RU2007130261A - INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR LIQUIDING NATURAL GAS - Google Patents

INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR LIQUIDING NATURAL GAS Download PDF

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RU2007130261A
RU2007130261A RU2007130261/06A RU2007130261A RU2007130261A RU 2007130261 A RU2007130261 A RU 2007130261A RU 2007130261/06 A RU2007130261/06 A RU 2007130261/06A RU 2007130261 A RU2007130261 A RU 2007130261A RU 2007130261 A RU2007130261 A RU 2007130261A
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НАГЕЛВОРТ Роберт КЛЕЙН (NL)
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1. Установка для сжижения природного газа, содержащая, по меньшей мере,1. Installation for liquefying natural gas, containing at least ряд последовательно расположенных теплообменников предварительного охлаждения с одним контуром циркуляции хладагента для предварительного охлаждения, предназначенного для отвода теплоты от природного газа при прохождении им указанного ряда теплообменников предварительного охлаждения, при этом указанный ряд теплообменников имеет вход для природного газа и выход для предварительно охлажденного природного газа;a series of pre-cooling heat exchangers arranged in series with one pre-cooling refrigerant circuit designed to remove heat from natural gas when it passes a specified series of pre-cooling heat exchangers, while this series of heat exchangers has an inlet for natural gas and an outlet for pre-cooled natural gas; распределитель для разделения потока предварительно охлажденного природного газа, по меньшей мере, на первый и второй субпотоки природного газа;a distributor for dividing the pre-chilled natural gas stream into at least the first and second natural gas substreams; по меньшей мере, два агрегата для извлечения жидких фракций из природного газа, каждый из которых имеет вход, выполненный для приема одного из субпотоков природного газа, выход для тяжелой фракции и выход для легкой фракции, отбираемой с верха, иat least two units for extracting liquid fractions from natural gas, each of which has an inlet configured to receive one of the natural gas substreams, an output for a heavy fraction and an output for a light fraction taken from the top, and по меньшей мере, две основные криогенные системы, при этом каждая криогенная система содержит основной теплообменник, имеющий первую горячую сторону с одним входом, соединенным с выходом для легкой фракции, отбираемой с верха, по меньшей мере, одного агрегата для извлечения жидких фракций из природного газа, и выходом для сжиженного природного газа, при этом каждая система включает контур циркуляции основного хладагента для отвода теплоты от природного газа, протекающего через первую горячую сторону соответствующего основного теплообменника.at least two main cryogenic systems, each cryogenic system comprising a main heat exchanger having a first hot side with one inlet connected to an outlet for a light fraction taken from the top of at least one unit for extracting liquid fractions from natural gas and an outlet for liquefied natural gas, wherein each system includes a main refrigerant circulation circuit for removing heat from natural gas flowing through the first hot side of the corresponding main heat exchange CENI. 2. Установка по п.1, в которой каждый из агрегатов для извлечения жидких фракций из природного газа имеет вход для флегмы, выполненный для приема жидкой флегмы с выхода для жидкой флегмы, имеющегося в сепараторе, подключенном к отбору с верха, который имеет вход, сообщающийся по текучей среде с выходом для легкой фракции, отбираемой с верха, и выход для пара, сообщающийся по текучей среде с соответствующим основным теплообменником.2. The installation according to claim 1, in which each of the units for extracting liquid fractions from natural gas has an inlet for reflux made to receive liquid reflux from the outlet for liquid reflux, which is present in the separator connected to the selection from the top, which has an inlet, in fluid communication with the outlet for the light fraction taken from the top, and steam outlet, in fluid communication with the corresponding main heat exchanger. 3. Установка по п.2, в которой выше по потоку от сепаратора, подключенного к отбору с верха, размещен теплообменник, подключенный к отбору с верха, предназначенный для отвода теплоты от легкой фракции, отбираемой с верха, при этом холодная сторона указанного теплообменника сообщается по текучей среде, по меньшей мере, с одним из, по меньшей мере, двух контуров циркуляции основного хладагента.3. The installation according to claim 2, in which upstream from the separator connected to the selection from the top, there is a heat exchanger connected to the selection from the top, designed to remove heat from the light fraction taken from the top, while the cold side of the specified heat exchanger is communicated fluid, with at least one of at least two main refrigerant circuits. 4. Установка по любому из пп.1-3, кроме того, содержащая, по меньшей мере, один конечный агрегат для быстрого испарения, присоединенный к выходам для сжиженного природного газа, по меньшей мере, двух теплообменников и содержащий, по меньшей мере, выход для газа, полученного при конечном быстром испарении, и выход для сжиженного природного газа.4. Installation according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in addition, containing at least one end unit for rapid evaporation, connected to the outlets for liquefied natural gas, at least two heat exchangers and containing at least an outlet for gas obtained by final flash evaporation, and output for liquefied natural gas. 5. Установка для сжижения природного газа по п.4, в которой распределитель имеет два выхода, при этом установка содержит два агрегата для извлечения из природного газа жидких фракций и два основных теплообменника.5. Installation for liquefying natural gas according to claim 4, in which the distributor has two outputs, the installation contains two units for extracting liquid fractions from natural gas and two main heat exchangers. 6. Установка для сжижения природного газа по п.1, в которой распределитель имеет два выхода, при этом установка содержит два агрегата для извлечения из природного газа жидких фракций и два основных теплообменника.6. Installation for liquefying natural gas according to claim 1, in which the distributor has two outputs, the installation contains two units for extracting liquid fractions from natural gas and two main heat exchangers. 7. Способ сжижения потока природного газа, включающий7. A method of liquefying a natural gas stream, comprising предварительное охлаждение потока природного газа при прохождении им через ряд теплообменников, осуществляемое в противотоке с хладагентом, предназначенным для предварительного охлаждения, циркулирующим в одном контуре хладагента предварительного охлаждения, с получением потока предварительно охлажденного природного газа;pre-cooling the natural gas stream as it passes through a series of heat exchangers in countercurrent with a pre-cooling refrigerant circulating in the same pre-cooling refrigerant circuit to produce a pre-cooled natural gas stream; разделение потока предварительно охлажденного природного газа, по меньшей мере, на первый и второй субпотоки природного газа;dividing the pre-chilled natural gas stream into at least first and second natural gas substreams; одновременное разделение первого и второго субпотоков природного газа на тяжелую жидкую фракцию и парообразную легкую фракцию, отводимую с верха;the simultaneous separation of the first and second substrates of natural gas into a heavy liquid fraction and a vaporous light fraction withdrawn from the top; дальнейшее охлаждение парообразных легких фракций, отводимых с верха, до полной конденсации, осуществляемое в противотоке с основным хладагентом, по меньшей мере, в двух основных криогенных системах, причем в каждой основной криогенной системе основной хладагент циркулирует в контуре для основного хладагента, иfurther cooling the vaporous light fractions from the top to complete condensation, carried out in countercurrent flow with the main refrigerant, in at least two main cryogenic systems, with the main refrigerant circulating in the main refrigerant circuit in each main cryogenic system, and отвод потока сжиженного природного газа из основных криогенных систем.removal of the liquefied natural gas stream from the main cryogenic systems. 8. Способ по п.7, в котором дальнейшее охлаждение включает частичное конденсирование каждой из парообразных легких фракций, отбираемых с верха, с образованием конденсата легкой фракции и пара легкой фракции, отделение конденсата легкой фракции от пара легкой фракции, подачу конденсата легкой фракции в качестве холодной флегмы на стадию одновременного разделения каждого из субпотоков, а именно, первого и второго частично сконденсированных субпотоков природного газа, и дальнейшее охлаждение пара легкой фракции с полной конденсацией.8. The method according to claim 7, in which further cooling involves the partial condensation of each of the vaporous light fractions taken from the top, with the formation of condensate of the light fraction and the vapor of the light fraction, separating the condensate of the light fraction from the vapor of the light fraction, supplying the light condensate as cold reflux to the stage of simultaneous separation of each of the substreams, namely, the first and second partially condensed substreams of natural gas, and further cooling of the light fraction steam with complete condensation. 9. Способ по п.8, в котором частичное конденсирование каждой из легких парообразных фракций, отбираемых с верха, включает косвенный теплообмен с основным хладагентом, осуществляемый, по меньшей мере, в одном из, по меньшей мере, двух контуров циркуляции основного хладагента.9. The method according to claim 8, in which the partial condensation of each of the light vapor fractions taken from the top includes indirect heat exchange with the main refrigerant, carried out in at least one of at least two circuits of the main refrigerant. 10. Способ по любому из пп.7-9, в котором поток сжиженного природного газа, последовательно расширяют, в результате чего получают смесь, включающую еще более охлажденный сжиженный природный газ и пар, полученный в результате быстрого испарения, при этом пар быстрого испарения отделяют от еще более охлажденного сжиженного природного газа, сжимают, по меньшей мере, частично конденсируют и повторно вводят в поток сжиженного природного газа выше по потоку от места разделения пара, полученного при быстром испарении. 10. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, in which the stream of liquefied natural gas is sequentially expanded, resulting in a mixture comprising even more chilled liquefied natural gas and steam resulting from rapid evaporation, while the vapor of rapid evaporation is separated from an even more cooled liquefied natural gas, it is compressed, at least partially condensed, and reintroduced into the liquefied natural gas stream upstream of the steam separation point obtained by rapid evaporation.
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