MY151148A - Controlled freeze zone tower - Google Patents

Controlled freeze zone tower

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MY151148A
MY151148A MYPI20072254A MY151148A MY 151148 A MY151148 A MY 151148A MY PI20072254 A MYPI20072254 A MY PI20072254A MY 151148 A MY151148 A MY 151148A
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methane
freeze zone
stream
section
nozzles
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Eleanor R Fieler
Edward J Grave
P Scott Northrop
Norman K Yeh
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Exxonmobil Upstream Res Co
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Abstract

A CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION TOWER (100) IS PROVIDED FOR THE SEPARATION OF A FLUID STREAM (10) CONTAINING AT LEAST METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE. THE CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION TOWER (100) HAS A LOWER STRIPPING SECTION (106), AN UPPER RECTIFICATION SECTION (110), AND AN INTERMEDIATE SPRAY SECTION (108). THE INTERMEDIATE SPRAY SECTION (108) INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF SPRAY NOZZLES (122) THAT INJECT A LIQUID FREEZE ZONE STREAM. THE NOZZLES ARE CONFIGURED SUCH THAT SUBSTANTIAL LIQUID COVERAGE IS PROVIDED ACROSS THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE INTERMEDIATE SPRAY SECTION (108). THE LIQUID FREEZE ZONE STREAM GENERALLY INCLUDES METHANE AT A TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE WHEREBY BOTH SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE PARTICLES AND A METHANE-ENRICHED VAPOR STREAM (25) ARE FORMED. THE TOWER MAY FURTHER INCLUDE ONE OR MORE BAFFLES BELOW THE NOZZLES TO CREATE FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE TO THE GRAVITATIONAL FLOW OF THE LIQUID FREEZE ZONE STREAM. THIS AIDS IN THE BREAKOUT AND RECOVERY OF METHANE GAS. ADDITIONAL INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE PROVIDED TO IMPROVE HEAT TRANSFER AND TO FACILITATE THE BREAKOUT OF METHANE GAS. (FIGURE 1)
MYPI20072254 2007-01-19 2007-12-14 Controlled freeze zone tower MY151148A (en)

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