WO2012172281A2 - Procédé destiné à la liquéfaction du gaz naturel - Google Patents

Procédé destiné à la liquéfaction du gaz naturel Download PDF

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WO2012172281A2
WO2012172281A2 PCT/GB2012/000502 GB2012000502W WO2012172281A2 WO 2012172281 A2 WO2012172281 A2 WO 2012172281A2 GB 2012000502 W GB2012000502 W GB 2012000502W WO 2012172281 A2 WO2012172281 A2 WO 2012172281A2
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Anthony Dwight Maunder
Geoffrey Frederick Skinner
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Priority to EP12733175.9A priority patent/EP2721358A2/fr
Priority to AU2012270148A priority patent/AU2012270148B2/en
Priority to CN201280027025.XA priority patent/CN103582792B/zh
Priority to KR1020137032633A priority patent/KR101820560B1/ko
Priority to CA2836628A priority patent/CA2836628C/fr
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  • this invention comprises a liquefaction process with moderate power requirement in which the necessary refrigeration is largely supplied by work expansion of the feed gas itself. Cryogenic liquid refrigerants or other secondary working fluids such as nitrogen are therefore not required. In this way energy is extracted at a low temperature level which results in improved thermodynamic efficiency. As a result, a significant proportion of the LNG is formed directly in a work extracting expander, in addition to that formed 5by condensation in an exchanger which is cooled by the reheating of the cold gas from the said work expander.
  • FIG 1 shows the operating features of the invention.
  • the exact flow sheet will 15depend upon the feed gas specification, but will generally contain these basic elements. Where pressures are stated anywhere in this application as “bar” these are bar absolute.
  • the pressure of Stream 11 will typically be around 15 bar ( .5 MPa).
  • Stream 11 enters a first cold passage in heat exchanger D, leaving as Stream 12, which 0then passes through a first cold passage in heat exchanger B, emerging (Stream 13) at a temperature just below the temperature of Stream 6.
  • the ratio of the flow rate of Stream 4 to the flow rate of Stream 5 is controlled so that the temperature approach between the composite hot and cold sides of heat exchangers B and D are substantially uniform throughout their lengths.

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Abstract

La présente invention a trait à un procédé qui comprend une étape consistant à refroidir un gaz naturel au moyen d'un échangeur de chaleur et d'un premier extenseur. L'échangeur de chaleur refroidit le gaz naturel qui est fourni jusqu'à atteindre une température supérieure à la température de sortie de l'extenseur, en réchauffant l'écoulement de sortie de l'extenseur dans un premier passage froid de l'échangeur de chaleur jusqu'à atteindre une température légèrement inférieure à la température du gaz naturel qui est fourni à l'échangeur de chaleur, en faisant passer l'écoulement de sortie froid depuis l'échangeur de chaleur jusque dans un second extenseur où il est partiellement liquéfié, en séparant l'écoulement de sortie du second extenseur en fractions liquide et vapeur, en collectant la fraction liquide afin qu'elle soit utilisée en tant que produit de GNL, en réchauffant la fraction vapeur dans un second passage côté froid de l'échangeur de chaleur jusqu'à atteindre sensiblement la même température que la température du gaz naturel qui est fourni à l'échangeur de chaleur, en recyclant la fraction vapeur réchauffée partiellement lorsqu'elle est fournie au premier extenseur et partiellement lorsqu'elle est fournie à l'échangeur de chaleur.
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CA2836628A CA2836628C (fr) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 Procede destine a la liquefaction du gaz naturel
MX2013014870A MX346703B (es) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 Proceso para la licuefacción de gas natural.
US14/118,945 US20140083132A1 (en) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 Process for liquefaction of natural gas
EP12733175.9A EP2721358A2 (fr) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 Procédé destiné à la liquéfaction du gaz naturel
AU2012270148A AU2012270148B2 (en) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 Process for liquefaction of natural gas
JP2014515273A JP5984192B2 (ja) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 天然ガスの液化プロセス
KR1020137032633A KR101820560B1 (ko) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 천연가스의 액화를 위한 방법
CN201280027025.XA CN103582792B (zh) 2011-06-15 2012-06-11 用于天然气液化的方法

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