Gas processing system and vessel including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11041466-B2
Application number	US-201615772705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Priority date	Nov 5, 2015
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

A gas processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention controls inflow fuel pressure of a low pressure demand source according to an operation or a non-operation of a high pressure demand source and the low pressure demand source.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gas processing system, comprising:
a first demand source which consumes fuel of first pressure;
a second demand source which consumes fuel of second pressure that is lower than the first pressure;
a Boil Off Gas (BOG) compressor which has a capacity to compress BOG to required pressure of the first demand source and compresses BOG generated in a liquefied gas storage tank in multiple stages and supplies the BOG to the first demand source or the second demand source;
a first supply line which connects the liquefied gas storage tank and the first demand source and is provided with the BOG compressor; and
a second supply line which is branched from the first supply line, wherein the second supply line is connected with the second demand source,
wherein the second supply line is branched from the first supply line on a portion of the first supply line that is downstream side from the BOG compressor, and the second supply line delivers the BOG to the second demand source without using a separate decompressing means, and
a controller controls inflow fuel pressure of the second demand source when an event occurs, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated and an operation of the first demand source is stopped.

2. The gas processing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a demand source, to which the BOG compressed by the BOG compressor is to be supplied, between the first demand source and the second demand source, and performs variable frequency drive control on the BOG compressor so that the BOG compressor discharges the BOG with a pressure selected from the group consisting of the first pressure and the second pressure.

3. The gas processing system of claim 2 ,
wherein when the event occurs, wherein the event is selcted from the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated and operation of the first demand source is stopped, the controller performs the variable frequency drive control on the BOG compressor so as to discharge the BOG with the second pressure.

4. The gas processing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third supply line which connects a rear end and a front end of the BOG compressor,
wherein the controller determines a demand source, to which the BOG compressed by the BOG compressor is to be supplied, between the first demand source and the second demand source, and controls a flow of liquefied gas flowing in a supply line selected from the group consisting the first supply line and the third supply line.

5. The gas processing system of claim 4 , wherein when the event occurs, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated and the operation of the first demand source is stopped, the controller controls at least a part of the BOG discharged from the BOG compressor to flow in the third supply line to make that pressure of the BOG discharged from the BOG compressor become the second pressure.

6. The gas processing system of claim 5 , wherein
when the event occurs, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated and the operation of the first demand source is stopped, the controller controls the remaining portion of the BOG discharged from the BOG compressor to be supplied to the second BOG supply line.

7. The gas processing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a flow amount control unit which is provided in an upstream side of the BOG compressor and controls a flow amount of the BOG flowing into the BOG compressor,
wherein the controller determines a demand source, to which the BOG compressed by the BOG compressor is to be supplied, between the first demand source and the second demand source, and controls the flow amount control unit so that the BOG compressor discharges the BOG with a pressure selected from the group consisting the first pressure and the second pressure.

8. The gas processing system of claim 7 , wherein when the event occurs, wherein the event is selected frm the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated or the operation of the first demand source is stopped, the controller controls the BOG compressor to discharge the BOG with the second pressure by operating the flow amount control unit so that the flow amount of the BOG flowing into the BOG compressor is decreased.

9. The gas processing system of claim 8 , further comprising:
an adjusting valve which is provided in the downstream side of the BOG compressor,
wherein when the event occurs, wherein the event is selected from the group consisting of the first demand source is erroneously operated and the operation of the first demand source is stopped, the controller increases the degree of opening of the adjusting valve, operates the flow amount control unit, and enables the second demand source to receive the compressed BOG discharged from the BOG compressor which receives the decreased amount of BOG, and
when the first demand source is normally operated, the controller decreases the degree of opening of the adjusting valve, stops the operation of the flow amount control unit, and then enables the first demand source to receive the compressed BOG discharged from the BOG compressor.

10. The gas processing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a forcing vaporizer which is provided on the second supply line, and compulsorily vaporizes liquefied gas stored in the liquefied gas storage tank to generate Forced Boil Off Gas (FBOG),
wherein the BOG compressor has the capacity in which it is possible to process all of naturally generated BOG generated in the liquefied gas storage tank in a full load state as a maximum processing capacity.

11. The gas processing system of claim 1 , wherein the case where the operation of the first demand source is stopped is a case where a vessel is anchored at a dock.

12. The gas processing system of claim 1 , wherein the first demand source is a low-speed two-stroke low pressure injection engine.

13. A vessel comprising the gas processing system of claim 1 .

14. The gas processing system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third supply line which connects a rear end and a front end of the BOG compressor,
wherein the controller determines a demand source, to which the BOG compressed by the BOG compressor is to be supplied, between the first demand source and the second demand source, and controls the BOG flowing in a supply line selected from the group consisting the first supply line and the third supply line.

Assignees

• Hyun Dai Heavy Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sang Bong
• Lee Dong Jin

Classifications

• F25J2230/08

  Cold compressor, i.e. suction of the gas at cryogenic temperature and generally without afterstage-cooler · CPC title

• B63J2099/003

  of cargo oil or fuel, or of boil-off gases, e.g. for propulsive purposes · CPC title

• F25J1/005

  by expansion of a gaseous refrigerant stream with extraction of work · CPC title

• F25J2215/64

  Propane or propylene · CPC title

• F17C2227/0157

  Compressors · CPC title