The Port of Rotterdam recently extended one of its quays to build an LNG terminal, increasing the distance between the tanks and the water. To bridge this distance, an extra 500 metres of hose was added. To avoid losing pressure, Fisohcon also supplied a booster pump with a capacity of 80,000 lpm at 2-10bar. "This impeller pump is built around the engine of a mine sweeper. The pressure you would normally lose over length of the hose is brought back to what it was at the manifold - 10 bar. We were therefore able to deliver 83m3 water per minute. This system was actually delivering more capacity than what it were specified for, as it was supposed to deliver 75m3, but it delivered 8m3 more,' adds Benjanssen, The whole system was specified to be set up within four hours, but with the booster pumps Benjanssen expected it to take longer than that. However, a recent exercise proved the UFD could set it up within the specified time.
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