The Burckhardt Compression Laby®-GI fuel gas compressor systems play a central role on LNG carriers. Burckhardt Compression’s LNG solutions have been purposely designed to handle gases at low temperature and high pressure while meeting the requirements for operation at sea.
As the liquefied natural gas warms up during storage and transportation, the evaporated boil-off gas must be economically managed by either using it as fuel or re-liquefying it. The dual-fuel engines as well as re-liquefaction plants both require a certain operation pressure, ranging up to 300 bar. The new Laby®-GI Compressor combines sophisticated cryogenic, low-pressure labyrinth piston design and state-of-the-art ring-sealed high-pressure technology on a single compressor frame.
This allows simultaneous fuel gas supply to low-pressure 4-stroke auxiliary engines and high-pressure gas supply to the 2-stroke main engines and a dedicated high-pressure re-liquefaction system. Burckhardt Compression offers service solutions tailored to customers’ requirements. Well-trained experts deliver maintenance and overhaul services based on service agreements or on request, at sea or in dry dock on all continents.
The sealed design of the compressor helps to avoid significant greenhouse gas emissions by recycling all internal leakages without the need for any further purge gas utilisation. A dedicated global marine team is set up to serve vessel owners and operators in ports all over the world, offering comprehensive customer support to ensure reliable and optimised compressor performance.
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