Liquefaction of natural gas using process-loaded expanders
CA 2023225 C · Owner: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. · Inventors: Chatterjee, Nirmal; Herron, D. Michael
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A process for the liquefaction of natural gas is disclosed wherein expansion valves for low-level multicomponent refrigerant and liquefied gas product streams are replaced with process-loaded turboexpanders having liquid inlet streams. Each turboexpander is coupled with a compressor or pump so that expansion work extracted from a given stream is used directly to compress or pump the stream prior to cooling and expansion. The use of process-loaded turboexpanders reduces the minimum work of liquefaction and increases the liquefaction capacity of the process.
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- Filed August 14, 1990 and granted March 8, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 14, 2010.
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