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PE20100569A1 - ALTERNATIVE PRE-COOLING CONFIGURATION - Google Patents

ALTERNATIVE PRE-COOLING CONFIGURATION

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PE20100569A1
PE20100569A1 PE2009001299A PE2009001299A PE20100569A1 PE 20100569 A1 PE20100569 A1 PE 20100569A1 PE 2009001299 A PE2009001299 A PE 2009001299A PE 2009001299 A PE2009001299 A PE 2009001299A PE 20100569 A1 PE20100569 A1 PE 20100569A1
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cooling
natural gas
refrigerant
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Mark Julian Roberts
Christopher Michael Ott
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Air Prod & Chem
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Abstract

REFERIDO A UN SISTEMA Y A UN METODO PARA LA LICUEFACCION O LICUACION DE UNA CORRIENTE DE GAS NATURAL. EL SISTEMA COMPRENDE: A) UN PRIMER SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO QUE ACEPTA, AL MENOS, UNA CORRIENTE DE CARGA DE GAS NATURAL; B) UN SEGUNDO SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO QUE ACEPTA, AL MENOS, UNA PRIMERA CORRIENTE REFRIGERANTE; Y C) UN INTERCAMBIADOR DE CALOR CRIOGENICO CONECTADO DE MANERA FLUIDA AL PRIMER Y AL SEGUNDO SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO, EL CUAL ACEPTA LA CORRIENTE DE CARGA DE GAS NATURAL DESDE EL PRIMER SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO Y LA PRIMERA CORRIENTE REFRIGERANTE DESDE EL SEGUNDO SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO PARA LICUAR LA CORRIENTE DE CARGA DE GAS NATURAL, EN DONDE EL SEGUNDO SISTEMA DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO ACEPTA UNICAMENTE CORRIENTE(S) QUE TIENEN UNA COMPOSICION DIFERENTE A LA DE LA(S) CORRIENTE(S) ACEPTADAS POR EL PRIMER SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO. EL METODO COMPRENDE LAS ETAPAS: i) SUMINISTRAR UNA CORRIENTE DE CARGA DE GAS NATURAL; ii) SUMINISTRAR UNA PRIMERA CORRIENTE DE REFRIGERACION; iii) PRE-ENFRIAR EN UN PRIMER SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE DE PRE-ENFRIAMIENTO A LA CORRIENTE DE GAS NATURAL; iv) PRE-ENFRIAR EN EL SEGUNDO SISTEMA REFRIGERANTE A LA PRIMERA CORRIENTE REFRIGERANTE; v) EVAPORAR LA PRIMERA CORRIENTE REFRIGERANTE PRE- ENFRIADA EN UN INTERCAMBIADOR DE CALOR CRIOGENICO PARA ENFRIAR LA CORRIENTE DE CARGA DE GAS NATURAL PRE-ENFRIADA A TRAVES DEL INTERCAMBIADOR DE CALOR INDIRECTOREFERRED TO A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR THE LIQUEFACTION OR LICUATION OF A CURRENT OF NATURAL GAS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES: A) A FIRST PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM THAT ACCEPTS AT LEAST ONE NATURAL GAS CHARGE CURRENT; B) A SECOND PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM THAT ACCEPTS AT LEAST A FIRST REFRIGERANT CURRENT; AND C) A CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGER FLUIDLY CONNECTED TO THE FIRST AND SECOND PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEMS, WHICH ACCEPTS THE NATURAL GAS CHARGE CURRENT FROM THE FIRST PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND THE SECOND DECOOLING. PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM TO LIQUEURE THE NATURAL GAS CHARGE CURRENT, WHERE THE SECOND PRE-COOLING SYSTEM ACCEPTS ONLY CURRENT (S) WHICH HAVE A DIFFERENT COMPOSITION FROM THE CURRENT (S) ACCEPTED BY THE CURRENT (S) FIRST PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM. THE METHOD INCLUDES THE STAGES: i) SUPPLY A NATURAL GAS CHARGING CURRENT; ii) SUPPLY A FIRST REFRIGERATION CURRENT; iii) PRE-COOLING IN A FIRST PRE-COOLING REFRIGERANT SYSTEM TO THE NATURAL GAS CURRENT; iv) PRE-COOLING IN THE SECOND REFRIGERANT SYSTEM TO THE FIRST REFRIGERANT CURRENT; v) EVAPORATE THE FIRST PRE-COOLED REFRIGERANT CURRENT IN A CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGER TO COOL THE PRE-COOLED NATURAL GAS CHARGE CURRENT THROUGH THE INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER

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