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With Vaporizing Of Liquified Gas Downstream Of Storage

With Vaporizing Of Liquified Gas Downstream Of Storage patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

01/24/08 - 20080016885 - Dry ice cloud generator and method
Apparatus for generating the appearance of clouds by forcing air over dry ice and channeling the resultant cloud out the top of an enclosure. The apparatus includes an insert having four sides, a bottom and an open top. A manifold may be coupled to a perforation in the insert wherein ...

12/06/07 - 20070277534 - Shipboard regasification for lng carriers with alternate propulsion plants
A liquefied natural gas carrier uses a diesel engine or gas turbine propulsion plant fitted with a shipboard regasification system. The propulsion plant can provide either a direct mechanical drive of the propeller shaft and propeller, or can be fitted with an integrated electric power plant using an electric motor ...

10/04/07 - 20070227160 - Hydrogen heat exchanger
Methods and apparatus are provided for exchanging heat. A heat exchanger is provided which includes a casing, a thermal buffer contained within the casing, and a plurality of fluid conduits. Each of the conduits includes an inlet end configured to receive a fluid, an outlet end configured to provide said ...

08/16/07 - 20070186565 - Apparatus and methods for converting cryogenic fluid into gas
An apparatus for vaporizing a cryogenic fluid comprises a heat transfer fluid closed circulation loop at least partially defined by an ambient air heat exchanger, a heater, and a vaporizer. The heat exchanger is configured to direct air downward across a plurality of heat exchanger tubes. A cryogenic fluid flows ...

08/16/07 - 20070186564 - Apparatus for cryogenic fluids having floating liquefaction unit and floating regasification unit connected by shuttle vessel, and cryogenic fluid methods
Methods and systems for transportation and processing of a cryogenic fluid. The system includes a floating liquefaction unit receiving a gas from a source, a shuttle vessel for carrying liquefied gas away from the liquefaction unit, a floating regasification unit for receiving the liquefied gas from the vessel, regasifying the ...

08/16/07 - 20070186563 - System and method for cold recovery
A method of cold recovery in a cold compressed natural gas cycle, the method comprising: compressing air; drying air; heat exchanging air with cold compressed natural gas from a storage vessel, in a first heat exchanger, thereby forming cooled air; heat exchanging the cooled air with liquid methane, in a ...

06/28/07 - 20070144184 - Enhanced lng regas
Liquefied hydrocarbon gas carried by a tanker (78) is transferred to an import terminal (10) where the liquefied gas is heated to vaporize it and to heat the cold gas to at least −30° C. but preferably about 0° C., with the warmed gas transferred to a gas receiving facility ...

06/14/07 - 20070130964 - Gaseous fluid production apparatus and method
Gaseous fluid production apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid container containing fluid substantially in the liquid state. A first fluid line is connected to the fluid container so that it receives from the fluid container a first fluid stream substantially in the liquid state. A ...

06/14/07 - 20070130963 - Apparatus and process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas
The invention provides for an apparatus and process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas using groundwater. The invention provides for an apparatus including: a groundwater well; a vaporizer for vaporizing LNG; and an LNG tank. The invention also provides for a process including vaporizing LNG in a vaporizer using groundwater. ...

05/17/07 - 20070107444 - Tube on tube heat exchanger
A heat exchanger that includes a first tube and a second tube. The first tube has at least one coil and a first diameter. The second tube also has at least one coil and a second diameter. The at least one coil of the first tube is positioned next to ...

05/03/07 - 20070095077 - Lng by-pass for open rack vaporizer during lng regasification
A process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas that is at a temperature of −220° F. or below which comprises (a) passing a first liquefied natural gas stream through an open rack vaporizer which uses a heat transfer agent which comprises water under conditions which will raise the liquefied natural gas ...

04/12/07 - 20070079617 - Apparatus, methods and systems for geothermal vaporization of liquefied natural gas
Various improvements can be made to the manner in which LNG is regasified. Specifically, geothermal heat from ground water (or another geothermally-heated fluid) is extracted from a subterranean aquifer (subterranean chamber) and used as a source of heat (possibly with other heat sources) to provide efficient and effective LNG regasification ...

03/01/07 - 20070044485 - Liquid natural gas vaporization using warm and low temperature ambient air
A heat transfer fluid can be circulated through an LNG vaporizer, then to a liquid-to-air heat exchanger. Ambient air can be introduced into liquid-to-air heat exchanger to warm the heat transfer fluid while a pump circulates the heat transfer fluid back through the LNG vaporizer. An option is provided for ...

02/08/07 - 20070028627 - Cryogen/water heat exchanger and the application thereof to the supply of gas to an on-board power unit in a vehicle
The invention relates to an exchanger, advantageously a plate exchanger, comprising counter-current parallel exchange sections (8,9). According to the invention, the exchange section for the water (8) has an essentially constant cross-section, whereas the exchange section (9) for the cryogen has a reduced inlet region (9a) enabling the possible formation ...

02/01/07 - 20070022760 - Flow stability in massively parallel cryogenic vaporizers
Cryogenic vaporization apparatus with multiple ducts each having an inlet to receive cryogenic fluid for vaporization, and an outlet to discharge vaporized fluid to a common discharge collection manifold, there being spaces between the ducts to pass warming fluid, for warming the ducts, and flow restrictors at or proximate the ...

01/25/07 - 20070017232 - Wind effect mitigation in cryogenic ambient air vaporizers
Apparatus to convert LNG to gas, comprising a vaporizer having passages to pass the cool or cold LNG in heat transfer relation with warming gas flowing downwardly to discharge in multiple directions, and flow control means to control discharge of the gas flow in selected direction or directions, as a ...

01/25/07 - 20070017231 - Method for ice removal under ambient air cryogenic vaporizers
In apparatus to convert cryogenic fluid to gas, a vaporizer having passages to pass the cool or cold cryogenic fluid in heat transfer relation with warming gas flowing downwardly through the vaporizer, the vaporizer having surfaces on which ice collects and from which ice falls to the base of the ...

01/18/07 - 20070012050 - Thermal method for ice removal under ambient air cryogenic vaporizers
This invention relates prolonging operation duration of ambient air heated vaporizers of cryogenic fluids; and more particularly concerns a method for enhancing ice removal under such vaporizers. Ambient air vaporizers have been used in the past to convert cryogenic fluids into warm gas. Because of the very cold surfaces inherent ...

12/28/06 - 20060288711 - Device and method for vaporizing lng
An LNG gasifier configured to be installed on an offshore structure for vaporizing LNG includes a water passage into which water flows; an LNG passage provided inside the water passage and configured to pass the LNG and that allows heat exchange between the water and the LNG; and a bubble ...

11/23/06 - 20060260331 - Transportable pumping unit and method of fracturing formations
A high capacity pumper for liquefied gas incorporates multiple pumping systems distributed in a parallel arrangement and in opposing orientation on a transportable platform such as a trailer. Vaporizers incorporate a burner control system utilizing a primary set of burners operating a baseline and a secondary set of burners providing ...

11/23/06 - 20060260330 - Air vaporizor
A process for the use of ambient air as a heat exchange medium for vaporizing cryogenic fluids wherein the vaporized cryogenic gases are heated to a selected temperature for use or delivery to a pipeline. ...

11/02/06 - 20060242970 - Low-emission natural gas vaporization system
A low-emission gas vaporization system includes: a heat exchanger for cooling a medium used in a production process; a heat sink for eliminating heat; a vaporizer for changing liquid natural gas to gaseous natural gas; a cooling fluid supply path for providing cooled fluid to the heat exchanger from the ...

11/02/06 - 20060242969 - System and method for vaporizing cryogenic liquids using a naturally circulating intermediate refrigerant
A system and a method for vaporizing a cryogenic liquid using a naturally circulating intermediate refrigerant. ...

10/12/06 - 20060225436 - Cold box storage apparatus for lng tanks and methods for processing, transporting and/or storing lng
A cryogenic fluid storage/processing system which includes a cement box in which is positioned a multiplicity of tanks arranged parallel in one or more layers and surrounded by perlite insulation, and in which is positioned a pump for filling/emptying the tanks. A vaporizer the vaporizing the tank contents is mounted ...

10/05/06 - 20060218941 - Cryogenic fluid dispensing system
A mobile system for dispensing cryogenic liquid to a use point includes a low pressure bulk tank containing a supply of cryogenic liquid and a high pressure sump in communication with the bulk tank so as to receive cryogenic liquid therefrom. A heat exchanger is in communication with the sump ...

09/14/06 - 20060201164 - System and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel
A system and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel, particularly hydrogen, liquefied by cooling below the ambient temperature is provided. A system for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel uses heat arising in the area of a fuel consumer, and includes: a withdrawing line device for drawing fuel out of ...

07/20/06 - 20060156744 - Liquefied natural gas floating storage regasification unit
An offshore liquefied natural gas floating storage regasification unit that may receive, store, and process liquefied natural gas from carriers. A floating storage regasification unit may include transfer equipment to offload liquefied natural gas from a carrier, a first mooring system to provide for mooring of a floating storage regasification ...

07/20/06 - 20060156743 - Optimized cryogenic fluid supply method
The invention provides a method for supplying a cryogenic fluid to a network of two or more cryogenic fluid receiving stations, wherein a cryogenic liquid is routed to cryogenic fluid receiving stations in a single cryogenic vessel and is dispensed to the cryogenic fluid receiving stations as either a cryogenic ...

07/20/06 - 20060156742 - Cryogenic fluid supply method and apparatus
This invention is a cryogenic fluid transportation and supply system and method for transporting the cryogenic fluid in a liquefied state and alternatively offloading the cryogenic fluid as compressed gas and liquid. The system includes a mobile support means, and a cryogenic storage vessel for storing the cryogenic fluid as ...

04/20/06 - 20060080973 - Quick lng offloading
A system of the type wherein LNG from a tanker (30) is offloaded to a moored vessel (16), which has a regas unit (36) which heats the LNG to transform it into gaseous hydrocarbons, and which has a pump unit (38) that pumps the gaseous hydrocarbons to a consumer (46) ...

04/13/06 - 20060075762 - Lng regas
Liquefied hydrocarbon gas is carried in a tanker (12) to an offshore location where the liquefied gas is to be transferred to an offloading facility (20) such as a barge (21). At the offshore location the liquefied gas is to be heated to change it into a gaseous state and ...

12/29/05 - 20050284155 - Zero-clearance ultra-high-pressure gas compressor
Gas compression system comprising a compression cylinder having a gas inlet, a compressed gas outlet, and one or more liquid transfer ports; a pump having a suction and a discharge; and a compressor liquid. The system also includes any of the following: a pressure intensifier having an inlet in flow ...

12/15/05 - 20050274127 - Cryogenic fluid dispensing system
A mobile system for dispensing cryogenic liquid to a use point includes a low pressure bulk tank containing a supply of cryogenic liquid and a high pressure sump in communication with the bulk tank so as to receive cryogenic liquid therefrom. A check valve is in circuit between the bulk ...

12/15/05 - 20050274126 - Apparatus and methods for converting a cryogenic fluid into gas
Method and apparatus for vaporizing cryogenic fluids in which an intermediate heat transfer fluid is first heated across a heat transfer surface with ambient air, and then the heat transfer surface provides heat to vaporize the cryogenic fluid. ...

10/27/05 - 20050235654 - Evaporator arrangement for generating a hydrocarbon vapor/mixed material mixture, especially for a reformer arrangement of a fuel cell system
An evaporator arrangement and/or vaporizing burner is provided for generating a hydrocarbon vapor/mixed material mixture. The arrangement has a mixing chamber (50) surrounded by a circumferential wall area (46) and a bottom wall area (44). Inlet openings (48) are provided in the circumferential wall area (46) for the entry of ...

09/15/05 - 20050198972 - Pressure-temperature control for a cryoablation catheter system
A heat transfer system and method for cryoablation includes a cryo-catheter with a tip, and a temperature sensor mounted at the distal end of the cryo-catheter. A system controller is in electronic communication with both a pressure regulator and the temperature sensor. The system takes advantage of the transfer of ...

09/08/05 - 20050193743 - High-pressure cryogenic gas for treatment processes
The present invention relates to cryogenic processes and systems for making and using high-pressure gas to quench or rapidly cool metals or other heated materials. The gas is preferably produced without pumps, compressors, and large high-pressure bulk storage tanks. The apparatus producing such gas comprises a cryogenic bulk storage tank, ...

06/23/05 - 20050132721 - Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide accelerated unit cooldown
A system and a method of its use for the accelerated cooldown of at least one unit by injecting liquid carbon dioxide via a sparger into a pipeline connected to the unit via an access valve upstream of the unit being cooled. By providing an evenly distributed flow into the ...

06/09/05 - 20050120723 - Methods and apparatus for processing, transporting and/or storing cryogenic fluids
A cryogenic fluid storage/processing system which includes a tank for storing the cryogenic fluid, and a containment wall surrounding the tank and defining an impoundment area. The system further includes a vaporizer for regasification of the cryogenic fluid. Piping discharges the vaporizer heating medium into the impoundment area, ...



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