EP1789311A1 - Methode et installation de chargement et dechargement de gaz naturel comprime - Google Patents
Methode et installation de chargement et dechargement de gaz naturel comprimeInfo
- Publication number
- EP1789311A1 EP1789311A1 EP05798336A EP05798336A EP1789311A1 EP 1789311 A1 EP1789311 A1 EP 1789311A1 EP 05798336 A EP05798336 A EP 05798336A EP 05798336 A EP05798336 A EP 05798336A EP 1789311 A1 EP1789311 A1 EP 1789311A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- receiving means
- container
- loading
- unloading
- natural gas
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- VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical compound C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 56
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
- B63B27/24—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of pipe-lines
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
- E02B2017/0039—Methods for placing the offshore structure
- E02B2017/0043—Placing the offshore structure on a pre-installed foundation structure
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method and a facility for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships.
- the transport of natural gas in a compressed form is, for short distances, much more economical.
- natural gas is stored in tubes in which it is compressed between 200 and 300 bar.
- the ships then comprise reception means to which said tubes are secured.
- the vessels are adapted to the transfer of compressed natural gas from a loading zone located in the vicinity of an underwater field, for example, to an unloading area, for example a port facility.
- a disadvantage of this method lies in the downtimes of the vessels to proceed with the loading or filling and unloading or emptying of these tubes. Indeed, the ships must necessarily be immobilized during the whole unloading stage which can last several days.
- a problem that arises and that aims to solve the present invention is then to provide a method and a facility for loading and unloading compressed natural gas, which makes it possible to reduce the immobilization times of the ships and thus to reduce the costs of transferring natural gas between the deposit and the port facility.
- the present invention provides a method for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships, said vessels being adapted to navigate on the sea surface and comprising means of reception, said compressed natural gas being capable of being stored in tubes installed on said receiving means; according to the invention said method comprises the following steps: said tubes are mounted in removable containers so as to allow the loading and unloading of said tubes on said receiving means; a removable container is held in abutment with said receiving means above a predetermined level greater than that of the sea surface; and, said receiving means is lowered to bring them below said determined level, while said removable container is held in abutment above the surface of the sea and at said determined level so as to release said receiving means.
- a feature of the invention lies in the method of installation of the tubes grouped in containers and in the implementation of vertically movable receiving means of the ship, which allow to lower or lift the removable container in support of above the surface of the water for loading or unloading. In this way, there is no need to immobilize a ship during the unloading phase of the compressed gas, since it is now possible to maintain the removable container in support in the port area while the ship can be used for other tasks and in particular as will be explained below, to transport a removable container from the port area to the deposit.
- said vessels having ballasts
- said ballasts are filled to lower said receiving means and empty said ballasts to raise said receiving means. So, thanks to the system of ballasts commonly used, simply lowers the receiving means by filling the seawater ballast to substantially immerse the ship in the water.
- the receiving means being integral with the ship, they lower as the ship sinks.
- said vessels having lifting means of said receiving means, said lifting means is actuated to lower said receiving means and to raise said receiving means.
- said receiving means can be actuated and driven in movement relative to the ship.
- said receiving means To discharge a container, initially resting on said receiving means above said determined level, said receiving means is lowered so as to bring said container bearing above the surface of the sea to said determined level and release said reception means.
- said receiving means is lowered to carry them under said container and said receiving means is raised to carry said container bearing on said receiving means and for lifting said container above said determined level. Then, once loaded, the ship is likely to transport the container where desired and in particular here, as will be explained below, in the area of deposit.
- the present invention proposes an installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships, said vessels being adapted to navigate on the surface of the sea and comprising receiving means, said compressed natural gas being capable of be stored in tubes installed on said receiving means; said installation comprising: removable containers adapted to house said tubes so as to allow the loading and unloading of said tubes on said receiving means; of the support means for holding a removable container in abutment above the sea surface at a determined level; means for lowering said receiving means so as to carry them under said container and for raising said receiving means so as to lift said container above said determined level and so as to bear it on said receiving means.
- another feature of the invention lies in the implementation of removable containers containing the tubes and support means for holding a removable container above the surface of the sea, so as to insert the means of receiving the ship under the container.
- the receiving means are adapted to be raised to abut against the container so as to transfer the support of the container, support means to the receiving means.
- the container is then fully supported by the receiving means and the vessel is able to convey the container.
- said vessels include ballasts for lowering said reception means by filling said ballasts and for winding said reception means by emptying said ballasts.
- the ballast tanks are capable of being filled with seawater to drive the vessel substantially into the water, then to be emptied to raise the ship and thereby, the means reception.
- said vessels comprise means for lifting said receiving means adapted to be actuated to lower said receiving means and to raise said receiving means.
- the receiving means are adapted to be driven vertically relative to the ship, and in particular to be reassembled to support the container initially supported on the support means.
- the latter comprise a chassis adapted to rest at the bottom of the sea, said frame having amounts which have a free receiving end adapted to emerge on the surface of the sea.
- the support means to maintain the containers in support above the surface of the sea, are generally installed near the coast where the depth of water is relatively low, and they have free receiving ends that emerge from the water and on which complementary means integral containers are likely to come embedded.
- said chassis has two rows of substantially parallel uprights spaced from each other adapted to cooperate with a container.
- the two rows are spaced so that the ship can moor between the two, and as will be explained in more detail in the following description, the container has a base that extends on each side of the ship and which is adapted to cooperate with the free ends of receiving the amounts.
- FIG. 1 is a partial schematic perspective view of an element of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the element as shown in Figure 1 and on which is reported another element during a first phase of implementation;
- Figure 3 is a schematic vertical longitudinal sectional view of the assembly shown in Figure 2;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical longitudinal sectional view of the assembly shown in Figure 3, according to a second phase of implementation
- FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical cross sectional view of the assembly shown in Figure 4;
- - Figure 6 is a schematic vertical longitudinal sectional view of the elements of the invention according to a third phase of implementation.
- FIG. 1 shows a frame 10 equipped with two parallel rows 11, 13 of three uprights 12.
- the uprights 12 have a first lower end 14 adapted to bear against a seabed 15, and a free receiving end 16 capable of emerge above the surface of the sea.
- this free receiving end 16 has a notch the function of which will be described hereinafter.
- This type of frame 10 being adapted to be installed near the coast near a port, where the water depth is relatively low, of the order of ten meters, the uprights 12 have a length substantially greater than this height of water.
- these amounts 12 are relatively resistant and their sagability is low.
- they are likely to be held together in a fixed position and vertically through spacers 18 which connect them in their lower part located near the seabed.
- FIG. 2 which will be referred to now, the frame 10 in vertical cross section at two uprights 12 of the two parallel rows 11, 13.
- the frame 10 rests on the seabed 15 and the amounts 12 are spaced one of the other so as to provide an upper free space 20 and emerge above the surface of the sea 22.
- Said upper free space 20 is obviously large enough to receive the ship.
- this Figure illustrates in cross-section a vessel 24 floating on the surface of the water between the two rows 11, 13 of uprights 12, on which is loaded a removable container 26.
- the vessel here presents unrepresented ballasts which allow the partial and sensitive immersion of the vessel 24 in the water by filling said ballast tanks and conversely the emergence of the vessel 24 by emptying the ballast tanks
- the removable container 26 has a base 27 and the vessel 24 has receiving means 28 adapted to support the base 27.
- tubes 30 are extended in the removable container 26 so as to store the compressed natural gas.
- the base 27 is extended vertically and laterally by posts 32 to maintain the tubes 30 and is extended laterally by support means 34 extended lateral projection of the ship 24, on both sides so as to come facing the free receiving ends 16 emerged amounts 12.
- the support means 34 comprise positioning pins 36 adapted to be engaged in the notches of the free receiving ends 16.
- the vessel 24 carries for example a container 26 full, and it comes to release it to regain a vacuum.
- his ballasts are empty and he is in an emergent position.
- the ship 24 is guided so that the positioning pins 36 are located exactly to the right of the notches of the free ends 16 of the uprights 12.
- the ballasts are gradually filled to partially immerse the vessel 24 and so as to lower the receiving means 28.
- the positioning pins 36 are engaged in the indentations of the free ends 16 and when the ballasts are sufficiently filled the load the container 26 is fully transferred to the uprights 12 of the frame 10, while the receiving means 28 are released.
- the ship 24, released from its container 26 is driven in translation parallel to the rows 11, 13, according to the arrow F illustrated in Figure 4.
- the container 26 is then entirely integral with the frame 10 through its uprights 12 as shown in Figure 6.
- the ship 24 is then likely to be engaged in another frame supporting him an empty removable container, for conversely, load the container while emptying then the ballasts filled in the previous phase.
- the invention relates to a method and an installation for loading and unloading compressed natural gas on ships, said vessels being adapted to navigate on the sea surface and comprising receiving means vertically movable relative to the surface of the sea. the sea, said compressed natural gas being capable of being stored in tubes mounted in containers, said containers being installed on said receiving means, said receiving means being adapted to be lowered to be carried under a removable container and to be reassembled to lift said container so as to bear it on said receiving means; and the installation comprises support means for holding said container in abutment above the sea surface at a determined level, so as to be able to carry said receiving means under said container and to be able to lift said container above said determined level.
- the vessel comprises movable receiving means capable of being driven in vertical translation by lifting means.
- its lifting means have vertically movable racks and secured to the receiving means, said racks being engaged in drive mechanisms integral with said vessel.
- the invention relates to a method of loading and unloading, said natural gas being capable of being loaded into a loading zone for example to the right of a submarine deposit, and discharged into a an unloading area, for example a port facility.
- first and second ships are provided and, first, second and second third containers.
- the natural gas is loaded into said first removable container resting on the receiving means of said first vessel which is located in said loading zone and simultaneously the natural gas is discharged from the second removable container supported above the surface of the mer in said unloading area, while transferring said third container with said second vessel from one of said areas to the other.
- At least one pair of support means consisting of first support means and second support means is installed in the unloading zone.
- the second vessel leaves the unloading area with an empty container for the purpose of reaching the loading area, and then, when the second ship arrives in the loading area, it takes the place of the first vessel to fill the loading area.
- third container said first vessel then transfers the first full container to the unloading area.
- the second vessel leaves the loading area with a full removable container to reach the unloading area, and then, when the second ship arrives in the unloading area with its third full container it carries it bearing on the support means available then it proceeds to the loading of the second container which is empty to him and rests on the other means of support to transfer it in the zone of loading.
- ballasting and deballasting means or the racks and the drive means by hydraulic cylinders.
- the boats are equipped with a compression system to compress the gas when it is loaded into the tubes and usually each removable container is equipped with a decompression system. It is also conceivable to use only one decompression system since only one tube container is unloaded at a time.
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FR0409268A FR2874589B1 (fr) | 2004-09-01 | 2004-09-01 | Methode et installation de chargement et dechargement de gaz naturel comprime |
PCT/FR2005/002120 WO2006027455A1 (fr) | 2004-09-01 | 2005-08-22 | Methode et installation de chargement et dechargement de gaz naturel comprime |
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US (1) | US7610869B2 (fr) |
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DE (1) | DE602005006001D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2306229T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2874589B1 (fr) |
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WO (1) | WO2006027455A1 (fr) |
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