FR2248719A5 - Liquefied petroleum gas subsea storage system - water pressure maintains the gas liquefied on the sea bed - Google Patents

Liquefied petroleum gas subsea storage system - water pressure maintains the gas liquefied on the sea bed

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FR2248719A5
FR2248719A5 FR7333217A FR7333217A FR2248719A5 FR 2248719 A5 FR2248719 A5 FR 2248719A5 FR 7333217 A FR7333217 A FR 7333217A FR 7333217 A FR7333217 A FR 7333217A FR 2248719 A5 FR2248719 A5 FR 2248719A5
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Abstract

A vessel and procedure is described for the storage on the sea bed of liquefied petroleoum gas product (butane, propane) whose critical temperature is above the ambient sea water temperature. The vessels are modular rectangular towable barges of up to 25,000m3 capacity in steel, concrete or plastic with separate compartments for liquid storage, ballast and floatation. Filling is carried out by displacing downwards the water already in the vessel; this automatically re-enters as the liquid is drawn off during emptying. The compartments containing the liquefied petroelum gas is in communication with the surrounding water such that the water pressure is above the saturated vapour pressure of the product so that the product will remain liquefied.
FR7333217A 1973-09-17 1973-09-17 Liquefied petroleum gas subsea storage system - water pressure maintains the gas liquefied on the sea bed Expired FR2248719A5 (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2478260A1 (en) * 1978-12-07 1981-09-18 Cook Sidney UNDERWATER FACILITY FOR WIDE-RANGE STORAGE FOR HIGHLY COOLED LIQUEFIED GASES
WO2009133563A2 (en) * 2008-05-01 2009-11-05 Seagen Systems Ltd. Underwater storage system
WO2016089220A1 (en) * 2014-12-02 2016-06-09 Subhydro As Subsea platform

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2478260A1 (en) * 1978-12-07 1981-09-18 Cook Sidney UNDERWATER FACILITY FOR WIDE-RANGE STORAGE FOR HIGHLY COOLED LIQUEFIED GASES
WO2009133563A2 (en) * 2008-05-01 2009-11-05 Seagen Systems Ltd. Underwater storage system
WO2009133563A3 (en) * 2008-05-01 2010-03-18 Seagen Systems Ltd. Underwater storage system
WO2016089220A1 (en) * 2014-12-02 2016-06-09 Subhydro As Subsea platform
NO340272B1 (en) * 2014-12-02 2017-03-27 Subhydro As Underwater Tank System

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