Transportable process modules
First Claim
1. A sea water desalting evaporator system, comprising:
- a generally floatable rectangular self-contained evaporator means having side walls substantially 61 feet in length and 13 feet in height, front and rear wall members substantially 31 feet in width and 13 feet in height, and top deck and bottom hull members substantially 61 feet by 31 feet for transportation aboard a LASH barge carrier;
a first conduit means disposed within said evaporator means for the flow of a first fluid therethrough and to a like evaporator means;
a plurality of vertically extending support means for fastening said evaporator means aboard said LASH carrier, said support means projecting slightly above said top deck member and below said bottom hull member;
a second conduit means disposed within said evaporator means for the flow of a second fluid therethrough and to a like evaporator means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to process modules designed for interconnection during shipment as well as installation. The process modules may be of a single deck design adapted to be stacked and transported on specially designed ships, as in LASH vessels, or the process modules may be of a design that is connectable to a specially designed ship as a part of the ship'"'"'s hull. Fabrication of the process modules is performed at a shipyard facility. The completely fabricated modules are transportable in an assembled manner to a remote plant site aboard a LASH barge vessel or other special vessel where the modules are again assemblied either as a floating or land-based process plant installation.
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1. A sea water desalting evaporator system, comprising:
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a generally floatable rectangular self-contained evaporator means having side walls substantially 61 feet in length and 13 feet in height, front and rear wall members substantially 31 feet in width and 13 feet in height, and top deck and bottom hull members substantially 61 feet by 31 feet for transportation aboard a LASH barge carrier; a first conduit means disposed within said evaporator means for the flow of a first fluid therethrough and to a like evaporator means; a plurality of vertically extending support means for fastening said evaporator means aboard said LASH carrier, said support means projecting slightly above said top deck member and below said bottom hull member; a second conduit means disposed within said evaporator means for the flow of a second fluid therethrough and to a like evaporator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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