Air Products’ new LNG equipment test facility (ETF) will allow for the collection of data to develop designs for the next generation of innovative Air Products’ coil wound heat exchangers, which are provided to LNG facilities across the world.
“We continue to invest in this business to continue to develop our product line and the ETF will allow us to do more testing and to evaluate improved product designs for the benefit of our customers,” said Dr Samir Serhan, executive vice president at Air Products.
Increased demand
To date, 116 large coil wound heat exchangers have been deployed by Air Products at LNG facilities globally.
The company will be increasing the manufacturing capacity of the facility at Port Manatee by over 50% due it said to the use of LNG continuing to increase around the world with strong energy demands in growing economies.
Air Products dedicated its Port Manatee facility in January 2014 and rolled out its first LNG heat exchanger from the facility in September 2016.
Air Products provides process technology and key equipment for the natural gas liquefaction process for large export plants, small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG plants and LNG peak shavers.
Upstream, Air Products provides both nitrogen and natural gas dehydration membrane systems for offshore platforms. Downstream, Air Products provides membrane nitrogen generators for LNG carriers, and land-based membrane and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals and baseload LNG plants.