EP 2808294 A1 20141203 - Loading Assembly and Emergency Disconnection Coupler for conveying a pressurized Gas between a floating Gas processing Unit and another Structure
Title (en)
Loading Assembly and Emergency Disconnection Coupler for conveying a pressurized Gas between a floating Gas processing Unit and another Structure
Title (de)
Ladeanordnung und Notfalltrennungskoppler zum Fördern eines Druckgases zwischen einer schwimmenden Gasverarbeitungseinheit und einer anderen Struktur
Title (fr)
Ensemble de chargement et coupleur de déconnexion d'urgence permettant d'acheminer un gaz sous pression entre une unité de traitement de gaz flottante et une autre structure
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 13170155 A 20130531
Abstract (en)
An improved loading assembly is presently proposed for conveying a pressurized gas between a floating gas processing unit and another structure. The loading assembly comprises a loading arm extending between the floating gas processing unit and the other structure. The loading assembly has a breakaway weak link within a gas connection between a spool-side isolation valve and an arm-side isolation valve, to ensure the contained gas flow path breaks open at a preconceived location between the spool-side isolation valve and the arm-side isolation valve, in case the mechanical load on the loading arm arrangement, caused by relative movement between the floating gas processing unit and the other structure, exceeds a predetermined limit. The breakaway weak link may be integrated with an actuated coupling part of an emergency disconnection coupler.
IPC 8 full level
B67D 9/02 (2010.01); B63B 27/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63B 27/34 (2013.01); B67D 9/02 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13170155 A 20130531