EP0839708B1 - Procédé et système d'évacuation d'un résidu liquide du fond d'un réservoir - Google Patents

Procédé et système d'évacuation d'un résidu liquide du fond d'un réservoir Download PDF

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EP0839708B1
EP0839708B1 EP97203502A EP97203502A EP0839708B1 EP 0839708 B1 EP0839708 B1 EP 0839708B1 EP 97203502 A EP97203502 A EP 97203502A EP 97203502 A EP97203502 A EP 97203502A EP 0839708 B1 EP0839708 B1 EP 0839708B1
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Tveit Oyvind
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F1/00—Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped
    • F04F1/18—Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped the fluid medium being mixed with, or generated from the liquid to be pumped
    • F04F1/20—Pumps using positively or negatively pressurised fluid medium acting directly on the liquid to be pumped the fluid medium being mixed with, or generated from the liquid to be pumped specially adapted for raising liquids from great depths, e.g. in wells
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B13/00—Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/24—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of pipe-lines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F5/00—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow
    • F04F5/14—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow the inducing fluid being elastic fluid
    • F04F5/24—Jet pumps, i.e. devices in which flow is induced by pressure drop caused by velocity of another fluid flow the inducing fluid being elastic fluid displacing liquids, e.g. containing solids, or liquids and elastic fluids

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  • the present invention relates to a process for draining a residue of liquid from the bottom of a tank via a drain pipe between the tank bottom and a pump or ejector, which is arranged at a level substantially above the bottom of the tank and preferably above the top of the tank, the pump or the ejector establishing a gas/liquid current in the drain pipe between the bottom of the tank and the pump or the ejector, wherein gas medium is supplied at least at one level in the drain pipe between the bottom of the tank and the pump or the ejector to the current.
  • a liquid having a density of for example 1 kg/dm 3 can theoretically be lifted by the effect of suction a height of 10 m, while in practice it can only be lifted a lifting height of about 7 m.
  • suction On draining a tank from its upper side there are limited possibilities of being able to lift a liquid column in a suction pipe by conventional means.
  • a liquid having a density of for example 1 kg/dm 3 can theoretically be lifted by the effect of suction a height of 10 m, while in practice it can only be lifted a lifting height of about 7 m.
  • the specific gravity of the liquid and in addition its specific vapour pressure the liquid which has a low vapour pressure beginning to "boil" at high suction pressures.
  • Patentprofylax 9/73 is stated a process for draining of risidue of liquid from the bottom of a tank by use of a pump and a drain pipe, wherein a gas medium is supplied so as to create a gas/liquid current and wherein the gas medium is entering the drain pipe together with the liquid from the pipe inlet.
  • a draining arrangement for draining a residue of liquid from the bottom of a tank, comprising a pump and a drain pipe, wherein a gas medium is supplied so as to create a gas/liquid current and wherein the gas medium is entering the drain pipe together with the liquid from the pipe inlet.
  • the process is characterised in that the gas medium is supplied to the gas/liquid current in the drain pipe via a gas supply conduit separately received in the pipe.
  • a second important effect of the extra supply of gas medium to the gas/liquid current, in addition to the effect of the additional mixing together of gas and gas/liquid current, is that the more readily mobile gas medium will be exposed to an extra suction effect relative to the gas/liquid mixture and can thereby produce a greater speed of motion than the initial gas/liquid mixture. Accordingly, the gas medium can carry along portions of the gas/liquid mixture and thereby facilitate the transportation of the same.
  • a third important effect of the supply of extra gas mediumto the gas/liquid current is that the loss of friction in the drain pipe is reduced and with this a higher rate of flow can be achieved and thereby an increased lifting capacity.
  • the process can for example be carried out in that the gas medium is supplied by pressure drop flow from the tank via passages in the pipe to the gas/liquid current in the pipe.
  • the process can be carried out by feeding the gas medium to the gas/liquid current in the pipe via a separate gas supply conduit received in the pipe.
  • an ejector can be employed at the lower end of the gas supply conduit in the instance one finds this necessary or current interest.
  • the supply of gas medium can occur exclusively by means of the extra gas supply conduit.
  • the present invention also relates to a draining arrangement for draining a residue of liquid from the bottom of a tank comprising a drain pipe arranged between the tank bottom and a pump or ejector, which is arranged at a level substantially above the bottom of the tank and preferably above the top of the tank, wherein gas medium is supplied in at least at one level between the bottom of the tank and the pump or the ejector to the current of gas/liquid.
  • the draining arrangement is characterised in that the gas supply openings are designed in a separate gas supply conduit which is arranged internally in the drain pipe.”
  • a tank 10 of a ship for reception of liquid.
  • a bottom 10a In connection with the tank there is shown a bottom 10a, a top 10b and the one 10c of two pairs of sides opposing in pairs.
  • a local countersinking 11 In the tank bottom 10a a local countersinking 11 is shown for the collection of a residue of liquid in the tank in a closing phase of the draining operation.
  • first draining arrangement 12 of known construction for draining a major portion of liquid from the tank and a second draining arrangement 13 according to the invention for draining a liquid residue 14 from the tank.
  • second draining arrangement 13 for draining a liquid residue 14 from the tank.
  • the two draining arrangements are shown as two separate units, but in practice the arrangements can be assembled in a coherent construction, with mutually independent modes of operation. In practice the arrangements can be employed separately or simultaneously, in the final phase of the draining operation, if the last-mentioned is preferred.
  • the draining arrangement 12 can be for example of a type corresponding to that shown in NO 123.115 and shall not be described further herein, the present invention exclusively relating to the second draining arrangement 13 for draining the liquid residue 14, which is left in the tank after the termination of the draining operation with the draining arrangement 12.
  • a liquid residue 14 is shown which exceeds the top of the countersinking 11, while in Fig. 2 a considerably smaller liquid residue 14' is shown which is only to be found in the countersinking 11 itself.
  • the countersinking 11 is illustrated with a main bottom portion 11a, which cooperates with an intake 12a to the first draining arrangement 12.
  • the countersinking is shown with a local bottom portion 11b submerged in relation to the main bottom portion 11a, which cooperates with a lower intake 13a to the second draining arrangement 13, as is best evident from Fig. 2.
  • the second draining arrangement 13 comprises a rigid drain pipe 15, which extends from a lower level just above the bottom portion 11b to an upper level to a displacement pump 16 (see Fig. 1).
  • the displacement pump 16 is arranged above and outside the tank 10, but can if necessary be submerged in the tank, for example arranged in a cofferdam at the upper portion of the tank (not shown further).
  • the supply of gas medium is shown with arrows A in Fig. 1 from the tank 10 to the interior of the drain pipe 15 for different levels at a1 and a2 of the drain pipe. As required a single or more than the illustrated two levels can be employed for the supply of gas medium to the drain pipe.
  • a discharge conduit 17 extends to a storage container (not shown further), in which gas medium is separated from liquid medium. Alternatively the conduit 17 can lead to the same delivery location which the remaining contents of the tank are delivered to.
  • an ejector (not shown further) can for example be employed, which for example can be arranged above and outside the tank.
  • a lower portion of the drain pipe 15 is shown during operation of the pump 16, where the drain pipe below the level a1 is supposed to contain sucked in liquid having a specific gravity of for example 1 kg./dm 3 , while an overlying portion of the drain pipe above the level a1 is shown with a mixture of gas and liquid having a density of for example 0.75 kg./dm 3 , which is obtained by the supply of a throttled current of gas medium, as illustrated by the arrows A at the level a1.
  • a gas/liquid mixture can be obtained having a density of for example 0.3 kg./dm 3 achieved by the supply of a throttled current of gas medium as illustrated by the arrows A at the level a2 (Fig. 1).
  • the density of the gas/liquid mixture can correspondingly be further reduced by the additional supply of throttled gas medium.
  • the whole quantity of gas medium can be supplied at one and the same level.
  • Gas medium supply to the drain pipe is illustrated in Fig. 2 via two diametrically opposed throttle nozzle openings 19a, 19b at the level a1. Corresponding throttle nozzle openings can be employed at the level a2.
  • annular series of openings ca be employed at one of the levels or at each level, instead of the two opposed openings illustrated.
  • the various openings can have different cross-sectional openings and/or different directional paths in order to supply gas medium in different amounts and in a different manner so as to mix the gas medium with the liquid medium in the drain pipe in a different way.
  • a gas supply conduit 100 for feeding inert gas from a source of inert gas (not shown) via a regulating valve 100' to the interior of the tank.
  • a certain excess pressure for example 0,1 bar

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  1. Processus pour évacuer un résidu liquide (14, 14') du fond (10a) d'un réservoir (10) par l'intermédiaire d'un tuyau d'évacuation (15), qui s'étend d'un emplacement à proximité du fond du réservoir et qui est raccordé à une pompe (16) ou à un éjecteur qui est agencé à un niveau sensiblement au-dessus du niveau supérieur du résidu liquide (14, 14') et, de préférence, au-dessus du haut (10b) du réservoir, la pompe (16) ou l'éjecteur établissant un courant de gaz/liquide dans le tuyau d'évacuation (15) entre le fond du réservoir et la pompe (16) ou l'éjecteur, caractérisé par la plongée d'une extrémité inférieure ouverte (13a) du tuyau d'évacuation (15) dans ledit résidu liquide (14, 14') au fond (10a) du réservoir (10) et, pour établir ledit courant de gaz/liquide dans le tuyau d'évacuation (15), par l'aspiration d'un milieu gazeux, qui est contenu dans le réservoir (10) au-dessus du niveau supérieur du résidu liquide (14, 14'), dans le tuyau d'évacuation (15) à travers des ouvertures d'entrée de gaz (19a, 19b) agencées dans la paroi du tuyau d'évacuation à un ou plusieurs niveaux distincts (A1, A2) au-dessus de la surface supérieure dudit résidu liquide (14, 14') afin de mélanger ce milieu gazeux avec ledit courant passant dans ledit tuyau d'évacuation (15).
  2. Processus selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par la plongée d'une extrémité ouverte (13a) du tuyau d'évacuation dans ledit résidu (14') dans une partie de renfoncement (11) agencée dans le fond (10a) du réservoir (10) .
  3. Agencement d'évacuation (13') pour évacuer un résidu liquide (14, 14') du fond (10a) d'un réservoir (10), comprenant un tuyau d'évacuation (15) s'étendant d'un emplacement à proximité du fond (10a) du réservoir et une pompe (16) ou un éjecteur, qui est agencé à un niveau sensiblement au-dessus du niveau de la surface du résidu (14, 14') dans le réservoir (10) et, de préférence, au-dessus du haut (10b) du réservoir, la pompe (16) ou l'éjecteur étant agencé pour établir un courant de gaz/liquide dans le tuyau d'évacuation (15) entre le fond du réservoir et la pompe (16) ou l'éjecteur, caractérisé en ce qu'une extrémité inférieure ouverte (13a) du tuyau d'évacuation (15) est agencée à proximité du fond du réservoir afin d'être plongée dans ledit résidu liquide (14, 14') et en ce que le tuyau d'évacuation (15) comporte des ouvertures d'entrée de gaz (19a, 19b) dans sa paroi de tuyau à un ou plusieurs niveaux distincte (A1, A2) au-dessus de la surface supérieure du résidu liquide (14, 14') dans le réservoir pour permettre l'aspiration d'un milieu gazeux, qui est contenu dans le réservoir (10) au-dessus du niveau supérieur du résidu liquide (14, 14'), à travers lesdites ouvertures d'entrée de gaz (19a, 19b) dans le tuyau d'évacuation afin qu'il soit mélangé avec ledit courant passant dans ledit tuyau d'évacuation (15).
  4. Agencement d'évacuation selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par une partie de renfoncement (11) agencée dans le fond (10a) du réservoir (10) et dans laquelle s'étend l'extrémité inférieure ouverte (13a) du tuyau d'évacuation (15).
EP97203502A 1992-01-28 1992-11-02 Procédé et système d'évacuation d'un résidu liquide du fond d'un réservoir Expired - Lifetime EP0839708B1 (fr)

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NO920380 1992-01-28
NO920380A NO174460C (no) 1992-01-28 1992-01-28 Fremgangsmåte og arrangement for tömming av en væskerest fra bunnen av en tank
PCT/NO1992/000180 WO1993014969A1 (fr) 1992-01-28 1992-11-02 Procede et systeme d'evacuation d'un residu liquide du fond d'un reservoir
EP93900466A EP0623084B1 (fr) 1992-01-28 1992-11-02 Procede et systeme d'evacuation d'un residu liquide du fond d'un reservoir

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ATE280706T1 (de) 2004-11-15
EP0839708A3 (fr) 1999-12-01
NO174460C (no) 1996-09-17
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EP0839708A2 (fr) 1998-05-06
DE69233440D1 (de) 2004-12-02
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WO1993014969A1 (fr) 1993-08-05
DE69225608D1 (de) 1998-06-25

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