JP5107896B2 - 天然ガス流の液化方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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本発明の更なる目的は、メタンより重質の化合物(特にプロパン)の回収率を向上することである。
本発明のなお更なる目的は、天然ガス流を液化するための代わりの方法を提供することである。
(a)圧力30〜80バールの天然ガス含有原料流を供給する工程、
(b)工程(a)の原料流を膨張させて、圧力<35バールの膨張原料流を得る工程、
(c)膨張原料流を気体/液体分離器に供給する工程、
(d)膨張原料流を気体/液体分離器中で、メタンに富む蒸気流と、原料流に比べてメタンの少ない液体流とに分離する工程、
(e)工程(d)で得られた蒸気流の圧力を70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上に上げる工程、
(f)工程(e)で得られた加圧蒸気流を液化して、液化天然ガス流を得る工程、
を含み、工程(a)に供給した原料流の圧力は、工程(e)での圧力上昇まで上げないことを特徴とする天然ガス流の液化方法である。
当業者ならば、蒸気流の圧力増加は、70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上の圧力が得られるならば、種々の方法で行なえることを容易に理解する。
更に当業者ならば、液化後の液化天然ガスは、所望ならば、更に処理してよいことを容易に理解する。一例として、得られたLNGは、Joule−Thomsonバルブ又は極低温ターボ膨張器で減圧してよい。また、気体/液体分離工程及び液化工程の間で更に中間処理工程を行なってよい。
更に、工程(e)で得られた蒸気流は、例えば周囲(ambient)熱交換器中で冷却することが好ましい。圧縮流は、工程(d)で得られた蒸気流と熱交換することが好ましい。
別の局面では本発明は、本発明方法で得られるLNG生成物、特に液化メタンに関する。
・圧力30〜80バールの天然ガス含有原料流を供給するための手段、
・原料流を膨張させて、圧力<35バールの膨張原料流を得るための膨張器(12)、
・膨張原料流を、原料流に比べてメタンに富む蒸気流と、原料流に比べてメタンの少ない液体流とに分離するための気体/液体分離器、
・気体/液体分離器で得られた蒸気流の圧力を70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上に上げるための加圧ユニット、及び
・少なくとも1つの極低温熱交換器を有する液化ユニットであって、70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上の圧力を有する蒸気流を液化するための該液化ユニット、
を備えた天然ガス流の液化装置である。
更に本装置は、圧縮機からの流出流を、気体/液体分離器で得られた蒸気流と熱交換するための熱交換器を更に備えることが好ましい。
特に好ましい実施態様では、圧縮機と膨張器(12)とは機能的に連結し、これによりいわゆる“膨張器−圧縮機体系”を形成する。
ここで図1は、本発明の一実施態様による概略工程図である。
図2は、本発明の他の一実施態様による概略工程図である。
膨張流25は、気体/液体分離器31に供給される。ここでライン25内の原料流は、蒸気状頂部流40と液体底部流30とに分離される。頂部流40は、膨張原料流25に比べてメタン(及び、通常、エタンも)に富んでいる。
通常、底部流30は、種々の天然ガス液体生成物を収集するため、1つ以上の分別工程を受ける。頂部流40は、圧縮機52で圧縮し、これにより圧縮流が得られる。
この実施態様では、頂部流40は流出流熱交換器41に導入され、ここでほぼ周囲温度の流れ(流れ70)により間接的に加熱される。流出流熱交換器41から排出された流れ50は、次に圧縮機52又は2つ以上の圧縮機の列により圧縮される。この圧縮流は、84バールを超える圧力でライン60に排出され、例えば空気冷却器61で冷却されて、流れ70が得られる。こうして周囲冷却された流れ70は、次いで流出流熱交換器41に導入され、ここで冷頂部流40と間接熱交換され、こうして流れ80が得られ、流れ80は、更に熱交換器81中で冷却される。
5 液化ユニット
10 天然ガス含有原料流
12 膨張器
25 膨張原料流又は膨張流
30 液体底部流又は液体流
31 気体/液体分離器
40 蒸気状頂部流又は蒸気流
52 圧縮機又は圧縮機列
61 空気冷却器
65 圧縮流又は圧縮頂部流
75 周囲冷却流
81 熱交換器
90 予備冷却流又は加圧蒸気流
91 主極低温熱交換器
95 入口手段
96 入口手段
97 出口
100 液化流
101 液体膨張器
111 フラッシュタンク
130 フラッシュガス
Claims (11)
- (a)圧力30〜80バールの天然ガス含有原料流を供給する工程、
(b)工程(a)の原料流を膨張させて、圧力<35バールの膨張原料流を得る工程、
(c)膨張原料流を気体/液体分離器に供給する工程、
(d)膨張原料流を気体/液体分離器中で、メタンに富む蒸気流と、原料流に比べてメタンの少ない液体流とに分離する工程、
(e)工程(d)で得られた蒸気流の圧力を70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上に上げる工程、
(f)工程(e)で得られた加圧蒸気流を主極低温熱交換器中で液化して、液化天然ガス流を得る工程、及び
(g)工程(f)で得られた液化天然ガス流の圧力を低下させる工程、
を含み、工程(a)に供給した原料流の圧力は、工程(e)での圧力上昇まで上げないことを特徴とする天然ガス流の液化方法。 - 工程(e)において、圧力が86バール以上、好ましくは90バール以上に上げられる請求項1に記載の方法。
- 工程(d)で得られた蒸気流のC5+含有量が0.5モル%未満、好ましくは0.1モル%未満である請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 工程(e)での圧力が、蒸気流を圧縮して、圧縮流を得ることにより上げられる請求項1〜3のいずれか1項以上に記載の方法。
- 工程(e)で得られた蒸気流が冷却される請求項1〜4のいずれか1項以上に記載の方法。
- 工程(f)で液化する前の圧縮流が、工程(d)で得られた蒸気流により熱交換される請求項4又は5に記載の方法。
- 工程(b)で原料流を膨張するための膨張器が、蒸気流を圧縮するための圧縮機に機能的に連結される請求項1〜6のいずれか1項以上に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも
・圧力30〜80バールの天然ガス含有原料流を供給するための手段(10)、
・原料流(10)を膨張させて、圧力<35バールの膨張原料流(25)を得るための膨張器(12)、
・膨張原料流(25)を、原料流に比べてメタンに富む蒸気流(40)と、原料流に比べてメタンの少ない液体流(30)とに分離するための気体/液体分離器(31)、
・気体/液体分離器(31)で得られた蒸気流の圧力を70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上に上げるための加圧ユニット(52)、
・少なくとも1つの極低温熱交換器(91)を有する液化ユニット(5)であって、70バール以上、好ましくは84バール以上の圧力を有する蒸気流を液化するための該液化ユニット(5)、及び
・前記極低温熱交換器(91)を出る液化流(100)の圧力を低下させるバルブ又は液体膨張器(101)、
を備えた天然ガス流の液化装置(1)であって、原料流を30〜80バールの圧力で供給するための前記手段(10)と前記加圧ユニット(52)との間には更なる加圧ユニットは存在しない該液化装置(1)。 - 加圧ユニット(52)が、圧縮機を有する請求項8に記載の装置(1)。
- 圧縮機(52)からの流出流を、気体/液体分離器(31)で得られた蒸気流と熱交換するための熱交換器(41)を更に備える請求項8に記載の装置(1)。
- 圧縮機(52)と膨張器(12)とが機能的に連結される請求項9又は10に記載の装置(1)。
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