INERT GAS SYSTEMS

Introduction gas systems engineering & sales team de-

Aalborg Industries are the world’s market livering custom-built systems for Floating

leader in supplying maritime inert gas sys- Production Systems in the offshore market

tems (IGS). Through continuous innovation segment as well.

and development, Aalborg Industries have

set the industry standard for inert gas gen- Lifetime commitment
erators and systems for the tanker industry Buying from Aalborg Industries secures

for decades and have supplied more than our lifetime commitment to the products
The Aalborg Industries Group has
over 40 years of experience with all 3,700 inert gas systems. delivered. After delivery, our customers en-
types of inert gas system installa-
tions for the tanker industry. Inert The inert gas systems product centre joy the security of our professional Global
gas is also known as inactive gas. After Sales service support for spare parts
of the Aalborg Industries Group is lo-
Below: Inert gas system from the
Netherlands delivered in 1982 for a cated in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. supplies and in case operational problems
LNG tanker built at Mitsubishi Heavy
Due to Aalborg Industries’ engineering or refurbishment needs occur.
Industries, Japan.
know-how together with a wide prod-
uct range and services, we can combine With Aalborg Industries companies located
various systems and services into a com- in 14 countries around the world, we are
plete, integrated turnkey package with always close to our customers in order to
the best environmental solution. ensure maximum up-time and After Sales
support to their equipment.

History
As a consequence of developing some of Aalborg Industries have a large dedicated
the world’s first inert gas systems on oil service squad in The Netherlands, Japan,
tankers, Aalborg Industries have the prac- Korea, Singapore, China and Brazil who
tical and technological background to ad- commission new installations and provide
vise customers on the most suitable, effi- support to the large installed base of AAL-
cient inert gas system / inert gas generator BORG INDUSTRIES™ and SMIT GAS™ inert
configuration for each particular ship type. gas systems with service/engineering sup-
We have at our disposal a dedicated inert port and spare parts supply.

1967 1970s 1971 1974 1984 1988

Smit Ovens, The Neth- Aalborg Industries KK First inert gas system First inert gas system The first Combinert® Own design of refriger-
erlands, delivered its (formerly Gadelius), delivered for a LNG delivered for the off- (combined inert gas ant cooling and adsorp-
first maritime inert gas Japan, became tanker. shore market (FPSO). generator and flue tion drying system for
system to the fishmeal inert gas generator gas inert gas system) LNG/LPG.
ship M/V “Willem representatives for developed.
Barentsz”. Willem Smit Smit Ovens in Japan,
established the Smit Taiwan and Korea.
companies in 1913.

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 Tanker shipping safety with
inert gas systems

Top: SMIT GAS™ inert gas genera-

Why Aalborg Industries’ IGS? Advantages for shipyards tor installation on the chemical/oil
product tanker “British Courtesy”.
By applying trendsetting technologies, Aal- n Fast and accurate configuration engi- Left: Inert gas generator for off-
borg Industries offers our customers a very shore vessel (FPSO).
neering
Below: In 2006, Aalborg Industries
high quality of inert gas. Also, within the n Short delivery times of approval draw- introduced its upgraded inert gas
Aalborg Industries Group, the combination system for crude oil tankers. Scrub-
ings ber for FIN inert gas system.
of our boilers’ low-oxygen flue gas as input n Reduced commissioning time
for our flue gas type inert gas systems guar-
n Local commissioning support
antees the best possible solutions for our
customers.
Advantages for shipowners
n High quality soot free inert gas
A fire needs heat, fuel and oxygen to de-
n User-friendly operation
velop. Eliminating one of the three elements
n Easy inspection and maintenance
will stop or prevent a fire. Thus, adding inert
n Low total life cycle cost
gas with an oxygen content below 8% to the
n Worldwide network for service & spares
atmosphere in the ships’ (cargo) tanks pre-
vents fires. One of the international laws to n 24-hour customer assistance

secure tanker safety is the 1978 Protocol to n In-house training center

the “International Convention for the Safety n Over 40 years experience in inert gas
of Life at Sea” (SOLAS) which stipulates that systems
inert gas systems be installed on all new n Reliability and durability
tankers over 20,000 dwt. n Global After Sales support network

1990 1994 2005 2006 2008 2009

First nitrogen genera- Own design of Introduction of own Smit Gas Systems BV Dedicated inert gas Development of SMIT
tor delivered. inert gas compressor design of water acquired by Aalborg systems service team GAS™ DGIN type inert
launched. chiller. Industries A/S, Denmark. established in South gas generator using
New company name: Korea. diesel exhaust gas after-
Aalborg Industries Inert treatment to generate
Gas Systems B.V. saturated inert gas in a
fuel saving manner.

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 Product range
Product range
SMIT GAS™ and AALBORG INDUSTRIES™
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FU Saturated inert gas generator, low pressure

n 1,000 - n Combustion n 0.15 n 2 - 4%

20,000 bar(g)
m3

BUFD Dry inert gas generator, low pressure

n 1,500 - n Combustion n 0.3 - 0.4 n 0.5 - 1%

Aalborg Industries’ inert gas system 25,000 + drying bar(g)
engineers in The Netherlands and m3
Japan manage the process from pro-
duct design until shop testing and BUCD Dry inert gas generator, high pressure, low CO
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commissioning. /S
Below: Portinert® (FU type), a con-
tainerized inert gas generator unit n 300 - n Combustion n 6 bar(g) n 0.1 - 0.5%
designed for temporary inert gas
3,000 m3 + drying
supply.

TU Topping-up saturated inert gas generator

n 500 m3 n Combustion n 0.15 n 2 - 4%

bar(g)

MEM Dry nitrogen (N2) generator (membrane)

n 200 - n Air sepa- n 10 bar(g) n 0.1 - 5%

10,000 ration
m3 (membrane)
n Unfired
PSA Dry nitrogen (N2) generator (pressure swing adsorption)

n 200 - n Air sepa- n 8 bar(g) n 0.1 - 5%

2,500 m3 ration (PSA)
n Unfired

FIN Saturated inert gas system, low pressure, flue gas type

n 3,000 - n Flue gas n 0.1 bar(g) n N.A.

30,000 cleaning
m3

FGIN Combinert™ - combined inert gas generator &

inert gas system (flue gas)
n 1,000 - n Combustion n 0.12 n 2 - 4%
20,000 + flue gas bar(g)
m3 cleaning

DGIN Saturated inert gas generator − Exh. gas after-burner

n 2,000 - n Diesel n 0.12 n 2 - 4%

12,500 exhaust gas bar(g)
m3 cleaning +
combustion

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n DMB n Air n Saturated
n DMC
n Fuel gas

n DMX n Air/steam n Dry

n DMA -45/-65˚C Above: Scrubber for Aalborg Indus-
n DMB tries™ FIN flue gas type inert gas
system.
 The products and systems shown
on pages 4-5 are a selection from
our comprehensive inert gas sys-
n DMX n Air n Dry tems’ product range. Customized
n DMA -40/-50˚C solutions are available on request.
Below: Washing tower of a BUFD
inert gas generator for LNG carrier.

n DMB n Air n Saturated

n DMC

n N.A. n N.A. n Dry

-65˚C

n N.A. n N.A. n Dry

-40˚C

n Boiler (HFO) n N.A. n Saturated

n Boiler (HFO) n Air n Saturated

n DMB
n DMC

n Diesel engine n Exhaust gas n Saturated

(HFO) + Air
n DMB
n DMC

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 Protecting the environment

Top: At Aalborg Industries’ Nijmegen

test centre, the inert gas systems are Trendsetting products & present and future regulations and envi-
tested before delivery.
Above: Inert gas systems are safety environmental concerns ronmental legislation at large. When de-
equipment that prevent environ-
Besides combustion systems, and the ob- signing products, we emphasize reducing
mental disasters such as oil spills
caused by explosions in tankers. vious safety aspects of inert gas systems, emissions and focus on obtaining the ul-
Below: The fire triangle. Taking
Aalborg Industries’ product development timate plant safety to achieve the lowest
away one of the three components
(like for instance replacing oxygen policy is to develop new solutions with a possible environmental impact.
with inert gas) will stop or prevent
the risk of fire or explosion. minimum carbon footprint.
Combustion preventing fire
New refrigerant At the heart of almost every inert gas gen-

Aalborg Industries recently developed erator installation delivered by Aalborg

a new cooling system for LNG carriers. Industries is the unique Ultramizing® com-

The system uses a mere 10% of the usual bustion system, assuring low oxygen level

quantity of Freon compared to our previ- inert gas without any soot formation even

ous model, and we have introduced the at partial load conditions.

new, environmentally friendly Freon type

(R-407C) into our coolers. Oil is atomized in an ultra-fine dispersion
pattern, using the combustion air for at-
Reduction of emissions omization. The system utilizes a highly-ef-
Aalborg Industries strives to reduce emis- ficient, two-stage, oil/air mixing technique
sions when a burner is part of the inert which results in an oxygen depleted inert
gas system. An obvious solution is to en- gas without any soot formation. The blu-
sure that the minimum amount of fuel is ish, transparent oil flame is characteristic
used during operation. Furthermore, we of the Ultramizing® combustion system.
optimize the re-use of energy in fluids and
gases in order to increase the overall ther- Aside from safe combustion, the Ultramiz-
mal efficiency of the vessel. ing® burner design meets our strict re-
Aalborg Industries constantly develop our quirement for low emissions, besides excel-
product portfolio to comply with both lent operation during its entire lifecycle.

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Global presence

Through continuous innovation and

development, our inert gas systems
have set the industry standard for
R & D efforts future operators in daily maintenance and many years. System safety is further
secured by operators attending pro-
The backbone of our company is our engi- safety features, Aalborg Industries main- fessional training at the Nijmegen

neering and product development. We have tain close contact with shipowners and training centre.

in-house know-how and resources to meet operators worldwide.

the day-to-day requirements for quotations

and order handling and a steady product Our Global After Sales organization pro-

portfolio development. For special develop- vides professional support and complete

ment projects we have a mutually beneficial service wherever and whenever you need

cooperation with universities, classification it. Aalborg Industries supply OEM spare

societies and other knowledge centres to parts and carry out inspections, service,

supplement our own technological capabili- repairs, retrofits and upgrades on our inert

ties and cover all analytical aspects. gas systems.

Quality and production Maintenance contracts

Inert gas systems are supplied as complete Aalborg Industries have service and main-
systems with optional auxiliaries like fans, tenance contracts with a number of cus-
fuel pump, deck water seal and P/V breaker. tomers. We have fully trained and licensed
All components are engineered by Aalborg personnel and advanced testing equip-
Industries and manufactured at either an ment to go on board to help secure a safe
Aalborg Industries production facility or an and economical operation.
approved supplier that meets our strict QA/
QC standards, thereby safeguarding our Training
high product quality. In Nijmegen, The Netherlands, we offer
in-house operator training for groups
Global After Sales of up to 12 people at a time. We can also
From the time we carry out commission- provide training onboard or at other cus-
ing of new inert gas systems and train the tomer specified locations.

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MARINE BOILERS & HEAT EXCHANGERS Your Preferred Partner
THERMAL FLUID SYSTEMS Aalborg Industries’ mission is, on the basis of world leading
technology within our defined core business, to provide our cus-
INERT GAS SYSTEMS tomers with reliable, innovative and optimal steam, heat and
safety solutions that are environmentally friendly and ensure
FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
the lowest life cycle cost.

GLOBAL AFTER SALES

Aalborg Industries’ vision is to become the Preferred Partner to

INDUSTRIAL BOILERS all our customers and business relations.

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