Nitrogen Maintenance

System for Liquefied Natural

Gas (LNG) Terminals
Marketing Application Publication

Background:
In Brazil there are three Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) terminals. The
shipyard transfers LNG to the
respective terminals. The three
terminals are Pecem (CE) terminal with
7 million m3/day capacity, Guanabara
Bay (RJ) terminal with 13 million m3/
day and Bahia - TRBA terminal with
14 million m3/day.

In the Pecem and Guanabara Bay

terminals, berthing of vessel systems
occurs in a pier with two mooring
berths and the LNG is transferred from
the supplier ship to the gasification
ship through cryogenic arms. When
LNG is in the gasification ship, it
changes from liquid to gas. Then the
gas is transported through the gas
pipeline.

Product Features:
Membrane Preservation -
The membranes are the most
valuable components of a
nitrogen generation system. By
preventive maintenance, Parker
is ensuring a long life to the
membranes.
Downtime - By this agreement,
Petrobrs can program system
maintenance while the terminal
is not being used, avoiding
terminal downtime due to lack
of nitrogen.
Cost - Hour value of a standing
vessel is very expensive and
Parker preventive maintenance
guarantees a better level of
fluidity in the logistic chain.
Application:
LNG is transported at low temperature
-265F (-165C). When this gas is in
contact with water vapor in atmospheric
air, it can freeze cryogenic arm joints
(transporters) and then stop the
operation. This problem can be avoided
by using nitrogen to inert the transfer
system.
Nitrogen can also be used in terminals
for flushing the remaining LNG in the
transporter cradles at the end of transfer.
Besides flushing the remaining LNG,
nitrogen inerts the entire pipeline, getting
the system ready for the next transfer.

Solution:
The solution for this application was
the installation of a Parker nitrogen
generation system at the terminals.
The advantage of this solution is the
generation of local nitrogen with no
need to buy it from gas suppliers,
with the associated higher cost and
logistics issues. After the selling of the
system, Petrobrs has negotiated a
preventive maintenance agreement with
Parker, for the nitrogen generator. This
agreement includes monthly visits
for a complete system evaluation and
replacement of consumables, and
guarantees Petrobrs the absence of
problems of LNG transfer, assuring full
uptime.

Parker Nitrogen: Gas Separation Membrane

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Parker Nitrogen gas generators

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produce nitrogen gas from compressed dense
air and offer a cost-effective, reliable
and safe alternative to traditional
nitrogen gas supplies such as cylinder Fiber wall
or liquid. Nitrogen is used as a clean, porous

dry, inert gas primarily for removing

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Parker Hannifin Corporation

Filtration and Separation Division
242 Neck Road
Haverhill, MA 01835
phone 800 343 4048 or 978 858 0505
fax 978 478 2501
www.parkern2.com