ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF LNG REGASIFICATION TERMINALS
Adriatic LNG
PERFORMANCE IMPACT
Unlock higher throughput safely through class-verified structural re-rating:
- Increase gas send-out capacity by raising operating pressure from 78 → 90.1 bar.
- Defer major replacement CAPEX by extending usable ORV life with high-fidelity structural insight.
- Operate with regulator-approved confidence through a Class-validated Fitness-for-Service assessment.
CLIENT PERSPECTIVE
Akselos Physics-based Digital Twin enables safety and operating envelope improvements as of optimizing life-cycle costs and defined long term maintenance strategies ensuring long term reliability of key assets on the Adriatic LNG topside facilities.
THE CHALLENGES
Prove that ageing ORVs could safely operate at a higher pressure under ASME VIII Div.2 Part 5.
Replace conservative legacy assumptions with regulator-ready structural evidence.
Evaluate the full structural system, including ageing effects, under a higher operating envelope.
OUR APPROACH
Akselos built a high-fidelity structural twin of ORV #3 reflecting its real condition after 16 years in service. The model evaluated the proposed pressure increase under ASME VIII Div.2 Part 5, explicitly accounting for ageing effects and thermal history.
In collaboration with COSMI and Bureau Veritas Nexta, the Fitness-for-Service assessment validated structural stability and strain limits at the higher envelope. The class-approved re-rating safely unlocked increased throughput and deferred significant replacement CAPEX.
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