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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kailash Chandler Gulati, Dallas, TX (US);
John J. Buckles, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 1/900 ;
Abstract
A system and a method for transferring cryogenic fluids (LNG) between a first LNG storage tank and a second LNG storage tank wherein the transfer system includes a means for cooling the transfer lines when the system is not in use. The system has two transfer lines which extend between the tanks and which are fluidly connected together to form a closed loop when the system is not in use. LNG is circulated at high pressure through the closed loop during idle intervals to keep the lines at a temperature at which LNG will remain in a single phase, i.e. liquid.