LOADING ASSEMBLY FOR CONVEYING A PRESSURIZED GAS STREAM AND A SWITCHING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A LOADING ASSEMBLY
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    发明申请
    LOADING ASSEMBLY FOR CONVEYING A PRESSURIZED GAS STREAM AND A SWITCHING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A LOADING ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    用于输送加压气流的装载组件和用于装载组件的开关系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160258578A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15029207

    申请日:2014-10-17

    申请人: SHELL OIL COMPANY

    IPC分类号: F17C5/06 F16L25/00 F17C13/08

    摘要: A loading assembly has a gas conduit that extends between a floating structure and another structure, to convey a pressurized gas stream between the two structures. An emergency disconnection coupler is configured in the gas conduit. A switching system is provided for controlling switching of an engagement mechanism in the emergency disconnection coupler between a locked position and an unlocked position (in either direction). The switching system is subject to two distinct fail-safe regimes: a fail-unlocked regime which inherently instructs for release of the emergency disconnection coupler, and a fail-closed regime which inherently precludes release of the emergency disconnection coupler when there is pressurized gas in the gas connection. The fail-unlocked regime is active when the gas pressure in the gas connection is below a predetermined override threshold value. The fail-locked regime overrides the fail-unlocked regime.

    摘要翻译: 装载组件具有在浮动结构和另一结构之间延伸的气体导管,以在两个结构之间输送加压气流。 在气体管道中配置了紧急断开连接器。 提供一种切换系统,用于控制紧急断开联接器中的接合机构在锁定位置和解锁位置(在任一方向上)的切换。 交换系统受到两个明显的故障安全方案的限制:一种故障解锁方式,其固有地指示释放紧急断开耦合器,以及一个故障关闭状态,当有压缩气体时,该故障关闭状态固有地排除了紧急断开耦合器的释放 气体连接。 当气体连接中的气体压力低于预定的超控阈值时,故障解锁状态是有效的。 失败锁定的制度超越了失败解锁的制度。