EP1776541A1 - Procede et dispositif permettant de remplir un contenant de gaz liquide issu d'un reservoir de stockage - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif permettant de remplir un contenant de gaz liquide issu d'un reservoir de stockage

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EP1776541A1
EP1776541A1 EP05776200A EP05776200A EP1776541A1 EP 1776541 A1 EP1776541 A1 EP 1776541A1 EP 05776200 A EP05776200 A EP 05776200A EP 05776200 A EP05776200 A EP 05776200A EP 1776541 A1 EP1776541 A1 EP 1776541A1
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storage tank
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Patrick Matheoud
Jean-Claude Zimmer
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Messer France SAS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C5/00—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures
    • F17C5/02—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures for filling with liquefied gases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2205/013—Two or more vessels
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    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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Definitions

  • the refueling of a liquid gas container takes place in such a way that the liquid gas is pumped in liquid form from a storage tank into the container.
  • the gas phases of the liquid gas in the container and in the storage tank are at the same time flow-connected to one another via a separate gas line. In this way, a quantity of gas which corresponds to the volume of the liquid gas supplied to the container reaches the storage tank.
  • WO 01/65168 A1 a method and a device for filling a container with liquid gas from a storage tank is known, in which the Liquefied gas is transferred in a liquid gas supply line by means of a multi-stage conveyor from the storage tank into the container.
  • the gas phase of the container to be filled is connected to a ⁇ asgurtechnisch, which opens in the region between two pump stages of the conveyor in the liquid gas supply line from the storage tank.
  • gas in the volume of liquid gas supplied from the storage tank is taken from the container, liquefied and fed back into the container in liquid form r together with liquid gas from the storage tank. This results in an automatic pressure regulation in the container.
  • WO 02/081963 A1 another method for filling a container with liquefied gas from a storage tank is described, in which also, to avoid decontamination of the storage tank, only one supply line for connecting the liquid phases of both containers, but no connection between the gas phase of the tank to be refueled and that of the storage tank.
  • About the liquid gas supply liquid gas is conveyed in a known manner by means of a suitable pump from the storage tank into the container to be filled.
  • the gas phase of the container is connected to a heat exchanger, in which the gas is cooled and largely liquefied.
  • this system results in a steady state of equilibrium, in which the pressure in the pressure vessel to be filled is slightly greater than the pressure in the reservoir.
  • the pressure difference in both tanks depends only on the capacity of the heat exchanger and the amount of liquid gas supplied.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to provide a way to fill a container with LPG from a storage tank, which manages with less equipment and yet reliably prevents cross-contamination between the container and storage tank.
  • mitte is a conveyor gas is supplied in the liquid state from a reservoir to the container to be filled and compresses the gas phase present in the container to be filled.
  • the container to be filled is taken from gas, which is fed to a heat exchanger and at least largely liquefied.
  • the at least largely liquefied gas is added to the liquid gas from the reservoir suction side to the conveyor and then conveyed together with this in the container.
  • a further embodiment of the invention provides that the differential pressure between the pressure in the container and the pressure of the reservoir is detected directly or indirectly and the liquefied in the heat exchanger gas is supplied only in the presence of a predetermined, minimum differential pressure of the liquid feed line. As a result, the formation of cavitations in the liquid supply is suppressed.
  • the exact amount of the minimum differential pressure depends on the choice of equipment used, in particular on the characteristics of the heat exchanger » the delivery rate of the pump and the ability of the pump to tolerate a certain proportion of gas in the delivered stream without significant drop in pumping capacity.
  • the minimum differential pressure to be selected for the respective equipment can be determined empirically, for example, before commissioning or delivery of a refueling unit operating according to the invention.
  • the detection of the pressure difference is expediently carried out continuously or at regular time intervals.
  • the detection of the pressure difference or of the pressure can take place in the containers themselves or in the region of the feed and discharge lines or at another point, provided that the measurement can clearly deduce the differential pressure at the blocking valve.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention makes use of the known and proven arrangement of WO 02/081963 A1 to design the heat exchanger such that a heat exchange takes place between the gas to be liquefied and the liquid gas in the reservoir. It comes in this way, therefore, to a transfer of heat from the container to the Stockstanfc The condensation of the gas from the. Heat released from the container is used to vaporize gas in the reservoir and in this way to maintain the gas pressure in the reservoir even during the removal of the liquefied gas.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides for the gas taken from the container to be filled to be supplied to a heat exchanger compacted. This can be done for example by means of a compressor arranged in the gas discharge.
  • the device comprises Fiüssigzutechnisch connected to the reservoir and connectable to the container, which is equipped with a conveyor for conveying liquefied gas into the container, and with a gas derivable with the container, which passes through a heat exchanger and arranged on a suction side to the conveyor Connection point with the Fiüssigzutechnisch is in flow communication
  • the conveyor transports gas in the liquid state via the liquid supply line from the reservoir into the container to be filled.
  • the heat exchanger heat is withdrawn from the gas, thereby at least partially liquefying it.
  • the liquefied gas is fed into the liquid feed line.
  • the heat exchanger is expediently designed such that it produces a thermal contact between the gas which has been taken from the container and the gas which is present in the liquid and / or gaseous state in the storage container Gas from the container to be filled instead.
  • the heat exchanger can be arranged anywhere in the vicinity of the storage tank, a particularly good heat transfer is achieved, however, when the heat exchanger is disposed within the reservoir.
  • a control device is provided in the gas outlet, consisting of a fluidically behind the heat exchanger arranged blocking device and a device for detecting the differential pressure in front of and behind this blocking valve, which actuates the blocking valve upon reaching a predetermined pressure condition.
  • a control device is provided in the gas outlet, consisting of a fluidically behind the heat exchanger arranged blocking device and a device for detecting the differential pressure in front of and behind this blocking valve, which actuates the blocking valve upon reaching a predetermined pressure condition.
  • Any suitable fitting can be used as a blocking fitting by means of which a pressure difference can be maintained, that is, for example, a throttle, a flap or a valve.
  • a calibrated or calibratable valve is used, which opens or closes at a fixed predetermined or individually adjustable value of the Differe ⁇ zdrucks.
  • a further embodiment of the invention provides to arrange a compressor in the gas discharge, preferably in the region between the container to be filled and the heat exchanger.
  • An expedient development of the invention provides to provide a means for preventing the backflow of liquefied gas into the storage tank in the area between the storage tank and the connection point, for example a check valve.
  • a means for preventing the backflow of liquefied gas into the storage tank in the area between the storage tank and the connection point for example a check valve.
  • a yet further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides, as a delivery device to provide a multi-stage pump and provide the connection point in the liquid feed line between two pump stages.
  • An expedient embodiment of the invention provides that the storage tank and / or the container may be arranged in a mobile supply unit, such as a road tanker or a railroad tank car.
  • FIG. 1 shows a container 1, which is intended for the storage of liquefied gas, for example carbon dioxide.
  • liquefied gas for example carbon dioxide.
  • the liquid gas stored in the container 1 is present both in a liquid phase 2 and in a gas phase 3.
  • the container 1 is further provided in this not interesting and therefore not shown way with Anschadore for supplying consumers with gas in the liquid or gaseous state.
  • the container 1 is equipped with a respective liquid Anschlußieitung 4 and with a gas return line 5
  • the container 1 is supplied with fresh liquefied petroleum gas from a storage tank 6.
  • the storage tank 6 is part of a refueling system 10, which is mounted, for example, on a mobile tank unit, such as a road tanker or a railway tank car.
  • the refueling system 10 may, however, also be a fixed installation constructed approximately in the vicinity of a production facility for the liquefied gas and intended for filling a container or refueling installation mounted on a road tanker or rail tank wagon.
  • the container 1 can also be a storage container for the supply of liquid gas to further containers or customer tanks, which in turn is part of a refueling system of the type described here.
  • the refueling system 10 has the facilities described below.
  • a Fiüssiggas Arthur 7 For filling a container a Fiüssiggas Arthur 7 is arranged on the storage tank 6. As in the container 1, the liquid gas is also present in the storage tank 6 in a liquid phase 8 and a gas phase 9. The sossigfggas effet 7 opens into a lower region in the storage tank 6 and therefore establishes a flow connection with the liquid phase 8 of the stored liquid in the storage tank 6 forth.
  • the liquefied gas line 7 discharges at its end facing away from the storage tank 7 in a connection piece 11, by means of which a releasable connection with a corresponding connection piece 12 to the liquid connection line 4 can be produced.
  • a gas line 13 is further provided, which is also connectable to a connector 14 with a connector 15 of the gas return line 5.
  • a pump 16 is arranged, which is intended for the promotion of liquid gas (in the liquid state) from the storage tank 6 into the container 1.
  • a flow meter 20 is provided downstream of the pump 16.
  • the gas line 13 opens at its end opposite the terminal 14 in a heat exchanger 19 a.
  • the heat exchanger 19 establishes a thermal contact between the gas flowing from the gas line 13 into the heat exchanger 19 and the liquid gas inside the storage tank 6 and is arranged in the interior of the storage tank 6 in the exemplary embodiment, in such a way that the supply of the gas in the Heat exchanger 19 from above, that is through the gas phase 9 through and the heat exchanger flat have a good thermal contact with the liquid phase 8.
  • the now cooled and at least partially liquefied gas passes into a conduit 17 which is connected to the liquid line 7 at a connection point 18 arranged on the suction side to the conveyor 16.
  • the gas flowing in from the line 17 mixes in the liquefied gas line 7 with the liquid gas withdrawn from the storage tank 6 and is then fed together with the liquid phase 2 of the gas in the container 1.
  • the connecting pieces 11 and 12 are connected to one another in order to establish a flow connection between the storage tank 6 and the container 1 to be filled.
  • the connecting pieces 14 and 15 are connected to each other.
  • liquid gas in the liquid state in the container 1 is pressed, whereby the pressure in the container 1 increases.
  • a return of liquefied gas from the heat exchanger 19 in the storage tank 6, is in the liquefied gas line 7, fluidically between storage tank 6 and junction 18, a means for preventing the reflux, for example, a check valve 23, installed.
  • a means for preventing the reflux for example, a check valve 23, installed.
  • the control device 21 comprises a blocking device, such as a valve, a flap or a throttle, by means of which the passage through the line 17 can be influenced.
  • the controi 21 has a differential pressure measuring device, by means of which the pressure difference can be determined in terms of flow before and behind the blocking valve, and on the blocking valve in Dependent on the pressure difference acts, so for example at a certain value of the pressure difference, the blocking valve opens or closes.
  • the control device 21 can be realized in the simplest case, for example, by a calibrated or calibratable pressure valve, which releases the line 17 above a certain pressure difference, but including it.
  • the detection of the pressure difference can also take place by detecting the differential pressure between the lines 7 and 13 or the containers 1 and 6, or indirectly, by measuring the respective absolute pressures and calculating the difference thereof.
  • the control device 21 ensures that only above a certain pressure difference before and after the control device 21, a flow of the liquefied gas from the line 17 into the liquefied gas line 7 takes place; the pressure upstream of the control device 21 is for example by 1, 5 to 2 bar greater than the pressure downstream of the control device 21, cavitations in the liquefied gas line 7, through which the performance of the pump 16 can be reduced, are thereby reduced so far that the
  • the control device can also be set to a lower pressure difference value or close the line 17 even if a certain overpressure value is exceeded in order to prevent cross contamination in the reservoir 6.
  • the value for the minimum pressure differential depends on various sizes of equipment used, in particular the characteristics of the heat exchanger, the flow rate to be handled by the pump and the ability of the pump to tolerate some gas flow in the delivered stream without a significant reduction in flow
  • the gas taken from the container 1 is recirculated into the container 1 in a cycle.
  • the container 1 can be filled without the risk of decontamination of the liquefied gas in the storage container 6.
  • the device according to the invention is suitable for filling containers with any liquid gases or gas mixtures. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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DE102004038460A DE102004038460A1 (de) 2004-08-07 2004-08-07 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Befüllen eines Behälters mit Flüssiggas aus einem Vorratstank
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