GAS HYDRATE PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND DEWATERING UNIT

Title:

GAS HYDRATE PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND DEWATERING UNIT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/113912

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A gas hydrate production apparatus capable of reacting a raw gas with a raw water to thereby form a slurry gas hydrate and capable of removing water from the slurry gas hydrate by means of a gravitational dewatering unit. This gravitational dewatering unit is one including a cylindrical first tower body; a cylindrical dewatering part disposed on top of the first tower body; a water receiving part disposed outside the dewatering part; and a cylindrical second tower body disposed on top of the dewatering part, wherein the cross-sectional area of the second tower body is continuously or intermittently increased upward from the bottom.

Inventors:

KATOH YUICHI (JP)
NAGAMORI SHIGERU (JP)
IWASAKI TORU (JP)
ARAI TAKASHI (JP)
HORIGUCHI KIYOSHI (JP)
MURAYAMA TETSURO (JP)
TOKINOSU AKIRA (JP)
TAKAHASHI MASAHIRO (JP)
YAMAKI TOSHIO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2006/307244

Publication Date:

October 11, 2007

Filing Date:

April 05, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MITSUI SHIPBUILDING ENG (JP)
KATOH YUICHI (JP)
NAGAMORI SHIGERU (JP)
IWASAKI TORU (JP)
ARAI TAKASHI (JP)
HORIGUCHI KIYOSHI (JP)
MURAYAMA TETSURO (JP)
TOKINOSU AKIRA (JP)
TAKAHASHI MASAHIRO (JP)
YAMAKI TOSHIO (JP)

International Classes:

C10L3/06

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