WO2014147152A1 - Protective panel for low-temperature fluid processing equipment, and related assembly, equipment, and method - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a protective panel for mounting on a surface of a low temperature fluid operating system, comprising:
- At least one element for detecting the presence of fluid in gaseous or liquid form, received in the body.
- Such a panel is intended for example to be mounted on a fluid operating installation located on a body of water, such as a ship, a platform, a barge, or a floating plant such as an FPSO.
- the fluid at low temperature is for example a liquid at a temperature below -100 ° C, in particular liquefied natural gas or LNG, available at a temperature of about -161 ° C.
- Low-temperature liquid storage vessels may be exposed to liquid leaks on ships' decks. These low-temperature liquid leaks can cause structural damage to deck equipment.
- leak detection devices which comprise a liquid impervious layer attached to the inner surface of the tank wall by via an insulating thermal layer.
- a second screen is formed on the insulating thermal layer and temperature sensing elements are provided along the second screen for electrically or electromagnetically detecting low temperatures.
- the device is thus able to detect breaks in the liquid impervious layer.
- the electrical or electromagnetic means for detecting these leaks are advantageously thermocouples (temperature measurement resistance).
- these structures are first covered with at least one layer of low temperature insulating paint that preserves the structural integrity.
- An object of the invention is to provide an insulation system for protecting in a simple, inexpensive and highly efficient way, a surface of a low temperature fluid storage facility, which can be brought into contact with this fluid.
- the invention relates to a panel of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the panel comprises at least one heating element of the body, received in the body.
- the panel according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken in isolation or in any technically possible combination:
- control unit received in the body, the control unit being connected to the detection element to measure a parameter for detecting the presence of low temperature fluid in gaseous or liquid form, the control unit being connected to the heating element, to activate the heating element;
- control unit comprises a communication unit with an external control unit, advantageously a set of wireless communication of the Wifi or Bluetooth type;
- the detection element is chosen from a thermocouple or an optical fiber, the heating element being chosen from a heating cable and / or a heating resistor;
- the body is manually deformable, being advantageously rollable and unrollable; - the flat body is rigid.
- the invention also relates to a protection assembly for a low-temperature fluid exploitation installation, characterized in that it comprises:
- control unit disposed away from the panel, the control unit being connected to the panel, the control unit being able to collect at least one leak detection parameter measured by the detection assembly, and being able to activate the heating element.
- the assembly according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken in isolation or in any technically possible combination:
- each panel being connected to the control unit.
- the subject of the invention is also a low temperature fluid operating installation, characterized in that it comprises:
- the invention also relates to a method for protecting a low-temperature fluid exploitation installation, comprising the following steps:
- the method according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following characteristics, taken separately or in any technically possible combination:
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of a first low temperature fluid exploitation installation, provided with a plurality of protection panels according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of three-quarter face of a protection panel according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view taken in section along the plane III-III of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 10 A first installation 10 for operating a low temperature fluid according to the invention is illustrated schematically in FIG.
- the installation 10 is intended for storing, transporting and possibly treating the fluid. It advantageously comprises at least one reservoir 12 of fluid.
- the fluid is preferably maintained in liquid form, at low temperature, especially at a temperature below -100 ' ⁇ .
- the fluid is for example a hydrocarbon such as liquefied natural gas or LNG. Its temperature is for example less than -160 ° C.
- the installation 10 is located on the surface of a body of water 14.
- the body of water 14 for example a sea, an ocean, a lake, or a river.
- the installation 10 floats on the body of water 14. It comprises at least one substantially horizontal surface 16 forming a bridge of the installation 10.
- the surface 16 is generally metallic.
- the installation 10 is for example a vessel comprising a floating hull 18.
- the installation 10 is a barge, a platform, a floating plant.
- the installation 10 is located on the ground.
- the installation 10 comprises a protection assembly 20, able to protect the surface 16 when a leakage of fluid at low temperature occurs.
- the assembly 20 comprises a control unit 22, visible in FIG. 1, and at least one protection panel 24 according to the invention, illustrated in more detail in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the assembly 20 comprises a plurality of disjoint and adjacent panels 24 covering substantially the entire surface 16.
- each panel 24 comprises a flat body 26 of flexible material, applied on the surface 16, at least one element 28 for detecting the presence of fluid, embedded or flush with the body 26, and at least one heating element, located beneath the sensing element 28 in the body 26.
- Each panel 24 further comprises a control unit 32 received in the body 26.
- the thickness of the flat body 26 is for example between 10 mm and 15 mm.
- the contour of the flat body 26 is of different shape.
- the flat body 26 is flexible to be manually deformable by a positioning operator. It is for example suitable for being wound in the form of a roll and to be unrolled during its application on the surface 16, to adapt to the conformation of the surface 16, in particular to the reliefs present on this surface 16.
- the body 26 has a lower face 34 intended to be applied on the surface 16, and an upper face 36 extending away from the lower face 34 and intended to be placed in a volume of ambient air.
- each panel, taken at the upper face 34 is for example less than 1 m 2 and is in particular between 0.1 m 2 and 0.5 m 2 .
- the panel 24 comprises a plurality of leak detection elements 28 distributed on the panel 24 in the vicinity of the upper face 36, or on this face 36.
- Each leak detection element 28 is preferably flush with the upper face 36, partially embedded in the body 26.
- each leak detection element 28 is totally embedded in the body 26, being situated in the vicinity of the upper face 36.
- each leak detection element 28 is filiform. It is for example chosen from a thermocouple or an optical fiber. It is suitable for detecting a temperature variation on the upper face 36, in particular a decrease in temperature due to the presence of fluid on this face 36.
- Each detection element 28 is connected to the control unit 32.
- Each heating element 30 is advantageously located in the vicinity of the lower face 34, below each leak detection element 28.
- Each heating element 30 is of filiform shape. It is for example formed by a heating cable, or by a heating resistor. In the example shown in Figure 1, each heating element 30 is wound in the form of a coil.
- Each heating element 30 is connected to the control unit 32.
- the control unit 32 is embedded in the flat body 26. It preferably comprises a set 38 of electrical energy storage, such as a battery, and a communication assembly 40, able to communicate with the control unit 22 .
- the control unit 32 is able to periodically activate each detection element 28 to determine a variation of a parameter representative of the temperature on this element 28, significant of the presence of fluid at low temperature on the upper surface 36. This activation is for example, at time intervals between one second and 50 seconds, for example every 15 seconds.
- the control unit 32 is furthermore able to transmit the measured representative parameter to the control unit 22 via the communication unit 40.
- control unit 32 When the detected temperature variation is judged significant by the control unit 22, the control unit 32 is able to receive an activation command of each heating element 30 via the communication unit 40.
- the control unit 32 then activates each heating element 30 by supplying electric power from the storage assembly 38.
- the protection assembly 20 is put in place on the installation 10, by unfolding each panel 24 to apply it to the surface 16 and cover the surface 16.
- each panel 24 is applied against the surface 16.
- Each control unit 32 is matched to the control unit 22 via the transmission assembly 40.
- control unit 32 activates each leak detection element 28.
- the parameter representative of the temperature of each element 28 is advantageously measured, then is transmitted to the control unit 22 via the transmission assembly 40.
- the control unit 22 determines that no low temperature fluid is present on the upper face 36 of the panel 24.
- the control unit 22 then keeps each heating element 30 inactive.
- the difference between the temperature measured by the element 28 and the temperature of the ambient air situated above the element 28 becomes greater than the given threshold.
- the control unit 22 determines that a low temperature fluid is present on the upper face 36 and the panel 24.
- control unit 22 transmits an activation command of the heating element 30 to the control unit 32 of the panel 24.
- the control unit 32 then supplies an electric power to each heating element 30 via the electrical energy storage assembly 38.
- Each heating element 30 present in the body 26 then heats the panel 24 and the surface 16.
- the surface 16 remains maintained in temperature, despite the presence of fluid at low temperature.
- the panel 24 thus provides effective thermal insulation and adapted to the surface 16 with respect to the fluid at low temperature.
- the protection assembly 20 has the advantage of being extremely reactive, since the control unit 22 is informed almost instantaneously of the presence and location of a fluid in gaseous or liquid form at low temperature in a given region of the installation 10.
- each panel 24 can very quickly activate at least one heating element 30, to thermally isolate the surface 16 and prevent it from cooling significantly.
- the protection assembly 20 is therefore a very effective and highly reactive protection and monitoring tool.
- each panel 24 makes each panel 24 particularly effective in terms of thermal protection, which reduces the thickness required for the body 26, and which lighten the overall mass of the protection assembly 20.
- the flat body 26 is rigid and is in particular non-deformable to the touch. Such a flat body 26 is adapted for example when the surface 16 has a predefined conformation, including planar.
- the fluid at low temperature is a fluid at a temperature below -100 ° C, in particular a cryogenic fluid at a temperature below -150 ° C.
- the flat body 26 is full. It contains the detection element 28, the heating element 30, the control unit 32 and the electrical energy storage assembly 38.
- the flat body 26 is hollow. It comprises a peripheral envelope defining an insertion cavity receiving the heating element 30, the control unit 32, and possibly the detection element 28.
- the elements received in the insertion cavity are fixed by a filling material .
- the filling material is for example a hardenable material such as a resin or an expandable material such as a foam for example polyurethane.
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