BR0318036A - Processo de refrigeração e a produção de gás natural liquefeito - Google Patents

Processo de refrigeração e a produção de gás natural liquefeito

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BR0318036A
BR0318036A BR0318036-0A BR0318036A BR0318036A BR 0318036 A BR0318036 A BR 0318036A BR 0318036 A BR0318036 A BR 0318036A BR 0318036 A BR0318036 A BR 0318036A
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natural gas
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liquefied natural
refrigeration process
gas stream
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Paul William Bridgwood
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Lng Internat Pty Ltd
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    • F25J2260/30Integration in an installation using renewable energy
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25JLIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2270/00Refrigeration techniques used
    • F25J2270/88Quasi-closed internal refrigeration or heat pump cycle, if not otherwise provided
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25JLIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2270/00Refrigeration techniques used
    • F25J2270/90External refrigeration, e.g. conventional closed-loop mechanical refrigeration unit using Freon or NH3, unspecified external refrigeration
    • F25J2270/906External refrigeration, e.g. conventional closed-loop mechanical refrigeration unit using Freon or NH3, unspecified external refrigeration by heat driven absorption chillers
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"PROCESSO DE REFRIGERAçãO E A PRODUçãO DE GáS NATURAL LIQUEFEITO". A presente invenção refere-se a um processo e um aparelho para a produção de gás natural liquefeito utilizando um ciclo de refrigeração, caracterizado pelas etapas de: i) pré-tratamento de uma corrente de gás natural; ii) resfriamento de uma ou ambas da corrente de gás pré-tratada resultante ou de uma corrente de gás refrigerante dentro do ciclo de refrigeração; e iii) liquefação do gás natural.
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