As the pictures detail, these pumps are considerable in size and critical components within their relevant operations. Sea water on the left, LNG pumps on the right.
Off Shore Platform - Sea Water Pumps:
Our LNG Regasification Platform for the terminal project in Bahrain uses seawater as the heat transfer medium for the Open Rack Vaporizers that I detailed in the previous post. Five pumps are fixed on the platforms lower deck, the inlet nozzles are fixed through the platform and into the sea. At 25M long, these pumps provide a substantial load on the steel structure, for that reason they are not included in the platform build in Thailand. These pumps and nozzles are fitted after the platform is lowered onto the Jacket via the submersible barge. We have the Pre-Inspection Meeting (PIM) for these pumps coming up later in the month, the manufacturing facility is in Vietnam.
On Shore LNG Tanks - LNG Lift Pumps:
On our Tank project, the pumps sit on the floor of the inner Tank, fully immersed in the LNG at -162 degrees C. These pumps are located inside the outlet tubes, delivering LNG to the ORV inlet pipework. The pumps receive planned maintenance every 2 to 3 years, they have to be withdrawn from the tank tubes and left to warm up before human intervention can prevail.
Ebara make both types of pumps and its pure coincidence that we are using the same leading manufacturer for both of these projects, it is clear that the product and the price suit their markets accordingly. The LNG Pumps will be fitted on our tanks in Malaysia toward the end of this year, the sea water pumps won't be fitted until we are well into 2018.
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