| 摘要 |
<p>Liquefied hydrocarbon gas carried by a tanker ( 78 ) is transferred to an import terminal ( 10 ) where the liquefied gas is heated to vaporize it and to heat the cold gas to at least -30° C. but preferably about 0° C., with the warmed gas transferred to a gas receiving facility ( 20, 83 ). Vaporizing and heating is accomplished by using a large number (more than 10) of vertically mounted air vaporizers ( 84 ) of a known type, which use environmental air that flows down the exterior of the finned tubes in which the liquefied or cold gas flows. In the present invention a large number of individual vaporizers are positioned in close proximity to each other, i.e. within a distance that is smaller than half the vertical height of the vaporizer tubes. Their close proximity allows many units to be installed on a small plot space, and also affects their thermal performance.</p> |
