TY  - DATA
AU  - Sekiguchi,Masaru
AU  - Mori,Hirokazu
AU  - Mori,Hirokazu
ED  - International Gas Union, IGU
ED  - World Gas Conference (22nd. : 2003 jun 1-5 : Tokyo)
ED  - International Gas Union, IGU
TI  - New low-cost, energy-efficient LNG vaporizer developed for satellite terminals
U1  - CD I249 1 0013788 
N1  - Disponible en CD en formato PDF
N2  - Transcripción del abstract original del autor: Tokyo Gas, in collaboration with Tokyo Gas Engineering, has succeeded in developing a completely new kind of compact LNG vaporizer for satellite terminals. It makes optimum use of ambient heat to vaporize LNG for the supply of town gas above the minimum allowable temperature requirement, even in cold regions. The new vaporizer costs 20% less to build than previous systems, and enables a massive 70% reduction in operating costs through considerably reducing reliance on fuel as a heat source. Japan has about 40 satellite terminals, which produce town gas from LNG transported by road tankers, etc. from receiving terminals. Systems in satellite terminals have up to now had hot water vaporizers for use during winter fitted alongside air fin vaporizers. The requirement for additional equipment to provide a heat source for the hot water vaporizers also made each system complex and costly. The new system combines an air fin vaporizer with a hot air source in one unit. The resulting system is simple, can be used throughout the year even in cold climates, and is very energy-efficient, and accordingly environment-friendly. This new system has already been installed in the Tokyo Gas Kofu Satellite Terminal, and its superior vaporizing capabilities have been verified. Other companies with satellite terminals in cold regions have also decided to utilize the new vaporizer, and one company has already started operation
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