NO20061751L - Process for liquefaction of natural gas - Google Patents

Process for liquefaction of natural gas

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NO20061751L
NO20061751L NO20061751A NO20061751A NO20061751L NO 20061751 L NO20061751 L NO 20061751L NO 20061751 A NO20061751 A NO 20061751A NO 20061751 A NO20061751 A NO 20061751A NO 20061751 L NO20061751 L NO 20061751L
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refrigerant
compressors
liquefaction
circuit
gas
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Jostein Pettersen
Pentti Paurola
Arne Olav Fredheim
Heinz Bauer
Manfred Bolt
Rainer Sapper
Hubert Franke
M Schier
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Statoil Asa
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Abstract

En fremgangsmåte for flytendegj øring av en hydrokarbonrik gass, hvor gassen strømmer gjennom en kaskade av tre kuldetrinn, hvor hvert trinn omfatter en kuldemediumkrets og en kompressor, hvor i det minste en del av strømmen av kuldemedium fra den andre krets brukes til forkjølingen av den hydrokarbonrike gass i det første kuldetrinn. Dette balanserer lasten på hver av kompressorene. Ved standardisering av drivenhetene og kompressorene i de tre kjølekretser, er det mulig å maksimere den oppnåelige flytendegj øringskapasitet for flytendegjøringsprosessen ved bruk av utprøvde drivenheter henholdsvis kompressorer som man stoler på. Denne fremgangsmåten kan anvendes på blandede kuldemediumkaskader og -kretser med en karbondioksidforkjølekrets. Denne sistnevnte valgmulighet har fordeler ved bruk offshore hvor store mengder av hydrokarboner er uønsket.A process for liquefying a hydrocarbon-rich gas, the gas flowing through a cascade of three refrigerant stages, each stage comprising a refrigerant circuit and a compressor, wherein at least a portion of the refrigerant stream from the second circuit is used to cool the hydrocarbon-rich gas. gas in the first cooling stage. This balances the load on each of the compressors. By standardizing the drives and compressors in the three cooling circuits, it is possible to maximize the achievable liquefaction capacity for the liquefaction process by using proven drives or compressors that are trusted. This method can be applied to mixed refrigerant cascades and circuits with a carbon dioxide cooling circuit. This latter option has advantages when used offshore where large amounts of hydrocarbons are undesirable.

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DE2003144030 DE10344030A1 (en) 2003-09-23 2003-09-23 Liquefying hydrocarbon-rich gas e.g. natural gas involves flowing of gas through three refrigeration stages, each having a circuit and compressor, so that a part flow of refrigerant from the second circuit pre-cools the gas in first stage
GB0409103A GB0409103D0 (en) 2003-09-23 2004-04-23 Natural gas liquefaction process
PCT/GB2004/004047 WO2005028975A2 (en) 2003-09-23 2004-09-23 Natural gas liquefaction process

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