FR3061276B1 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFACTING NATURAL GAS AND VESSEL COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - Google Patents
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Abstract
Le dispositif (400) de liquéfaction d'un gaz naturel, comporte : - un compresseur (105) d'un premier mélange chimique réfrigérant vaporisé, - un moyen (110) de fractionnement du mélange comprimé en une fraction lourde et une fraction légère, - un premier corps (115) d'échange de chaleur entre la fraction lourde du premier mélange et le gaz naturel pour refroidir au moins le gaz naturel, - un deuxième corps (120) d'échange de chaleur entre la fraction légère du premier mélange et le gaz naturel refroidi dans le premier corps d'échange pour liquéfier le gaz naturel et - une conduite (125) de retour du premier mélange réfrigérant vaporisé dans les corps d'échange de chaleur vers le compresseur, - un détendeur (405) du gaz naturel liquéfié, - un collecteur (410) de gaz d'évaporation produit lors de la détente du gaz dans le détendeur et - une conduite (415) d'injection du gaz d'évaporation en entrée du deuxième corps d'échange.The device (400) for liquefying a natural gas, comprises: - a compressor (105) of a first vaporized chemical refrigerant mixture, - a means (110) for fractioning the compressed mixture into a heavy fraction and a light fraction, - a first heat exchange body (115) between the heavy fraction of the first mixture and the natural gas to cool at least the natural gas, - a second heat exchange body (120) between the light fraction of the first mixture and the natural gas cooled in the first exchange body to liquefy the natural gas and - a pipe (125) for returning the first refrigerant mixture vaporized in the heat exchange bodies to the compressor, - a pressure reducer (405) of the liquefied natural gas, - a collector (410) of evaporation gas produced during the expansion of the gas in the regulator and - a pipe (415) for injecting evaporation gas at the inlet of the second exchange body.
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FR1663155A FR3061276B1 (en) | 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-22 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFACTING NATURAL GAS AND VESSEL COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE |
PCT/FR2017/053652 WO2018115684A1 (en) | 2016-12-22 | 2017-12-18 | Device and method for liquefying a natural gas and ship comprising such a device |
EP17832255.8A EP3559574A1 (en) | 2016-12-22 | 2017-12-18 | Device and method for liquefying a natural gas and ship comprising such a device |
BR112019012754A BR112019012754A2 (en) | 2016-12-22 | 2017-12-18 | device and method for liquefying a natural gas and vessel comprising such device |
CN201780085940.7A CN110268214A (en) | 2016-12-22 | 2017-12-18 | Device and method for liquefied natural gas and the ship including the equipment |
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