EP3455545B1 - Installation de stockage et de traitement de gaz - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of installations for storing and treating a gas, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- a gas such as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- the invention relates more particularly to an installation comprising a tank for storing a gas in a liquid-vapour state of equilibrium and a heat exchanger for transferring cold from a vapour-phase gas stream extracted from the tank to another stream to be cooled.
- an installation comprising a tank for storing liquefied natural gas and a heat exchanger for transferring cold from a vapour-phase gas stream to a stream to be cooled. More particularly, the installation comprises a collection circuit which collects vapour-phase gas in the gaseous headspace of the tank and then conveys it to the heat exchanger to be heated therein. On leaving the exchanger, the heated gas stream is compressed to high pressures that are compatible with the operating conditions of the gas-consuming members.
- a first portion of the compressed gas is conveyed to one or more gas-consuming members in order to be burnt therein, while a second portion of the compressed gas is conveyed to the heat exchanger in order to transfer heat to the stream of vapour-phase gas collected in the gaseous headspace of the tank.
- the second portion of gas thus cooled is then depressurized in an expansion device in which, by means of the Joule-Thomson effect, the temperature of the gas stream decreases further during its expansion so as at least partially to liquefy the gas.
- a phase separator allows the liquid phase and the vapour phase to be separated before conveying the liquid phase into the tank and sending the gas phase back into the vapour-phase gas collection circuit, upstream of the heat exchanger.
- Such an installation is particularly advantageous in that compression of the gas stream is used, both to make one portion of the gas stream compatible with the working pressures of the gas-consuming members and to allow subsequent reliquefaction of the other portion of the gas stream.
- the installation is thereby simplified and the cost of the additional reliquefaction function is limited.
- the same vapour-phase gas collection circuit is moreover used for transferring vapour-phase gas during the loading and emptying of the tank.
- natural gas in the gas phase is simultaneously transferred from the tank to the terminal so as to keep the pressure prevailing in the gaseous headspace of the tank substantially constant.
- natural gas in the gas phase is simultaneously transferred from the terminal to the tank in order to avoid a pressure decrease in the tank.
- the vapour-phase gas collection circuit is thus dimensioned as a function of the substantial throughputs that are liable to be involved during the loading and emptying of the tank.
- such dimensioning of the vapour-phase gas collection circuit entails that when the circulation throughput of the vapour-phase gas in the vapour-phase gas collection circuit is markedly lower than the throughput generated during the loading or emptying operations of the tank, for example when it is desired to convey vapour-phase gas from the tank to the heat exchanger during tank operations other than the loading or emptying operations, the flow rates in the vapour-phase gas collection circuit are low.
- the vapour-phase gas heats up considerably, for example by about 25 to 30°C, between the gaseous headspace of the tank and the inlet of the heat exchanger.
- KR 2015 0135157 A relates to a liquefied gas processing system and provides background art which is useful for understanding the invention.
- CN 203 743 842 U relates to a reclaiming system of a kind of atmospheric low-temperature LNG storage tank BOG and provides background art which is useful for understanding the invention.
- An idea forming the basis of the invention is to propose a gas storage and treatment installation, comprising a gas storage tank and a heat exchanger for transferring cold from a vapour-phase gas stream extracted from the tank to another stream to be cooled and in which the heat exchange in the heat exchanger is capable of being increased and a gas treatment process using such an installation.
- the invention provides a gas treatment process according to the independent claim 1.
- the tank utilizing operations may include any operation that utilizes the content of the tank while involving a comparatively lower flow rate of vapour-phase gas than the loading or emptying of the tank, e.g. tank operations for vessel propulsion or energy production.
- the diameter of the second pipe is dimensioned on lower throughputs and thus has a smaller cross section than that of the single pipe of the prior art, such that, for an equal throughput, the flow rate of the gas in the second pipe is much higher than that of the gas in the pipe of the prior art. Consequently, for an equal throughput, the vapour-phase gas spends less time in the second pipe than in the pipe of the prior art, which makes it possible to limit the heating of the vapour-phase gas and is particularly advantageous when this gas is intended to absorb heat.
- the invention provides a gas storage and treatment installation in line with independent claim 2.
- such an installation may comprise one or more of the following characteristics.
- the admission pipe is connected to the first pipe, on the one hand, and to the second pipe, on the other hand, via a three-way connector that is capable of selectively conveying vapour-phase gas collected via the admission pipe either to the first pipe or to the second pipe.
- the three-way connector is a three-way valve.
- the three-way connector is a Y-shaped coupling comprising three arms; the two arms leading, respectively, to the first and second pipes each being equipped with a valve.
- the three-way connector is placed at a distance from the aperture made in the tank wall that is less than 20 metres, advantageously less than 10 metres and preferably less than 5 metres.
- the first pipe is heat-insulated.
- the installation comprises a plurality of leaktight and thermally insulating tanks each comprising an internal space intended to be filled with gas in a liquid-vapour two-phase state of equilibrium; the vapour-phase gas collection circuit comprising, for each of said tanks, an admission pipe passing through an aperture made in a wall of said tank and emerging in the internal space of said tank.
- each admission pipe is connected to the first pipe, on the one hand, and to the second pipe, on the other hand, via a three-way connector that is capable of selectively conveying vapour-phase gas collected via the admission pipe either to the first pipe or to the second pipe.
- the second pipe has a gas passage cross section of variable diameter; the diameter of the gas passage cross section of said second pipe increasing in the direction of the first channel of the heat exchanger and increasing in stages at each connection of the second pipe to one of the admission pipes.
- the first pipe has a gas passage cross section of variable diameter; the diameter of the gas passage cross section of said first pipe increasing in the direction of the manifold and increasing in stages at each connection of the first pipe to one of the admission pipes.
- the installation also comprises a plurality of second pipes that are each capable of conveying vapour-phase gas from one of the admission pipes to the inlet of the first channel of the heat exchanger; the second pipes each having a gas passage cross section that is smaller than that of the first pipe; each admission pipe being connected to the first pipe, on the one hand, and to one of the second pipes, on the other hand, by a three-way connector that is capable of selectively conveying vapour-phase gas collected via said admission pipe either to the first pipe or to one of the second pipes.
- the first pipe has a gas passage cross section whose diameter is between 300 and 600 mm.
- the second pipe has a gas passage cross section whose diameter is between 50 and 200 mm.
- the first and/or second pipe is formed by a jacketed tube comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that are concentric and separated from each other by an intermediate insulating space.
- the inner and outer walls of the jacketed tube are made of stainless steel.
- the intermediate insulating space of the second pipe is under vacuum.
- Such an insulation makes it possible to achieve excellent insulation performance and is thus particularly pertinent for the second pipe whose heat insulation is particularly critical as regards the amount of heat exchanged in the heat exchanger located downstream.
- the intermediate insulating space of the first pipe is lined with an insulating material.
- the insulating material lining the intermediate space of the second pipe is, for example, a polymer foam or glass wool.
- the installation also comprises:
- the installation comprises a phase separator connected upstream to the expansion device and downstream, on the one hand, to a return circuit leading to the tank and, on the other hand, to a return pipe connected to the inlet of the first channel of the heat exchanger; the phase separator being arranged to convey the liquid phase of the combustible gas stream to the return circuit and to convey the gas phase of the combustible gas stream to the return pipe.
- the compressor is a multi-stage compressor.
- the compressor comprises a plurality of compression stages and a plurality of intermediate heat exchangers, each of the intermediate heat exchangers being placed at the outlet of one of the compression stages.
- the expansion device is an expansion valve, also known as a Joule-Thomson valve.
- the gas is a combustible gas.
- the gas is a gaseous mixture of the LNG or LPG type.
- the invention provides a vessel comprising an abovementioned installation.
- the invention also provides a process for loading or unloading such a vessel, in line with the independent method claim 16.
- the invention also provides a system for transferring a gas according to the claim 15.
- gas has a generic nature and refers without preference to a gas constituted of a single pure substance or a gaseous mixture constituted of a plurality of components.
- a gas storage and treatment installation 1 is represented in figure 1 .
- Such an installation 1 may be installed on land or on a floating structure.
- the installation may be intended for a liquefaction or regasification barge or for a liquefied natural gas cargo vessel, such as a methane tanker.
- the installation 1 comprises one or more leaktight and heat-insulating tanks 2.
- Each tank 2 comprises an internal space intended to be filled with gas.
- the gas is a combustible gas and may especially be a liquefied natural gas (LNG), i.e. a gaseous mixture predominantly comprising methane and also one or more other hydrocarbons, such as ethane, propane, n-butane, i-butane, n-pentane, i-pentane, neopentane, and nitrogen in small proportion.
- LNG liquefied natural gas
- the combustible gas may also be ethane or a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), i.e. a mixture of hydrocarbons derived from oil refinery essentially comprising propane and butane and nitrogen in small proportion.
- LPG liquefied petroleum gas
- the gas is stored in the internal space of each tank 2 in a liquid-vapour two-phase state of equilibrium.
- the gas is thus present in the vapour phase in the upper part 3 of the tank 2, and in the liquid phase in the lower part 4 of the tank 2.
- the equilibrium temperature of the liquefied natural gas corresponding to its liquid-vapour two-phase state of equilibrium is about -162°C when it is stored at atmospheric pressure.
- the installation 1 comprises a vapour-phase gas collection circuit 5.
- This circuit comprises, for each tank 2, an admission pipe 6 which passes through an aperture made in the upper wall of the tank 2 and thus emerges in the gaseous headspace of the tank 2, i.e. above the maximum height for filling the tank 2 with liquefied gas.
- the admission pipe 6 thus makes it possible to extract the gas phase of the gas stored in the tank 2.
- such an admission pipe 6 is described in FR 2 984 454 .
- Each admission pipe 6 is connected via a three-way connector 7 to a first and a second pipe 8, 9.
- the three-way connector 7 is a connector that can selectively connect the admission pipe 6 either to the first pipe 8 or to the second pipe 9.
- the three-way connector 7 is a three-way valve.
- the three-way connector 7 comprises a Y-shaped coupling, the two arms of which leading, respectively, to the first and second pipes 8, 9 each being equipped with an adjustable valve.
- the second pipe 9 is connected to a heat exchanger 12.
- the heat exchanger 12 comprises a first and a second channel 13, 14 each having an inlet 13a, 14a and an outlet 13b, 14b and heat-exchange walls for transferring heat from the second channel 14 to the first channel 13. So as to optimize the heat exchanges, the heat exchanger 12 is a counter-current exchanger.
- the inlet 13a of the first channel 13 is connected to the second pipe 9 so as to heat the gas stream derived from the natural evaporation collected in the tank 2.
- the outlet 13b of the first channel 13 is connected to a compressor 15 for compressing the gas stream to pressures that are compatible with the operating of the gas-consuming members 23, 24, 25.
- the compressor 15 is a multi-stage compressor.
- the compressor 15 comprises a plurality of compression stages 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e and intermediate heat exchangers 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e which are placed at the outlet of each of the compression stages 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e.
- the intermediate heat exchangers 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e are directed toward cooling the compressed gas between two compression stages 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e.
- the intermediate heat exchangers 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e may especially provide an exchange with seawater, thus making it possible to bring the compressed gas stream to a temperature substantially equal to that of seawater.
- the installation 1 Downstream of the compressor 15, the installation 1 comprises a three-way connector 17 for conveying a first portion of the gas stream to a gas-consuming member 25 and a second portion of the gas stream to the inlet 14a of the second channel 14 of the heat exchanger 12.
- This three-way connector 17 is driven by a control unit which is arranged to vary the proportions of gas circulating, respectively, to the gas-consuming member 25 and to the inlet 14a of the second channel 14 of the heat exchanger 12 as a function of the gas needs of the gas-consuming member 25.
- the installation 1 comprises an intermediate three-way connector 18 which is placed between two compression stages 15b, 15c and thus makes it possible to divert part of the gas stream to the gas-consuming members 23, 24 before the outlet of the compressor 15.
- Such an arrangement makes it possible to divert gas to a gas-consuming member 23, 24 once it has passed through a sufficient number of compression stages 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e to reach the feed pressure corresponding to said gas-consuming member 23, 24.
- the installation 1 comprises three different types of gas-consuming members, namely a burner 23, an electrical generator 24 and a motor 25, for example of the ME-GI type, for propelling a vessel.
- the compressor 15 is dimensioned as a function of the gas-consuming members 23, 24, 25 intended to be fed and especially as a function of their maximum flow rate and of the pressure level at which the combustible gas must be distributed thereto.
- the compressor 15 is dimensioned such that the gas stream leaving the compressor 17 typically has a pressure of between 250 and 300 bar absolute.
- the operating rate of the compressor 27 is constant and corresponds substantially to the maximum flow rate of the gas-consuming members.
- the control unit acts on the three-way connectors 17, 18 so as to adapt the flow rates of the gas streams conveyed to the gas-consuming members as a function of their needs.
- the second part of the gas stream is cooled in the second channel 14 of the heat exchanger 12 during the transfer of its heat to the vapour-phase gas originating from the vapour-phase gas collection circuit 5.
- the outlet 14b of the second channel 14 of the heat exchanger 12 is connected to a phase separator 19 via an expansion device 20 through which the gas stream will be depressurized to a pressure substantially equal to the pressure prevailing in the tank 2, for example a pressure close to atmospheric pressure. Consequently, the gas stream undergoes an expansion which gives rise, via the Joule-Thomson effect, to a decrease of its temperature and its liquefaction, at least partially.
- the expansion device 20 is, for example, an expansion valve.
- the phase separator 19 occasionally referred to as a mist separator, allows the liquid phase to be separated from the gas phase. Downstream, the phase separator 19 is connected, on the one hand, to a return circuit 21 leading to the tank 2 and, on the other hand, to a return pipe 22 which is connected to the inlet 13a of the first channel 13 of the heat exchanger 12.
- the phase separator 19 thus conveys the liquid phase of the gas to the tank 2, whereas the vapour phase is returned to the inlet 13a of the first channel 13 of the heat exchanger 12.
- the first pipe 8 is intended to convey vapour-phase gas to a maritime or harbour terminal during the transfer of gas cargo from or to the tank 2.
- the gas phase be transferred in the opposite direction to or from the tank 2 so as to keep the pressure in the tank 2 substantially constant.
- the first pipe 8 is arranged to convey vapour-phase gas to a manifold 11 intended to be connected via an insulated pipeline to the terminal.
- the installation 1 also comprises a compressor 10 for sucking a gas stream through the first pipe 8 and for returning it to the manifold 11.
- the installation 1 may be without such a compressor, the gas transfer between the tank 2 and the terminal then being performed by means of a compressor of the terminal.
- a part of the compression stages 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e of the multi-stage compressor 15 may be used to suck a gas stream through the first pipe 8 and to convey it to the manifold 11.
- first pipe 8 is connected upstream of a compressor stage 15 and that a three-way connector is arranged downstream of the compression stage(s) concerned so as to divert the compressed gas stream to the manifold 11 intended to be connected via an insulated pipeline to the loading/emptying terminal.
- the structure of the vapour-phase gas collection circuit 5 is more particularly observed.
- the first and second pipes 8, 9 run parallel to each other between the three-way connector 7 and the cargo room 26.
- a large proportion of the gas-treating equipment, such as the compressors 10, 15, the heat exchanger 13, the expansion device 20 and the phase separator 19, are regrouped in the cargo room 26.
- the first and second pipes 8, 9 have different gas passage cross sections, the gas passage cross section of the second pipe 9 being smaller than that of the first pipe 8.
- the dimensions of the gas passage cross sections of the first pipe 8 and of the second pipe 9 are, respectively, determined as a function of the gas flow rates that are liable to pass through them for their respective case of use and so as to limit the heating of the gas.
- the heating of a gas circulating in a pipe depends on two conflicting phenomena.
- the heating of the gas circulating in a pipe depends on the heat transfers taking place between the exterior and the interior of the pipe.
- the intensity of these heat transfers obviously depends on the insulation characteristics of the pipe, but also depends on the residence time of the gas in the pipe, and consequently on the flow rate and the cross section of the tube. Specifically, for an equal flow rate, the gas spends longer in a pipe of larger cross section and consequently becomes heated up more.
- the heating of the gas circulating in a pipe also depends on the phenomenon of viscous dissipation which leads to increasing the heating of the fluid when, for the same flow rate, the cross section of the pipe decreases.
- an optimum dimension of gas passage cross section exists, which, for a given flow rate, allows the heating of the gas to be limited.
- the cross section of the first pipe 8 is dimensioned as a function of the rates of vapour phase gas transfer, between the tank 2 and a loading/emptying terminal, which are liable to be used during loading or emptying of the tank.
- the vapour-phase gas transfer rates that are liable to be generated through the first pipe 8 are of the order of 12 000 to 14 000 m 3 /h.
- the cross section of the first pipe 8 typically has a diameter of between 300 and 600 mm.
- the cross section of the second pipe 9 is, for its part, dimensioned as a function of the average flow rates that are liable to be used for supplying the gas-consuming member(s) 23, 24, 25 of the installation 1.
- the average vapour-phase gas transfer rate that is liable to be generated through the second pipe 9 is of the order of 4700 m 3 /h.
- the cross section of the second pipe 9 typically has a diameter of between 50 and 200 mm.
- Curves a and b of figure 8 respectively represents the heating of the gas circulating in the first pipe 8 and in the second pipe 9 as a function of the flow rate.
- Figure 8 shows that heating of the gas is lower in the second pipe 9 than in the first pipe 8 for a flow rate lower than 8000 Kg/h while heating of the gas is lower in the first pipe 8 than in the second pipe 9 for a flow rate greater than 8000 Kg/h.
- the heating of the gas circulating in the second pipe 9 is slightly lower than 3°C while the heating of the gas circulating in the second pipe 9 is approximately of 15°C.
- the heating of the gas circulating in the second pipe 9 is slightly lower than 6°C while the heating of the gas circulating in the second pipe 9 is approximately of 30°C.
- the three-way connector 7 is placed close to the aperture of the tank 2 through which passes the admission pipe 7.
- the three-way connector 7 is placed at a distance from the aperture made in the tank wall of less than 20 metres, advantageously less than 10 metres and preferably less than 5 metres.
- first pipe 8 and the second pipe 9 are each connected to the compressor 10 and to the heat exchanger 12 via a four-way connector 27.
- the four-way connector 27 is capable of selectively conveying vapour-phase gas circulating in the first pipe 8 or in the second pipe 9; either to the compressor 10 in order to be returned to the manifold intended to be connected to a gas storage terminal; or to the heat exchanger 11 in order partly to be conveyed to a gas-consuming member and partly returned to the second channel of the heat exchanger 11.
- the four-way connector 27 is constituted by a three-way valve 28 which is connected to a Y-shaped coupling, the two arms of which leading, respectively, to the heat exchanger 12 and to the compressor 10 are equipped with a valve 29, 30.
- vapour-phase gas from the first pipe 8 to the heat exchanger 12.
- Such a gas circulation may especially be useful in the following specific cases of use:
- the vapour-phase gas extracted from the tank 2 is conveyed to the heat exchanger 12 either through the first pipe 8 or to the second pipe in function of the need of the gas consuming members 23, 24, 25.
- the set flow rate of the gas consuming members 23, 24, 25 is compared to a determined threshold and the vapour-phase gas is conveyed through the first pipe when the set flow-rate is greater or equal than the determined threshold while the vapour-phase gas is conveyed through the second pipe when the set flow-rate is lower than to the determined threshold.
- the set flow-rate approximately corresponds to the flow rate for which the energy increase is equal for a gas circulation in the first pipe 8 and in the second pipe 9.
- the determined threshold is between 6600 and 10000 kg/h, for example about 8000 kg/h.
- the installation 1 may comprise a plurality of tanks 2, three in figure 4 .
- each tank 2 comprises an admission pipe 6 which passes through an aperture made in the upper wall of the tank 2 and emerges in the gaseous headspace of the tank 2.
- Each of the admission pipes 6 is connected via a three-way connector 7, on the one hand, to the first pipe 8 and, on the other hand, to the second pipe 9.
- the gaseous headspaces of the tanks 6 are connected in series to the first pipe 8, on the one hand, and to the second pipe 9, on the other hand.
- each of the first and second pipes 8, 9 is formed by a jacketed tube comprising two cylindrical and concentric walls 8a, 8b; 9a, 9b, which are separated from each other by an intermediate insulating space 8c, 9c.
- the two walls 8a, 8b; 9a, 9b are made, for example, of stainless steel.
- the intermediate insulating space 8c of the first pipe 8 is lined with an insulating material, for instance polymer foam or glass wool.
- the intermediate insulating space 9c of the second pipe 9 is placed under vacuum, which contributes towards obtaining excellent heat-insulating characteristics.
- the first and second pipes 8, 9 advantageously have compensation devices giving them flexibility along the longitudinal direction so as to allow their contraction and expansion depending on whether or not a stream of vapour-phase gas is passing therethrough.
- the first pipe 8 has compensation loops 31, i.e. a U-shaped form using 90° bends.
- compensation loops 31 i.e. a U-shaped form using 90° bends.
- the second pipe 9 is, on the other hand, straight over virtually its entire length.
- the inner wall 9b of the second pipe 9 regularly has gusset zones 32.
- the diameter of the gas passage cross section of each of the first and second pipes 8, 9 is variable, this diameter increasing on approaching the cargo room 26 and increasing in stages at each connection of the pipe to one of the admission pipes 6.
- the cross sections of the first and second pipes 8, 9 each have a first diameter d8 1 , d9 1 in a first portion running between the tank 2 that is furthest from the cargo room 26 and a second adjacent tank, a second diameter d8 2 , d9 2 in a second portion between the second tank and a third adjacent tank and a third diameter d8 3 , d9 3 in a third portion between the third tank and the cargo room 26; the abovementioned diameters corresponding to the following inequality: d 9 1 ⁇ d 9 2 ⁇ d 9 3 ⁇ d 8 1 ⁇ d 8 2 ⁇ d 8 3
- Such an arrangement makes it possible to take into account the increase in gas flow in the first and second pipes 8, 9 as and when they are connected to other admission pipes 6 so as to dimension the cross section of the pipes 8, 9 as closely as possible. This also contributes towards limiting the heating of the gas in the first and second pipes 8, 9.
- FIG 6 shows an installation 1 according to an alternative embodiment.
- This embodiment differs from the embodiments of figures 4 and 5 in that the installation 1 comprises a second pipe 9, 9', 9" for each of the tanks 2.
- the second pipes 9, 9', 9" are each capable of conveying vapour-phase gas from one of the admission pipes 6 to the inlet 13a of the first channel 13 of the heat exchanger 12.
- each of the admission pipes 6 is connected via a three-way connector 7 to the first pipe 8 and to each of the second pipes 9, 9', 9".
- Such an arrangement is advantageous in that, to convey gas between the tanks 2 and the heat exchanger 12, the gas circulates in pipes 9, 9', 9" whose dimensions are optimized as a function of the gas flow rate liable to pass therethrough, whether the vapour-phase gas stream to be conveyed to the heat exchanger 12 originates from only one of the tanks 2 or from all of the tanks 2.
- Figure 7 shows a transfer system 40 for loading/unloading combustible gas such as liquefied natural gas and forming the interface between a vessel 41 and a floating or land-based installation, not shown.
- the vessel 41 is equipped with an installation for feeding gas-consuming members with combustible gas and for liquefying said combustible gas as described above.
- the fluid-tight and insulated tank not shown, is of generally prismatic form and is mounted in the double hull of the vessel.
- the transfer system 40 forming the interface between the vessel 41 and the floating or land-based installation comprises at least one platform 43 bearing a storage/handling gantry 44 and a main platform 45 to take all the equipment that allows connecting the immersed cryogenic lines 42 to flexible transfer pipes 46.
- Each flexible transfer pipe 46 is intended to be connected to a vessel's manifold 47 through a connection module 48.
- the vessel's manifolds 47 are connected to the tank by means of loading/unloading pipelines arranged on the upper deck of the vessel 41 in order to transfer a cargo of liquefied gas from or to the tank.
- gantry 44 The chief function of gantry 44 is to enable handling and storage of transfer parts, namely each connection module 48 and the mobile ends of the flexible transfer pipe 46, by means of a crane and winches.
- the transfer system comprises three parallel flexible transfer pipes 46, two of which make it possible to transfer the liquefied natural gas between the floating or land-based installation and the vessel, whereas the third transfer pipe makes it possible to transfer gas in order to balance the pressures in the gaseous headspaces of the tank of the vessel.
- on-board pumps in the vessel 41 are used, and/or pumps installed in the land-based installation, and/or pumps fitted to transfer system 40.
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- Processus de traitement de gaz comprenant :- la fourniture d'un réservoir étanche et thermiquement isolant (2) comprenant un espace interne rempli de gaz dans un état d'équilibre à deux phases liquide-vapeur;- la fourniture d'un échangeur de chaleur (12) destiné à transférer du froid depuis un flux de gaz en phase vapeur collecté dans le réservoir (2) vers un fluide à refroidir; l'échangeur de chaleur (12) comprenant un premier canal (13) et un deuxième canal (14) possédant chacun une entrée (13a, 14a) et une sortie (13b, 14b) et des parois d'échange de chaleur destinées à transférer la chaleur depuis le deuxième canal (14) vers le premier canal (13) ; et- l'extraction de gaz en phase vapeur du réservoir (2) via un tuyau d'admission (6) qui traverse une ouverture ménagée dans une paroi du réservoir (2) et débouche dans l'espace interne du réservoir durant une opération de chargement de réservoir (2) et le transport de celui-ci à travers un premier tuyau (8) jusqu'à un collecteur (11, 47) qui est raccordé à un terminal de stockage de gaz ; et- l'extraction de gaz en phase vapeur du réservoir (2) via le tuyau d'admission (6) durant une opération d'utilisation de réservoir et le transport de celui-ci jusqu'à l'échangeur de chaleur (12) à travers un deuxième tuyau (9) qui est thermiquement isolé et présente une section transversale de passage de gaz qui est plus petite que celle du premier tuyau (8), le processus de traitement de gaz comprenant en outre :- la fourniture d'un compresseur (15) qui est raccordé en amont à la sortie (13b) du premier canal (13) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) de manière à comprimer le flux de gaz chauffé dans l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et est raccordé en aval à un raccord trois voies (17, 18) qui est capable de transporter une première portion du flux de gaz jusqu'à un organe de consommation de gaz (23, 24, 25) et de transporter une deuxième portion du flux de gaz jusqu'à l'entrée (14a) du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) afin de refroidir la deuxième portion du flux de gaz ; et- la fourniture d'un dispositif d'expansion (20) qui est raccordé en amont à la sortie (14b) du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et est raccordé en aval à un circuit de retour (21) menant au réservoir (2) ; le dispositif d'expansion (20) étant conçu pour dépressuriser la deuxième portion du flux de gaz émanant du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) de manière à la liquéfier ;- la détermination d'un débit de consigne de l'organe de consommation de gaz (23, 24, 25) durant l'opération d'utilisation de réservoir ;- la comparaison du débit de consigne à un seuil déterminé ;- l'extraction de gaz en phase vapeur du réservoir (2) via le tuyau d'admission (6) et le transport de celui-ci à travers le premier tuyau (8) jusqu'à l'échangeur de chaleur (12) lorsque le débit de consigne est supérieur ou égal au seuil déterminé ; et- l'extraction de gaz en phase vapeur du réservoir (2) via le tuyau d'admission (6) et le transport de celui-ci à travers le deuxième tuyau (9) jusqu'à l'échangeur de chaleur (12) lorsque le débit de consigne est inférieur au seuil déterminé.
- Installation de stockage et de traitement de gaz (1) comprenant :- un réservoir étanche et thermiquement isolant (2) comprenant un espace interne destiné à être rempli de gaz dans un état d'équilibre à deux phases liquide-vapeur;- un échangeur de chaleur (12) destiné à transférer du froid depuis un flux de gaz en phase vapeur collecté dans le réservoir (2) vers un fluide à refroidir ; l'échangeur de chaleur (12) comprenant un premier canal (13) et un deuxième canal (14) possédant chacun une entrée (13a, 14a) et une sortie (13b, 14b) et des parois d'échange de chaleur destinées à transférer la chaleur depuis le deuxième canal (14) vers le premier canal (13) ; et- un circuit de collecte de gaz en phase vapeur (5) qui comprend :• un tuyau d'admission (6) qui est conçu pour collecter du gaz en phase vapeur dans le réservoir (2), ledit tuyau d'admission (6) traversant une ouverture ménagée dans une paroi du réservoir (2) et débouchant dans l'espace interne du réservoir ;• un premier tuyau (8) qui est conçu pour transporter du gaz en phase vapeur depuis le tuyau d'admission (6) jusqu'à un collecteur (11) destiné à être raccordé à un terminal de stockage de gaz durant le chargement du réservoir (2) ;• un deuxième tuyau (9) qui est conçu pour transporter du gaz en phase vapeur depuis le tuyau d'admission (6) jusqu'à l'entrée (13) du premier canal (13) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) ; le deuxième tuyau (9) étant thermiquement isolé et présentant une section transversale de passage de gaz qui est plus petite que celle du premier tuyau (8) ;- un compresseur (10) raccordé au premier tuyau (8) et conçu pour aspirer le gaz en phase vapeur à travers le premier tuyau (8) et le distribuer au collecteur (11) ;- un coffre (26) et dans lequel l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et le compresseur (10) sont logés dans le coffre (26), le premier tuyau (8) et le deuxième tuyau (9) s'étendant parallèlement l'un à l'autre entre le tuyau d'admission (6) et le coffre (26), le premier tuyau (8) et le deuxième tuyau (9) étant chacun raccordés au compresseur (10) et à l'échangeur de chaleur (12) via un raccord quatre voies (27) capable de transporter sélectivement du gaz en phase vapeur circulant dans le premier tuyau (8) ou dans le deuxième tuyau (9) jusqu'au compresseur (10) ou à l'échangeur de chaleur (12).
- Installation selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle le tuyau d'admission (6) est raccordé au premier tuyau (8), d'une part, et au deuxième tuyau (9), d'autre part, via le raccord trois voies (7) qui est capable de transporter sélectivement du gaz en phase vapeur collecté via le tuyau d'admission (6) soit jusqu'au premier tuyau (8) soit jusqu'au deuxième tuyau (9).
- Installation selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle le raccord trois voies (7) est placé à une distance de l'ouverture ménagée dans la paroi de réservoir qui fait moins de 20 mètres, ou moins de 10 mètres ou moins de 5 mètres.
- Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, comprenant une pluralité de réservoirs étanches et thermiquement isolants (2) comprenant chacun un espace interne destiné à être rempli de gaz dans un état d'équilibre à deux phases liquide-vapeur ; le circuit de collecte de gaz en phase vapeur (5) comprenant, pour chacun desdits réservoirs (2), un tuyau d'admission (6) traversant une ouverture ménagée dans une paroi dudit réservoir (2) et débouchant dans l'espace interne dudit réservoir (2).
- Installation selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle chaque tuyau d'admission (6) est raccordé au premier tuyau (8), d'une part, et au deuxième tuyau (9), d'autre part, via un raccord trois voies (7) qui est capable de transporter sélectivement du gaz en phase vapeur collecté via le tuyau d'admission (6) soit jusqu'au premier tuyau (8) soit jusqu'au deuxième tuyau (9).
- Installation selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle le deuxième tuyau (9) présente une section transversale de passage de gaz de diamètre variable ; le diamètre de la section transversale de passage de gaz dudit deuxième tuyau (9) augmentant dans la direction du premier canal (13) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et augmentant par paliers au niveau de chaque raccordement du deuxième tuyau (9) à l'un des tuyaux d'admission (6).
- Installation selon la revendication 6, comprenant également une pluralité de deuxièmes tuyaux (9, 9', 9") qui sont chacun capables de transporter du gaz en phase vapeur de l'un des tuyaux d'admission (6) jusqu'à l'entrée (13a) du premier canal (13) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) ; les deuxièmes tuyaux (9, 9', 9") présentant chacun une section transversale de passage de gaz qui est plus petite que celle du premier tuyau (8) ; chaque tuyau d'admission (6) étant raccordé au premier tuyau (8), d'une part, et à l'un des deuxièmes tuyaux (9, 9', 9"), d'autre part, par un raccord trois voies (7) qui est capable de transporter sélectivement du gaz en phase vapeur collecté via ledit tuyau d'admission (6) soit jusqu'au premier tuyau (8) soit jusqu'à l'un des deuxièmes tuyaux (9).
- Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, dans laquelle le premier tuyau (8) présente une section transversale de passage de gaz dont le diamètre fait entre 300 et 600 nm et dans laquelle le deuxième tuyau (9) présente une section transversale de passage de gaz dont le diamètre fait entre 50 et 200 nm.
- Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, dans laquelle le premier et/ou le deuxième tuyau (8, 9) sont formés par un tube chemisé comprenant une paroi intérieure (8b, 9b) et une paroi extérieure (8a, 9a) qui sont concentriques et sépares l'une de l'autre par un espace isolant intermédiaire (8c, 9c).
- Installation selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle l'espace isolant intermédiaire (9c) du deuxième tuyau est sous vide.
- Installation selon la revendication 10 ou 11, dans laquelle l'espace isolant intermédiaire (8c) du premier tuyau (8) est revêtu d'un matériau isolant.
- Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, comprenant également :- un compresseur (15) qui est raccordé en amont à la sortie (13b) du premier canal (13) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) de manière à comprimer le flux de gaz chauffé dans l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et est raccordé en aval à un raccord trois voies (17, 18) qui est capable de transporter une première portion du flux de gaz jusqu'à un organe de consommation de gaz (23, 24, 25) et de transporter une deuxième portion du flux de gaz jusqu'à l'entrée (14a) du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) afin de refroidir la deuxième portion du flux de gaz ; et- un dispositif d'expansion (20) qui est raccordé en amont à la sortie (14b) du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) et est raccordé en aval à un circuit de retour (21) menant au réservoir (2) ; le dispositif d'expansion (20) étant conçu pour dépressuriser la deuxième portion du flux de gaz émanant du deuxième canal (14) de l'échangeur de chaleur (12) de manière à la liquéfier.
- Navire (40) pour transporter un gaz, le navire (40) comprenant une installation (1) selon la revendication 2.
- Système de transfert de gaz, le système comprenant un navire (40) selon la revendication 14, des tuyaux de transfert cryogéniques (42, 46) conçus de manière à raccorder le réservoir de l'installation installé dans la coque du navire à un terminal de stockage de gaz flottant ou terrestre et une pompe destinée à entraîner un flux de gaz en phase liquide à travers les tuyaux de transfert cryogéniques depuis ou vers le terminal de stockage de gaz flottant ou terrestre, vers ou depuis le réservoir (2) du navire ; le système de transfert comprenant également un tuyau de transfert de gaz en phase vapeur conçu de manière à raccorder le collecteur (11, 47) au terminal de stockage de gaz de manière à permettre le transfert de gaz en phase vapeur entre l'installation de stockage et de traitement de gaz (1) et le terminal de stockage de gaz.
- Processus pour charger ou vider un navire (40) selon la revendication 15, dans lequel un gaz est mené à travers des tuyaux de transfert cryogéniques (42, 46) depuis ou vers un terminal de stockage de gaz flottant ou terrestre vers ou depuis le réservoir de l'installation de stockage et de traitement de gaz du navire.
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