Title:
SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING FLUIDS BETWEEN TWO VESSELS PLACED SIDE BY SIDE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/116113
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system for transferring a fluid such as liquefied natural gas and/or cold return vapour, between a first vessel (2) for storing the fluid and a second vessel (3) which are placed side by side during a transfer operation, the system being of the type comprising at least one flexible transfer pipe(4) which can be moved between a storage position on the first vessel and a transfer position in which it is connected to the connection devices (9, 18) associated with the manifolds of the two vessels. The system is characterized in that it comprises a device (12) for storing a plurality of pipes (4) which are arranged in the vicinity of the connection devices (9) of the first vessel, and individual devices (13, 15) for moving each pipe (4) between its storage and transfer positions. The invention can be used in the case of standard methane tankers.
Inventors:
COX PHILIPPE (FR)
BASTET PATRICE (FR)
BASTET PATRICE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2010/050731
Publication Date:
December 23, 2010
Filing Date:
April 15, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EURODIM SA (FR)
TECHNIP FRANCE (FR)
COX PHILIPPE (FR)
BASTET PATRICE (FR)
TECHNIP FRANCE (FR)
COX PHILIPPE (FR)
BASTET PATRICE (FR)
International Classes:
B63B27/24
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008007034A2 | 2008-01-17 | |||
| WO2008127118A1 | 2008-10-23 |
Foreign References:
| FR2920753A1 | 2009-03-13 | |||
| GB2420319A | 2006-05-24 | |||
| FR2914903A1 | 2008-10-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
THINAT, Michel (56A rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, FR)
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