GB1310706A - Methods for liquifying gases - Google Patents
Methods for liquifying gasesInfo
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- GB1310706A GB1310706A GB3413270A GB3413270A GB1310706A GB 1310706 A GB1310706 A GB 1310706A GB 3413270 A GB3413270 A GB 3413270A GB 3413270 A GB3413270 A GB 3413270A GB 1310706 A GB1310706 A GB 1310706A
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- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 title abstract 8
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 abstract 8
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000003507 refrigerant Substances 0.000 abstract 4
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical compound C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000001307 helium Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052734 helium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N helium atom Chemical compound [He] SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 abstract 1
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- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003345 natural gas Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000005057 refrigeration Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 229920006395 saturated elastomer Polymers 0.000 abstract 1
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Abstract
1310706 Gas liquefaction process INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY 14 July 1970 [15 July 1969] 34132/70 Heading F4P Cooling to liquefaction temperature of a high pressure (600 p.s.i.) natural gas stream 125 is effected by passage through heat exchangers 130 to 135, the so-liquefied gas is then expanded at 137 to duct atmospheric pressure and stored at 136 and flash gas together with boil-off gas is returned in a line 139 through the exchangers 130 to 135, further refrigeration for which is provided by separating a high pressure mixed refrigerant stream 160 to provide a plurality of individual controlled-composition liquid mixture streams 179, 181, 184, 186 cooling them, expanding them to atmospheric pressure, at 180, 182, 185, 187 into a line 161 traversing heat exchangers 130 to 135 and containing a separated gaseous component of the original mixed refrigerant having been expanded at 164 to atmospheric pressure and into which the expanded individual liquid mixture streams evaporate and thus cool the exchangers after which the combined refrigerants in line 161 are recompressed at 141 to provide the high pressure mixed refrigerant stream 160. The latter comprising saturated C 1 to C 6 hydrocarbons is fed to a still 142 from the head of which is withdrawn the separated gaseous stream for line 161 and from the base of which liquid is withdrawn at 168 and fed to a still 143. The bottoms thereof are expanded at 158 to 70 p.s.i. the liquid portion thereof is withdrawn as the controlledcomposition liquid mixture stream 179, whilst the gaseous position is cooled at 144 to provide liquid mixture stream 181, the remaining gas is cooled at 145 to provide liquid stream 184 and the residual gas is liquefied at 146 to provide stream 186. Gaseous overhead from still 143 is liquefied in exchangers 130 to 134, expanded at 189 and added to the line 161. C 6 to C 4 components of the feed stream 125 are condensed and withdrawn at 198, 199, 200 and in a modification the liquid feed stream is expanded in two stages 137, (202), Fig. 2, not shown, between which stages helium gas is withdrawn.
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