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Ethane Cargo Handling - Supercooler™
Ethane Cargo Handling - Supercooler™
Babcock has delivered in excess of 300 cargo More ethane is being produced and exported from the
handling systems to the marine liquefied gas USA as a result of the shale gas boom and these ethane
shipping market for more than 50 years, continuously cargoes can have high methane content - up to
pushing the boundaries of plant performance and 1 mol% .
efficiency.
Babcock has developed an innovative solution which
Just as the development of the Vent Gas Cooler (VGC™) provides the capability to handle these higher methane
signalled a step-change in the LPG carrier market, content cargoes, whilst also providing significant OPEX
Babcock has developed the SuperCooler™ to reshape savings.
the ethane market, providing considerable OPEX savings
versus traditional cargo handling systems on Very Large The SuperCooler™ offers significant performance
Ethane Carriers (VLECs). enhancements for ethane carriers, including improved
reliquefaction capacity, as the mol% methane in the
The use of ethane as a petrochemical feedstock and liquid phase increases with lower energy consumption
as both an energy and fuelling solution is growing than conventional systems.
worldwide and, with it, an increasing requirement for its
global transportation in significant quantities.
Babcock SuperCoolerTM
Refrigeration Capacity (kW)
Conventional system
SuperCooler™ schematic
Cargo Compressor
1 2 3
Condenser
Economiser
Level Control
LC
SuperCoolerTM
Cargo Tanks
Contact us:
Babcock International Group
Rosyth Business Park
Rosyth, Fife, KY11 2YD
Tel: +44 (0)1383 665 586
lge.sales@babcockinternational.com
www.babcockinternational.com/lge