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(b)異なる圧力レベルにて動作する3以上の熱交換工程に冷媒流を通す工程、
(c)工程(b)の熱交換工程のうち少なくとも2つに炭化水素流を通すことで、炭化水素流の温度を漸次下げて冷却された炭化水素流を得る工程、
(d)各熱交換工程にて冷媒流の一部分を異なる圧力に膨張、蒸発させ、第1蒸発圧力の第1蒸発冷媒流と第1蒸発圧力より低い蒸発圧力の2以上の他の蒸発冷媒流とを得る工程、
(e)単一圧縮器ケーシングの最大圧力圧縮段階により第1蒸発冷媒流を冷却圧力に圧縮し、工程(a)の冷却圧力にて冷媒流の少なくとも一部分を得る工程、
(f)2以上の並列低圧圧縮段階により前記他の蒸発冷媒流を圧縮し、2以上の部分圧縮冷媒流を得る工程、及び
(g)部分圧縮冷媒流のすべてを工程(e)の前記最大圧力圧縮段階に通す工程
を少なくとも含む天然ガスなどの炭化水素流の冷却方法を提供する。
熱交換工程を異なる圧力レベルにて作動させるための減圧手段を備えた3以上の熱交換器、
冷媒流を3以上の熱交換器に通すための冷媒通過手段、
冷却された炭化水素流を得るために熱交換工程の少なくとも2つに炭化水素流を通すための炭化水素通過手段、
第1蒸発圧力の第1蒸発冷媒流、
第1蒸発圧力より低い蒸発圧力の2以上の他の蒸発流、
第1蒸発冷媒流を圧縮して冷却圧力にて冷媒流の少なくとも一部分を得るための、単一圧縮器ケーシング中の最大圧力圧縮段階、
前記他の蒸発冷媒流を圧縮して1以上の部分圧縮冷媒流を得るための2以上の並列低圧圧縮段階、及び
部分圧縮冷媒流のすべてを前記単一圧縮器ケーシング中の最大圧力圧縮段階に通すための通路
を少なくとも含む天然ガスなどの炭化水素流を冷却する装置を提供する。
(i)第1蒸発冷媒流(40)を共通の最大圧力圧縮段階(22)で圧縮し、十分に圧縮された冷媒流(10)の少なくとも一部分を冷媒冷却圧力にて得;
(ii)他の蒸発冷媒流(50、60、70)を少なくとも2つの並列低圧圧縮段階(24、26、28)で圧縮し、1以上の部分圧縮冷媒流(50a、60a、70a)を得;
(iii)一般に部分圧縮冷媒流(50a、60a、70a)のすべてを共通の最大圧力圧縮段階(22)に通す。
3…第1冷媒回路
10…冷媒流
12…第1熱交換工程
14…第2熱交換工程
16…第3熱交換工程
18…第4熱交換工程
20…炭化水素流
22…最大圧力圧縮段階
24…第2(高圧)圧縮段階
26…第3圧縮段階
28…第4(低圧)圧縮段階
30…冷却された炭化水素流
A…第1圧縮器列
B…第2圧縮器列
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- (a)冷媒流を冷却圧力にて供給する工程、
(b)異なる圧力レベルにて動作する3以上の熱交換工程に冷媒流を通す工程、
(c)工程(b)の熱交換工程のうち少なくとも2つに炭化水素流を通すことで、炭化水素流の温度を漸次下げて冷却された炭化水素流を得る工程、
(d)各熱交換工程にて冷媒流の一部分を異なる圧力に膨張、蒸発させる工程、ここで前記3以上の熱交換工程の第1熱交換工程が、第1蒸発圧力の第1蒸発冷媒流を供給し、第1蒸発圧力より低い蒸発圧力で少なくとも2つの他の蒸発冷媒流が供給され、ここで前記少なくとも3つの熱交換工程の第2熱交換工程が第2の蒸発冷媒流を供給し、前記3以上の熱交換工程の第3の熱交換工程が少なくとも第3蒸発冷媒流を供給し、
(e)単一圧縮器ケーシングの最大圧力圧縮段階により第1蒸発冷媒流を冷却圧力に圧縮し、工程(a)の冷却圧力にて冷媒流の少なくとも一部分を得る工程、
(f)2以上の並列低圧圧縮段階により前記他の蒸発冷媒流を圧縮し、2以上の部分圧縮冷媒流を得る工程、及び
(g)部分圧縮冷媒流のすべてを工程(e)の前記最大圧力圧縮段階に通す工程
を少なくとも含む炭化水素流の冷却方法。 - 工程(b)の熱交換工程のうち少なくとも2つに炭化水素流を通す前記工程が、工程(b)の熱交換工程の少なくとも3つに炭化水素流を通すことからなる請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(b)の3以上の熱交換工程が、4又は5の熱交換工程を含み、冷媒流を膨張、蒸発させることにより、4又は5の異なる圧力にてそれぞれ4又は5の蒸発冷媒流を得る請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 冷媒流と炭化水素流を同じ熱交換工程に通す請求項3に記載の方法であって、各熱交換工程が前記炭化水素流の温度を漸次低下させる前記方法。
- 工程(d)の熱交換工程の少なくとも2つにおいて冷媒流の一部分を蒸発させる工程が、前記熱交換工程を通る炭化水素流により熱交換することからなる請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 冷媒流がプロパンである請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(d)の冷媒流の一部分が膨張し蒸発する請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の方法であって、
前記第1の熱交換工程にて冷媒流の第1の部分を膨張、蒸発させて、第1蒸発圧力である高々圧の蒸発冷媒流を得、高々圧蒸発冷媒流が第1蒸発冷媒流であり、
前記第2の熱交換工程にて冷媒流の第2の部分を膨張、蒸発させて、前記第2蒸発冷媒流である高圧蒸発冷媒流を得、かつ前記高々圧より低い高圧を有する高圧蒸発冷媒流を得、
前記第3の熱交換工程にて冷媒流の第3の部分を膨張、蒸発させて、前記第3蒸発冷媒流である中圧蒸発冷媒流を得、かつ前記高圧より低い中圧を有する中圧蒸発冷媒流を得、
第4の熱交換工程にて冷媒流の第4の部分を膨張、蒸発させて、前記第4蒸発冷媒流である低圧蒸発冷媒流を得、かつ前記中圧より低い低圧を有する低圧蒸発冷媒流を得、
ここで工程(e)の第1蒸発冷媒流の前記圧縮が、
工程(e)の前記最大圧力圧縮段階である高々圧圧縮段階により高々圧蒸発冷媒流を圧縮し、工程(a)の冷却圧力にて前記冷媒流を得ることを含み、
工程(f)の他の蒸発冷媒流の前記圧縮が、
前記並列低圧圧縮段階の1つである低圧圧縮段階により低圧蒸発冷媒流を圧縮し、
前記並列低圧圧縮段階の1つである中圧圧縮段階により中圧蒸発冷媒流を圧縮し、
高圧圧縮段階により高圧蒸発冷媒流を圧縮することを含み、
中圧圧縮段階と高々圧圧縮段階が第1圧縮器列に含まれ、
ここで、低圧圧縮段階と高圧圧縮段階が、第1圧縮器列とは少なくとも部分的に分離した第2圧縮器列に含まれ、かつ前記低圧圧縮段階と前記高圧圧縮段階が前記中圧圧縮段階と並列である、
前記方法。 - 第2圧縮器列が部分圧縮された冷媒流を供給するための出口を有し、前記部分圧縮された冷媒流を、第1圧縮器列における高々圧圧縮段階の入口に送る請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記並列低圧圧縮段階の少なくとも2つが、2以上の圧縮器列中にある請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 炭化水素流が天然ガスを含む請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 炭化水素流が天然ガスからなる請求項1〜10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 炭化水素流を液化して液化炭化水素流を得る方法であって、請求項1〜11のいずれか一項に記載の方法による炭化水素流の冷却を含む前記方法。
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