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EMCO WHEATON Marine Loading Arms for the 1st Mexican LNG Terminal in Altamira
Advanced Technology:
The loading of bio-diesel, fuel of the future.
Bio-diesel is recognized as fuel of the must be conformed perfectly to the
future. Today, over 180,000 vehicles physical requirements of the bio-diesel
use the renewable fuel alternative. manufacturers. Safety is a main issue,
With a distribution of 1.5 million tons along with efficiency, dependability,
in 2005, bio-diesel is arguably the most and unsurpassed quality. In 2006, EMCO
important and marketable bio-fuel. WHEATON delivered ten installations
For the loading of the fuel, individual for the manufacture of bio-diesel with
solutions covering the entire process loading arms and folding access stairs for
are needed. The loading equipment vehicle inspection and filling.
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Perfected Technology: The loading of bio-diesel, fuel of the future.
Loading Arms for Bio-diesel Transfer adapted to the exact geometry of each on-
Stations site loading platform. To save time during
the filling process, transport vehicles
Due to many years of experience, in 2006 should not have to be moved – a wish from
EMCO Wheaton received the additional the manufacturers that EMCO was able to
assignment to supply for the manufacture fulfil: the wide reaching range of the loader
of bio-diesel, loading arms and folding was conceived in such a way that all top
access stairs for vehicle inspection and loading points (domes) along the length
loading. The production plant sites are of a semi-trailer truck could be accessed.
located across Germany, predominantly in For the loading of bio-diesel,
the eastern states of the Federal Republic. specialized seals are employed in the
The emphasis in the case of these orders EMCO swivel joints. The gaskets were
was the engineering and fabrication of specially developed in cooperation with
equipment capable of loading of bio- a manufacturer specifically for this use.
diesel and its by-product glycerine in A further challenge in handling glycerine
various grades, and fatty acids. For certain and fatty acids is that for these elements,
facilities, an extra loader for the handling the loading arms must be heated. This
of raw materials like Methanol was also has been realized by the installation of
delivered. electrical trace heating elements. For the
unloading of Methanol it was additionally
required to build in the appropriate
precautions in accordance with explosion
prevention requirements. EMCO planned
and manufactured the equipment to meet
all existing safety rules and regulations.
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Fluid Transfer Division
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In addition to an underground network New Development of a Marine Loading
of pipelines, the transport of natural gas Arm for CNG
increasingly employs the use of high sea
vessels. A condition to make this possible As the specialist for the transfer of liquid
is the application of technical procedures materials, EMCO WHEATON covers the
to reduce the volume of the gas. For LNG complete range from foodstuffs to
(Liquified Natural Gas) this takes place by chemicals. Based on the successful
liquefying and supercooling the gas to minus Marine Loading Arm B0300, which has
162 degrees Celsius. Through this process been employed for many years for the
the natural gas takes on a fluid form and can loading and unloading of sea vessels, a
be transported with specially outfitted high new marine loading arm specially designed
sea vessels. A further option is compression. for CNG transport has been developed.
The resulting CNG (Compressed Natural The assignment was to create a CNG
Gas) is methane in a gaseous state which marine loading arm that could be operated
is pressurized to between 50 and 150 bar. at pressures up to 150 bar with a feature
CNG is used primarily as fuel for automobiles allowing emergency release of the loading
powered by natural gas. Natural gas motors arm from the ship. In addition, the loading
employ an extremely ecological form of arm had to be designed to allow installation
propulsion technology. In comparison to petrol on a regas carrier, and be stable enough
engines, natural gas produces 25 percent to accept all mechanical loads, as well as
less CO2, making it the cleanest burning of accelerations and movements that can occur
all known fossil fuels. A growth rate in the on a sea going vessel. The client, Excelerate
area of circa 40 percent further reflects the Energy, selected EMCO WHEATON based
importance of this development. For the new on the plausible solution to the challenge that
model year 2007, 55,000 natural gas vehicles was offered by the Kirchhain firm. The result,
were certified in Germany. World-wide, 4.5 after 12 months of research, development
million such vehicles are already in use. and testing, has recently been introduced
and can be seen successfully in use. EMCO
WHEATON specially developed and delivered The first CNG marine loading arm is being
the 12 inch marine loading arm for the transferemployed on the eastern coast of England
of CNG. It encompasses hydraulic drives, in the port of Teesside Middlesbrough. It will
electric controls and safety features, including
transfer the compressed natural gas from the
a hydraulic quick connect / disconnect coupler regas tanker directly into the national gas grid
for the emergency disconnect system. of Great Britain. With a daily capacity of 11.3
million cubic meters, the facility in Teesside
Individual Solutions: Quick Coupler with covers circa 3 percent of England’s daily peak
Retractable Connector Claws demand for natural gas, avoiding the need to
construct additional storage tanks and regas
A special challenge in the development facilities on land.
of the marine loading arm was to devise
a solution for high pressure process. In Customer Oriented Specific Solutions
addition to the high pressure, the loading arm
must be capable to withstand the severe With the CNG marine loading arm, EMCO
conditions that occur on board a sea going Wheaton has proven once again to be a first
vessel. EMCO Wheaton has developed a class and dependable partner when it comes
marine loader with structural components to the development of highly customer
capable of meeting the extreme loads and specific solutions in the loading arm business.
conditions. A hydraulic quick coupling system The delivered solution not only fulfils the
was developed specifically for use in high client’s requirements, but exceeds them as
pressure conditions. This system includes a well. EMCO Wheaton assisted the needs of
quick coupler with connector claws that can the client, Excelerate Energy and provided
fully retract beyond the connecting flange It support to many other project participants
is capable of withstanding the resulting high during the entire project, encompassing the
successful planning, erection and installation.
After the successful pilot project in Teesside,
Excelerate Energy immediately contracted
EMCO Wheaton to install further CNG
marine loading arms, which are currently in
production.
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