LNG 17 Poster Sessions
17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas
Posters from the LNG 17 Conference
The proceedings from the LNG 17 conference held in Houston, Texas in April 2013 are available here free to the public as PDF files of the presentations, posters and papers that were submitted. Not all authors gave permission for their documents to be distributed so some presentations, posters and papers that were presented at the conference may not be part of this collection.
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Instrumentation, Controls & Optimization
Posters:
- Advanced Multivariable Constrained Control for Nonlinear Industrial Processes
Sidahmed Gaffour, Sonatrach; Mahdi Mahfouf, Sheffield University - Controlling Anti-surge Valves in Low Flow Load Balancing Operation
Joe Steinke, CCI; Douglas Hannasch, Bechtel; David Tiscornia, CCC - Dealing with the Cold: A Look at ¼ Turn Ball Valves and Cold Service Decisions
Nathaniel Paxton and Mike Wood, Cameron International Corporation - Dynamic Simulation: A Major Contributor to FLNG Project Development
Benoit Laflotte, Audrey Laval, and Vincent Tirilly, Technip; Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Aspen Technology - Multivariable Model Predictive Controller Improves Turbo Expander Demethanizer Column Performance
James Beall, Emerson Process Management - Towards More Reliable Custody Transfer for LNG as Transport Fuel
Oswin Kerkhof, Mijndert van der Beek, Peter Lucas, Maria Mirzaei, Gerard Blom, and Gertjan Kok, VSL
Machinery Development
Posters:
- Comparison Between Electrical Drives in LNG Plant for Subsynchronous Torsional Interactions
Toshiyuki Fujii, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Hiroyuki Masuda, Yoshihiro Ogashi, Masahiko Tsukakoshi, and Makoto Yoshimura, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation - Flashing Liquid Expanders for LNG Liquefaction Trains
Kevin Kaupert and Lance Hays, Energent Corporation; Satish Gandhi and Carlos Kaehler, ConocoPhillips Company - Full Load Testing of Large Electrical Driven Train
Theodor Loscha, Thomas Matern, Christian Beer, Volker Hütten, and Norbert Geilich, Siemens Energy Sector - Gas Turbine Inlet Air Chilling for LNG
John L. Forsyth, TAS Energy - Impact of Geometric Scaling on Centrifugal Compressor Performance
Jay M. Koch, Dresser-Rand Company - Latest Advances in LNG Compressors
Antonio Pelagotti and Leonardo Baldassarre, GE Oil & Gas - Refrigeration Compressors for Small Scale LNG
David Grabau, Cameron - LNG Pumps for Floating Units
Fabien Wahl, Nikkiso Cryo Inc. - The Siemens SGT-750 Gas Turbine: Developed for the Oil and Gas Industry
Anders Hellberg, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinary - A Historical Review of Turbomachinery for LNG Applications
Marybeth Nored and Andrew Brooks, Apache Corporation
Materials & Equipment Development
Posters:
- Bringing the Structural Integrity of Alloy 36 (36% Nickel) Pipes a Step Ahead for LNG Transportation with Cryogenic Pipe in Pipe Ready for EPCI Project Purposes
Laurent Pomie and Jeffrey O’Donnell, Technip; Guillaume Graindor and Julien Lavaux, Serimax; Jan Van der Ent, Mireille Boot, and Dennis Zaal, Applus RTD - Development of Low-Nickel Steel for LNG Storage Tanks
Hitoshi Furuya, Tomoya Kawabata, Yasunori Takahashi, Takahiro Kamo, Takehiro Inoue, Motohiro Okushima, Ryuichi Ando, and Kazushi Onishi, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation - Development of Materials of Construction for the New Challenges and Processes of the LNG Chain
Patrick Toussaint and Fabian Arrogante, Industeel Belgium Steel Plate Mill; Natalia Loukachenko and Anne Higelin, Industeel Le Creusot Research Centre - LNG Vaporizer Selection Based on Site Ambient Conditions
Dhirav Patel, John Mak, Daniel Rivera, and Joanne Angtuaco, Fluor - Mechanical Integrity Design for Flare System on Flow Induced Vibration
Hisao Izuchi, Masato Nishiguchi, Toshio Mabuchi, and Moritaka Nakamura, Chiyoda Corporation - Understanding of Hot Air Recirculation Phenomena in Air-Cooled Base Load LNG Plant
Siti Farhana Bt M Shaari, Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd; Kei Kubota, JCG Corporation
Operational Excellence
Posters:
- A Novel Attempt to Sustain MCHE Temperature Profile through Automated Mixed Refrigerant (MR) Automation
Nazatul Sheema Che Din, Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. - Actions to Improve the Predictive Maintenance in Cryogenic Pumps in Enagas
José A. Lana, Enagás, S.A. - Leak Detection and Cool-Down Monitoring at LNG Facilities
Kevin Williams and Christine Harding, Schlumberger - Integrity, Safety and Efficiency in LNG Transfer — Impact of Emergency Shutdown and Release Operations
Evert Van Bokhorst, Frank Driessen, Erik Nennie, David Remans, and Jan Smeulers, TNO Technical Sciences - LNG Leak Detection by Infrared Thermal Camera Installation at Fos-Cavaou Terminal
Alain Goy, Patrice Andre, and Philippe Bouchy, Elengy - Maintaining Excellence in a Declining Production
Novendri Herni Prasetyo, PT Bakak NGL - Operational Experience with Ultrasonic Meters for Allocation Measurement of LNG
Stuart Christie, Herry Kurniawan, and Michael Scott, RasGas Company Ltd.; Gregor Brown and Alastair McLachlan, Cameron - LNG Line Blockages: Causes, Preventions and Cures
Roger Haley, NW Natural Gas Company - Process Safety Management — A Journey Towards Operational Excellence in LNG
Kees den Bakker, Shell Global Solutions International B.V. - Smooth and Safe Start-Up of a Mid-Scale LNG Plant in China Using an Emulated Operating Training Simulator
Sebastien Maufrais and M. Beldjenna, Technip; F. Rey, RSI - Suppression of Amine Carry Over at the Head of Acid Gas Removal Columns in 5P and 6P LNG Units of GL1K Plant
Mebarek Boudekhana, Sonatrach - Virtual Gas Grid
Lorena Iglesias Albacete, Tractebel Engineering - Market Potential for Canadian LNG
Paul Cheruvathur, Alberta Energy
Safety & Environmental Management
Posters:
- Fugitive Emissions Experimental Measurements and Equivalency
Jay Abrahimzadeh and Joe Steinke, Control Components Inc. - LNG Accident Dynamic Simulation: Application for Hazardous Consequence Reduction
Biao Sun and Kaihua Guo, Sun Yat-Sen University - The Detection of Greenhouse Gases
Roy Montemarano, Heath Consultants Inc. - Liquefied Natural Gas Road Tanker Explosion
Juan Manuel Bonilla Martinez
LNG Storage, Ships, Transportation & Distribution
Posters:
- Automatic Scheduling System of LNG Storage Operations Using Mathematical Programming
Tomohito Okamura, Kaoru Kawamoto, Keisuke Kawata, and Tomokazu Ueda, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. - Cryogenic Above Ground Storage Tanks: Full Containment and Membrane Comparison of Technologies
Jérôme Thierçault and Caroline Egels, Buoygues Travaux Publics - Feedback on the Operation of the Dual Fuel Diesel Electric Propulsion on LNG Carriers: Impact of Gas Fuel Quality on Propulsion Efficiency
Jean-François Castel, Gazocean; Jérémie Leriche and Denis Faure-Brac, GDF Suez CRIGEN - LNG Ageing during Ship Transportation
Angel Benito and Concepción Rabinal, Enagás, S.A. - Qualification of an Innovative Offshore LNG Tandem Offloading System Using Cryogenic Floating Hoses
Benjamin Mauriès, Frédéric Benoit, and Cédric Bruguier, Saipem; Vincent Lagarrigue, James Hermary, and Yves Gaspari, Trelleborg - Small Scale LNG Import Terminal: Not as Simple as a Reduced One
Cédric Andrieu, Tractebel Engineering - Study on the Behavior of an LNG Tank Foundation under the Ultimate Limit State Using a Demolished Tank
Shunsuke Ohnishi and Takeyoshi Nishizaki, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Tomihiro Akutsu and Shuichi Kubota, Obayashi Corporation - What Is Driving the Revival of Interest in the Membrane System for Land Storage LNG Tanks?
Adnan Ezzarhouni, GTT
Process & Plant Design & Optimization
Posters:
- A New Liquefaction Process Suitable for Offshore
Dominique Gadelle, Tania Simonetti, and Sylvain Vovard, Technip - Advanced CAE Applications for LNG Plant Design
Ryoji Ogiso, Atsushi Kawano, Kenichi Kobayashi, and Moritaka Nakamura, Chiyoda Corporation - Full Electrical LNG Plants: Highest Availability and Energy Efficiency through Overall System Design
Edwin Lerch, Siemens AG - Cameroon LNG Project: Extreme Conditions (Wind Gusts) Generated by Mesoscale Convective Systems over an LNG Production Site (Cameroon)
Olivier Gorieu and Max Nussbaum, GDF Suez LNG; Christophe Messager, Extreme Weather Expertises - Hybrid Membrane/Absorption Process for Acid Gas Removal in FLNG Applications
James Zhou, Howard Meyer, and Dennis Leppin, Gas Technology Institute - Increase LNG Plant Production by Using Dual Enhanced Heat Transfer Solutions
Brigitte Ploix, Rodolphe Peronnet, and Dominique Gadelle, Technip - LNG Liquefaction Process Selection: Alternative Refrigerants to Reduce Footprint and Costs
Russell H. Oelfke, Robert D. Denton, and Michael R. Miller, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - LNG Regasification — Technology Evaluation and Cold Energy Utilisation
Randeep Agarwal and Meisam Babaie, Queensland University of Technology - Natural Gas Pressurized Liquefaction Process Adopting MR Refrigeration and CO2 Removal by Anti-sublimation
Wensheng Lin, Xiaojun Xiong, and Anzhong Gu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University - A Novel Approach to Ethane Refrigerant Extraction for Greenfield LNG Plants
Derek Hodges, Woodside Energy Ltd.; Christiane Kerber, Linde AG - Off-the-Shelf Mid-Small-Mini Scale LNG Plant — Case Study for Application
Yoshihisa Wakamatsu, Shin Matsui, and Yoshio Yatsuhashi, JGC Corporation - Simulating Operational Transitions in a Nitrogen Recycle LNG Plant
Matthew J. Okasinski, Justin Bukowski, Yu Nan Liu, and Joseph Wehrman, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Simulation Study of Operating Optimization of Small-Scale LNG Plant with SMR Cycle
Heng Sun, Zengcai Li, and Feng Liu, China University of Petroleum; Hongmei Zhu, North China Institute of Science and Technology - StarLNG™ : Linde Sets Standard for Small-Scale LNG Plants
Ron Key, Linde Process Plants Inc.; Matthias Bruentrup and Maxim Schwarz, Linde AG - The Effect of Glycols on the Performance of the Acid Gas Removal Process
Torsten Katz, Georg Sieder, and Justin Hearn, BASF SE
© The authors and the LNG 17 international organizers — International Gas Union (IGU), Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) — hold joint copyright of these conference presentations, posters and papers.
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