EP4036454A1 - Appareil et procédé de compression modulaire - Google Patents

Appareil et procédé de compression modulaire Download PDF

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EP4036454A1
EP4036454A1 EP21315012.1A EP21315012A EP4036454A1 EP 4036454 A1 EP4036454 A1 EP 4036454A1 EP 21315012 A EP21315012 A EP 21315012A EP 4036454 A1 EP4036454 A1 EP 4036454A1
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Guillaume Pages
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Priority to KR1020237025036A priority patent/KR20230134121A/ko
Priority to EP21839820.4A priority patent/EP4285047A1/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2021/025502 priority patent/WO2022161589A1/fr
Priority to CN202180090162.7A priority patent/CN116745553A/zh
Priority to JP2023544247A priority patent/JP2024505845A/ja
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C5/06—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures for filling with compressed gases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C9/00—Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not under pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2201/054—Size medium (>1 m3)
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
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    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2223/033—Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2225/036—Very high pressure, i.e. above 80 bars
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2227/0164—Compressors with specified compressor type, e.g. piston or impulsive type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2227/0171—Arrangement
    • F17C2227/0185—Arrangement comprising several pumps or compressors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2265/03—Treating the boil-off
    • F17C2265/032—Treating the boil-off by recovery
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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  • a third screw compressor module is connected in series downstream the first and/or the second screw compressor module.
  • upstream and downstream means about the direction of flow of the compressed gas through the compressor arrangement.
  • the proposed approach according to the present invention is to provide a modular compressor train philosophy with a limited footprint. Compressor efficiency is maintained over the whole range of suction conditions. Optimization of gas compressor efficiency is achieved by selecting the numbers of screw compressor modules put in operation according to the required load (mass flow), pressure level head and/or temperature of the gas that is provided to the consumer. The possibility of bypassing one or more of the screw compressor modules of the compressor arrangement allows for a flexible operation depending on the suction conditions to reach the required gas pressure level. At the same time, it is possible to deactivate compressor modules that are presently not needed. Furthermore, the compressor arrangement according to the present invention allows for spare screw compressor modules what be used as redundancy is case one of the screw compressors modules had to be stopped, for example for maintenance.
  • the compressor arrangement comprises a third screw compressor module connected in series downstream the first and/or the second screw compressor module.
  • the third compressor module can comprise a variable frequency drive for adjusting the speed of rotation of the electrical motor driving the screw compressor of the third screw compressor module, depending on at least one of pressure level, temperature level, mass flow and composition of the gas to be provided to the consumer.
  • At least one of the screw compressor modules comprises a cooling unit at an outlet downstream the screw compressor for cooling the compressed gas.
  • all the screw compressor modules have identical motors of identical power.
  • a third aspect for which protection is sought is directed to ship for transporting liquefied gas comprising a compressor arrangement according to the invention.
  • Each screw compressor module 1 and 2 comprises a screw compressor 13, 23, an electrical motor 12, 22 to drive the screw compressor, and all other equipments like valves and instruments of an independent screw compressor module.
  • An independent screw compressor module is meant to designate a screw compressor module that be operated independently because the screw compressor of each screw compressor module is driven by its own electrical motor, without sharing any common equipments with another screw compressor module.
  • the efficiency of the compressor arrangement 100 can be increased by also adjusting the speed of rotation of the electrical motor 12 driving the first screw compressor 13 with a variable frequency drive 11.
  • a cooler 14, 24, 34 can be placed downstream each screw compressor module to remove the heat of compression of the compression stage and thus further improving the efficiency of the compression arrangement 100.
  • a third screw compressor module 3 downstream the two identical screw compressor modules 1 and 2 is operated to reach higher pressures. Because the third screw compressor module 3 located downstream the two parallel screw compressor modules 1, 2 is equipped with a variable frequency drive 31, the speed of rotation of the screw compressor 33 located within the third screw compressor module 3 can be increased enough to cope with the additional flow of gas compressed by the two compressors modules 1, 2 located upstream. In that second embodiment, the second screw compressor module 2 can also be arranged with its own variable frequency drive 31 to adjust the speed of rotation of the second motor 22 to get the best efficiency of the second screw compressor 23.

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EP21315012.1A EP4036454A1 (fr) 2021-01-28 2021-01-28 Appareil et procédé de compression modulaire
KR1020237025036A KR20230134121A (ko) 2021-01-28 2021-12-15 모듈식 압축 장치 및 방법
EP21839820.4A EP4285047A1 (fr) 2021-01-28 2021-12-15 Appareil et procédé de compression modulaire
PCT/EP2021/025502 WO2022161589A1 (fr) 2021-01-28 2021-12-15 Appareil et procédé de compression modulaire
CN202180090162.7A CN116745553A (zh) 2021-01-28 2021-12-15 模块化压缩设备和方法
JP2023544247A JP2024505845A (ja) 2021-01-28 2021-12-15 モジュール式圧縮装置及び方法

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US20110240139A1 (en) * 2007-02-16 2011-10-06 Denis Ding Reciprocating compressor with inlet booster for cng station and refueling motor vehicles
KR20180011633A (ko) * 2016-07-25 2018-02-02 현대중공업 주식회사 가스 처리 시스템 및 이를 포함하는 선박
EP3508773A1 (fr) * 2018-01-08 2019-07-10 Cryostar SAS Procédé de fourniture de gaz sous pression aux consommateurs et agencement de compresseur correspondant à des conditions d'aspiration variables

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20110240139A1 (en) * 2007-02-16 2011-10-06 Denis Ding Reciprocating compressor with inlet booster for cng station and refueling motor vehicles
KR20180011633A (ko) * 2016-07-25 2018-02-02 현대중공업 주식회사 가스 처리 시스템 및 이를 포함하는 선박
EP3508773A1 (fr) * 2018-01-08 2019-07-10 Cryostar SAS Procédé de fourniture de gaz sous pression aux consommateurs et agencement de compresseur correspondant à des conditions d'aspiration variables

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