According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a floating vessel, particularly an LNG carrier, is described. The floating vessel comprises: a gas turbine engine-generator assembly configured to generate a first electrical power and to supply the first electrical power to an electrical distribution system; a steam turbine engine-generator assembly configured to generate a second electrical power and to supply the second electrical power to the electrical distribution system; a propulsion system configured to propel the floating vessel using a propulsion power supplied from the electrical distribution system, wherein the gas turbine engine-generator assembly is configured to generate a maximum first electrical power between 10 MW and 18 MW, particularly between 14 MW and 15 MW at 25° C. According to a further aspect, a method of operating a floating vessel is described.
Floating vessel and method of operating a floating vessel
2020-10-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B63J Hilfsanlagen auf Schiffen , AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS / F01K STEAM ENGINE PLANTS , Dampfkraftanlagen / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS |
FLOATING VESSEL AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FLOATING VESSEL
European Patent Office | 2018
|FLOATING VESSEL AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FLOATING VESSEL
European Patent Office | 2018
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