JP5615543B2 - 炭化水素流の液化方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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Description
本発明の別の目的は、フラッシュ槽からの蒸気の使用を簡素化し、これにより液化プラント又はシステムのエネルギー要件を低下させることである。
(a)原料流を供給する工程、
(b)工程(a)の原料流を分割して、90質量%以上の初期原料流を含む第一原料流と、第二原料流とを少なくとも得る工程、
(c)工程(b)の第一原料流を20〜100バールの圧力で液化して、第一液化天然ガス(LNG)流を得る工程、
(d)工程(b)の第二原料流を冷却して、冷却原料流を得る工程、
(e)工程(c)の第一LNG流と工程(d)の冷却原料流とを組合わせて、組合せLNG流を得る工程、
(f)工程(e)の組合せLNG流の圧力を低下させる工程、及び
(g)工程(f)の組合せLNG流をフラッシュ容器に通して、生成物LNG流とガス流とを得る工程、
を少なくとも含む。
本発明の他の利点は、第一LNG流及び冷却した原料流を圧力低下させてフラッシュ容器に導入する前に両流を組合わせ、これによりフラッシュ容器のエネルギー要件を低下させることである。
フラッシュ容器は、生成物LNG流及びガス流を得るためのいかなる好適なフラッシュ容器であってもよい。
このような容器は当該技術分野で知られている。
本発明の別の利点は、更に冷エネルギー(cold)の回収が気体流から可能なので、冷エネルギーの回収効率を増大させ、したがって、全体の液化プラントのエネルギー要件を低下させることである。
この実施態様の利点は、第二原料流が別個の冷却システム又は装置を必要としないので、プラント設備及びエネルギー要件を低減することである。
これまで膨脹段階又は最終フラッシュ段階からフラッシュされた蒸気の冷エネルギーは、通常、向流熱交換器中で軽質混合冷媒(LMR)流のフラクションを冷却して、通常、1つ以上の熱交換器中で回収していただけであった。この方法では、最終フラッシュガスは、約−160℃から単に約−40℃の温度レベルになるだけで、最終フラッシュガスの冷エネルギーは十分に回収されない。次いで、冷却されたLMR流は、プラント又はシステムの他の流れを冷却するため、他の1つ以上の熱交換器に使用される。
この実施態様の利点は、ガス流が、原料流に再循環することなく、全体のプラント中でなお使用可能な生成物であることである。
一般に第二流は、工程(d)において熱交換により少なくとも−100℃、好ましくは第一LNG流と同じ又は同様な温度に冷却される。
原料流を、90質量%以上の初期原料流を含む第一原料流と、第二原料流とに分割するための流れ分裂器;
第一原料流を20〜100バールの圧力で液化して、第一液化天然ガス(LNG)流を得るための少なくとも1つの熱交換器を有する液化システム;
第二原料流を少なくとも部分的に冷却して、冷却原料流を得るための熱交換器;
第一LNG流と冷却原料流とを組合わせるための組合せ器;
組合せLNG流の圧力を低下させるための膨張器;及び
生成物LNG流とガス流とを得るためのフラッシュ容器;
を少なくとも備える。
本発明の一実施態様を、単に例示により添付の非限定的図面を参照して説明する。
図1の配置は多くの利点を有する。一利点は、必要とする熱交換器の数を減らすことである。これまで、廃棄ガス及び第二原料流には、別個の熱交換器が使用され、これは追加の装置及びプラント機械類の他、追加のエネルギー要件を含んでいる。図1では、第二原料流30とガス流80との直接相互作用のため、1つの熱交換器14が存在するだけである。
当業者ならば、付属の特許請求の範囲の範囲を逸脱することなく、本発明を多数の各種方法で実施できることを理解している。
12 フラッシュ容器
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16 流れ分裂器
18 熱交換器
20 第一原料流
30 第二原料流
40 第一液化天然ガス(LNG)流
50 冷却原料流
60 組合せLNG流
70 生成物LNG流
80 ガス流
90 燃料ガス流
Claims (20)
- 原料流からの炭化水素流の液化方法であって、
(a)原料流(10)を供給する工程、
(b)工程(a)の原料流を分割して、90質量%以上の初期原料流(10)を含む第一原料流(20)と、第二原料流(30)とを少なくとも得る工程、
(c)工程(b)の第一原料流(20)を20〜100バールの圧力で液化して、第一液化天然ガス(LNG)流(40)を得る工程、
(d)工程(b)の第二原料流(30)を冷却して、冷却原料流(50)を得る工程、
(e)工程(c)の第一LNG流(40)と工程(d)の冷却原料流(50)とを組合わせて、組合せLNG流(60)を得る工程、
(f)工程(e)の組合せLNG流(60)を、前記方法のどこか他の所で使用される仕事エネルギーを作製する膨張器(22)に通して、該組合せLNG流(60)の圧力を低下させる工程、及び
(g)工程(f)の組合せLNG流(60)をフラッシュ容器(12)に通して、生成物LNG流(70)とガス流(80)とを得る工程、
を少なくとも含み、
前記分割工程(b)と前記組合せ工程(e)との間には、第一原料流の圧力変化が10バール以下である、
該方法。 - 前記ガス流(80)を1つ以上の熱交換器に通す工程を更に含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- (h)前記第二原料流(30)及びガス流(80)を熱交換器(14)に通して、工程(d)における第二原料流(30)の少なくとも一部を冷却する工程を更に含む請求項2に記載の方法。
- (i)前記熱交換器で産出されたガス流(80)を燃料ガス流(90)として使用する工程を更に含む請求項2又は3に記載の方法。
- 前記第一原料流(20)が、初期原料流(10)を95質量%以上含有する請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第一原料流(20)が、初期原料流(10)を97質量%以上含有する請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第二原料流(30)が、工程(d)において少なくとも−100℃の温度に冷却される請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第二原料流(30)が、工程(d)において第一LNG流(40)と同じ温度に冷却される請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 熱交換器通過後の前記ガス流(80)の温度が0℃を超える請求項2〜8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 工程(d)で前記熱交換器(14)通過後のガス流(80)の温度が30〜50℃である請求項3〜9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 工程(d)で前記熱交換器(14)通過後のガス流(80)の温度が35〜45℃である請求3〜9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第二原料流(30)が、天然ガス含有原料流(10)の1〜5質量%である請求項1〜11のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記第二原料流(30)が、天然ガス含有原料流(10)の2〜3質量%である請求項1〜12のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記生成物LNG流(70)の圧力が1〜10バールである請求項1〜13のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記工程(g)のガス流(80)が、原料流(10)に再循環することなく前記方法で使用される請求項1〜14のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記炭化水素流が天然ガス流である請求項1〜15のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 原料流(10)から液化炭化水素ガスを製造する装置であって、
原料流(10)を、少なくとも、90質量%以上の初期原料流(10)を含む第一原料流(20)と、第二原料流(30)とに分割するための流れ分裂器(16);
第一原料流(20)を20〜100バールの圧力で液化して、第一液化天然ガス(LNG)流(40)を得るための少なくとも1つの熱交換器(18)を有する液化システム;
第二原料流(30)を少なくとも部分的に冷却して、冷却原料流(50)を得るための熱交換器(14);
第一LNG流(40)と冷却原料流(50)とを組合わせるための組合せ器;
組合せLNG流(60)の圧力を低下させるための膨張器(22)であって、該膨張器(22)が前記装置のどこか他の所で使用される仕事エネルギーを作製し、かつ
該流れ分裂器(16)と該組合せ器との間には、第一原料流の圧力変化が10バール以下である、
及び
生成物LNG流(70)とガス流(80)とを得るためのフラッシュ容器(12);
を少なくとも備えた、
該装置。 - 前記装置が、ガス流(80)を熱交換器(14)に通すための導管を更に備える請求項17に記載の装置。
- 熱交換器(14)から産出されたガス流が燃料ガス流(90)である請求項18に記載の装置。
- ガス流(80)が、原料流(10)に再循環することなく前記装置に使用される請求項17〜19のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
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