JP5647299B2 - 液化方法及び液化装置 - Google Patents
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#1.次のステップを含む、閉ループ冷却装置を用いた液化方法:
(a)少なくとも1つの圧縮機で、ガス状冷媒流れを圧縮するステップ;
(b)第一の熱交換器で、圧縮したガス状冷媒流れを冷却するステップ;
(c)第一の膨張機で、第一の熱交換器からの、圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れの少なくとも第一の部分を膨張させて、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れを得るステップ;
(d)第二の熱交換器で、第一の膨張機からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れの少なくとも第一の部分と、間接的に熱交換することによって、供給ガス流れを冷却し、そして実質的に液化して、実質的に液化した供給ガス流れを形成するステップ、
ここで、第一の膨張機を出た第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れは、実質的に気相である。
(a)(1)低圧圧縮機で、ガス状冷媒流れを圧縮するステップ;
(a)(2)高圧圧縮機で、ガス状冷媒流れをさらに圧縮するステップ。
(a)低圧圧縮機で、ガス状冷媒流れを圧縮するステップ;
(b)高圧圧縮機で、ガス状冷媒流れをさらに圧縮するステップ;
(c)第一の熱交換器で、圧縮したガス状冷媒流れを冷却するステップ;
(d)第一の熱交換器からの圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れの少なくとも第一の部分を、第一の膨張機で膨張させて、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れを与えるステップであって、第一の膨張機からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れが、第二の熱交換器及び第一の熱交換器に冷却を与えるステップ;
(e)第二の熱交換器及び第一の熱交換器で、第一の膨張機からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れとの間接的な熱交換によって、供給ガス流れを冷却し、そして実質的に液化するステップ;
(f)過冷却化交換器で、第二の膨張機を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れと間接的に熱交換することによって、冷却し、実質的に液化した供給ガス流れを、過冷却するステップであって、第一の膨張機を出た第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ、及び第二の膨張機を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れが、実質的に気相であり、且つ第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れの圧力が、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れの圧力より低いステップ。
第一の熱交換器;
第一の熱交換器と流通している、第二の熱交換器;
第一の熱交換器と流通し、且つ第一の熱交換器からの冷媒の流れを受けるように構成されている、第一の膨張機;
第二の熱交換器と流通し、且つ第二の熱交換器からの冷媒の流れを受けるように構成されている、第二の膨張機;
第一の膨張機と流通し、且つ第一の膨張機からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れと供給ガス流れとを受けるように構成されている、第三の熱交換器、
ここで、第一の膨張機からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ、及び第二の膨張機からの第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れが、実質的に気相の流れである。
(b)第一の熱交換器及び低圧冷媒圧縮機と流通し、且つ第一の熱交換器及び低圧冷媒圧縮機からの冷媒流れを受けるように構成されている高圧冷媒圧縮機
をさらに具備する、#26に記載の装置。
#49. 次のステップを含む、閉ループ冷却装置を用いた液化方法:
(a)少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)で、ガス状冷媒流れ(144)を圧縮するステップ;
(b)第一の熱交換器(114)で、圧縮した前記ガス状冷媒流れ(144)の少なくとも一部を冷却するステップ;
(c)第一の膨張機(136)で、前記第一の熱交換器(114)からの、前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れの少なくとも第一の部分(150)を膨張させて、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)を与えるステップ;
(d)第二の熱交換器(110)で、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れの少なくとも第一の部分(154)と間接的に熱交換することによって、供給ガス流れ(100)を冷却し、そして実質的に液化して、実質的に液化した供給ガス流れ(102)を形成するステップ、
ここで、前記第一の膨張機(136)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)は、実質的に気相である。
#50. 過冷却化交換器(112)で、第二の膨張機(138)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)と間接的に熱交換することによって、前記冷却し、そして実質的に液化した供給ガス流れ(102)を、過冷却するステップをさらに含む、#49に記載の方法。
#51. 前記第二の膨張機(138)を出た前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)が、実質的に気相である、#50に記載の方法。
#52. 前記過冷却化交換器(112)を出た前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(174)を、低圧圧縮機(130)で圧縮し;前記第二の熱交換器を出た少なくとも前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れと混合し;そして高圧圧縮機(132)で、前記混合した流れ(144)を、さらに圧縮する、#51に記載の方法。
#53. 前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れを、前記第一の熱交換器(114)からの前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れの第二の部分(168)から得る、#50〜#52のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#54. 前記冷却したガス状冷媒流れ(148)の前記第二の部分(168)を、第三の熱交換器(116)で、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)の少なくとも第二の部分(160)と間接的に熱交換することによって、さらに冷却し、そして、前記第二の膨張機(138)に供給して、前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)を与える、#53に記載の方法。
#55. 前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れを、前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れの部分(570)から得る、#50〜#52のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#56. 前記部分(570)を、過冷却化交換器(112)を出た実質的に液化した供給ガス流れから分離された、圧縮した気相との熱交換(116)によって、前記膨張(138)の前に、温める、#55に記載の方法。
#57. さらに、前記第二の熱交換器(110)の中間の位置から、それを流下している前記ガス状冷媒流れの部分(154)を抜き出すステップ、及び前記第一の熱交換器(116)で、前記抜き出した部分(154)を加熱するステップを含む、#49〜#56のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#58. 液化用の前記供給ガス流れが、天然ガスの流れである、#49〜#57のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#59. 前記ガス状冷媒流れが、窒素流れである、#49〜#58のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#60. 前記第一の膨張機(136)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)の第二の部分を、第三の熱交換器(136)及び前記第一の熱交換器(114)で温めて、温めたガス状冷媒流れを形成するステップ、及び前記温めたガス状冷媒流れ(168)と、前記第二の熱交換器(110)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(158)とを混合するステップを含む、#49〜#59のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#61. 前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)を出た前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(146)を、第一の部分(247)と、第二部分(246)とに分けるステップ;気化している液体冷媒の少なくとも1つの段を含む追加の冷却装置(220)で、前記第一の部分(247)を冷却するステップ;#49のステップ(b)において、前記第一の熱交換器(114)で、前記第二の部分を冷却するステップ;及び請求項1のステップ(c)において、前記第一の膨張機(136)で膨張させるために、前記冷却した第一の部分(249)と、前記冷却した第二の部分(248)の少なくとも一部(250)とを混合するステップをさらに含む、#49〜#60のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#62. 前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)を出た前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(146)を、第一の部分(447)及び第二の部分(446)に分けるステップ;第三の膨張機(434)で、前記第一の部分(447)を膨張させるステップ;前記第一の熱交換器(214)で、結果として得られる膨張させた第一の部分(449)を温めて、そして結果として得られる膨張させ、温めた第一の部分(166)と、前記第二の熱交換器(110)を出た前記ガス状冷媒流れ(158)とを混合するステップ;及び請求項1のステップ(b)において、第一の熱交換器(114)で、前記第二の部分(446)を冷却するステップをさらに含む、#49〜#60のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
#63. 次のステップを含む、#51に記載の方法:
(a)低圧圧縮機(130)で、ガス状冷媒流れ(140)を圧縮するステップ;
(b)高圧圧縮機(132)で、前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(142)をさらに圧縮するステップ;
(c)第一の熱交換器(914)で、前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(146)を冷却するステップ;
(d)第一の膨張機(136)で、前記第一の熱交換器(914)からの前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れ(148)の少なくとも第一の部分(150)を膨張させて、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)を与えるステップであって、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)が、第二の熱交換器(916)及び前記第一の熱交換器(914)に冷却を与えるステップ;
(e)前記第二の熱交換器(916)及び前記第一の熱交換器(914)で、供給ガス流れ(100)を、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)と間接的に熱交換することによって、冷却し、そして実質的に液化するステップ;及び
(f)過冷却化交換器(112)で、冷却し、そして実質的に液化した供給ガス流れ(102)を、第二の膨張機(138)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)と間接的に熱交換することによって、過冷却化するステップ、
ここで、前記第一の膨張機(136)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)、及び前記第二の膨張機(138)を出た前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)は、実質的に気相であり、且つ前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)の圧力は、前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)の圧力より低い。
#64. 冷却回路を含む、#50に記載の方法によって冷却するための閉ループ装置であって、前記冷却回路が、次を具備する閉ループ装置:
第一の熱交換器(114);
前記第一の熱交換器(114)と流通している、第二の熱交換器(116);
前記第一の熱交換器(114)と流通し、且つ前記第一の熱交換器(114)からの冷媒の流れ(150)を受けるように構成されている、第一の膨張機(136);
前記第二の熱交換器(116)と流通し、且つ前記第二の熱交換器(116)からの冷媒の流れ(170)を受けるように構成されている、第二の膨張機(138);
前記第一の膨張機(136)と流通し、且つ前記第一の膨張機(136)からの第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(154)と供給ガス流れ(110)とを受けるように構成されている、第三の熱交換器(110);及び
前記第三の熱交換器(110)及び前記第二の膨張機(138)と流通し、且つ前記第三の熱交換器(110)からの前記供給ガス流れ(102)を受けるように構成されている、過冷却化交換器(112)。
#65. #51〜#62のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって液化するための閉ループ装置に適合されている、#64に記載の装置。
#66. 少なくとも2つの膨張機を有する、閉ループ気相膨張サイクルを用いたガス状供給物の液化方法であって、前記第二の膨張機の排出圧力が、前記第一の膨張機の排出圧力よりも低く、且つ前記第一の膨張機が、前記ガス状供給物を液化するのに必要な冷却の少なくとも一部を与える、冷却方法。
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- 次のステップを含む、閉ループ冷却装置を用いた液化方法:
(a)少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)で、ガス状冷媒流れ(144)を圧縮するステップ;
(b)第一の熱交換器(114、214)で、圧縮した前記ガス状冷媒流れ(146)の少なくとも一部を冷却するステップ;
(c)第一の膨張機(136)で、前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)からの、前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れ(148、248)からの少なくとも第一の部分(150、250)を膨張させて、第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)を与えるステップ;
(d)第二の熱交換器(110、310)で、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの少なくとも第一の部分(154)と熱交換することによって、供給ガス流れ(100、301)を冷却し、そして実質的に液化して、実質的に液化した流れ(102)を形成し、且つ最終的に前記ガス状冷媒流れ(144)の少なくとも一部となる、第二の熱交換器(110、310)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの前記第一の部分(154)の少なくとも一部(156、356)を形成するステップ;及び
(e)前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)からの前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れ(148、248)からの第二の部分(168)を、前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの第二の部分(160)と、第三の熱交換器(116)で熱交換することによって、さらに冷却するステップ、
ここで、前記第一の膨張機(136)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)は、実質的に気相であり、かつ
前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)及び前記第三の熱交換器(116)は連結されていてもよい。 - 前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)と連結されて1つの熱交換器(810)となっていてもよい過冷却化交換器(112)、及び第二の膨張機(138)をさらに用いる請求項1に記載の方法であって、
前記過冷却化交換器(112)で、前記第二の膨張機(138)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)と熱交換することによって、前記冷却し、そして実質的に液化した流れ(102)を、過冷却し、且つ最終的に前記ガス状冷媒流れ(144)の少なくとも一部となる、前記過冷却化交換器(112)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(174)を形成するステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記圧縮し、冷却したガス状冷媒流れ(148、248)からの前記第二の部分(168)を、第三の熱交換器(116)でさらに冷却した後に、前記第二の膨張機(138)に供給して、前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)を与える、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記第二の膨張機(138)を出た前記第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)が、実質的に気相である、請求項2又3に記載の方法。
- 前記過冷却化交換器(112)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(174)を、第二の圧縮機(130)で圧縮し;前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの前記第一の部分(154)、及び前記第三の熱交換器(116)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの第二の部分(160)と混合し;そして前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)で、前記ガス状冷媒流れ(144)を、さらに圧縮する、請求項4に記載の方法。
- さらに、前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの第一の部分(154)の少なくとも一部(156、356)を、前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)で温めるステップを含む、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第三の熱交換器(116)を出た前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの第二の部分(162)を、前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)で温めるステップをさらに含む、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)を出た前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(146)を、第一の部分(247)と、第二部分(246)とに分けるステップ;追加の冷却装置(220)で、前記第一の部分(247)を冷却するステップ;ステップ(b)において、前記第一の熱交換器(114)で、前記第二の部分を冷却するステップ;及びステップ(c)において、前記第一の膨張機(136)で膨張させるために、前記冷却した第一の部分(249)と、前記冷却した第二の部分(248)の少なくとも一部(250)とを混合するステップをさらに含む、請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)を出た前記圧縮したガス状冷媒流れ(146)を、第一の部分(447)及び第二の部分(446)に分けるステップ;第三の膨張機(434)で、前記第一の部分(447)を膨張させるステップ;前記第一の熱交換器(214)で、膨張させた第一の部分(449)を温めるステップ;及びステップ(b)において、第一の熱交換器(114)で、前記第二の部分(446)を冷却するステップをさらに含む請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 液化用の前記供給ガス流れが、天然ガスの流れである、請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記ガス状冷媒流れが、窒素流れである、請求項1〜10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 冷却回路を含む、請求項3〜7のいずれか一項に記載の方法によって冷却するための閉ループ装置であって、前記冷却回路が、次を具備する閉ループ装置:
第二の熱交換器(110、310)及び過冷却化交換器(112)と流通し、少なくとも前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)を出た第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの第一の部分(154)の少なくとも一部(156、356)及び前記過冷却化交換器(112)を出た第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(174)から最終的に形成されるガス状冷媒流れ(144)を受けるように構成されている、少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132);
前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)と流通し、且つ前記少なくとも1つの圧縮機(132)を出た圧縮されたガス状冷媒流れ(146)を受けるように構成されている、第一の熱交換器(114、214);
前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)と流通し、且つ前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)からの冷媒の第一の流れ(150)を受けるように構成されている、第一の膨張機(136);
前記第一の膨張機(136)と流通し、且つ前記第一の膨張機(136)からの前記第一の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(152)からの前記第一の部分(154)と供給ガス流れ(100、301)とを受けるように構成されている、前記第二の熱交換器(110、310);
前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)及び第一の膨張機(136)と流通し、かつ前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)からの冷媒の第二の流れ(168)、及び第一の膨張機(136)からの第二の膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(160)を受けるように構成されている、第三の熱交換器(116);
前記第三の熱交換器(116)と流通し、且つ前記第三の熱交換器(116)からの冷媒の流れ(170)を受けるように構成されている、第二の膨張機(138);及び
前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)及び前記第二の膨張機(138)と流通し、且つ前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)からの前記供給ガス流れ(102)、及び前記第二の膨張機(138)からの膨張したガス状冷媒流れ(172)を受けるように構成されている、前記過冷却化交換器(112)
ここで、前記第一の熱交換器(114、214)及び前記第三の熱交換器(116)は、1つの熱交換器に連結されていてもよく、また前記第二の熱交換器(110、310)及び前記過冷却化交換器(112)は、1つの熱交換器(810)に連結されていてもよい。
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