Pipeline distribution network systems for transportation of liquefied natural gas

• Main Authors: RIGBY, JAMES R, BOWEN, RONALD R, MINTA, MOSES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ALLOYS; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; CALCULATING; CHEMISTRY; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; COUNTING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED,LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUSMETALS OR ALLOYS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MACHINE TOOLS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE BY DECARBURISATION, TEMPERING OR OTHERTREATMENTS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METALLURGY; METALLURGY OF IRON; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED ORSOLIDIFIED GASES; WEAPONS; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM

Pipeline distribution network systems are provided for transporting pressurized liquefied natural gas at a pressure of about 1035 kPa (150 psia) to about 7590 kPa (1100 psia) and at a temperature of about -123 DEG C (-190 DEG F) to about -62 DEG C (-80 DEG F). Pipes and other components of the pipeline distribution network systems are constructed from an ultra-high strength, low alloy steel containing less than 9 wt.% nickel and having a tensile strength greater than 830 MPa (120 ksi) and a DBTT lower than about -73 DEG C (-100 DEG F) environ.