Marine vessel comprising LG handling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372207-B2
Application number	US-201515579168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2015
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A marine vessel is provided comprising a liquefied gas (LG) handling system. The LG handling system comprises an LG tank which is installed on a portion of the marine vessel. The LG handling system comprises a vent line system which is connected to the LG tank and which has an outlet arranged on a elevated structure on the marine vessel at a vertical distance from the portion of the marine vessel on which the LG tank is installed. Optionally or additionally, the outlet may be arranged on an elevated structure on the marine vessel at a vertical distance from the deck or a working area below the outlet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A marine vessel ( 1 ) comprising:
a power system;
a modular LG handling system ( 10 ) configured to supply a regasified natural gas to the power system, the LG handling system ( 10 ) comprising:
an LG storage and gas processing unit ( 11 ) on a portion of the marine vessel; and
an LG bunkering unit ( 12 ); and

a vent line system ( 20 ) configured to connect to each of said LG storage and gas processing unit ( 11 ) and said LG bunkering unit ( 12 ), wherein said vent line system ( 20 ) has an outlet ( 21 ) arranged on an elevated structure on said marine vessel ( 1 ) and removed at a vertical distance (D d ) from said portion of said marine vessel ( 1 ) on which said said LG storage and gas processing unit ( 11 ) and said LG bunkering unit ( 12 ) are installed.

2. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said elevated structure is a crane, a derrick ( 8 ) or a flare tower.

3. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said portion of said marine vessel ( 1 ) is a deck ( 2 ), a hull, deck house, or a super structure.

4. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said marine vessel ( 1 ) is a semi-submersible vessel ( 1 ).

5. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein said portion of said marine vessel ( 1 ) on which said LG tank is installed is a vertically arranged support column ( 4 , 5 ), pontoon, deck box, deck house, or a super structure on said semi-submersible vessel ( 1 ).

6. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said LG storage and gas processing unit ( 11 ) comprises at least one of: an LG fuel tank ( 13 ) and an LG storage tank.

7. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said LG storage and gas processing unit ( 11 ) and said LG bunkering unit ( 12 ) is provided as a modular component.

8. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein said vent line system ( 20 ) is permanently installed on said marine vessel ( 1 ).

9. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said vertical distance is at least 6 meters.

10. The marine vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein said LG handling system is selected from a group consisting of: a liquefied hydro carbon gas system, a LNG handling system, LPG handling system, and LEG handling system.

Assignees

• Kellogg Brown & Root Llc

Inventors

• André David
• Joelsson Emma

Classifications

• F17C2260/021

  Avoiding over pressurising · CPC title

• F17C2221/035

  Propane butane, e.g. LPG, GPL · CPC title

• F17C2205/0176

  with ventilation · CPC title

• F17C1/002

  Storage in barges or on ships · CPC title

• B63B1/107

  Semi-submersibles; Small waterline area multiple hull vessels and the like, e.g. SWATH · CPC title