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US 2017/0283243 A1Published application
Auto-Balancing Hose System and Method for Fluid Transfer
OwnerXuejie Liuinventor
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The present invention provides an auto-balancing hose system and a method for fluid transfer between an onshore facility and a floating vessel. The system comprises a transfer pipeline extended from the onshore facility to a loading platform, a hose with a first end fluidly connected to the transfer pipeline and a second end fluidly connected with a ship manifold on the floating vessel, a hose saddle or rigid coupler that elevates the hose in the middle and divides the hose into a riser at the first end and a U-tube next to the second end, and a counterweight or a winch with a predetermined pulling force that is adapted to maintain a top tension to the riser. The hose is kept away from water and in tension, and adapted to accommodate vessel motions as well as relative displacements between the transfer pipeline and loading platform.
A loading system for transferring fluids between an onshore facility and a floating vessel, said floating vessel is docked with a vessel manifold near a loading platform, said loading system comprising:
A method for transferring fluids between a transfer pipeline and a floating vessel, said transfer pipeline has an upward opening offshore, said floating vessel is docked with a vessel manifold near a loading platform, said method uses a hose with a first end fluidly connected to said transfer pipeline at said upward opening and a second end fluidly connected to said vessel manifold, said method comprising:
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