PE20060989A1 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID NATURAL GAS CURRENT - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID NATURAL GAS CURRENT

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PE20060989A1
PE20060989A1 PE2005001408A PE2005001408A PE20060989A1 PE 20060989 A1 PE20060989 A1 PE 20060989A1 PE 2005001408 A PE2005001408 A PE 2005001408A PE 2005001408 A PE2005001408 A PE 2005001408A PE 20060989 A1 PE20060989 A1 PE 20060989A1
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Marco Dick Jager
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Abstract

SE REFIERE A UN METODO Y A UN DISPOSITIVO PARA PRODUCIR CORRIENTE DE GAS NATURAL LIQUIDO, EN EL QUE ANTES DE LA LICUIFICACION SE REMUEVEN LOS COMPONENTES DE HIDROCARBUROS PESADOS DE LA CORRIENTE DE GAS NATURAL A SER LICUIFICADO, TAL QUE EL METODO INCLUYE LAS SIGUIENTES ETAPAS: A)PROPORCIONAR UNA CORRIENTE DE FUENTE DE VAPOR DE GAS NATURAL; B)VERTER LA CORRIENTE DE FUENTE EN LA COLUMNA DE DESTILACION; C)DESPLAZAR LA CORRIENTE DEL FONDO Y LA CORRIENTE SUPERIOR DE LA COLUMNA DE DESTILACION; Y, D)LICUIFICAR UNA PARTE DE LA CORRIENTE SUPERIOR OBTENIENDOSE ASI UNA CORRIENTE DE GAS NATURAL LIQUIDO; EN EL QUE LA ETAPA DE VERTIDO DE LA CORRIENTE DE FUENTE HACIA LA COLUMNA DE DESTILACION INCLUYE LAS SUBETAPAS SIGUIENTES: SEPARAR LA CORRIENTE DE FUENTE EN LA PRIMERA Y SEGUNDA SUBCORRIENTES; VERTER LA PRIMERA SUBCORRIENTE EN LA COLUMNA DE DESTILACION POR EL PRIMER PUNTO DE VERTIDO, A UNA PRESION NO MENOR QUE LA PRESION DE LA CORRIENTE DE LA FUENTE MENOS LA CAIDA DE PRESION PRODUCIDA POR DICHA SEPARACION DE LA CORRIENTE DE FUENTE; ENFRIAR LA SEGUNDA SUBCORRIENTE; Y VERTER LA SEGUNDA SUBCORRIENTE ENFRIADA EN UNA COLUMNA DE DESTILACION A UN SEGUNDO PUNTO DE VERTIDO POR ENCIMA DEL PRIMER PUNTO DE VERTIDOIT REFERS TO A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID NATURAL GAS CURRENT, IN WHICH, BEFORE LICUIFICATION, HEAVY HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS ARE REMOVED FROM THE NATURAL GAS CURRENT TO BE LIQUEFIED, AS THE METHOD IS INCLUDED, AS THE METHOD IS INCLUDED ) PROVIDE A NATURAL GAS VAPOR SOURCE CURRENT; B) POUR THE SOURCE CURRENT INTO THE DISTILLATION COLUMN; C) DISPLACING THE BOTTOM CURRENT AND THE UPPER CURRENT OF THE DISTILLATION COLUMN; AND, D) LIQUEFIED A PART OF THE UPPER CURRENT, OBTAINING A CURRENT OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS; IN WHICH THE DUMPING STAGE OF THE SOURCE CURRENT TO THE DISTILLATION COLUMN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SUB-STAGES: SEPARATE THE SOURCE CURRENT IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SUB-CURRENTS; POUR THE FIRST SUB-CURRENT INTO THE DISTILLATION COLUMN AT THE FIRST POINT OF DISCHARGE, AT A PRESSURE NOT LESS THAN THE PRESSURE OF THE SOURCE CURRENT LESS THE PRESSURE DROP PRODUCED BY SAID SEPARATION FROM THE SOURCE CURRENT; COOL THE SECOND SUB-CURRENT; AND DUMP THE SECOND COOLED SUB-CURRENT INTO A DISTILLATION COLUMN AT A SECOND POINT OF DISCHARGE ABOVE THE FIRST POINT OF DISCHARGE

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