Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING NATURAL GAS HYDRATE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003277778
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an economical method and apparatus for manufacturing a natural gas hydrate, which can realize the effective utilization of a BOG by using an unused energy of LNG.
A boil-off gas evaporated in a liquefied natural gas storage tank 1 is forcedly filled into a hydrate forming tower 11 by an ejector 12 driven by a high-pressure natural gas (b) obtained by heating a liquefied natural gas, while at the same time water (c) is injected into the tower 11 to form a natural gas hydrate (d) comprising a hydrate of the water (c), the boil-off gas and the natural gas serving to drive the ejector.
Inventors:
SUZUKI TAKESHI
Application Number:
JP2002082566A
Publication Date:
October 02, 2003
Filing Date:
March 25, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUI SHIPBUILDING ENG
International Classes:
F17C13/00; B01J19/00; C07B61/00; C07B63/02; C07C5/00; C07C7/20; C07C9/04; C10L3/06; (IPC1-7): C10L3/06; B01J19/00; C07B61/00; C07B63/02; C07C5/00; C07C7/20; C07C9/04; F17C13/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinichi Ogawa (2 outside)