Svanehøj to deliver instrumentation and valve systems for LPG mined rock cavern project

In the coming year, the EPC company Mahathi Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. and engineering companies will establish an underground LPG storage for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL). It will have the capacity to contain 100,000 m³ of LPG in Mangalore, India.

 

As a trusted partner, Svanehøj Tank Control Systems will be providing instrumentation and valve systems for the cavern project. The solutions will reduce operational risks, protect the gas and the storage facility as well as the surrounding environment for an LPG mined rock cavern project established by Mahathi Infra Services, Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) and Geostock.

 

Designed to comply with specific requirements

The cavern project in Mangalore will be equipped with refined monitoring instruments and underground emergency shut-off valves that will prevent LPG leaking outside of the cavern.

 

- Our valves are designed to comply with the specific requirements of a mined rock cavern LPG storage facility. The main valve’s function is to close through an emergency shut-down action, says David Clercq, Head of Sales at Svanehøj Tank Control Systems.

 

In the event of an oil feeding line rupture or causing leakage, the valves are designed to be fully operational and to be forced open by a water column topped by pressurized nitrogen in the shaft. Although, for safety purposes, they remain closed, retaining a minimum level of water in the shaft.

 

Additionally, the cavern project will be included a level and temperature alarm probe, which monitors the cavern temperature at several points in both the liquid and gaseous phases of the LPG. All signals are conveyed to a Tank Data Acquisition System Cabinet located outside the hazardous area.

 

A safer solution

To accommodate the growing need for sustainable storage solutions for energy, caverns are one of the safer and most economical solutions when large volumes of LPG are to be stored. They are safer than pressurized spheres and more cost-effectively. However, the storage solution requires sophisticated instrumentation to ensure the safest storage of LPG.

 

The reason originates from the huge volumes of LPG concentrated in a single LPG cavern. Around 100,000 m³ of LPG can be stored under pressure in an underground storage facility.

 

Following the acquisition of Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems in early 2022, Svanehøj has broadened its expertise in handling mission-critical liquids – both on sea and land.

 

Facts about the order

Project type: Mined Rock Cavern Storage

Client: Mahathi Infra Services Pvt. Ltd.

Location: Mangalore, India

End customer: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

Svanehøj will deliver:

2*Safety Valves with emergency shutdown action.

1*Customised Hydraulic Control Unit

1*Level and alarm probe

1* Tank Data Acquisition System Cabinet

 

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