The international liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade is expanding rapidly. Projects are being proposed worldwide to meet the industry forecasted growth rate of 12 percent by the end of the decade. LNG train designs in the coming years appear to fall within three classes, having nominal capacities of approximately 3.5, 5.0, and 8.0 million tons per annum (MTPA). These designs may coexist in the c...

The primary operational objective of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants with low production capacity is to maximize LNG production. A robust control structure is required to meet economic objective while ensuring safety of the plant. The selection of appropriate controlled variables (CVs) is critical for design of the control structure. In this paper, general process understanding and the conce...

nowadays one of the most important energy sources is natural gas. by depletion of oil reservoirs in the world, natural gasâ will emerge as the future energy source for human life. one of the major concerns of gas suppliers is being able to supply this source of energy the entire year. this concern intensifies during more consuming seasons of the year when the demand for natural gas increases, r...

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) sawdust was used to produce liquefied wood by the polyhydric method with acid catalysis. The process was optimized to produce the highest amount of liquefied wood. Wood liquefied at 160oC for 90 min was used in the adhesion tests. The bond strength of veneer glued with ureaformaldehyde and melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins and several mixtures of liquefied wood wi...

A set of small-sized experiments were carried out at Texas A&M University's Brayton Fire Training Field (BFTF) to determine the radiative heat transfer of LNG pool fires. This set of experiments was designed to study how the heat feedback from the fire to the pool surface is subsequently distributed through the liquid volume. Burning rates of LNG pool fires are driven mainly by radiative heat t...