LNG PUMPS FOR FLOATING UNITS Chicago（LNG泵流动单元芝加哥）.pdfVIP

LNG PUMPS FOR FLOATING UNITS Fabien Wahl Nikkiso Cryo Inc. 4661 Eaker Street North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89081, USA Tel: +1 702 643 4900 Fax: +1 702 643 0391 nci.marketing@ ABSTRACT Lower capital costs, shorter on-stream time, lower coastal environment impact, flexibility — these are some reasons that led to the development of the FPSO and FSRU. Because the FPSO or FSRU is subjected to the vertical and lateral accelerations of the vessel while underway in addition to the accelerations when at its mooring location, it experiences a more severe exposure to motions. The challenges to beat were to develop machinery, components and systems that would perform during and after exposure to these differing levels of the motion of the ocean. In order to participate to the reduction of the capital investment and the operating costs, top level technologies answering the requirements of equipment compaction, low NPSHR, high efficiency, high MTBF have been successfully developed, and will bring LNG pumping to a new era of excellence. 1 INTRODUCTION Lower capital costs, shorter on-stream time, lower coastal environment impact, flexibility… these are some reasons that led to the development of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit, (FSRU) and Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units. Typically these units are like large barges that are semi permanently moored offshore and are filled or emptied by standard LNG Carriers (LNGC).