GB1098059A - Refrigeration process and apparatus for the liquefication of gas - Google Patents

Refrigeration process and apparatus for the liquefication of gas

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Publication number
GB1098059A
GB1098059A GB6363/66A GB636366A GB1098059A GB 1098059 A GB1098059 A GB 1098059A GB 6363/66 A GB6363/66 A GB 6363/66A GB 636366 A GB636366 A GB 636366A GB 1098059 A GB1098059 A GB 1098059A
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gas
heat exchanger
refrigerant
liquefied
compressor
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La Fleur Corp
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La Fleur Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/002—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the refrigerant
    • F25B9/004—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the refrigerant the refrigerant being air
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/0002—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the fluid to be liquefied
    • F25J1/0012—Primary atmospheric gases, e.g. air
    • F25J1/0015—Nitrogen
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/003—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production
    • F25J1/0047—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production using an "external" refrigerant stream in a closed vapor compression cycle
    • F25J1/005—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the kind of cold generation within the liquefaction unit for compensating heat leaks and liquid production using an "external" refrigerant stream in a closed vapor compression cycle by expansion of a gaseous refrigerant stream with extraction of work
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/006—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures characterised by the refrigerant fluid used
    • F25J1/0062—Light or noble gases, mixtures thereof
    • F25J1/0065—Helium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J1/00—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures
    • F25J1/02—Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures requiring the use of refrigeration, e.g. of helium or hydrogen ; Details and kind of the refrigeration system used; Integration with other units or processes; Controlling aspects of the process
    • F25J1/0243—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used; Details of the refrigerant compression system used
    • F25J1/0279—Compression of refrigerant or internal recycle fluid, e.g. kind of compressor, accumulator, suction drum etc.
    • F25J1/0285—Combination of different types of drivers mechanically coupled to the same refrigerant compressor, possibly split on multiple compressor casings
    • F25J1/0288—Combination of different types of drivers mechanically coupled to the same refrigerant compressor, possibly split on multiple compressor casings using work extraction by mechanical coupling of compression and expansion of the refrigerant, so-called companders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2230/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure of gaseous process streams
    • F25J2230/20—Integrated compressor and process expander; Gear box arrangement; Multiple compressors on a common shaft

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
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Abstract

1,098,059. Refrigerating. LA FLEUR CORPORATION. Feb. 14, 1966 [Feb. 15, 1965], No. 6363/66. Headings F4H and F4P. In a refrigeration system at least some of the cold gaseous refrigerant from an expansion turbine is used to liquefy a gas in a heat exchanger and a minor portion of the expander refrigerant is used to pre-cool the gas to be liquefied. As shown, gaseous refrigerant from a turbine 18 is passed through a heat exchanger 24 to liquefy a pre-cooled gas passing through coil 25. The refrigerant stream is then divided into a minor portion which is used in heat exchanger 34 to pre-cool the gas to be liquefied and a major portion which is used in heat exchanger 16 to cool compressed refrigerant passing to turbine 18. The portions re-combine in line 36 and pass to the inlet of compressor 10. In a modification (Fig. 2a, not shown) the expanded refrigerant stream is divided upstream of heat exchanger 24. In a further embodiment (Fig. 2, not shown) two compressors (44 and 50) with an intercooler (48) are used, one compressor (50) being driven by the expansion turbine (60), and the gas to be liquefied is compressed in a further compressor (84) and cooled in a heat exchanger (88) before pre-cooling and liquefaction. After liquefaction the gas may be passed through a throttle (95) to a storage tank (96). The refrigeration system may include a power-generation cycle as described in Specification 1,038,575. The refrigerant may be helium and the gas to be liquefied air or nitrogen. Operating temperatures and pressures are specified.
GB6363/66A 1965-02-15 1966-02-14 Refrigeration process and apparatus for the liquefication of gas Expired GB1098059A (en)

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ES (1) ES323082A1 (en)
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5483806A (en) * 1994-05-16 1996-01-16 Miller; Jeremy P. Refrigeration system
EP2336677A1 (en) * 2009-12-15 2011-06-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Refrigeration system and method
CN108252751A (en) * 2018-01-09 2018-07-06 华北电力大学（保定） A kind of liquefied air energy-storing and power-generating system for efficiently using liquid air cold energy

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5483806A (en) * 1994-05-16 1996-01-16 Miller; Jeremy P. Refrigeration system
EP2336677A1 (en) * 2009-12-15 2011-06-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Refrigeration system and method
WO2011073255A1 (en) * 2009-12-15 2011-06-23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Refrigeration system and method
CN108252751A (en) * 2018-01-09 2018-07-06 华北电力大学（保定） A kind of liquefied air energy-storing and power-generating system for efficiently using liquid air cold energy

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ES323082A1 (en) 1967-01-01

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