Abstract:
The present invention relates to flowing LNG revaporization equipment. The flowing LNG revaporization equipment comprises an LNG storage tank (10) and an LNG revaporizer (20), wherein the flowing LNG revaporization equipment further comprises power generation equipment which is capable of generating power, as well as generating gas through the LNG revaporizer (20). Accordingly, since a gas turbine generator which is a power generating equipment to generate power is additionally included in the revaporization equipment to revaporize LNG, more specifically, it is possible to supply gas and electricity at the same time. Also, since it is possible to drive the gas turbine generator with gas generated from the revaporization equipment, a compressor for processing gas is removed from the gas turbine generator, so that it is possible to reduce the cost for installing the gas turbine generator. In addition, after vapor is generated using exhaust gas which is generated from the gas turbine generator, the generated gas can be used as the driving power for the LNG revaporizer and a steam turbine generator which is additionally included to generate electricity. Thus, it is possible to minimize the energy required for the entire equipment according to waste heat recovery, so that it is possible to reduce the cost and to prevent oceanic pollution through the usage of waste heat.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a twin-hulled LNG floater, comprising: an LNG hull body (10) having a first ballast tank (11) where ballast water is held; a floatation body (20) which floats on the surface of the sea to the side adjacent but with a predetermined spacing from the LNG hull body (10), and which is provided with a second ballast tank (21) where ballast water is held; and liquefaction equipment (30) of which one end is supported connected to the LNG hull body (10) and the other end is supported connected to the floatation body (20). Consequently, the floatation body is provided to the side adjacent to the LNG hull body in such a way that the liquefaction equipment is supported connected to these bodies while at the same time the liquefaction equipment can be kept horizontal and can also be supported in a stable fashion by means of a water-level adjusting means on the floatation body, and hence the present invention basically gives advantageous effects such as that it improves the stability of the LNG floater as a whole through the twin-hulled arrangement employing the LNG hull body and the floatation body and, additionally, it allows for easy and rapid installation of liquefaction equipment without remodelling existing LNG vessels.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a twin-hulled LNG floater, comprising: an LNG hull body (10) having a first ballast tank (11) where ballast water is held; a floatation body (20) which floats on the surface of the sea to the side adjacent but with a predetermined spacing from the LNG hull body (10), and which is provided with a second ballast tank (21) where ballast water is held; and liquefaction equipment (30) of which one end is supported connected to the LNG hull body (10) and the other end is supported connected to the floatation body (20). Consequently, the floatation body is provided to the side adjacent to the LNG hull body in such a way that the liquefaction equipment is supported connected to these bodies while at the same time the liquefaction equipment can be kept horizontal and can also be supported in a stable fashion by means of a water-level adjusting means on the floatation body, and hence the present invention basically gives advantageous effects such as that it improves the stability of the LNG floater as a whole through the twin-hulled arrangement employing the LNG hull body and the floatation body and, additionally, it allows for easy and rapid installation of liquefaction equipment without remodelling existing LNG vessels.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to flowing LNG revaporization equipment. The flowing LNG revaporization equipment comprises an LNG storage tank (10) and an LNG revaporizer (20), wherein the flowing LNG revaporization equipment further comprises power generation equipment which is capable of generating power, as well as generating gas through the LNG revaporizer (20). Accordingly, since a gas turbine generator which is a power generating equipment to generate power is additionally included in the revaporization equipment to revaporize LNG, more specifically, it is possible to supply gas and electricity at the same time. Also, since it is possible to drive the gas turbine generator with gas generated from the revaporization equipment, a compressor for processing gas is removed from the gas turbine generator, so that it is possible to reduce the cost for installing the gas turbine generator. In addition, after vapor is generated using exhaust gas which is generated from the gas turbine generator, the generated gas can be used as the driving power for the LNG revaporizer and a steam turbine generator which is additionally included to generate electricity. Thus, it is possible to minimize the energy required for the entire equipment according to waste heat recovery, so that it is possible to reduce the cost and to prevent oceanic pollution through the usage of waste heat.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a boil-off gas treatment apparatus for an electric-propelled LNG carrier having a re-liquefaction function and a method thereof comprising: a boil-off gas cooler (10) which receives natural boil-off gas (N-BOG) produced in an LNG cargo tank and cools the gas through heat exchange with a coolant, a gas compressor (20) which receives the cooled N-BOG from the boil-off gas cooler (10) and compresses the gas to a pressure suitable for use in a DFDE (Duel Fuel Diesel Electric) propelled engine (3), an engine feed gas cooler (30) which cools the N-BOG, whose temperature has risen passing through the gas compressor (20), to a temperature suitable for use in the DFDE propelled engine (3) and supplies the cooled gas to the DFDE propelled engine (3), and a re-liquefaction heat exchanger (50) which receives the extra N-BOG unused in the DFDE propelled engine (3) from the downstream of the engine feed gas cooler (30) and supplies the gas to the LNG cargo tank after cooling and re-liquefying through heat exchange with a coolant. The present invention re-liquefies the extra gas unused for propulsion as well as using the natural boil-off gas produced in the LNG cargo tank as a drive source for propelling a vessel, thereby minimizing the waste of N-BOG.