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US 11,149,981 B2Granted
Systems for vaporizing that include marinized vaporizer units, and methods for making and using such systems
AssigneeAtlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila, Inc.
InventorDavid Franklin
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Abstract
Marinized systems for vaporizing including a water bath vaporizer utilizing a slosh chamber having reduced water surface area to reduce the effects of wave created when the vaporizer is in motion, and systems utilizing such vaporizer, and to methods of making and using such systems.
Claims10
A marinized water bath vaporizer system comprising:
- A. a water vaporizer chamber having a water vaporizer chamber horizontal cross-sectional area;
- B. a sloshing chamber in liquid communication with and positioned on top of the water vaporizer chamber, wherein at a selected fill level the sloshing chamber has a sloshing horizontal cross-sectional area that is substantially less than the water vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- C. water bath filling said water vaporizer chamber and said sloshing chamber such that the water vaporizer chamber is substantially full of water with the sloshing chamber partially filled with water to the selected fill level with a horizontal water-vapor interface created in the sloshing chamber at the selected fill level, with the surface area of the water at the inter face being substantially equal to the water vapor chamber horizontal cross-sectional area;
- D. heating system providing heat to the water bath;
- E. a vaporizer heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- F. a boil off gas heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- G. a surge tank for receiving a fluid to be vaporized, with the fluid to be vaporized separating inside the surge tank into a surge tank liquid phase and a surge tank boil off gas phase;
- H. a fluid travel path defined from the surge tank liquid phase to and through the vaporizer heat exchange loop;
- and,
- I. a boil off gas travel path defined from the surge tank boil off gas phase to and through the boil off gas heat exchange loop and then to the heating system where the boil off gas is consumed as fuel.
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A floating marinized water bath vaporizer system comprising:
- A. A floating substrate floating in a body of water;
- B. a water vaporizer chamber having a vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- said water vaporizer chamber supported by said floating substrate;
- C. a sloshing chamber in liquid communication with and positioned on top of the water vaporizer chamber, wherein at a selected fill level the sloshing chamber has a sloshing horizontal cross-sectional area that is substantially less than the water vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- D. water bath filling said water vaporizer chamber and said sloshing chamber such that the water vaporizer chamber is substantially full of water with the sloshing chamber partially filled with water to the selected fill level with a horizontal water-vapor interface created in the sloshing chamber at the selected fill level, with the surface area of the water at the inter face being substantially equal to the water vapor chamber horizontal cross-sectional area;
- E. heating system providing heat to the water bath;
- F. a vaporizer heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- G. a boil off gas heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- H. a surge tank for receiving a fluid to be vaporized, with the fluid to be vaporized separating inside the surge tank into a surge tank liquid phase and a surge tank boil off gas phase;
- I. a fluid travel path defined from the surge tank liquid phase to and through the vaporizer heat exchange loop;
- and,
- J. a boil off gas travel path defined form the surge tank boil off gas phase to and through the boil off gas heat exchange loop and then onto the heating system.
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A travelling floating marinized water bath vaporizer system comprising:
- A. A travelling floating substrate travelling on a body of water;
- B. a water vaporizer chamber having a vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- said water vaporizer chamber supported by said floating substrate;
- C. a sloshing chamber in liquid communication with and positioned on top of the water vaporizer chamber, wherein at a selected fill level the sloshing chamber has a sloshing horizontal cross-sectional area that is substantially less than the water vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- D. water bath filling said water vaporizer chamber and said sloshing chamber such that the water vaporizer chamber is substantially full of water with the sloshing chamber partially filled with water to the selected fill level with a horizontal water-vapor interface created in the sloshing chamber at the selected fill level, with the surface area of the water at the inter face being substantially equal to the water vapor chamber horizontal cross-sectional area;
- E. heating system providing heat to the water bath;
- F. a vaporizer heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- G. a boil off gas heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- H. a surge tank for receiving a fluid to be vaporized, with the fluid to be vaporized separating inside the surge tank into a surge tank liquid phase and a surge tank boil off gas phase;
- I. a fluid travel path defined from the surge tank liquid phase to and through the vaporizer heat exchange loop;
- and,
- J. a boil off gas travel path defined form the surge tank boil off gas phase to and through the boil off gas heat exchange loop and then onto the heating system.
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An anchored floating marinized water bath vaporizer system comprising:
- A. An anchored floating substrate anchored in a body of water;
- B. a water vaporizer chamber having a vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- said water vaporizer chamber supported by said floating substrate;
- C. a sloshing chamber in liquid communication with and positioned on top of the water vaporizer chamber, wherein at a selected fill level the sloshing chamber has a sloshing horizontal cross-sectional area that is substantially less than the water vaporizer horizontal cross-sectional area;
- D. water bath filling said water vaporizer chamber and said sloshing chamber such that the water vaporizer chamber is substantially full of water with the sloshing chamber partially filled with water to the selected fill level with a horizontal water-vapor interface created in the sloshing chamber at the selected fill level, with the surface area of the water at the inter face being substantially equal to the water vapor chamber horizontal cross-sectional area;
- E. heating system providing heat to the water bath;
- F. a vaporizer heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- G. a boil off gas heat exchange loop immersed in said water vaporizer chamber and surrounded by said water bath;
- H. a surge tank for receiving a fluid to be vaporized, with the fluid to be vaporized separating inside the surge tank into a surge tank liquid phase and a surge tank boil off gas phase;
- I. a fluid travel path defined from the surge tank liquid phase to and through the vaporizer heat exchange loop;
- and
- J. a boil off gas travel path defined form the surge tank boil off gas phase to and through the boil off gas heat exchange loop and then onto the heating system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.