EA200601542A1 - Система для сжиженного природного газа (спг) с отбраковкой тёплого азота - Google Patents

Система для сжиженного природного газа (спг) с отбраковкой тёплого азота

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EA200601542A1
EA200601542A1 EA200601542A EA200601542A EA200601542A1 EA 200601542 A1 EA200601542 A1 EA 200601542A1 EA 200601542 A EA200601542 A EA 200601542A EA 200601542 A EA200601542 A EA 200601542A EA 200601542 A1 EA200601542 A1 EA 200601542A1
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natural gas
lng
liquefied natural
heated nitrogen
nitrogen section
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Пол Р. Хан
Филлип Д. Ритчи
Джейм Яо
Жун-Цзвун Ли
Энтони П. Итон
Уилльям Р. Лоу
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Abstract

Предложена система для сжижения природного газа, в которой применяется усовершенствованная система для удаления азота, выполненная с возможностью удаления азота из потока относительно теплого природного газа.
EA200601542A 2004-02-24 2005-02-08 Способ удаления азота из потока, содержащего преимущественно метан EA020287B1 (ru)

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US10/785,808 US7234322B2 (en) 2004-02-24 2004-02-24 LNG system with warm nitrogen rejection
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