Title:
OFFSHORE FLOATING FACILITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/163768
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An offshore floating facility (10) comprises a boat hull (12) and an intermediate medium carburetor (16). The intermediate medium carburetor (16) has a pump (34) that draws in seawater, an intermediate medium evaporator (E1) in which an intermediate medium is evaporated by the seawater drawn in by the pump (34), an LNG evaporator (E2) in which LNG is gasified by the intermediate medium evaporated in the intermediate medium evaporator (E1), a gas pipeline (21) that guides the intermediate medium evaporated in the intermediate medium evaporator (E1) to the LNG evaporator (E2), and a liquid pipeline (22) that guides the intermediate medium condensed in the LNG evaporator (E2) to the intermediate medium evaporator (E1). The LNG evaporator (E2) is disposed on a deck (12a) of the boat hull (12), the intermediate medium evaporator (E1) is disposed below the deck (12a), and the intermediate medium naturally circulates between the intermediate medium evaporator (E1) and the LNG evaporator (E2).
Inventors:
EGASHIRA SHINJI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/005674
Publication Date:
September 13, 2018
Filing Date:
February 19, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOBE STEEL LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B63B35/00; B63B35/44; F17C9/02
Foreign References:
| JP2005519239A | 2005-06-30 | |||
| JP2013540958A | 2013-11-07 | |||
| JP2000356432A | 2000-12-26 | |||
| JP2001081483A | 2001-03-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOTANI, Etsuji et al. (JP)
Download PDF: