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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Gerstendorfer, Ober-Erlinsbach, CH;
Joseph Pozivil, Allschwil, CH;
Assignee:
Cryostar-France SA, Hesingue, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 3/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 3/714 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for supplying natural gas fuel to heat the boilers of an ocean-going tanker for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) comprises a compressor having an inlet communicating with the ullage space of at least one LNG storage tank and an outlet communicating with a conduit leading from the compressor to fuel burners associated with the boilers, and a forced LNG vaporiser having an inlet communicating with a liquid storage region of the said tank and an outlet communicating with the same or a different conduit leading to fuel burners associated with the boilers.