公开(公告)号：US20230279994A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18006614

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Inventor： Ananda K. NAGAVARAPU

IPC: F17C3/10

CPC classification number: F17C3/10 ,  F17C2201/035 ,  F17C2201/054 ,  F17C2203/0333 ,  F17C2203/0387 ,  F17C2203/0391 ,  F17C2203/0604 ,  F17C2203/0607 ,  F17C2203/0643 ,  F17C2221/011 ,  F17C2221/014 ,  F17C2221/016 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0135 ,  F17C2260/033 ,  F17C2265/031

Abstract: Container systems for the transportation and/or storage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) are provided. The container systems include: a) an outer shell; b) an inner pressurized container, wherein the inner pressurized container comprises a first chamber having a first vent and at least one other chamber having a second vent; c) at least one heat exchange zone in thermal communication between the first chamber and the at least one other chamber; and d) an interstitial space between the outer shell and the inner pressurized container including at least a partial vacuum. Methods for transporting and/or storing LNG using the aforementioned container systems are also provided.