Articulated conduit systems and uses thereof for fuel gas transfer between a tug and barge
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    发明授权
    Articulated conduit systems and uses thereof for fuel gas transfer between a tug and barge 有权
    铰接管道系统及其用途,用于拖船和驳船之间的燃料气体传输

    公开(公告)号:US08967174B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-03

    申请号:US14268874

    申请日:2014-05-02

    IPC分类号: F17D1/08 B63B21/56

    摘要: According to some aspects, a tug and barge arrangement is provided that is configured with an articulated conduit system for transferring a fuel gas (e.g., natural gas) between the tug and barge. In some embodiments, an articulated conduit system is provided that comprises a plurality of conduits fluidically interconnected by rotatable joints configured to permit positional alterations of the fluid conduits that result from differential movement between a tug and barge, such as relative vertical displacement between the tug and barge and/or relative rotation between the tug and barge about a forward-aft axis of the tug.

    摘要翻译: 根据一些方面,提供了一种拖船和驳船装置,其配置有用于在拖船和驳船之间传送燃料气体(例如天然气)的铰接管道系统。 在一些实施例中,提供了一种铰接导管系统,其包括通过可旋转接头流体地互连的多个导管,其被配置为允许由拖轮和驳船之间的差速运动导致的流体导管的位置变化,例如拖轮和驳船之间的相对垂直位移 在牵引船和驳船之间的驳船和/或相对转动围绕拖轮的前后轴线。