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    LT Compressor Condensate Loading To The Road Tankers Through Buffer Tank

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    Mugesh Kanna
    The document proposes modifications to divert liquefied tanker condensate through a buffer tank to road tankers during ship free periods. This would reduce the load on liquefaction compressors and save approximately 15 lakhs rupees per year in power costs. The modifications would use an existing 5 MT buffer tank to collect 3-4 MT of condensate and transfer it intermittently to road tankers without impacting tanker loading operations. The total project cost is estimated to be 4.5 lakhs rupees with a payback period of less than 4 months. Management approval is requested to prepare a detailed project report.

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    LT Compressor Condensate Loading To The Road Tankers Through Buffer Tank

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    The document proposes modifications to divert liquefied tanker condensate through a buffer tank to road tankers during ship free periods. This would reduce the load on liquefaction compressors and save approximately 15 lakhs rupees per year in power costs. The modifications would use an existing 5 MT buffer tank to collect 3-4 MT of condensate and transfer it intermittently to road tankers without impacting tanker loading operations. The total project cost is estimated to be 4.5 lakhs rupees with a payback period of less than 4 months. Management approval is requested to prepare a detailed project report.

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    Procedure to line up condensate loading

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    Condensate Loading

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    The document proposes modifications to divert liquefied tanker condensate through a buffer tank to road tankers during ship free periods. This would reduce the load on liquefaction compressors and save approximately 15 lakhs rupees per year in power costs. The modifications would use an existing 5 MT buffer tank to collect 3-4 MT of condensate and transfer it intermittently to road tankers without impacting tanker loading operations. The total project cost is estimated to be 4.5 lakhs rupees with a payback period of less than 4 months. Management approval is requested to prepare a detailed project report.

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    LT Compressor Condensate Loading To The Road Tankers Through Buffer Tank

    Uploaded by

    Mugesh Kanna
    The document proposes modifications to divert liquefied tanker condensate through a buffer tank to road tankers during ship free periods. This would reduce the load on liquefaction compressors and save approximately 15 lakhs rupees per year in power costs. The modifications would use an existing 5 MT buffer tank to collect 3-4 MT of condensate and transfer it intermittently to road tankers without impacting tanker loading operations. The total project cost is estimated to be 4.5 lakhs rupees with a payback period of less than 4 months. Management approval is requested to prepare a detailed project report.

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    LT Compressor Condensate loading to the Road Tankers through Buffer Tank.

    OBJECTIVE:

    To reduce the power cost of terminal by diverting LT condensate to road tankers through Buffer
    Tank during ship free holding duty operations.

    BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

    We used to run our LT / HT refrigeration compressors to maintain the Storage Tank pressure
    continuously. During Ship time we used to run HT compressors and during ship free days we used to run
    LT compressors. The compressors will take vapor from main tank, compress it, condense the vapor to
    liquid and then send back to tank as cooled liquid. While flashing the liquid in to the tank there will be
    generation of vapors called Flash Gas. We can avoid the generation of this Flash by diverting the
    condensate to road tankers. This condensate diversion will help to minimize the load on compressors
    and thereby save cost on power.

    During ship discharge operation, we are doing this condensate diversion to road tankers to reduce load
    on compressors. Since there is a cost advantage we proposed to carry out this operation during holding
    duty operation also. As all three bays are engaged for tanker loading we can’t do condensate loading
    during tanker loading operation. Hence earlier we proposed condensate loading during no tanker
    loading period.

    Now we propose to carry out modifications in the process pipe lines, so that we can do condensate
    collection and loading of tankers without affecting tanker loading operation.

    This proposed change will help to reduce power cost by Rs.15 L / annum. (Approx)
    Proposed process modifications:

    We have 5 MT capacity Buffer tank. We are using this tank to unload any excess quantity loaded to road
    tankers. For example if we loaded say 50 kg excess, we can unload the excess quantity to this tank. From
    this tank the liquid gets vaporized and will go to main storage tank as vapor. Now we propose to use this
    buffer tank for condensate collection and then transfer this condensate to road tankers intermittently.
    Collection of 3 to 4 MT condensate will take minimum of 4 hrs. This condensate can be transferred to
    road tankers without affecting tanker loading operations.

    We have alternate small 0.20 MT capacity vessel (T 108) to take care of excess quantity loaded to road
    tankers.

    This condensate diversion will help to stop LT compressors additionally by 5 hrs. / day. Hence power
    cost saving would be around 1.25 L /month (15.0 L / annum)

    Total cost of the project inclusive of instrumentations, additional pipelines fabrication works would be
    around Rs. 4.5 lakhs. Payback period will be less than 4 months.

    Approval request for detailed project report:

    Based on the management approval we will prepare a detailed project report along with HAZOP study,
    MOC, Project Cost workings, Flow diagram etc.

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