Methane is the primary component of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a potent greenhouse gas (GHG). The undesired methane emissions across the natural gas supply chain has been proven to worsen the lifecycle GHG emissions from the transportation…
As natural gas is not uniformly distributed in different regions of the world, and gas tanks are concentrated in specific geographical areas, gas transfer is a key gas-related industry that greatly contributes to the expansion of this energy…
This study focuses on the optimization of transportation and the storage of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply chain. Liquefaction of the natural gas enables the suppliers to carry the gas by different modes of transportation to the customers by…
In modern geopolitical conditions, the processes of international hydrocarbon trade are becoming more complicated. World trends dictate the development of new solutions and adaptation to the external environment. The key factors contributing to the…
Today the world energy market is in great transition and the demand for clean energy such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) is increasing rapidly. LNG is the main transfer form of long-range for water transportation and short range for land…
There are nearly 1000 million tons of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea, but 83% of the natural gas resources and 70% of the natural gas resources are in the deep water and 500 kilometers away from the mainland of China. How to effectively…
In recent years, the global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an energy source is increasing at a very fast rate. In order to meet this demand, a large number of facilities such as platforms, FPSO (floating production, storage and…
There are currently several studies about the necessity of increasing access to sustainable electricity for isolated communities or in remote areas using alternative energy sources. There are about 212 energy grid isolated systems in Brazil, mainly…
In recent years, the global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an energy source is increasing at a very fast rate. In order to meet this demand, a large number of facilities such as platforms, LNG-FPSO's, floating storage and regasification…
The rapid growth of liquefied natural gas consumption makes the issues of its transportation more urgent. At present, liquefied natural gas pipeline transportation is carried out only by means of short length process lines. This paper discusses the…
This study evaluates the environmental impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply systems using a life cycle assessment (LCA) method. LCA is a technique assessing the environmental aspects associated with a system or a product for its entire life…
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is one of the most influential fuels of the 21st century, especially in terms of the global economy. The demand for LNG is forecasted to reach 400 million tonnes by 2020, increasing up to 500 million tonnes in 2030. Due to…
The end temperatures and the pressure drop of the long-distance pipeline for the LNG transportation, at different thickness of the thermal insulation layer with different external environment temperatures, are obtained by using Sinda/Fluint software.…
Ferritic steels are developed economically alloyed with nickel (up to 7%) with increased strength and low-temperature toughness for the manufacture of liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks. Results are provided for a study of the steel mechanical…
With global warming and 2050 carbon reduction targets, the demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) marine transportation continues to increase. LNG carriers that experience emergency unseaworthy accidents at sea have the need for emergency transfer…
Looking to reduce climate change impact and particle emissions, the heavy-duty transport sector is moving towards a growth within technology and infrastructure for use of liquefied natural gas (LNG). This opens an opportunity for the biogas market to…
Nearly one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions are from the transport sector and around 30% of this are from road freight transport. Seeking to diversify the energy matrix and to reduce air pollution, we studied performance, emissions, and…
Natural gas, as a very important source of energy and chemical feedstock, can be used in place of coal to lower net carbon dioxide emissions. Membrane separation technology is an attractive alternative for natural gas purification where the…
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is gaining traction as a substitute energy source in the transportation sector. While presented as a promising energy alternative, LNG also faces criticism for being environmentally unsustainable. This debate has sparked…
The demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the global markets has changed significantly. As a result, industries have been forced to consider investing significantly in supply chains to achieve an efficient distribution of LNG for cost efficiency…
Environmental concerns are currently a major issue in the maritime transportation industry. A practical approach to implementing green maritime transportation is to adopt liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel. Government subsidies would…
AISI304 steel welded joints are used in cold-stretched liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks used for storing and transporting of liquefied gases. Compared with a conventional liquefied natural gas storage tank, a cold-stretched liquefied natural…
The growing global energy demand and the ecological advantages of low ozone depleting substance resulting from combustion of the natural gas products leads to consideration of economic, practical innovations of transporting the gas. The alternatives…
The authors of the article consider the features of the flow of liquefied natural gas through cryogenic pipelines, the parameters of dispersed-ring and stratified modes of natural gas transport in the form of gas-liquid mixture, conduct a comparative…
At least 24 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) rollover incidents have been reported since 1960. During rollover, because of the heat ingress through the tank walls, a stratified LNG may be suddenly homogenised while releasing massive amounts of vapour. The…
With the increasing global demands for energy, fuel supply management is a challenging task of todays industries in order to decrease the cost of energy and diminish its adverse environmental impacts. To have a more environmentally friendly fuel…
The safety concern of transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) by tank container is still an unsolved problem. One of the key issues for LNG tank container transportation is that the dynamic boil-off gas (BOG) generation during the shipping has not…
The utilization of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the heavy-duty transport sector is a convenient and cost-effective step towards a sustainable future. However, there are questions regarding LNG fuel quality and destructive particles for engines.…
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas that is converted into its liquid state for logistical benefits. It is also becoming a more viable alternative energy source due to its price competitiveness and environmental friendliness. We study an…
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has proven advantages as a transportation fuel. However in the United States the use of this abundant product as a transportation fuel is limited by the number of liquefaction plants and the undeveloped supply chains that…
In recent years, the use of natural gas has remarkably increased due to growth in energy demands and concerns about the environment. Generally, pipelines are used for liquefied natural gas transportation
Currently, the global market share of natural gas in the transportation sector accounts for a small portion. However, due to reasons such as low fuel price compared to other energy prices and more stringent regulation of the environment, the fastest…
In a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal, the recirculation flow rate and the branch flow rate entering the tank are important operating parameters that affect the amount of produced boil-off gas (BOG) in the system. However, the operating…
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has an important role in the global industry and energy balance. The use of this energy carrier has been increasing for last decades. The broad development of the LNG sector has been noticeable in the search for new supply…
An accidental leakage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) can occur during processes of production, storage and transportation. LNG has a complex dispersion characteristic after release into the atmosphere. This complex behaviour demands a detailed…
The LNG Blue Corridors FP7 project's focus is to demonstrate the use of LNG as truck fuel and to define a roadmap for future large-scale development of the transportation market. This report is written with the objective of defining a recommended…
Considering the temperature rises caused by the friction loss and heat leakage, long-distance and high-capacity transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is currently not very feasible by using a cryogenic pipeline. As a fire-proof and…
This paper presents an approach to optimise the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation network. As the Chinese government put forward the coal to gas heating convention project in its Jing-Jin-Yi area, demands of LNG increased dramatically in…
Small and medium-sized independent liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are suitable for the short and medium transport of Arctic natural gas because of their shallow draught and flexible operation. A coupling analysis of the numerical simulation is…
During the process of storage and transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), boil off gas (BOG) is generated. The presence of BOG causes the rise of pressure of the storage tank, and makes the LNG receiving terminal have a large safety hazard,…
Liquefied natural gas is emerging as viable and potentially sustainable transportation fuel with intrinsic economic and environmental benefits. Liquefied natural gas possesses thermomechanical exergy amounting to 1 MJ kg-1 which is currently wasted…
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export are becoming one of the most strategically important segments in the Russian gas industry, and therefore the maintenance of LNG production and transporting infrastructure is deemed a critical problem.…
Transport and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) requires special double-walled cryogenic tanks. To provide a liquid state of LNG throughout entire storage time a temperature inside the tank should be equal 160 C under the pressure of around 7…
Current methods of estimating boil-off gas (BOG) rates for large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks are largely empirical and based on limited available experimental data. More accurate models would be extremely valuable for estimating…
Technical, economic, social and environmental conditions are turning natural gas into a feasible solution for sustainable transportation systems in the State of São Paulo (Brazil). Blue Corridors are routes that aim to enable the use of liquefied…
A novel concept for energy integration across the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain is proposed by using liquid air as a medium for recycling cold energy. This allows the natural gas liquefaction and LNG regasification stages to be integrated…
As the demand for sustainable energy sources is increasing globally, the popularization and application of clean energy has become an inevitable trend. Natural gas is playing an increasingly vital role in global energy consumption. The vast majority…
The prediction of ageing phenomena in Liquefied Natural Gas is based on two hypotheses: considering evaporation rate or considering heat flow transferred to the hydrocarbons mixture. This paper proposes two models based on these premises and…
Compressed natural gas (CNG) has been recently proposed as a potentially economical alternative to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for marine transportation of relatively modest amounts of natural gas over short distances. Because the main capital…
Fugitive methane emissions from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain have revealed uncertainty in the overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction associated with the use of LNG in heavy-duty vehicles and marine shipping. Methane is the main…