
3. Regasification processes
3.1 LNG terminal's main role
It is designed for :
to accommodate the liquid load of ships;
ensure short-term storage (ship turnaround time);
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make the product available in a continuous gaseous state, at a temperature close to ambient, under a pressure which, depending on the case, will be :
moderate (10 to 30 bar, subcritical pressure), for local use,
high (70 to 100 bar, supercritical pressure), to feed a remote transport pipeline.
The main components of a terminal (figure 16...
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Bibliography
Bibliography
- (1) - L'AIR LIQUIDE, Division scientifique - Encyclopédie des gaz. - Amsterdam, Elsevier (1976) http://encyclopedia.airliquide.com/encyclopedia.asp?CountryID=3=2 .
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Events
GNL11 – Birmingham United Kingdom, 1 volume, July 3-6, 1995
GNL12 – Perth Australia, 2 volumes, May 4-7, 1998
GNL13 – Seoul Korea, 2 volumes, May 14-17, 2001
GNL14 – Doha Qatar, March 21-24, 2004 http://www.lng14.com.qa/lng14.nsf/index2.htm
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World natural gas reserves
According to CEDIGAZ, proven reserves as of July 1 2008 amounted to 179.6 × 10 12 m 3 distributed as shown in the table 1 :...
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