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BPT Supports Design of Innovative Carbon Capture and Storage System for Transportation Ships

  • Client:

    Confidential - Maritime
  • Field:

    Maritime Sector

In Support of a post-combustion Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) system, the BPT team has contributed to the development of an innovative solution intended for installation aboard transportation ships. This system aims to capture carbon emissions from exhausts through a unique process facility.

In brief:

The primary objectives included validating and refining the system design, minimizing energy consumption, and effectively managing challenges associated with ship movements. Throughout the process, special attention was given to optimizing the system while maintaining a robust liquid phase equilibrium reserve.

BPT's process and column specialists leveraged advanced simulation tools and extensive process design expertise to address the study objectives in close collaboration with the CCS supplier.

Benefits and key findings:
  • Developed a high-fidelity steady-state process model for designing an onboard carbon capture and storage unit
  • Designed absorber, wash column, and stripping column sizing, along with selecting appropriate packing types
  • Estimated CO2 compression and liquefaction utility requirements
  • Optimized the model to account for energy consumption and ship constraints, including vessel movement and various dynamics such as tilt, pitch, roll, and surge
  • Proposed a series of absorption columns to address height limitations on the ship and mitigate fluid maldistribution under ship motion and tilt
  • Generated heat and mass balance (HMB) and provided support to an international engineering design team

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