Patents Assigned to HAMWORTHY GAS SYSTEMS AS
  • Patent number: 9695984
    Abstract: A plant for regasification of LNG includes a pump boosting LNG pressure, an LNG/coolant heat exchanger producing NG from LNG from the boosting pumps, and a closed coolant loop extending through the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and including a heat exchanger. The coolant from the heat exchanger is passed through the LNG heat exchanger as a gas and leaving in a condensed state to produce NG by thermal exchange. A heating medium is used within the heat exchanger to provide coolant in a gaseous state. An NG/coolant heat exchanger is arranged in connection with the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and is connected to the closed coolant loop. LNG is preheated within the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and NG is trim heated within the NG/coolant heat exchanger using liquid coolant from at least one heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hamworthy Gas Systems AS
    Inventor: Per Helge S. Madsen
  • Publication number: 20120222430
    Abstract: A plant for regasification of LNG includes at least one pump boosting LNG pressure; an LNG/coolant heat exchanger producing NG from LNG being flowed from the boosting pumps; a closed coolant loop extending through the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and including at least one heat exchanger, a coolant from the respective heat exchanger being passed through the LNG heat exchanger as a gas and leaving in a condensed state as to produce NG by thermal exchange; and a heating medium being used within the respective heat exchanger as to provide coolant in a gaseous state. An NG/coolant heat exchanger is arranged in connection with the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and is connected to the closed coolant loop, whereby LNG is preheated within the LNG/coolant heat exchanger and NG is trim heated within the NG/coolant heat exchanger using liquid coolant from at least one heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Hamworthy Gas Systems AS
    Inventor: Per Helge S. Madsen
  • Publication number: 20120216919
    Abstract: An LNG fuel tank system for at least one gas engine used for ship propulsion is comprising at least one LNG fuel tank (4) and a gas vessel (8), the LNG fuel tank to be-bunkered from an onshore LNG pressure tank filling facility by means of an LNG filling line (1). According to the present invention the LNG fuel tank (4) is a ship low pressure controlled atmospheric pressure LNG tank, and the gas vessel (8) is a single shell non-insulated pressure vessel arranged to accumulate flashed and boil-off gas during LNG bunkering and pressure relieving the LNG fuel tank, respectively, and the gas engines are fuelled from either the gas vessel (8) or the LNG fuel tank (4), dependent on a predefined gas vessel pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: HAMWORTHY GAS SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Johnny Nylund
  • Publication number: 20110209496
    Abstract: A system for producing liquefied and sub-cooled natural gas by means of a refrigeration assembly using a single phase gaseous refrigerant comprises at least two expanders; a compressor assembly; a heat exchanger assembly for heat absorption from natural gas; and a heat rejection assembly, in which the expanders are arranged in expander loops and the refrigerant to the respective expander is served in a compressed flow by means of the compressor assembly having compressors or compressor stages enabling adapted inlet and outlet pressures for the respective expander.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Hamworthy Gas Systems AS
    Inventors: Lars Horlyk, Bjorn Harald Haukedal
  • Publication number: 20110146341
    Abstract: A gas supply system for dual-fuel or gas engines is adapted for integration with a boil-off gas reliquefaction plant. The system includes a cryogenic heat exchanger, a boil-off gas compressor having a boil-off gas preheater, and a nitrogen loop with a compander. The gas is in the form of liquefied natural gas from cargo tanks or condensate from the reliquefaction plant. The gas supply system also includes an evaporator (optimizer) that extracts cold duty from the gas, and/or an evaporator that is arranged in a closed loop, which includes at least one pump and a heating source for an intermediate medium used to optimize extraction of the cold duty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: HAMWORTHY GAS SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Eirik Melaaen
  • Publication number: 20090113929
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of pre-heating LNG boil-off gas stream flowing from a reservoir in a reliquefaction system, before compression. The method comprises heat exchanging the BOG stream in a first heat exchanger, against a second coolant stream having a higher temperature than the BOG stream, where the second coolant stream is obtained by selectively splitting a first coolant stream into second and third coolant streams, third coolant stream being flowed into a first coolant passage in a reliquefaction system cold box, whereby the BOG has reached near-ambient temperatures prior to compression and the low temperature duty from the BOG is substantially preserved within the reliquefaction system, and thermal stresses in the cold box are reduced. Before the compression step, the BOG is pre-heated to substantially ambient temperatures, by heat exchanging the BOG with said coolant, said coolant prior to the heat exchange having a higher temperature than the BOG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: HAMWORTHY GAS SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Bjorn Haukedal
  • Publication number: 20090100844
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling temperature in a boil-off gas in a liquefaction plant prior to compression, wherein boil-off gas originating from an LNG storage tank is compressed and at least partially condensed, and wherein the condensed boil-off gas (LNG) is being returned to the storage tank. A heat exchanger (20) is connected to the boil-off gas feed line upstream of the compressor (10), and a first conduit (22) fluidly connects the line for returning LNG to the storage tank and the heat exchanger (20). A second conduit (26) fluidly connects the heat exchanger (20) to the boil-off gas feed line at a point upstream of the heat exchanger (20). Boil-off gas is heat exchanged against the cooler (24) prior to being fed into the compressor (10). Thus, the boil-off gas temperature is lowered downstream of the heat exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: HAMWORTHY GAS SYSTEMS AS
    Inventor: Carl Jorgen Rummelhoff