Freeport LNG fire

[davefitz]

The only reports I heard regarding this fire indicated that it was located at the transfer piping from the LNG storage tanks to the shipping port. That piping undergoes major thermal contractions during its cooldown from ambient to LNG temperatures, so fatigue of welded joints may be the main concern. Other effects of the leakage and short duration of the fire were limited, thankfully most of the fire was contained within the plant fences. Latest reports are 90 days outage needed to repair.

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[LittleInch]

Most of the time those lines are kept at cyro temps to avoid large movements and huge amounts of boil off gas / two phase flow by circulation of fluid back to the tank.

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[JohnRBaker]

There's already a thread on this incident in this forum:

https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=495842

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