GEA Rainey Supplies Air Cooled Heat Exchangers for Mustang’s LNG Smart® Air Vaporization Process

Supplying air cooled heat exchangers for LNG liquefaction terminals is almost standard business for GEA’s Energy Technology Division. GEA has a long list of successful installations located around the world. Gas importing countries such as the United States are building LNG regasification terminals to reheat and expand the gas so that the product can be transported by pipeline or trucks over land.

 

Current reheating processes have some environmental concerns (such as air and seawater pollution), and may also reduce profitability when they burn a portion of the gas to convert the LNG product back to gaseous form. Mustang Engineering in Houston, Texas has developed the “LNG Smart® Air Vaporization Process” which uses air cooled heat exchangers to heat the product using ambient air temperature, therefore removing the need to burn away profits. Further, this new process virtually eliminates air and seawater pollution. The first installation will be located at the Trunkline LNG terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana. GEA Rainey Corporation has been selected as a supplier for the specially constructed air coolers. Currently these 64 coolers are being manufactured at GRC’s workshop in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

There is a strengthening need for more LNG receiving terminals in the U.S. due to decreasing domestic gas reserves. Combined with consideration towards increased environmental awareness, there is quite a market potential for Mustang’s new technology.

 

GEA Rainey, making GEA’s E-Division the preferred global supplier for LNG liquefaction and regasification installations.