10. Natural Gas – How to Transport
• Pipeline
– Max 6000 km onshore
– Max 3000 km offshore
– Unsuitable across deep seabed
• Ship
– Gas needs to be liquefied to reduce volume
11. Reduce Volume for Transportation
Natural gas
• Atmospheric pressure
• Ambient temperature
Liquefied Natural Gas
• Atmospheric pressure
• -160°C
• 1/600th of gas volume
12. LNG – Product Specifications
• Contaminants
– Mercury
– Hydrogen Sulfide
• Freezing Components
– Water
– CO2
– “Heavies”
• Inert Gas
– Nitrogen, CO2
17. Coldbox
Cryogenic Equipment, piping and valves in Ethylene, Methane and
NRU is “packaged” in a coldbox.
The “box” is the size of a
multi-story building and is filled
with expanded-perlite insulation
material, covering and insulating
all equipment.
19. LNG DOES evaporate!
• LNG “boils” at -160 °C
• Evaporations requires heat
• The LNG cools it self by evaporating some of
it’s liquid – auto refrigeration
• Compare with acetone “boiling” off your
finger tips – they feel cold