Method of an apparatus for treating boil-off gas for the purpose of supplying at least an engine
US10816140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for supplying natural gas fuel to an ocean-going tanker for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG), includes a first line with a compressor (12) having an inlet communicating with an ullage space (4) of at least one LNG storage tank (2) and an outlet communicating with a conduit leading from the compressor to at least one engine (38), and a second line with a forcing vaporiser (24) having an inlet communicating with a liquid storage region (6) of the tank (2), the second line being connected to the first line downstream of the compressor (12) and upstream of the at least one engine (38).
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