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Chiksan Marine Loading Arms
Chiksan® Marine Arms form the
cornerstone of complex, high technology
installations for all loading and
unloading of fluids at portside locations.
For over 40 years, FMC Loading Systems
has provided the best solutions to
meet your specific requirements, regardless
of the viscosity or temperature of
the liquid, from liquid sulphur to
liquefied natural gas (LNG), and from
either river barges or the largest
crude oil carriers.
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FMC
has the experience and ability
to meet your specific loading
and unloading requirements.
With design experience second
to none, Chiksan® Marine
Loading Arms are the answer
for transfers of all liquids
and gases.
A Chiksan Marine Loading Arm
is an articulated pipe system
incorporating the world proven
Chiksan® swivel joints equipped
with patented replaceable "snap-in"
ball races, an innovative concept
allowing for freedom of movement
in the arm while connected to
the vessel to be loaded or unloaded.
FMC Loading Systems provides
a complete range of accessories
to enhance the operating safety
and optimize the maintenance
of Chiksan® Marine Loading
Arms. These technologically
advanced, field proven options
include hydraulic Quick Connect/Disconnect
Couplers (QC/DC), Manual Quickcon
couplers, Position Monitoring
System (PMS), Emergency Release
Systems (ERS), piggyback vapor
return lines and other equipment. |
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Chiksan Marine Loading Arms For LNG
Services
FMC is the undoubted leader based
on the field experience gained since
1963 for the LNG loading and unloading.
Ever increasing demand for these products
has led FMC to continue to invest
in R&D to increase the reliability
of the equipment and ensure uninterrupted
operations of LNG at LNG terminals
worldwide. |
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For
the transfer of LNG and other
cryogenic products with a high
degree of reliability and of
enhanced safety, FMC has developed
and designed the most technically
advanced LNG loading and unloading
equipment available today for
both onshore and offshore terminals.
To meet the
requirements for jetties to
be located in exposed locations
with no breakwater, FMC has
developed a Chiksan® LNG
constant motion swivel joint,
tested with liquid nitrogen
at -190°C for a period of
three years and in operation
since 1993. In the FMC supported
type or "S" type LNG
loading arms the product transfer
piping is separate from the
product piping and swivel joints
in the base-riser, inboard and
part of the outboard sections
of the arm. This system allows
the structure to absorb the
mechanical stresses and thus
limit the stresses borne by
the product piping. |
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