Patent ID: 8186293
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for automatic shutdown of an inert gas installation on a floating vessel in connection with marine casualty, wherein the vessel comprises one or several tanks arranged in a manner allowing filling of an explosive liquid and/or a gas therein, wherein an air inlet system is connected to the tank, and wherein the tank is provided with a sensor arranged to respond to a defined, ambient moisture and pressure level, the sensor also being connected to a valve control system, thereby being able to provide control signals to the valve control system, and wherein the inert gas installation is provided with a shutoff valve arranged to be able to close an inert gas supply conduit, the shutoff valve being connected in a control-signal-communicating manner to the valve control system, characterized in that the tank is provided with a safety valve arranged to be able to prevent an underpressure in the tank.