PE20121402A1 - PROCESSING OF HYDROCARBON GASES - Google Patents

PROCESSING OF HYDROCARBON GASES

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PE20121402A1
PE20121402A1 PE2011002074A PE2011002074A PE20121402A1 PE 20121402 A1 PE20121402 A1 PE 20121402A1 PE 2011002074 A PE2011002074 A PE 2011002074A PE 2011002074 A PE2011002074 A PE 2011002074A PE 20121402 A1 PE20121402 A1 PE 20121402A1
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Andrew F Johnke
Larry W Lewis
John D Wilkinson
Joe T Lynch
Hank M Hudson
Kyle T Cuellar
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Ortloff Engineers Ltd
Sme Products Lp
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Priority claimed from US12/689,616 external-priority patent/US9021831B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/717,394 external-priority patent/US9080811B2/en
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Abstract

DICHO PROCESO COMPRENDE ENFRIAR LA CORRIENTE DE GAS, EXPANDIRLA A MENOR PRESION, Y SUMINISTRARLA COMO ALIMENTACION POR EL FONDO A UN MEDIO DE ABSORCION DENTRO DEL CONJUNTO DE TRATAMIENTO; RECOLECTAR UNA PRIMERA CORRIENTE DE LIQUIDO DESTILADO DE LA REGION INFERIOR DEL MEDIO DE ABSORCION Y SUMINISTRARLA COMO ALIMENTACION POR LA PARTE SUPERIOR A UN MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE MASA DENTRO DEL CONJUNTO DE TRATAMIENTO, DE CUYA REGION SUPERIOR SE RECOLECTA UNA PRIMERA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR DE DESTILACION, FORMANDO UNA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR RESIDUAL Y UNA CORRIENTE DE CONDENSADO; SUMINISTRAR LA CORRIENTE DE CONDENSADO COMO LA ALIMENTACION POR LA PARTE SUPERIOR AL MEDIO DE ABSORCION; RECOLECTAR UNA SEGUNDA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR DE DESTILACION DE LA REGION SUPERIOR DEL MEDIO DE ABSORCION Y DIRIGIRLA AL INTERIOR DE UNO O MAS MEDIOS INTERCAMBIADORES DE CALOR QUE ESTAN DENTRO DEL CONJUNTO DE TRATAMIENTO PARA CALENTARLA A LA VEZ QUE SE ENFRIA LA PRIMERA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR DE DESTILACION; COMBINAR A LA SEGUNDA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR DE DESTILACION CALENTADA CON TODA LA CORRIENTE DE VAPOR RESIDUAL Y DIRIGIR A LA CORRIENTE COMBINADA AL INTERIOR DE LOS UNO O MAS MEDIOS INTERCAMBIADORES DE CALOR A LA VEZ QUE SE ENFRIA LA CORRIENTE DE GAS; RECOLECTAR UNA SEGUNDA CORRIENTE DE LIQUIDO DESTILADO DE LA REGION INFERIOR DEL MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE MASA Y DIRIGIRLA AL INTERIOR DEL MEDIO DE TRANSFERENCIA DE MASA Y CALOR QUE ESTA DENTRO DEL CONJUNTO DE TRATAMIENTO PARA CALENTARLA Y SEPARAR SUS COMPONENTES VOLATILESSAID PROCESS INCLUDES COOLING THE GAS CURRENT, EXPANDING IT AT LOWER PRESSURE, AND SUPPLYING IT AS FEEDING THROUGH THE BOTTOM TO AN ABSORPTION MEANS WITHIN THE TREATMENT SET; COLLECT A FIRST STREAM OF DISTILLED LIQUID FROM THE LOWER REGION OF THE ABSORPTION MEDIUM AND SUPPLY IT AS FEEDING THROUGH THE UPPER PART TO A MASS TRANSFER MEDIA WITHIN THE TREATMENT SET, FROM WHICH UPPER REGION IS COLLECTED A FIRST VAPORCURRENT OF DRAINAGE. FORMING A CURRENT OF RESIDUAL VAPOR AND A CURRENT OF CONDENSATE; SUPPLY THE CONDENSATE CURRENT AS THE SUPPLY FROM THE UPPER PART TO THE ABSORPTION MEDIUM; COLLECT A SECOND STREAM OF DISTILLATION VAPOR FROM THE UPPER REGION OF THE ABSORPTION MEDIUM AND DIRECT IT TO THE INTERIOR OF ONE OR MORE HEAT EXCHANGING MEDIA WHICH ARE INSIDE THE TREATMENT ASSEMBLY TO HEAT IT AS THE FIRST VAPOR STREAM COOLS. ; COMBINE THE SECOND HEATED DISTILLATION STEAM CURRENT WITH THE ENTIRE RESIDUAL STEAM CURRENT AND DIRECT THE COMBINED CURRENT INSIDE THE ONE OR MORE HEAT EXCHANGERS WHILE THE GAS CURRENT COOLS; COLLECT A SECOND STREAM OF DISTILLED LIQUID FROM THE LOWER REGION OF THE MASS TRANSFER MEDIA AND DIRECT IT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE MASS AND HEAT TRANSFER MEDIA WHICH IS WITHIN THE TREATMENT ASSEMBLY TO HEAT IT AND SEPARATE ITS VOLATILE COMPONENTS

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