EP1766312A1 - Treating liquefied natural gas - Google Patents

Treating liquefied natural gas

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EP1766312A1
EP1766312A1 EP05769936A EP05769936A EP1766312A1 EP 1766312 A1 EP1766312 A1 EP 1766312A1 EP 05769936 A EP05769936 A EP 05769936A EP 05769936 A EP05769936 A EP 05769936A EP 1766312 A1 EP1766312 A1 EP 1766312A1
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Cornelis Buijs
Robert Klein Nagelvoort
Johan Jan Barend Pek
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to treating liquefied natural gas, and in particular treating liquefied natural gas that contains components having boiling points lower than methane.
  • An example of such a component is nitrogen.
  • ⁇ low boiling point components' and ⁇ components having low boiling points' will be used to refer to components having boiling points lower than methane.
  • the treatment is directed to removing low boiling point components from the liquefied natural gas in order to obtain a liquefied natural gas having a reduced content of components having low boiling points.
  • the improved method can be applied in two ways: (1) to treat the same amount of liquefied natural gas as in a conventional method, or (2) to treat a larger amount of liquefied natural gas as in a conventional method.
  • the content of low boiling point components in the liquefied gas treated with the method of the present invention is lower than that in liquefied gas treated with a conventional method.
  • the second way the content of low boiling point components is maintained and the amount of liquefied gas is increased.
  • US-A-6 199 403 discloses a method to remove a high- volatility component such as nitrogen from a feed stream rich in methane. According to US-A-6 199 403 the expanded liquefied natural gas stream enters a separation column at an intermediate level, i.e. not below a gas-liquid contacting section.
  • US-A-5 421 165 relates to a process for denitrogenation of a feedstock of a liquefied mixture of hydrocarbons. To this end US-A-5 421 165 suggests a relatively complicated process using a denitrogenation column comprising a plurality of theoretical fractionation stages.
  • WO 02/50483 discloses several methods of removing components having low boiling points from liquefied natural gas. According to WO 02/50483 a liquid product stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points is obtained,
  • a problem of the above processes described in WO 02/50483 is that the liquid product stream contains an undesirable high content of components having low boiling points. It is an object of the present invention to minimize the above problem.
  • a method of treating liquefied natural gas supplied at liquefaction pressure containing components having low boiling points to obtain a liquid product stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points comprises the steps of: (a) allowing the liquefied gas to expand to separation pressure to obtain an expanded two-phase fluid; (b) introducing the expanded two-phase fluid into a column below a gas-liquid contacting section arranged in the column; (c) collecting in the bottom of the column liquid from the two-phase fluid and withdrawing from the bottom of the column a liquid stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points; introducing the liquid stream into a flash vessel at a low pressure; removing a second gaseous stream from the top of the flash vessel; and removing from the bottom of the flash vessel a liquid stream to obtain the liquid product stream; (d) allowing vapour from the two-phase fluid to flow through the contacting section;
  • step (e) withdrawing from the top of the column a gaseous stream that is enriched in components having low boiling points; (f) heating the gaseous stream obtained in step (e) in a heat exchanger to obtain a heated gaseous stream;
  • step (g) compressing the heated gaseous stream obtained in step (f) to fuel gas pressure to obtain fuel gas;
  • step (h) separating a recycle stream from the fuel gas obtained in step (g) ;
  • step (i) at least partly condensing the recycle stream obtained in step (h) to obtain a reflux stream; and (j) introducing the reflux stream obtained in step (i) at separation pressure into the column above the contacting section.
  • liquid product stream obtained according to the present invention contains a smaller content of components having low boiling points than one would expect.
  • An important advantage of the method according to the present invention is that it can be suitably used for large liquefaction plants.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a process flow scheme illustrating a part of an embodiment of the method of the present invention (not including a flash vessel as required according to the present invention)
  • Figure 2 shows schematically an alternative of the process of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows schematically a process flow scheme of a fully elaborated embodiment of the method of the present invention, including a flash vessel;
  • Figure 4 shows schematically an alternative of the process of Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 shows schematically and not to scale an alternative to part V of the process flow scheme of Figure 4; and Figure 6 shows the process according to Figure 4 having two contacting zones.
  • Liquefied natural gas containing components having low boiling points is supplied at liquefaction pressure through conduit 1 to an expansion device in the form of expansion engine 3 and Joule-Thompson valve 5 in the discharge conduit 6 of expansion engine 3.
  • the expansion device the liquefied gas is allowed to expand to separation pressure, and an expanded two-phase fluid is obtained.
  • the liquefaction pressure is suitably in the range of from 3 to 8.5 MPa and the separation pressure is suitably in the range of from 0.1 to 0.5 MPa.
  • the expanded two-phase fluid is passed through conduit 9 to a column 10.
  • the expanded two-phase fluid is introduced into the column 10 at separation pressure via a suitable inlet device, such as vane inlet device 12.
  • the vane inlet device also known as schoepentoeter, allows efficient separation of gas and liquid.
  • the column 10 is provided with a gas-liquid contacting section 14.
  • the contacting section 14 may comprise any suitable means for contacting a gas and a liquid, such as trays and packings.
  • the contacting section 14 consists of between two and eight horizontal contacting trays 15.
  • the expanded two-phase fluid is introduced into the column 10 below the gas- liquid contacting section 14.
  • the person skilled in the art will readily understand that the column may comprise two or more contacting sections 14.
  • liquid from the two-phase fluid is collected, and a liquid stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points is removed from the bottom 16 through conduit 17 and pumped by pump 18 to a storage tank 20.
  • a liquid product stream is removed through conduit 21 and a gaseous stream through conduit 22.
  • the gaseous stream is also known as boil-off gas.
  • a gaseous stream that is enriched in components having low boiling points is removed through conduit 25.
  • the gaseous stream is heated in a heat exchanger 27 to obtain a heated gaseous stream that is passed through conduit 28 to a compressor 30.
  • compressor 30 the heated gaseous stream is compressed to fuel gas pressure to obtain fuel gas.
  • the fuel gas is removed through conduit 31 and cooled in heat exchanger 32 to remove the heat of compression.
  • the fuel gas is passed away through conduit 33.
  • the fuel gas pressure is in the range of from 1 to 3.5 MPa.
  • the recycle stream is at least partly condensed to obtain a reflux stream, which is passed to the column 10 through the conduit 34b provided with Joule-Thompson valve 37.
  • the reflux stream is introduced at separation pressure into the column 10 via inlet device, such as vane inlet device 39 above the contacting section 14.
  • Table 1 summarizes the result of a hypothetical example, wherein the method of Figure 1 is compared to a base case.
  • the recycle stream and the feed are introduced into the column at the same level, so that the liquid phases of the two streams are mixed before introduction thereof in the column and the column has no contacting section. It was found that the liquid stream withdrawn through conduit 17 for the base case contains more nitrogen than the same stream for the present invention.
  • Table 1 shows that a lower nitrogen content in the product stream is obtained with the method of the present invention.
  • the recycle stream separated from the fuel gas is additionally compressed in an auxiliary compressor to an elevated pressure before it is at least partly condensed in heat exchanger 27.
  • the high-pressure recycle stream can be used in several ways, which will be discussed with reference to Figure 2. The parts that were already discussed with reference to Figure 1 have got the same reference numerals.
  • the auxiliary compressor included in conduit 34a is referred to with reference numeral 35.
  • the auxiliary compressor 35 can be provided with a cooler (not shown) to remove the heat of compression for the compressed recycle stream.
  • the compressed recycle stream is at least partly condensed by cooling it in heat exchanger 27. Part of the cold that is needed is provided by the gaseous stream that is enriched in components having low boiling points that is passed through conduit 25. The remainder is provided by the recycle stream.
  • Cold from the recycle stream can be obtained by expanding a part of the recycle stream to an intermediate pressure in Joule-Thompson valve 38, using the expanded fluid to cool the recycle stream in conduit 34a and supplying the expanded fluid through conduit 38a to the compressor 30.
  • the intermediate pressure to which the part of the recycle stream is expanded is in the range of from the suction pressure to the discharge pressure of the compressor 30 (ends of the range included) .
  • the stage at which the expanded recycle stream enters the compressor 30 is so selected that the pressure of the expanded recycle stream matches the pressure of the fluid in the compressor 30 in that stage.
  • the remainder of the recycle stream is expanded by the Joule-Thompson valve 37 and introduced as reflux in the column 10 as discussed with reference to Figure 1.
  • An advantage of the embodiment discussed with reference to Figure 2 is that the recycle stream is expanded from a larger pressure and thus cooled to a lower temperature. This allows a warmer feed stream, for example a feed stream at -142 0 C, compared to a feed stream temperature of -145 0 C (in the above example) . Thus the temperature of the liquefied gas from the main cryogenic heat exchanger can be higher and therefore, for the same amount of energy, more gas can be liquefied.
  • the elevated pressure of the fluid discharged from the auxiliary compressor 35 is so selected that the costs of the power required to drive the auxiliary compressor 35 are less than the value of the increased amount of gas that is liquefied.
  • the expansion is done in the expansion valves 37 and 38.
  • the expansion of the recycle stream can be done in two stages, at first in an expansion device, such as expander 36 and subsequently in the Joule-Thompson valves 37 and 38.
  • the expanded fluid can be supplied to an inlet (not shown) of the compressor 35.
  • this step comprises collecting in the bottom of the column liquid from the two-phase fluid and withdrawing from the bottom of the column a liquid stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points; introducing the liquid stream into a flash vessel at a low pressure; removing a second gaseous stream from the top of the flash vessel; and removing from the bottom of the flash vessel a liquid stream to obtain the liquid product stream.
  • the column 10' comprises an upper part 1Ou and a lower part 101, wherein the upper part performs the function of the column 10 in Figure 1 and the lower part 101 is a flash vessel operating at a pressure that is below the pressure in the upper part 1Ou.
  • the pressure in the upper part 1Ou is in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5 MPa and the pressure in the flash vessel 101 in the range of from 0.1 to 0.2 MPa.
  • the flash vessel 101 may be a component that is physically separated from the column 101 (i.e. at a certain distance).
  • liquid from the two-phase fluid supplied through conduit 9 is collected in the bottom 16' of the upper part 1Ou of the column 10' . From that bottom 16' is withdrawn a liquid stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points through conduit 17' . This stream is then introduced into the flash vessel 101 at a low pressure. The pressure reduction is achieved by means of Joule-Thompson valve 40 in conduit 17' . Consequently a two-phase mixture is formed and that is introduced via inlet device 41 into the flash vessel 101. Through conduit 17'' a liquid stream having a reduced content of components having low boiling points is removed, which is passed to the storage tank 20.
  • the second gaseous stream is passed through conduit 42 to heat exchanger 27, in which the second gaseous stream is heated by heat exchange with the recycle stream supplied through conduit 34a.
  • the heated stream is compressed in compressor 45, the heat of compression is removed in heat exchanger 48 and passed through conduit 49 to add the compressed second gaseous stream to the recycle stream in conduit 34a.
  • compressors 45 and 30 can be combined into one compressor (not shown) .
  • conduit 42 is connected to the ' suction end of that compressor, conduit 28 to an intermediate inlet and conduit 32 is connected to the discharge end of that compressor.
  • the embodiment discussed with reference to Figure 3 can as well be provided with an auxiliary compressor to compress the recycle stream separated from the fuel gas to an elevated pressure before it is at least partly condensed in heat exchanger 27.
  • the high- pressure recycle stream can be used in several ways, which will be discussed with reference to Figure 4. The parts that were already discussed with reference to Figure 3 have got the same reference numerals.
  • the auxiliary compressor included in conduit 34a is referred to with reference numeral 35.
  • the auxiliary compressor 35 can be provided with a cooler (not shown) to remove the heat of compression for the compressed recycle stream.
  • the compressed recycle stream is partially condensed by cooling it in heat exchanger 27. Part of the cold that is needed is provided by the gaseous stream that is enriched in components having low boiling points that is passed through conduit 25. The remainder is provided by the recycle stream.
  • Cold from the recycle stream can be obtained by expanding a part of the recycle stream to an intermediate pressure in Joule- Thompson valve 38, using the expanded fluid to cool the recycle stream in conduit 34a and supplying the expanded fluid through conduit 38a to the compressor 30.
  • the intermediate pressure to which the part of the recycle stream is expanded is in the range of from the suction pressure to the discharge pressure of the compressor 30 (ends of the range included) .
  • the point at which the expanded recycle stream enters the compressor 30 is so selected that the pressure of the expanded recycle stream matches the pressure of the fluid in the compressor 30 at the inlet point.
  • the remainder of the recycle stream is expanded by the Joule-Thompson valve 37 and introduced as reflux in the column 10 as discussed with reference to Figure 1.
  • An advantage of this embodiment is that the recycle stream is expanded from a larger pressure and thus cooled to a lower temperature. This allows a warmer feed stream, for example a feed stream at -142 0 C, compared to a feed stream temperature of -145 0 C (in the above example) . Thus the temperature of the liquefied gas from the main cryogenic heat exchanger can be higher and therefore, for the same amount of energy, more gas can be liquefied.
  • the elevated pressure of the fluid discharged from the auxiliary compressor 35 is so selected that the costs of the power required to drive the auxiliary compressor 35 are less than the value of the increased amount of gas that is liquefied.
  • the expansion is done in the expansion valves 37 and 38.
  • the expansion of the recycle stream can be done in two stages, at first in an expansion device, such as expander 36 and subsequently in the Joule-Thompson valves 37 and 38.
  • Figure 4 also shows that the boil-off gas from the storage tank 20 is provided via the conduit 22 to the suction end of the compressor 45.
  • compressors 45 and 30 can be combined into one compressor (not shown) .
  • conduit 42 into which conduit 22 opens
  • conduit 28 is connected to the suction end of that compressor
  • conduit 28 to an intermediate inlet
  • conduit 32 is connected to the discharge end of that compressor.
  • the expanded fluid can be supplied to an inlet (not shown) of the compressor 35.
  • An alternative of the embodiment shown in Figure 4 is shown in Figure 5, wherein a part of the recycle stream that is passed through conduit 34a is separated therefrom and passed through conduit 50 through the heat exchanger 27. Then the cooled recycle stream is expanded to the intermediate pressure in expander 51 and used to cool the recycle stream in conduit 34a. The expanded stream is then introduced into the compressor 30 at an intermediate stage.
  • the recycle stream passed through conduit 34a is between 10 and 90% by mass of the fuel gas that is passed through conduit 31.
  • Figure 6 shows the process according to Figure 4 wherein the column 1Ou comprises two contacting sections 14.
  • the column 1Ou comprises two contacting sections 14.
  • a stream is removed via draw off device 63 and fed via line 60 to a heat exchanger 61, wherein the stream is heat exchanged against the stream in line 1.
  • the stream in line 60 is returned to the column 10 u and fed via vane inlet device 62.
  • the contacting section 14 contains trays, however, any other contacting means such as packing can be employed as well.
  • the length of the packed section is then preferably equivalent to between two and eight contacting trays for the section above vane inlet device 12 and between five and fifteen trays for the section below draw-off device 63.
  • the method of the present invention provides a simple way of reducing the amount of components having low boiling points in a liquefied natural gas stream.

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