GB928503A - Liquefaction of nitrogen while regasifying liquid methane - Google Patents

Liquefaction of nitrogen while regasifying liquid methane

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GB928503A
GB928503A GB4119061A GB4119061A GB928503A GB 928503 A GB928503 A GB 928503A GB 4119061 A GB4119061 A GB 4119061A GB 4119061 A GB4119061 A GB 4119061A GB 928503 A GB928503 A GB 928503A
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nitrogen
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methane
air
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Michael Joseph French
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Conch International Methane Ltd
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Conch International Methane Ltd
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Priority to FR913153A priority patent/FR1337077A/en
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    • 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
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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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    • 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
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    • F25J3/04006—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit
    • F25J3/04048—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit by compression of cold gaseous streams, e.g. intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste) streams
    • F25J3/0406—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit by compression of cold gaseous streams, e.g. intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste) streams of nitrogen
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • F25J3/04266—The cryogenic component does not participate in the fractionation and being liquefied hydrocarbons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • 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
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    • F25J3/04351—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using quasi-closed loop internal vapor compression refrigeration cycles, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of nitrogen
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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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Abstract

928,503. Cold separation of air. CONCH INTERNATIONAL METHANE Ltd. Nov. 17, 1961, No. 41190/61. Class 8(2). Product liquid nitrogen is obtained by compressing at 10, 12 and 17 separated gaseous nitrogen withdrawn from an air rectification column through a duct 9, liquefying the compressed nitrogen in a heat exchanger 19 travened by liquid methane admitted through a duct 33 and a valve 34 and which is thereby vaporized, expanding the liquid nitrogen at valves 20, 24 and 28 into chambers 21, 25 and 29, passing a portion of the low pressure liquid nitrogen through a duct 32 into the column 6 to serve as reflux and withdrawing the remainder as product through a duct 31; feed air for column 6 being cooled by heat exchange at 2 with pressurized liquid methane withdrawn from duct 33 upstream of the valve 34 and the so-vaporized methane then being warmed in exchangers 40, 44 and expanded in turbines 42, 45, Cold feed air is further cooled in the reboiler 3 of the column 6 and is fed through a duct 4 to the column where it is joined by an auxiliary supply of air in a duct 5 having been cooled in an exchanger 7 traversed by oxygen product gas. A portion of nitrogen gas leaving compressor 12 is passed through a reboiler coil 15 and the so liquefied nitrogen is added to the liquid nitrogen leaving chamber 21.
GB4119061A 1961-11-17 1961-11-17 Liquefaction of nitrogen while regasifying liquid methane Expired GB928503A (en)

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GB4119061A GB928503A (en) 1961-11-17 1961-11-17 Liquefaction of nitrogen while regasifying liquid methane
FR913153A FR1337077A (en) 1961-11-17 1962-10-23 Process for the production of liquid nitrogen during the regasification of the liquid methane and liquid nitrogen obtained
DEC28423A DE1234245B (en) 1961-11-17 1962-11-15 Process for the liquefaction of gaseous nitrogen obtained in the separation of air in a separation tower

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US3489678A (en) * 1966-11-28 1970-01-13 Phillips Petroleum Co Precluding liquid from a compressing zone

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3489678A (en) * 1966-11-28 1970-01-13 Phillips Petroleum Co Precluding liquid from a compressing zone

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