Process and apparatus for the transfer of liquid carbon dioxide.

摘要

A water-going liquid carbon dioxide (LCD) transport vessel 1, said vessel 1 comprising a pressurised and refrigerated LCD container 2, a cargo discharge pump 5 within said container 2 for pumping LCD out of said container 2 along a conduit, a booster pump 6 for pumping LCD along said conduit to a surface platform 4, a first backflow line 8 from downstream of said cargo pump 5 to said container 2, and a second backflow line 9 from downstream of said booster pump 6 to said container 2.