Methods of manufacturing apparatus and systems for liquefaction of natural gas

    公开(公告)号:US12111103B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US18603128

    申请日:2024-03-12

    IPC分类号: F25J1/00 B63B39/03 F25J1/02

    摘要: Described herein are methods of manufacturing an at-shore water-based apparatus for liquefaction of natural gas. In some cases, the methods can include determining a weight of an air-cooled electrically driven refrigeration system (“AER System”); locating a ballast medium in a hull where the ballast medium has a simulated weight approximate to the weight of the AER System; determining a deflection of the hull caused by the simulated weight; moving the ballast medium off the hull while attaching the AER System; assembling a plurality of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) storage tanks in the hull; and coupling the AER System with the LNG storage tanks. The ballast medium can be moved off the hull such that the weight of the ballast medium supported by the hull is reduced in order to maintain the deflection of the hull while the AER System is attached.

    Liquefaction apparatus, methods, and systems

    公开(公告)号:US11959700B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17050253

    申请日:2018-06-01

    IPC分类号: F25J1/02 F25J1/00

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to at-shore liquefaction of natural gas. One exemplary aspect includes an apparatus comprising: (i) an air-cooled electric refrigeration module (“AER Module”) configured to input electricity and preprocessed feed gas from a source, convert the preprocessed feed gas into a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), and output the LNG; and (ii) a plurality of LNG storage tanks configured to input the LNG from the AER Module and output the LNG to an LNG transport vessel. According to this aspect, the AER Module may be on an upper deck of a water-based apparatus, and the plurality of LNG tanks may be in a hull of the apparatus. Numerous additional exemplary aspects of the apparatus and related kits, methods, and systems are disclosed.