System and method for heading control of a floating LNG vessel using a set of real-time monitored cargo containment system strain data
US9834295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H2025/045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for offshore production of LNG from an FLNG vessel includes a floating LNG vessel including a hull and a deck, a topsides hydrocarbon processing facility installed at or above the deck of the hull of the FLNG vessel, a FLNG vessel cargo containment system comprising one or more insulated FLNG vessel cryogenic storage tanks installed within the hull of the FLNG vessel, a dynamic positioning control system operatively associated with a system of thrusters onboard the FLNG vessel where the dynamic positioning control system maintains the FLNG vessel at a desired heading around a station keeping point during LNG cargo offloading operations, and a computer processor for receiving a set of real-time monitored environmental data.
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