METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-HEATING LNG BOIL-OFF GAS TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PRIOR TO COMPRESSION IN A RELIQUEFACTION SYSTEM - Patent 2005094

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EP 2 005 094 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(21)	Application number: 07747584.6

(22)	Date of filing: 02.04.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F25J 1/00^(2006.01)
F25J 1/02^(2006.01)

F17C 13/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/NO2007/000123

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/117148 (18.10.2007 Gazette 2007/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

07.04.2006 NO 20061580

(71)	Applicant: Hamworthy Gas Systems AS
	1383 Asker (NO)

(72)	Inventor:
	HAUKEDAL, Bjørn 0588 Oslo (NO)

(74)	Representative: Bergheim, Olav
	Zacco Norway AS P.O. Box 2003 Vika 0125 Oslo 0125 Oslo (NO)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-HEATING LNG BOIL-OFF GAS TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PRIOR TO COMPRESSION IN A RELIQUEFACTION SYSTEM