EP3383733B1 - Assembly for distributing in particular liquefied natural gas (lng) - Google Patents
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- B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
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- the present invention relates to an assembly for the distribution in particular of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, comprising a vessel which comprises at least one tank for storing LNG and at least one barge, and the use of such a vessel. together.
- the distribution system includes an LNG carrier at anchor, and shuttles boats coming to stock up on LNG by getting together and then distributing it in small quantities to coastal consumption sites.
- the state of the sea is an important factor for its implementation.
- a device for filling at sea a gas ship such as that described in the document US-6805598-B2 .
- This device consists of a semi-submersible floating station composed of at least one U-shaped pontoon. Each pontoon comprises a ballast system making it possible to keep the bottom of the LNG vessel in the course of loading its tanks in close contact.
- the problem solved according to this prior document is the maintenance (enslavement) of the quasi-contact of the LNG vessel with the bottom surface of the pontoon during the total duration of the filling of the tanks of this vessel: the pontoon plays the role of a port artificial.
- the semi-submersible floating station constituted by at least one such pontoon, is a non autonomous structure for its displacement and could be considered as a floating port without total dryness of the ship.
- one of the aims of the present invention is to provide a distribution assembly that overcomes the disadvantages of known devices and systems but a priori not currently implemented.
- an LNG distribution assembly comprising a vessel that includes at least one vessel for storing LNG and at least one barge and a pusher, which assembly is characterized by the fact that the vessel includes a raft capable of receiving a barge comprising at least one LNG storage tank and the pusher, the vessel and barge including means for transferring LNG from at least one tank of the vessel to at least one vessel barge tank which also includes means to deliver LNG.
- the present invention also relates to the use of such a set to deliver (n) consumption sites: it comprises (n + 1) barges.
- a liquefied natural gas or LNG distribution assembly comprises a vessel 1 equipped, in known manner, with at least one storage tank 2 for LNG: in the present embodiment of the invention, the vessel 1 has two such tanks.
- the ship 1 comprises a raft 3 to accommodate a barge 4, also provided with at least one LNG storage tank 5, in this case only one in this example, and a pusher 6.
- a raft is a floodplain of a ship by variation of its draft. This operation is carried out by ballasting the vessel. This enclosure opens with a door in the hull to allow entry / exit of a smaller vessel. This device is particularly used in the navy for landing ships.
- the raft 3 comprises a door disposed in the hull of the ship 1 to allow the entry / exit of the barge 4 and the pusher 6.
- the door of the raft 3 is preferably disposed at one end of the ship 1: for example at its stern as shown in the figures.
- the vessel 1 comprises means for transferring LNG from one of the tanks 2 into the tank or tanks 5 which is provided with the barge 4, which itself comprises means cooperating, on the one hand, with the means of transferring the vessel 1 and, on the other hand, with receiving means of the site where the LNG cargo of the barge will be unloaded or delivered.
- the (or) tank (s) 5 of the barge 4 is (or are) also filled with LNG, either directly or indirectly, the LNG passing then by one of the vessels 2 of the ship 1.
- the tank of the barge thus constitutes an additional tank for the ship.
- the tank 5 of the barge 4 remains empty when the ship 1 is loaded with LNG; it is then filled only during the journey to the isolated site to be delivered.
- the raft 3 When the ship 1 arrives at the anchorage of an isolated delivery site 7, the raft 3 is flooded by ballasting of the ship 1.
- the pusher 6 and the barge 4, whose tank 5 is filled with LNG, are thus in a state of buoyancy and can leave the vessel 1 to join a platform 8, even rudimentary, located on this isolated delivery site 7 (cf. figure 3 ).
- the pusher 6 takes the barge 4 'whose tank 5' is more or less empty and the conveyed to the ship 1 (cf. figure 4 ), and the pusher 6 with the barge 4 'enter the raft 3. The door of the raft is then closed and the raft is dried by deballasting operation. Then ship 1 resumes her journey to the next isolated delivery site. It will be noted that the barge is dry in the raft while moving the vessel.
- LNG is transferred from the storage tanks 2 of the vessel 1 into the tank 5 'of the barge 4'.
- Such an assembly according to the present invention allows the ship 1 to get as close as possible to the isolated delivery sites or to anchor at a point in order to minimize the path of the barges to deliver different consumption sites.
- Such an assembly according to the present invention also makes it possible to deliver a site using only the barge aboard the ship.
- the tank of the barge being filled with LNG, the latter with the pusher leaves the ship as described above, docked at a dock to unload and returns empty aboard the ship.
- barges may be of different types but must be able to enter the raft 3, it is preferable that these barges are all of the same model.
- the assembly according to the present invention comprises a vessel 1 comprising a barge in its raft with a pusher and (n) barges on (n) different sites: it will therefore (n + 1) barges in total.
- an assembly according to the present invention allows on-board filling operations directly from the storage tanks of the vessel to the storage tank of the barge during journeys. sea.
- the vessel 1 retains its capacity to be used technically and commercially as a pure LNG carrier capable of loading / unloading in loading / unloading terminals in a conventional manner.
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Description
La présente invention est relative à un ensemble pour la distribution notamment de gaz naturel liquéfié, ou GNL, comprenant un navire qui comporte au moins une citerne pour stocker du GNL et au moins une barge, ainsi qu'à l'utilisation d'un tel ensemble.The present invention relates to an assembly for the distribution in particular of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, comprising a vessel which comprises at least one tank for storing LNG and at least one barge, and the use of such a vessel. together.
Actuellement, le transport de GNL est réalisé par des méthaniers de capacités de plus en plus importantes, qui chargent en un point du globe pour le livrer en un autre point du globe, ce qui nécessite d'importantes structures portuaires.Currently, the LNG transport is carried out by LNG tankers of increasing capacity, which load at one point of the globe to deliver it to another point of the globe, which requires important harbor structures.
Ce mode de distribution donne pleinement satisfaction lorsque le point de livraison est un port continental et que la distribution est réalisée dans le ou les pays de ce continent. Par contre, ce type de transport et de distribution n'est pas adapté lorsque les points de consommation sont situés sur des îles ou dans des points de la côte difficilement atteignables par la mer.This method of distribution is fully satisfactory when the delivery point is a continental port and the distribution is carried out in the country or countries of this continent. On the other hand, this type of transport and distribution is not suitable when the points of consumption are located on islands or in points of the coast which are difficult to reach by sea.
Par exemple, dans la revue REVIEW, Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute, d'avril 2004, il est décrit en page 6 un mode de distribution de GNL à partir d'une station côtière, où est implanté un terminal GNL, vers des sites de consommation côtiers en utilisant des navires pouvant transporter de 1 500m3 à 10 000m3 de GNL. Ce mode de distribution suppose que les sites de consommation ne soient pas trop éloignés du lieu du terminal notamment pour des raisons économiques.For example, in REVIEW, Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute, April 2004, it is described on page 6 a method of distribution of LNG from a coast station, where is located an LNG terminal, to sites of coastal consumption by using vessels capable of carrying 1 500m 3 to 10 000m 3 of LNG. This method of distribution assumes that the consumption sites are not too far from the terminal location, particularly for economic reasons.
Un autre exemple de distribution de GNL est décrit dans le document
Il est également connu un dispositif pour remplir en mer un navire gazier tel que celui décrit dans le document
Aussi, un des buts de la présente invention est-il de fournir un ensemble de distribution qui permet d'obvier aux inconvénients des dispositifs et systèmes connus mais a priori non mis en oeuvre actuellement.Also, one of the aims of the present invention is to provide a distribution assembly that overcomes the disadvantages of known devices and systems but a priori not currently implemented.
Ce but, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront par la suite, est atteint par un ensemble de distribution de GNL comprenant un navire qui comporte au moins une cuve pour stocker du GNL et au moins une barge et un pousseur, lequel ensemble est caractérisé par le fait que le navire comprend un radier pouvant recevoir une barge comportant au moins un réservoir de stockage de GNL et le pousseur, ce navire et cette barge comportant des moyens permettant le transfert du GNL d'au moins une citerne du navire vers au moins une citerne de la barge qui comprend aussi des moyens pour livrer le GNL.This goal, as well as others that will appear later, is achieved by an LNG distribution assembly comprising a vessel that includes at least one vessel for storing LNG and at least one barge and a pusher, which assembly is characterized by the fact that the vessel includes a raft capable of receiving a barge comprising at least one LNG storage tank and the pusher, the vessel and barge including means for transferring LNG from at least one tank of the vessel to at least one vessel barge tank which also includes means to deliver LNG.
La présente invention concerne aussi l'utilisation d'un tel ensemble pour livrer (n) sites de consommation : il comprend (n+1) barges.The present invention also relates to the use of such a set to deliver (n) consumption sites: it comprises (n + 1) barges.
La description qui va suivre et qui ne comporte aucun caractère limitatif, doit être lue en regard des figures en annexe :
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figure 1 est une vue en coupe schématique d'un ensemble pour la distribution de gaz naturel liquéfié ou GNL constitué d'un navire comprenant une barge et un pousseur selon la présente invention, chargeant du GNL à un terminal ; - la
figure 2 représente schématiquement l'ensemble de lafigure 1 voguant vers un site isolé de livraison ; - la
figure 3 représente schématiquement, le navire étant au mouillage, la barge et le pousseur quittant le navire et ralliant ce site isolé ; et, - la
figure 4 représente schématiquement une barge vide et le pousseur quittant ce site isolé pour rallier le navire et embarquant dans ce navire.
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figure 1 is a schematic sectional view of an assembly for the distribution of liquefied natural gas or LNG consisting of a vessel comprising a barge and a pusher according to the present invention, loading LNG to a terminal; - the
figure 2 schematically represents the whole of thefigure 1 sailing to an isolated delivery site; - the
figure 3 schematically represents the ship being at anchor, the barge and the pusher leaving the vessel and rallying to this isolated site; and, - the
figure 4 schematically represents an empty barge and the pusher leaving this isolated site to rally the ship and boarding it.
Ainsi qu'on peut le voir sur la
Il est rappelé qu'en construction navale, un radier est une enceinte inondable d'un navire par variation de son tirant d'eau. Cette opération est mise en oeuvre par ballastage du navire. Cette enceinte s'ouvre par une porte ménagée dans la coque afin de permettre l'entrée/sortie d'un plus petit navire. Ce dispositif est particulièrement utilisé dans la marine militaire pour des navires servant aux débarquements.It is recalled that in shipbuilding, a raft is a floodplain of a ship by variation of its draft. This operation is carried out by ballasting the vessel. This enclosure opens with a door in the hull to allow entry / exit of a smaller vessel. This device is particularly used in the navy for landing ships.
Le radier 3 comprend une porte disposée dans la coque du navire 1 afin de permettre l'entrée/sortie de la barge 4 et du pousseur 6. La porte du radier 3 est de préférence disposée à une extrémité du navire 1 : par exemple à sa poupe comme représenté sur les figures.The
Le navire 1 comprend des moyens pour transvaser du GNL d'une des cuves 2 dans le ou les réservoirs 5 dont est munie la barge 4, qui elle-même comprend des moyens coopérant, d'une part, avec les moyens de transvasement du navire 1 et, d'autre part, avec des moyens de réception du site où la cargaison de GNL de la barge sera déchargée ou livrée.The
Lors du chargement du navire 1 en GNL à un terminal 9, le (ou les) réservoir(s) 5 de la barge 4 est (ou sont) également rempli(s) en GNL, soit directement, soit indirectement, le GNL passant alors par une des cuves 2 du navire 1. La cuve de la barge constitue ainsi une cuve supplémentaire pour le navire.When loading the
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, le réservoir 5 de la barge 4 reste vide lors du chargement du navire 1 en GNL ; il n'est alors rempli que pendant le trajet jusqu'au site isolé à livrer.According to another embodiment, the
Lorsque le navire 1 arrive au mouillage d'un site isolé de livraison 7, le radier 3 est inondé par ballastage du navire 1. Le pousseur 6 et la barge 4, dont le réservoir 5 est rempli de GNL, sont ainsi en état de flottabilité et peuvent donc quitter le navire 1 pour rallier un quai 8, même rudimentaire, situé sur ce site isolé de livraison 7 (cf.
Une fois la barge 4 pleine mise à quai, le pousseur 6 reprend la barge 4' dont le réservoir 5' est plus ou moins vide et la convoie jusqu'au navire 1 (cf.
Durant ce trajet, du GNL est transféré des cuves de stockage 2 du navire 1 dans le réservoir 5' de la barge 4'.During this journey, LNG is transferred from the storage tanks 2 of the
Un tel ensemble selon la présente invention permet au navire 1 de s'approcher au plus près des sites isolés de livraison ou de mouiller en un point afin de minimiser le trajet des barges pour livrer différents sites de consommation.Such an assembly according to the present invention allows the
Un tel ensemble selon la présente invention permet aussi de livrer un site en n'utilisant que la barge à bord du navire. La citerne de la barge étant remplie de GNL, cette dernière avec le pousseur quitte le navire comme décrit précédemment, accoste à un quai pour décharger et revient à vide à bord du navire.Such an assembly according to the present invention also makes it possible to deliver a site using only the barge aboard the ship. The tank of the barge being filled with LNG, the latter with the pusher leaves the ship as described above, docked at a dock to unload and returns empty aboard the ship.
Bien que les barges puissent être de types différents mais devant pouvoir toutes entrer dans le radier 3, il est préférable que ces barges soient toutes d'un même modèle.Although the barges may be of different types but must be able to enter the
Ainsi, comme l'aura compris l'homme du métier, s'il y a (n) sites isolés de livraison, l'ensemble selon la présente invention comprend un navire 1 comprenant une barge dans son radier avec un pousseur et (n) barges sur les (n) différents sites : il faudra donc (n+1) barges au total.Thus, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, if there are (n) isolated delivery sites, the assembly according to the present invention comprises a
Indépendamment du système de distribution décrit ci-dessus, qui est optimisée et économique, un ensemble selon la présente invention permet des opérations de remplissage à bord directement à partir des citernes de stockage du navire vers la citerne de stockage de la barge pendant les trajets en mer.Apart from the distribution system described above, which is optimized and economical, an assembly according to the present invention allows on-board filling operations directly from the storage tanks of the vessel to the storage tank of the barge during journeys. sea.
Il est à noter que le navire 1 conserve sa capacité à être utilisé techniquement et commercialement comme un pur méthanier capable de charger/décharger dans des terminaux de chargement/déchargement selon un mode classique.It should be noted that the
Bien que la présente invention ait été décrite en relation avec le gaz naturel liquéfié ou GNL, elle s'applique également à la distribution de tout gaz liquéfié comme par exemple le gaz de pétrole liquéfié ou GPL, mais également de tout produit en vrac.Although the present invention has been described in relation to liquefied natural gas or LNG, it also applies to the distribution of any liquefied gas such as LPG or LPG, but also any bulk product.
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- Assembly for distributing in particular liquefied natural gas or LNG comprising a vessel (1) comprising at least one tank (2) for storing LNG and at least one barge (4) and a pusher (6), characterised in that said vessel (1) comprises an apron (3) capable of receiving a barge (4) comprising at least one reservoir (5) for storing LNG and said pusher (6), said vessel (1) and said barge (4) comprising means for transferring LNG from at least one tank (2) of said vessel (1) to at least one reservoir (5) of said barge (4) which also comprises means for delivering the LNG.
- Use of an assembly according to claim 1 to supply (n) consumption sites, characterised in that it comprises (n+1) barges.
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