Method and apparatus for warming and storage of cold fluids
CA 2467338 A1 · Owner: Mccall, Michael M. · Inventors: Mccall, Michael M.; Bishop, William M.
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Stranded natural gas is sometimes liquefied and sent to other countries that can use the gas in a transport ship. Conventional receiving terminals use large cryogenic storage tanks to hold the liquefied natural gas (LNG) after it has been offloaded from the ship. The present invention eliminates the need for the conventional cryogenic storage tanks and instead uses uncompensated salt caverns to store the product. The present invention can use a special heat exchanger, referred to as a Bishop Process heat exchanger to warm the , LNG prior to storage in the salt caverns or the invention can use conventional vaporizing systems some of which may be reinforced and strengthened to …
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- Filed September 18, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 18, 2022.
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