closed state to isolate the detection chamber from the vacuum pump, and a control unit which is configured to switch the controlled valve in response to the control signal.

公开(公告)号：US11454349B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-27

申请号：US16965984

申请日：2019-02-05

Applicant: GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ

Inventor： Pierre Houel ,  Sébastien Delanoe ,  Sébastien Corot

IPC: F17C3/02 ,  F17C13/00

Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for storing and transporting a liquefied gas, having a sealed pipe (7) that passes through the tank wall so as to define a fluid passage between the inside and the outside of the tank, a sealed metal sheath (29) that is disposed around the sealed pipe (7) and fitted in the opening (22) in the load-bearing wall, the sealed sheath having a longitudinal portion extending at least as far as the sealing membrane (14), the sealing membrane being joined to the sealed sheath (29) in a sealed manner, wherein the load-bearing structure comprises a coaming (24) that protrudes from an outer surface of the load-bearing wall, the sealed pipe being supported by a top wall (26) of the coaming, the sealed sheath (29) having an outer end that is disposed outside the load-bearing wall and attached to the coaming or to the sealed pipe (7) all around the sealed pipe.