INEXPENSIVE BULK NITROGEN PRODUCTION

Nitrogen is used aboard chemical tankers to purge and blanket cargoes, preventing deterioration from oxygen and moisture and decreasing the risk of explosion, and for other purposes. Because it is inconvenient to have the needed nitrogen supplied, as it has been, in bottles from ashore, there has been a growing demand for shipboard nitrogen generating systems. One such system that is now being marketed is described. It is called the PRISM Alpha nitrogen system and was developed by Permea-Maritime Protection. Its technology and economics are both discussed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Andersen, S
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding Technology International (UK)
  • ISSN: 0268-8662

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Generators; Nitrogen; Noble gases; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shipboard
• Old TRIS Terms: Inert gas generators; Prism alpha system; Product descriptions
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657454
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM