【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】For the first time, domestic low-temperature ball valve systems were used in 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers from 2030 to 2025

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Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Continuous updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** Domestic low-temperature ball valve systems were used for the first time on LNG carriers with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. April 25, 2025 – On April 23, Hudong Zhonghua successfully completed the \"two-in-one\" trial voyage for the first 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier built for Sinopec’s project (H1892A), and it berthed safely. The trial operation went very smoothly; the project team’s lean management and innovative processes enabled the LNG consumption at the terminal to be reduced from 800 tons to 560 tons, thereby cutting down the costs associated with the trial operation. During the trial voyage, as a key project aimed at replacing imported equipment with domestic alternatives, the ship saw the first practical use of domestic LNG low-temperature butterfly valve systems and low-temperature expansion joints – core components – in an LNG carrier of 174,000 cubic meters capacity. The trial sailing team made full use of the role of the temporary party branch as a stronghold for combat; party members were in charge of the key testing tasks, and any issues that arose were resolved promptly to ensure the smooth completion of the entire trial sailing process. The results of all the tests received high recognition from the shipowner and the ship inspection authorities. The successful trial voyage marks the entry of this vessel into the final phase of completion. During the return journey, the trial voyage team implemented the necessary corrections based on the feedback received, striving fully toward achieving high-quality completion.