A dynamic model for liquefied natural gas evaporation during marine transportation

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Dimopoulos, George G ^a   Frangopoulos, Christos A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boil off gas; Dynamic simulation; Liquefied natural gas; Vapor liquid equilibrium

Indexed keywords

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LANDFORMS; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPORS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION; WETLANDS;

BOIL-OFF GAS; CASE STUDIES; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CRYOGENIC TANKS; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL-; GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS; LIQUID PHASE EQUILIBRIUMS; MARINE ENERGIES; MARINE TRANSPORTATIONS; MARINE TRANSPORTS; MASS FLOWS; OFF GASSES; OPERATION MODES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOLUTION ACCURACIES; TIME DISCRETIZATION; VARIATIONS OF; VESSEL OPERATIONS;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 56849087887     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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