Sustainable Liquefied Natural Gas
Concepts and Applications Moving Towards Net-Zero Supply Chains
- 1st Edition - January 29, 2024
- Editors: David A. Wood, Jianchao Cai
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 2 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 1 9 - 7
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Liquefied Natural Gas: Concepts and Applications Moving Towards Net Zero Supply Chains, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the technical fundamentals needed in the natural gas industry with an additional sustainability lens. Introductory topics include liquefication and separation technology. Advanced applications include improving operational efficiency for carriers and cargo shipping schedules, exploiting cold energy for regasification operations, and an outlook on ways to further reduce emissions.
Supported by corporate and academic contributors along with two well-distinguished editors, this book provides today’s natural gas engineers the knowledge to adjust liquefied natural gas operations in a more environmentally sustainable way.
- Provides case studies and visuals to illustrate how new principles can be applied in practical situations
- Presents innovative advances that are leading to improved environmental performance
- Bridges theory and applications with methods and examples from worldwide contributors in academia and industry
Natural gas engineers, production engineers, offshore engineers, carbon capture researchers, LNG researchers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- About the Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering Series
- About this volume: Sustainable Liquefied Natural Gas: Concepts and Applications Moving Towards Net-Zero Supply Chains
- Chapter 1. Introduction: liquefied natural gas: an evolving industry with net-zero challenges
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Fundamentals of liquefied natural gas infrastructure
- 1.3 Sustainability and net-zero challenges
- 1.4 Summary
- Declarations
- References
- Section 1: Natural gas liquefaction
- Chapter 2. The evolution of global liquefied natural gas supply chains: a review
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 2.3 Advanced concepts
- 2.4 Case study
- 2.5 Summary
- Declaration
- Nomenclature
- Appendix A: Approximate relevant unit conversions
- References
- Chapter 3. Natural gas liquefaction technologies and their uptake in floating LNG facilities
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 3.3 Advanced concepts: unconventional NG liquefaction processes
- 3.4 Case study: commercial emergence and evolution of FLNG technologies
- 3.5 Summary
- Declaration
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 4. The core liquefaction facility in many floating liquefaction facilities: the spiral-wound heat exchanger
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Condensation in spiral-wound heat exchanger tube side
- 4.3 Boiling in spiral-wound heat exchanger shell side
- 4.4 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 5. Australian LNG sector: struggling to achieve commercial and environmental sustainability or community satisfaction
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 5.3 Advanced concepts
- 5.4 Case studies: liquefaction plants and their costs of supply
- 5.5 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 6. Supersonic separation technology for natural gas dehydration in liquefied natural gas plants
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Natural gas dehydration technology
- 6.3 Physical properties and flow characteristics of the fluid
- 6.4 Influence of operating parameters on supersonic separator performance
- 6.5 Characteristics of supersonic mixed-flow fields
- 6.6 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section 2: LNG shipping and offshore storage facilities
- Chapter 7. LNG carriers and floating storage and regasification units: opportunities to improve their operational efficiency
- Abstract
- 75-Word Banner Headline
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 7.3 Advanced concepts
- 7.4 Case studies
- 7.5 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 8. Sustainable liquefied natural gas deliveries and floating storage and regasification unit operations: planning and scheduling simulations
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 8.3 Advanced concepts
- 8.4 Case study: flexible implementation of floating storage and regasification unit tactical-planning simulator
- 8.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 9. Liquefied natural gas cold energy utilization technology process efficiency for floating regasification facilities
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 9.3 Advanced concepts: liquefied natural gas cold-energy utilization
- 9.4 Case study: regasification process efficiency of floating storage and regasification unit “Independence”
- 9.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section 3: Onshore storage and regasification
- Chapter 10. Dynamic simulation models for an LNG storage tank
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 LNG storage systems
- 10.3 Computational fluid dynamics models
- 10.4 Tank modules in process simulators
- 10.5 Mathematical models
- 10.6 Summary
- Acknowledgment
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 11. Stratification and rollover risks in LNG storage tanks
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Study on factors affecting static evaporation in LNG storage tanks
- 11.3 Study on LNG rollover mechanism in storage tanks
- 11.4 Study on factors influencing rollover of LNG in storage tank
- 11.5 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 12. LNG rollover monitoring and control associated with floating storage and regasification units
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 12.3 Advanced concepts
- 12.4 Case studies
- 12.5 Summary
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section 4: Small-scale LNG facilities and operations
- Chapter 13. Safety of liquefied natural gas bunkering operations and facilities
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 13.1 Introduction: motivation for transition to LNG in maritime sector
- 13.2 Review of guidelines and regulations of LNG bunkering
- 13.3 Risk analysis of LNG bunkering operations
- 13.4 Open issues in LNG bunkering operation risk assessment
- 13.5 Specific training courses on LNG bunkering
- 13.6 Summary
- Declaration of conflict of interest
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 14. Exploiting cold energy associated with LNG regasification processes
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Concept and principle
- 14.3 Advanced research
- 14.4 Case study
- 14.5 Challenges and future research directions
- 14.6 Summary
- Declarations
- Acknowledgments
- Nomenclature
- References
- Section 5: LNG markets and utilization
- Chapter 15. Liquefied natural gas marketization progress in China and its price indexes
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Brief history of China’s liquefied natural gas marketization
- 15.3 China’s liquefied natural gas price indexes
- 15.4 Future reforms
- Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 16. Carbon-neutral LNG cargoes: a potentially valuable concept requiring improved transparency
- Abstract
- Banner headline
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Fundamentals and theory
- 16.3 Advanced concepts
- 16.4 Case study: Cheniere’s initiative to provide emissions certificates with its LNG export cargoes
- 16.5 Summary
- Declarations
- Nomenclature
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 518
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 29, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443134203
- eBook ISBN: 9780443134197
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David A. Wood
David A. Wood has more than forty years of international gas, oil, and broader energy experience since gaining his Ph.D. in geosciences from Imperial College London in the 1970s. His expertise covers multiple fields including subsurface geoscience and engineering relating to oil and gas exploration and production, energy supply chain technologies, and efficiencies. For the past two decades, David has worked as an independent international consultant, researcher, training provider, and expert witness. He has published an extensive body of work on geoscience, engineering, energy, and machine learning topics. He currently consults and conducts research on a variety of technical and commercial aspects of energy and environmental issues through his consultancy, DWA Energy Limited. He has extensive editorial experience as a founding editor of Elsevier’s Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering in 2008/9 then serving as Editor-in-Chief from 2013 to 2016. He is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Geo-Energy Research.
Affiliations and expertise
Owner/Consultant, DWA Energy Limited, UKJC
Jianchao Cai
Jianchao Cai received his B.Sc in Physics from Henan Normal University and MSc and Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is currently a professor at the Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Meanwhile, he serves as Associate Editor or Editorial member for several journals including Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Fractals. He has published more than 130 journal articles, two books, and numerous book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), P.R. ChinaRead Sustainable Liquefied Natural Gas on ScienceDirect