INERT GAS GENERATING BARGE

A brief description of an inert-gas producing barge, to be used in purging the tanks of LNG ships when they are brought in for periodic repair, is given. The principal inert gas producing equipment fitted on board the barge is basically a "Turbo-Inert" system, whose components include a gas turbine, components are briefly described, and the capabilities and limits of the plant are also discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  29 Palace Street, Westminster
  London SW1,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 908
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering International
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 1172
  • Publisher: Whitehall Technical Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal gasification; Generators; Noble gases
• Uncontrolled Terms: Inert gas systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Gas freeing; Gas generating systems; Inert gas generators
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052055
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM