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ES344074A1 - Natural gas liquefaction with controlled b.t.u. content - Google Patents

Natural gas liquefaction with controlled b.t.u. content

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ES344074A1
ES344074A1 ES344074A ES344074A ES344074A1 ES 344074 A1 ES344074 A1 ES 344074A1 ES 344074 A ES344074 A ES 344074A ES 344074 A ES344074 A ES 344074A ES 344074 A1 ES344074 A1 ES 344074A1
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vessel
withdrawn
gas
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Conch International Methane Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10K—PURIFYING OR MODIFYING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COMBUSTIBLE GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
    • C10K3/00—Modifying the chemical composition of combustible gases containing carbon monoxide to produce an improved fuel, e.g. one of different calorific value, which may be free from carbon monoxide
    • C10K3/06—Modifying the chemical composition of combustible gases containing carbon monoxide to produce an improved fuel, e.g. one of different calorific value, which may be free from carbon monoxide by mixing with gases
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G OR C10K; LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS; USE OF ADDITIVES TO FUELS OR FIRES; FIRE-LIGHTERS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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Abstract

Natural hydrocarbon gas is supplied to a distribution system at a controlled B.T.U. value by liquefying a feed stream 2 at a pressure higher than the distribution pressure in indirect heat exchangers 5, 6, 7 cooled by an external refrigerant, diverting through a line 23 a minor portion of the high pressure L.N.G. leaving exchanger 7, expanding it at a valve 24 into a vessel 27 to produce flash gas and liquid heavy hydrocarbons, expanding at valves 42, 46, 51 the remainder of the L.N.G. into a storage vessel 52 maintained at about atmospheric pressure expanding at a valve 31 the hydrocarbon liquid withdrawn from vessel 27 and adding it to boil-off gas withdrawn by a pump 53 from vessel 52 at a rate controlled by a calorimeter 34a and passing the mixture so formed through a line 47a and a compressor 48 to an outlet line 33 leading to the distribution system. L.N.G. leaving expansion valve 42 is joined by flash gas from chamber 27 and is further cooled in an exchanger 21 traversed by a reverse flow of said boil-off gas and heavy hydrocarbon liquid and also by a reverse flow of a minor portion of L.N.G. withdrawn from the outlet line of exchanger 21 and expanded at a valve 43. The main body of L.N.G. is still further cooled in an exchanger 10 traversed by a reverse flow of a minor portion of L.N.G. leaving expansion valve 46. The two reverse flows of expanded L.N.G. are warmed in exchangers 5, 6, 7 and are fed to the outlet line 33. The external refrigerant for cooling exchanger 5, 6, 7 is circulated in a closed cycle comprising a surge tank 9, expansion valves 11, 21, 22 in series and a three stage compressor to which refrigerant vapour leaving exchangers 5, 6, 7 is fed and which delivers to the tank 9. A portion of liquid refrigerant is withdrawn from exchanger 6 and is used to heat a coil 36 in flash vessel 27 the so-cooled refrigerant being returned to exchanger 7.
ES344074A 1966-08-17 1967-08-12 Natural gas liquefaction with controlled b.t.u. content Expired ES344074A1 (en)

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