Cryogenic trench/trough apparatus and method

    公开(公告)号:US11866942B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17955929

    申请日:2022-09-29

    摘要: A method of installing a trough or trench for containing a cryogenic spill, includes the step of constructing multiple precast concrete sections at a first location, each section having a bottom wall and spaced apart side walls connected to and extending up from the bottom wall. Each section has end portions that enable connection to another concrete section. The method includes (at the first location), preparing multiple panels of polymeric concrete material by filling one or more molds with a slurry or liquid polymeric concrete material and after time allowing the material to cure and harden. At the first location, one or more of the panels is adhered to the bottom wall and side walls of each concrete section using an adhesive. After adhering of the panels to the concrete sections, the concrete sections are transported from the first location to a second location that is remote from the first location. At the second location, the concrete sections are connected together using connections that join one end portion of a concrete section to and end portion of another concrete section. In one embodiment, the trough or trench is placed next to a pipe rack having cryogen containing flow lines. A slab and riser arrangement preferably channel any spill to the trough or trench.

    FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE LIQUID TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230408044A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18251004

    申请日:2022-04-02

    IPC分类号: F17D5/00 F17D3/12 F17D1/08

    CPC分类号: F17D5/00 F17D3/12 F17D1/086

    摘要: The present disclosure discloses a flammable and explosive liquid transportation system and a method and an application thereof. The system includes a gas inlet pipe and a liquid transportation pipeline; a first valve and a second valve are sequentially disposed on the gas inlet pipe; two ends of the liquid transportation pipeline respectively communicate with the raw material barrel and a reaction vessel, a third valve, a fifth valve, and a seventh valve are sequentially disposed on the liquid transportation pipeline; the gas inlet pipe and the liquid transportation pipeline communicate with each other, and a fourth valve is disposed on the connecting pipe; a bypass pipe is disposed on the liquid transportation pipeline, and a sixth valve is disposed on the bypass pipe. The present disclosure resolves problems of a high risk and poor environmental protection caused by an existing flammable and explosive liquid transfer manner.

    FLOW PATH UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230294416A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18185953

    申请日:2023-03-17

    发明人: Ryo KAWAKAMI

    IPC分类号: B41J2/315 F17D1/08

    CPC分类号: B41J2/315 F17D1/08

    摘要: In a flow path unit, ink flows toward a recording head that ejects the ink. The flow path unit includes a flow path portion, a temperature adjustment unit, and a compression coil spring. The flow path portion is formed of metal and includes a supply pipe through which the ink flows. The temperature control unit heats the supply pipe. The compression coil spring is formed of metal and is attached to an inner surface of the supply pipe. The ink can come into contact with the compression coil spring, and the compression coil spring enables the ink to flow downstream in the supply pipe.

    INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PIPELINE SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF CHILLED MIXTURES OF NATURAL GAS AND CHILLED MIXTURES OF NATURAL GAS AND NGLS

    公开(公告)号:US20230085320A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US18057938

    申请日:2022-11-22

    摘要: Herein pipeline pressure, temperature and NGL constituents are manipulated for the transportation and optional storage in a pipeline system of natural gas mixtures or rich mixtures for delivery of chilled Products for downstream applications. Pressure reduction from a last compression section delivers internally chilled Products for reduced capital and operating costs. A high lift compressor station before the pipeline terminus provides pressure differential for Joule-Thompson chilling of the pipeline contents. The chilling step can be retrofitted to existing pipeline systems, and the chilling steep can include a turbo expander or the like for recovery of pipeline pressure energy for power generation. For like throughout, with this higher pressure operation, the effects of enhanced NGL content results in a reduction in diameter of the pipeline by at least one standard size. Substantial overall reduction in energy consumption and associated CO2 emissions is thereby achieved through integrated pipeline/processing applications.

    Natural gas reciprocating compressor

    公开(公告)号:US10900476B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US15255987

    申请日:2016-09-02

    摘要: A reciprocating compressor including a compressor frame including a drive shaft received therein, a rotary to linear motion converter coupling the drive shaft and a first end of a piston rod, a piston coupled to a second end of the piston rod, a compression cylinder in which the piston is received, an inlet valve coupled to the compression cylinder and a discharge valve coupled to the compression cylinder, a pressure casing encasing the compressor frame and the rotary to linear motion converter, a motor coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the motor is located external to the pressure casing, and a mechanical seal coupled between the drive shaft and the pressure casing.

    Automated Re-Melt Control Systems
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200248875A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16854524

    申请日:2020-04-21

    IPC分类号: F17D3/01 F17D1/08 F17D5/00

    摘要: A system may automatically control a pipeline heating system to maintain a desired temperature and/or to provide flow assurance of process fluid along a pipeline. The system may identify the occurrence and location of the solidification of a given process fluid or the melting of the given process fluid by monitoring temperatures along the pipeline and identifying from the monitored temperatures the occurrence and location of a latent heat signature associated with the solidification or melting of the given process fluid. The system may calculate and display fill percentages of the solidified process fluid at locations along the pipeline. The system may determine the percentage of a given section of pipeline that is filled with solid and/or liquid process fluid on a meter-by-meter basis. The system may perform automated re-melt operations to resolve plugs of solidified process fluid that may occur in the pipeline.

    Smart subsea pipeline with channels

    公开(公告)号:US10683950B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15503910

    申请日:2014-11-25

    摘要: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.