EP2906866A2 - Abgedichteter und isolierender behälter zur aufbewahrung einer unter druck stehenden kalten flüssigkeit - Google Patents

Abgedichteter und isolierender behälter zur aufbewahrung einer unter druck stehenden kalten flüssigkeit

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EP2906866A2
EP2906866A2 EP13785499.8A EP13785499A EP2906866A2 EP 2906866 A2 EP2906866 A2 EP 2906866A2 EP 13785499 A EP13785499 A EP 13785499A EP 2906866 A2 EP2906866 A2 EP 2906866A2
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Prior art keywords
pressure
sealed volume
sealed
membrane
tank according
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French (fr)
Inventor
Laurent Spittael
Bruno Deletre
David LAFARE
Pierre Jolivet
David HASSLER
Amaury Mange
Benoît CAPITAINE
Ali Abdallah
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Gaztransport et Technigaz SA
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Gaztransport et Technigaz SA
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  • the invention relates to the field of reservoirs that can contain fluids under pressure, in particular cold or hot fluids, and more particularly liquefied natural gas.
  • a cryogenic pressure-resistant tank is known in the form of a rigid metal cryogenic steel enclosure directly in contact with the cold fluid and externally surrounded by a thermal insulation.
  • a cryogenic pressure-resistant tank that must withstand both high pressure, for example 3 to 6 bar, and a low temperature, for example -163 ° C, requires the use of a large amount of metal alloys particularly expensive.
  • the invention provides a sealed and insulating tank for containing a cold fluid under pressure, the tank comprising:
  • an insulating barrier disposed between the waterproof membrane and the inner surface of the rigid enclosure, the insulating barrier forming a support surface for supporting the waterproof membrane
  • a pressure balancing device adapted to limit a pressure differential between a first sealed volume located inside the sealed membrane and a second sealed volume located outside the sealed membrane.
  • such a reservoir may include one or more of the following features.
  • the balancing device comprises an automatic pressure regulating device connected to the second sealed volume and adapted to increase or decrease the pressure in the second sealed volume according to a pressure setpoint.
  • the automatic pressure regulating device is able to determine the pressure setpoint as a function of a pressure measured in the first sealed volume.
  • the automatic pressure regulating device comprises a controlled compressor capable of injecting a gas into the second sealed volume to increase the pressure in the second sealed volume, in particular to regulate the pressure in the second sealed volume as a function of the pressure difference between the two volumes.
  • the cold fluid comprises methane in the liquid state and the gas in the second volume comprises methane in the gaseous state.
  • the automatic pressure regulating device comprises a heater whose input is connected to the first sealed volume, the heater being able to supply the compressor with gaseous methane obtained by heating liquid or gaseous methane taken from the first sealed volume.
  • the automatic pressure regulating device comprises a controlled valve adapted to put in communication the second sealed volume with a discharge tank to reduce the pressure in the second sealed volume.
  • the controlled compressor comprises a suction pipe connected to the discharge tank.
  • the balancing device comprises a first pressure limiter adapted to pass fluid from the second sealed volume to the first sealed volume when the pressure in the second sealed volume exceeds the pressure in the first sealed volume. a first predetermined positive threshold.
  • the balancing device comprises a second pressure limiter capable of passing fluid from the first sealed volume to the second sealed volume when the pressure in the first sealed volume exceeds the pressure in the second sealed volume. a second predetermined positive threshold.
  • Such a pressure limiter makes it possible to prevent the membrane from being damaged due to excessive overpressure in the first sealed volume.
  • a membrane is generally more resistant to overpressure, which compresses it against its support, than to a depression that tends to pull it off.
  • the second positive threshold is greater than the first positive threshold.
  • the balancing device comprises a fluid circuit having two chambers separated in a sealed manner by a mobile separator, a first of the chambers being connected to the first sealed volume and a second of the chambers being connected to the second sealed volume, the mobile separator being able to exert a loading force towards the second chamber to maintain a positive pressure differential between the second sealed volume and the first sealed volume.
  • the movable separator comprises a piston sliding in a cylinder, the loading force being exerted by a spring coupled to the piston.
  • the mobile separator comprises a quantity of liquid contained in the fluid circuit, the fluid circuit having a portion oriented vertically in the gravitational field to produce the loading force hydrostatically.
  • the balancing device comprises a fluid circuit comprising a connecting pipe having two chambers separated in a sealed manner by a separator movably disposed in the connecting pipe, a first of the chambers being connected to the first sealed volume. and an second of the chambers being connected to the second sealed volume, the fluid circuit comprising a discharge pipe having an opening opening into the connecting pipe, the mobile separator being able to move between neutral positions in which the movable separator closes the opening of the discharge line for sealingly separating the discharge line from the first and second chambers and the discharge positions in which the movable separator discovers the opening of the discharge line so as to fluidly interconnect the discharge line with one of the first and second bedrooms.
  • the balancing device further comprises a return member coupled to the movable separator to constrain the movable separator to a neutral position.
  • the reservoir further comprises:
  • a second pressure equalization device adapted to limit a pressure differential between a third sealed volume located between the rigid enclosure and the secondary sealed membrane and the second sealed volume, the second sealed volume being located between the primary waterproof membrane and the secondary waterproof membrane.
  • the primary waterproof membrane is metallic and the or each insulating barrier consists of a plurality of heat-insulated blocks juxtaposed.
  • the invention also provides a fuel supply system for a power generation installation, for example embedded in a ship or located on the ground, the supply system comprising the aforementioned tank filled with a quantity of liquefied gas in two-phase equilibrium under a relative pressure that may be greater than 3 bar, and a supply circuit connecting the reservoir to the power plant to supply the pressurized gas to the production plant; 'energy.
  • a fuel supply system for a power generation installation, for example embedded in a ship or located on the ground
  • the supply system comprising the aforementioned tank filled with a quantity of liquefied gas in two-phase equilibrium under a relative pressure that may be greater than 3 bar, and a supply circuit connecting the reservoir to the power plant to supply the pressurized gas to the production plant; 'energy.
  • An idea underlying the invention is to use membrane tank technology to make a reservoir with relatively high pressures, for example between 3 and 10 bar. This technology makes it possible to use a relatively small amount of metal to achieve the primary sealing function, which allows costs to be limited even if
  • Some aspects of the invention depart from the idea of reliably controlling the pressure differential between the two sides of a waterproof membrane to protect the sealed membrane from any substantial stress that may result from such a differential. Some aspects of the invention start from the idea of providing several independent control devices to improve the operating reliability of such a control.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic sectional view of a reservoir according to a first embodiment.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic representation of a valve safety device that can be used with the reservoir of Figure 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a mechanical pressure regulating device that can be used with the reservoir of FIG. 1.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic representation of another mechanical safety device regulating a pressure differential between two adjacent spaces and can be used with the reservoir of Figure 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of another mechanical pressure regulating device that can be used with the reservoir of FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of an automatic pressure regulating system that can be used with the reservoir of FIG.
  • Figure 7 is a schematic sectional view of a reservoir according to a second embodiment.
  • Figure 8 is a schematic perspective cutaway view of a reservoir according to a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional view of a wall structure suitable for producing the reservoir of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view of another wall structure suitable for producing the reservoir of FIG. 8.
  • a cylindrical overall shape reservoir is shown in cross section and contains a liquid 2 under a positive relative pressure, that is to say an absolute pressure greater than the ambient atmospheric pressure.
  • the tank wall successively comprises, from the inside to the outside, a primary membrane 1, for example metallic, which directly contains the liquid 2, a layer of thermal insulation material 3 whose inner surface supports the primary membrane 1 , and a rigid outer enclosure 4, for example steel.
  • a pressure equalization system 5 acts on the pressure inside the primary membrane 1 and / or on the pressure outside the primary membrane 1 in the insulation layer 3, so as to contain the pressure differential between these two spaces in predefined limited margins.
  • the pressure balancing device 5 ensures that the pressure inside the sealed membrane 1 is essentially taken up by the rigid outer enclosure 4, and not by the sealed membrane 1, so that the watertight membrane 1 and insulation layer 3 should essentially only take over the the weight of the liquid 2.
  • the rigid outer enclosure 4 is for its part sized according to the range of operating pressure provided for this tank.
  • the liquid 2 is a liquefied natural gas (LNG), that is to say a mixture with a high methane content, stored under a pressure of 3 to 6 bar at a liquid-vapor equilibrium temperature. strongly negative.
  • LNG liquefied natural gas
  • This pressurized LNG can in particular be used to supply the heat engines 8 of a LNG-type vessel, or any other similar engine, through the supply line 6 illustrated schematically in FIG.
  • the pressure equalizing device 5 may comprise one or more pressure control means, examples of which will be given below.
  • FIG. 2 represents a valve safety device 10 which ensures that the pressure Pe prevailing outside the membrane 1 remains in the following margins around the pressure P1 prevailing inside the membrane 1:
  • the safety device 10 comprises a pipe 11 connected to the inner space of the membrane 1, a pipe 12 connected to the outer space of the membrane 1 and two pressure limiters 14 and 15 connected in parallel and in opposite directions between the conduits 11 and 12.
  • the pressure limiter 14 opens to let fluid flow from the pipe 11 to the pipe 12 when the pressure differential reaches a threshold of +100 mbar.
  • the pressure limiter 15 opens to let fluid escape from the pipe 12 to the pipe 11 when the pressure differential reaches a threshold of +30 mbar.
  • Figure 6 shows an automatic pressure regulating system
  • the system 20 comprises a pipe 21 opening into the insulating layer 3, a pressurized fluid reservoir 22 for storing the control fluid, an injection circuit 23 connecting the reservoir 22 to the pipe 21 for injecting fluid from the tank to the insulation layer 3, and a parallel extraction circuit 26 connecting the reservoir 22 to the pipe 21 to extract fluid from the insulation layer 3 to the reservoir 22.
  • the injection circuit 23 comprises a compressor 24 which sucks in the reservoir 22 and delivers it into the pipe 21 through a solenoid valve 25.
  • the extraction circuit 26 comprises a solenoid valve 27 between the reservoir 22 and the pipe 21.
  • the solenoid valves 25 and 27, as well as the compressor 24, are controlled by a control device 28 as a function of the pressure values Pi and Pe measured inside and outside the membrane 1 by a measurement system, not shown.
  • the system 20 regulates the pressure PI according to a predefined setpoint, which may be identical to the equation (1) above.
  • the liquid 2 contained in the tank is a liquefied gas, for example LNG
  • the same body in the gaseous state as a control fluid for the system 20, namely methane gas in the case of LNG.
  • This body in the gaseous state can be obtained from the liquefied gas subjected to preheating.
  • the system 20 preferably comprises a heating device 29 connected to the interior of the tank by a pipe 98 arranged to withdraw the liquid phase 2 in the bottom of the tank 1.
  • a different gas can be used to regulate the pressure in the insulation space 3 with respect to the contents of the tank 1.
  • the pipe 98 is suppressed, the different gas reserve being the tank 22.
  • the reservoir 22 contains the pressurized gas so as to be able to reinject it directly into the isolation space 3.
  • the compressor 24 can be mounted in the other direction to discharge into the reservoir 22 and suck in the pipe 21 through the solenoid valve 25.
  • the mechanical device 30 is a piston pressure accumulator comprising a cylindrical chamber 31, a piston 32 sealingly sliding in the cylindrical chamber 31, and a compression spring 35 housed in the enclosure cylindrical 31 between the piston 32 and one end 33 of the enclosure for charging the piston towards the opposite end 34.
  • a pipe 36 connects the end 33 of the enclosure 31 to the inner space of the membrane 1 and a pipe 37 connects the end 34 of the enclosure 31 to the outer space of the membrane 1.
  • the device 30 makes it possible to maintain an overpressure in the outer space of the membrane 1, for example about 100 mbar, in particular in addition to the action of the regulation system 20 and in order to limit the interventions of the system 20 .
  • position sensors 38 and 39 detect the extreme positions reached by the piston 32, which correspond to the exceeding of the desired pressure setpoints, and then send corresponding control signals, for example to the control system 20.
  • FIG. 4 represents a mechanical safety device 70 making it possible to create a discharge from the internal space of the membrane 1 or the outer space of the membrane 1 towards a reference pressure, for example towards the atmospheric pressure, when the pressure Pi or the pressure Pe becomes too high, for example due to a malfunction of a control device.
  • the safety device 70 comprises a main pipe 71 whose end 72 is connected to the internal space of the membrane 1 and an opposite end 73 is connected to the outer space of the membrane 1.
  • a thick piston 74 slides from sealingly in the pipe 71 so as to separate in the pipe 71 a first volume 75 connected to the outer space of the membrane 1 by the end 73 and a second volume 76 connected to the inner space of the membrane 1 by the end 72.
  • a discharge pipe 77 opens into an intermediate portion of the main pipe 71 at an opening 78 so as to put the pipe 71 in communication with a reference pressure, for example atmospheric pressure.
  • the pipe 77 comprises a mast whose upper end opens into the environment.
  • the piston 74 is shown in a neutral position in which it seals the opening 78. Due to its thickness, the piston 74 can slide over a certain range without discovering the opening 78 in response to small pressure variations. Pe and Pi.
  • An elastic return spring 79 housed in the pipe 71 couples the piston 74 to the wall of the pipe 71 so as to return the piston 74 to the neutral position when the pressure difference
  • FIG. 5 shows a hydrostatic device 40 for regulating the pressure Pe within a limited range above the pressure Pi, so as to absorb slight variations in pressure.
  • the hydrostatic device 40 comprises a vertical cylindrical enclosure 41 containing a first quantity of liquid 42, a siphon pipe 43 which rises from the bottom of the enclosure 41 to contain a second quantity of liquid 45, whose interface has been shown 44 for illustrative purposes.
  • a pipe 46 connects the top of the enclosure 41 to the interior space of the membrane 1.
  • a pipe 47 provided with an overflow tank 48 connects the top of the siphon pipe 43 to the outer space of the membrane 1.
  • the hydrostatic device 40 is an alternative to the mechanical device 30 and can perform the same functions. In particular, it exerts a pressure ⁇ equal to:
  • p is the density of the liquid 42
  • g is the acceleration of the gravity
  • z is the difference in level between the two interfaces 44 and 49 of the liquid, the remainder of the device 40 being filled with gas.
  • several of the devices described above are provided in combination to control the pressure Pe with several levels of security and sensitivity.
  • the devices 10, 20 and 30 or 10, 20 and 40 can be combined on the same reservoir.
  • Figure 7 shows another reservoir containing a liquid 2 under pressure. Elements similar to those in Figure 1 bear the same reference numerals.
  • the reservoir of FIG. 7 comprises two successive sealing membranes, namely the primary membrane 1 and a secondary membrane 7 disposed between the primary insulation layer 3 and a secondary insulation layer 9.
  • a second pressure equalization system 50 acts in the same manner as previously on the pressure inside the secondary membrane 7 and / or on the pressure prevailing on the outside. the secondary membrane 7 in the insulation layer 9, so as to contain the pressure differential between these two spaces in predefined limited margins.
  • the system 50 may comprise one or more of the devices described with reference to the system 5.
  • the pressure Ps in the secondary space 9 is regulated according to the setpoint:
  • FIG. 7 shows filling lines 51, 52, 53 controlled by valves 54, 55, 56 for respectively the interior space of the primary membrane 1, the primary space 3 and the secondary space 9.
  • the operating pressure in these different spaces is about 6 bar.
  • the membranes are made of thin welded metal sheets.
  • modular constructions from insulating blocks are advantageous.
  • FIG. 8 represents an exemplary embodiment of such insulating blocks 60 on the different walls of the cylindrical tank.
  • Other geometries of the reservoir are also conceivable, for example polyhedral or parallelepipedic.
  • FIG. 9 shows in more detail a membrane wall structure that can be used inside the rigid enclosure 4.
  • the primary and secondary secondary waterproof membranes 3 are here made of flat strakes 61 with raised edges made of a strong alloy. nickel content and very low coefficient of thermal expansion, known as invar ®.
  • the primary and secondary insulation layers 3 9 are made from juxtaposed boxes 63, whose structure is for example made of plywood and which are filled with a non-structural insulator such as perlite or glass wool.
  • the raised edges of two adjacent strakes 61 are each welded on either side of an elongated welding support 62 which is retained on the cover panel of the boxes 63. Such an embodiment is well known elsewhere in ships LNG.
  • FIG. 10 shows in more detail another membrane wall structure that can be used inside the rigid enclosure 4.
  • the primary waterproof membrane 1 is here made of stainless steel sheets having networks of intersecting corrugations. 65 to present elasticity in all directions of the plane.
  • the primary 3 and secondary insulation layers 9 and the secondary waterproof membrane 7 are made from prefabricated panels 64 having a respective polyurethane foam layer 66 for each insulation barrier and a thickness of sealed composite material 67 bonded between two layers of foam 66 to form the secondary waterproof membrane 7.
  • the sealed composite material 67 comprises a metal sheet and glass fiber mattresses bonded by a polymer resin. Such an embodiment is well known elsewhere in the LNG carriers.

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