PE20170506A1 - Sistema y metodo de licuefaccion de gas natural - Google Patents
Sistema y metodo de licuefaccion de gas naturalInfo
- Publication number
- PE20170506A1 PE20170506A1 PE2016002091A PE2016002091A PE20170506A1 PE 20170506 A1 PE20170506 A1 PE 20170506A1 PE 2016002091 A PE2016002091 A PE 2016002091A PE 2016002091 A PE2016002091 A PE 2016002091A PE 20170506 A1 PE20170506 A1 PE 20170506A1
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- gaseous material
- compressor
- natural gas
- expander
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- VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical compound C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title abstract 6
- 239000003345 natural gas Substances 0.000 title abstract 3
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 abstract 8
- 238000004821 distillation Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000005057 refrigeration Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003507 refrigerant Substances 0.000 abstract 1
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Abstract
Se refiere a un sistema de licuefaccion de gas natural que comprende un primer expansor para generar energia usando gas natural a presion como material gaseoso; una primera unidad de refrigeracion para enfriar el material gaseoso despresurizado por expansion en el primer expansor; una unidad de destilacion para reducir o eliminar un componente pesado del material gaseoso mediante la destilacion del material gaseoso enfriado por la primera unidad de refrigeracion; un primer compresor para comprimir el material gaseoso del que se redujo o se elimino el componente pesado mediante la unidad de destilacion usando la energia generada en el primer expansor; un segundo intercambiador de calor para intercambiar el calor entre el material gaseoso introducida en el primera compresor y el material gaseoso comprimido por el primer compresor; y una unidad de lucuefaccion para licuar el material gaseoso comprimido por el primer compresor mediante el intercambio de calor con un refrigerante
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