TW580554B - Natural gas liquefaction - Google Patents
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580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 發明背景 本發明係關於一種天然氣或其他富含甲烷之氣體的處 理過程,藉以獲得一液態天然氣氣流(Liquefied natural gas,LGN),該液態天然氣流内含高純度甲烷及一主要為 較甲烷重之碳氫氣體的液態氣流。申請者在此主張依美 國第35號法典、第119(e)條下於2001年6月8日提出 之臨時申請案號60/2 9 6,8 48案之所有内容及所享有之優 惠。 天然氣典蜇係回收自鑿於地底儲存槽之深井中,其主 要成分為甲烷,換言之,天然氣係甲烷成分超過50%莫 耳百分比之氣體。視特定之地底儲存槽而定,該天然氣 亦含相對較甲燒量少之重碳氫化物,例如乙烷、丙坡、 丁烷、物烷等類似物,以及水、氫、氮、二氧化碳及其 他氣體。 大多數的夭然氣係以氣體形式進行處理。最常見的方 式是自井的上部將天然氣傳送到氣體處理場,之後再Θ 高壓的氣體傳送管路傳送到消費者家中。但是,在_ $ 情況下,必須’也較佳係將天然氣液化後才進行傳、、: 、 巧或 使用。舉例來說’在偏遠地區’多半並未建構可很、 地將天然氣傳送至消費者家中這類的天然氣傳送管 〇 在這種情況下,體積較器態天然氣更低的lng就藉由< 船或運送卡車的運送而大幅降低傳送成本。 另一種較適合使用液態天然氣的情況是,該潘 4天蜓 氣係被當作汽車燃料使用的情況。在大都會地區, 第4頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再場寫本頁} 訂· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A 7 --------B7 —______ 五、發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 能夠提供經濟的LNG來源,則有許多的公車、計程車、 小型車、或卡車都可以LNG作為燃科來啟動。相較於以 汽油或柴油引擎這類燃燒高分子量碳氫化物作為燃料的 車輛而言,這類以LNG作為燃料動力的車輛’因為可將 天然氣完全燃燒,故其所造成的空氣污染程度相對於燃 燒較不完全的汽油或柴油引擎而言係較低的。此外,如 果L N G純度很高(亦即,甲炫純度高達9 5 %莫耳百分比), 則所產生的二氧化碳(溫室氣體)量,也將因甲烷較低的 碳··氫比(相較於其他碳氰化物燃料而言)而大幅降低。 本發明大致係關於將天然氣液化,同時並產生一種主 要由較甲烷更重之碳氫化物所組成的液態氣體流副產 物,例如由乙娱:、丙烷、丁烷及重碳氫化物組成的天然 氣液體流(natural gas liquid,NGL) ’由丙燒、丁垸、及 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 重碳氫化物組成的液化石油氣體流(Liquefied petroleum gas,LPG),或由丁烷及重碳氫化物組成的濃縮物 (condensate)。產生這種液態副產物有兩個相當重要的優 點:所生成的LNG將具有高純度的甲烷,且該液體副產 物為一種高經濟價值的產品,可供其他用途之用。可由 本發明製程處理的天然氣流之典型分析,以莫耳百分比 而言,約含:84·2%甲烷、7.9%乙烷及其他c2成分、4.9% 丙烷及其他C3成分、1.0%異丁烷、1.1%正-丁燒、0.8% 戊烷,剩餘的比例以氮及二氧化碳來補足。有時也存在 一些含硫的氣體。 已知有許多方法可將天然氣液化。例如,Finn,Adrian 第5頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) J., Grant L. Johnson, and Terry R. Tomlinson, nLNG Technology for Offshore and Mid-Scale Plants”, Proceedings of the Seventy-Ninth Annual Convention of the Gas Processors Association, pp. 429-450,Atlanta, 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Background of the invention The present invention relates to a natural gas or other methane-rich gas treatment process, so as to obtain a liquid natural gas stream (Liquefied natural gas, LGN), the liquid natural gas stream contains high purity Methane and a liquid gas stream which is primarily a hydrocarbon gas heavier than methane. The applicant hereby claims all the contents and benefits of the provisional application No. 60/2 9 6,8 48 filed on June 8, 2001 under US Code 35 and Article 119 (e). Natural gas is recovered from deep wells drilled in underground storage tanks. Its main component is methane. In other words, natural gas is a gas with a methane content of more than 50% by mole. Depending on the specific underground storage tank, the natural gas also contains relatively small amounts of heavy hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, alkane, and the like, as well as water, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and Other gases. Most solitary gases are processed as gases. The most common method is to transfer natural gas from the upper part of the well to the gas treatment site, and then Θ high-pressure gas transmission pipeline to the consumer's home. However, in the case of _ $, it must be used, and it is better that the natural gas is liquefied before it is transmitted, used, or used. For example, 'in remote areas' most of the time there is no such natural gas pipeline that can transport natural gas to consumers' homes. In this case, lng, which is lower in volume than natural gas, is produced by < Ship or truck delivery significantly reduces delivery costs. Another case where liquid natural gas is more suitable is the case where the Pan 4 Skyfly gas system is used as automobile fuel. In metropolitan areas, page 4 This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before writing this page) System 580554 A 7 -------- B7 —______ 5. Description of the invention () (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Can provide economic LNG sources, there are many buses, taxis, small cars Or trucks can start with LNG as fuel. Compared with vehicles that use high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons such as gasoline or diesel engines to burn fuel, this type of LNG-fueled vehicles' Combustion, so the degree of air pollution caused by it is relatively low compared to gasoline or diesel engines with less complete combustion. In addition, if the purity of LNG is high (that is, the purity of Jiaxuan is as high as 95% Molar percentage) , The amount of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) produced will also be greatly reduced due to the lower carbon-to-hydrogen ratio of methane (compared to other carbocyanide fuels). The present invention relates generally to Natural gas liquefies and produces a by-product of a liquid gas stream consisting primarily of hydrocarbons heavier than methane, such as natural gas liquid streams consisting of acetylene: propane, butane, and heavy hydrocarbons , NGL) 'Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consisting of propane, butane, and consumer cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, or LPG, or consisting of butane and heavy hydrocarbons Condensate. The production of this liquid by-product has two very important advantages: the LNG produced will have high purity methane, and the liquid by-product is a high economic value product that can be used for other purposes. Typical analysis of the natural gas stream that can be processed by the process of the present invention, in terms of mole percentage, contains approximately 84.2% methane, 7.9% ethane and other c2 components, 4.9% propane and other C3 components, 1.0% isocyanate. Butane, 1.1% n-butane, 0.8% pentane, and the remaining proportions are made up with nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Sometimes there are some sulfur-containing gases. Many methods are known to liquefy natural gas For example, Finn, Adrian, page 5 This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) J., Grant L. Johnson, and Terry R. Tomlinson, nLNG Technology for Offshore and Mid-Scale Plants ", Proceedings of the Seventy-Ninth Annual Convention of the Gas Processors Association, pp. 429-450, Atlanta, Intellectual Property Office Employees, Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by Consumer Cooperatives
Georgia, March 1 3-1 5, 2000 and Kikkawa, Y oshitsugi, Masaaki Ohishi, and Noriyoshi Nozawa,’’Optimize the Power System of Baseload LNG Plant”,Proceedings of the 18th Annual Convention of the Gas Processors Association, San Antonio,Texas,March 12-14,2001,即描述 了許多 這類方法。美國發明專利第 4,445,917號;第4,525,185 號;第 4,545,795 號;第 4,755,200 號;第 5,291,736 號;第 5,363,655 號;第 5,365,740 號;第 5,600,969 號; 第 5,615,561 號;第 5,651,269 號;第 5,75 5,114 號;第 5,893,274 號;第 6,014,869 號;第 6,062,041 號;第 6,1 19,479 號;第 6,125,653 號;第 6,250,1 05 B1 號;第 6,269,655 B1 號;第 6,272,882 B1 號;第 6,308,53 1 B1 號;第6,324,867 B1號;及第6,347,532 B1號中也都描 述了許多相關的製程。這些方法一般係包括冷卻、冷凝 及膨脹的步驟,以將天然氣純化(除去水及諸如二氧化碳 及含硫化物這類會引起麻煩的物質)。天然氣的冷卻及冷 凝可藉由許多方式達成。「冷凍梯瀑(Cascade refrigeration)」係讓天然氣與連續數種冷煤 (refrigerants)(沸點一個比一個低,例如丙烷、乙烷、及 甲烷)互相進行熱交換的步驟。或者,亦可以藉由將單一 第6頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210x297公釐) 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 種冷煤在數種不同壓力下揮發來達成此熱交換步驟。「多 成分冷康(multi-component refrigeration)」係使天然氣與 一或多種由不同單一冷煤成分所組成之冷煤流體互相進 行熱交換的步驟。天然氣的膨脹則可藉由等焓(例如以焦 耳-湯馬森膨脹(Joule-Thomson expansion)來達成)及等熵 膨脹(例如以功膨脹滿輪(work-expansion turbine)來達成) 來達成。 無論使用哪一種方法將天然氣液化,一般都需要在將 富含甲烷之氣流液化前把相當比例較甲烷為重的碳氫化 物去除。進行此步驟的原因包括需控制LNG流的加熱價 值,及這些重碳氫化物產物本身的價值。但不幸的是, 好少有人重視到此碳氫化物移除步驟所可能的帶來的效 率。 依據本發明,發明人發現,小心地將此碳氫化物移除 步驟整合至LNG液化製程中,可在較前技製程更低的熱 能需求下,產生LNG及一單獨的重碳氫化物液體流。雖 然本發明製程可在低壓下操作,但較佳係在進料氣體壓 力介於 400 至 1,500 psia [2,758 至 1〇,342 kPa(a)]或更高 的壓力下進行操作。 圖示簡單說明 為了使讀者更了解本發明,附有下列的例子與圖樣作 為參考資料。圖之說明如下: 第1圖是依據本發明改良成可同時產生NGL副產物 第7頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公楚) (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂-· 580554Georgia, March 1 3-1 5, 2000 and Kikkawa, Y oshitsugi, Masaaki Ohishi, and Noriyoshi Nozawa, "Optimize the Power System of Baseload LNG Plant", Proceedings of the 18th Annual Convention of the Gas Processors Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 12-14, 2001, describes many such methods. U.S. Invention Patent Nos. 4,445,917; 4,525,185; 4,545,795; 4,755,200; 5,291,736; 5,363,655; 5,365,740 No. 5,600,969; No. 5,615,561; No. 5,651,269; No. 5,75 5,114; No. 5,893,274; No. 6,014,869; No. 6,062,041; No. 6,1 19,479; No. 6,125,653; Many related processes are also described in Nos. 6,250, 1 05 B1; 6,269,655 B1; 6,272,882 B1; 6,308,53 1 B1; 6,324,867 B1; and 6,347,532 B1. These methods are generally Includes cooling, condensation, and expansion steps to purify natural gas (removal of water and troublesome substances such as carbon dioxide and sulfides) ). The cooling and condensation of natural gas can be achieved in many ways. "Cascade refrigeration" refers to natural gas and several types of refrigerants (boiling points are lower than one, such as propane, ethane, and methane). Steps of heat exchange with each other. Alternatively, you can also apply a single page 6 of this paper size to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297 mm) 580554 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 5. Description of the invention () Cold coal This heat exchange step is achieved by volatilization at several different pressures. "Multi-component refrigeration" is the step of heat exchange between natural gas and one or more cold coal fluids composed of different single cold coal components. Natural gas expansion can be achieved by isenthalpy (for example, Joule-Thomson expansion) and isentropic expansion (for example, work-expansion turbine). No matter which method is used to liquefy natural gas, it is generally necessary to remove a considerable proportion of heavier hydrocarbons than methane before liquefying a methane-rich gas stream. The reasons for doing this include controlling the heating value of the LNG stream and the value of these heavy hydrocarbon products themselves. Unfortunately, few people value the efficiency that this hydrocarbon removal step can bring. In accordance with the present invention, the inventors have discovered that careful integration of this hydrocarbon removal step into the LNG liquefaction process can produce LNG and a separate heavy hydrocarbon liquid stream with lower thermal energy requirements than previous processes. . Although the process of the present invention can be operated at a low pressure, it is preferably operated at a pressure of the feed gas between 400 to 1,500 psia [2,758 to 10,342 kPa (a)] or higher. Brief description of the drawings In order to make the reader better understand the present invention, the following examples and drawings are attached as reference materials. The description of the figure is as follows: Figure 1 is modified according to the present invention to produce NGL by-products at the same time. Page 7 The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297). (Please read the precautions on the back before filling (This page) Order-· 580554
五、發明説明( 弋天然氣液化工廠之流程圖; 第 2 [g[ g 疋用來闡述苯發明較前劑優越之一甲燒的壓力 -焓相圖; 3 ιρ| ^ 圖描输出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生NGL副產物之天然氣體液化 工廢·圖; ·、 第4圖插緣出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生LPG副產物之天然氣體液化 工廠圖; 第5圖插繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生濃縮副產物之天然氣體液化 工廠圖; 第6圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體液 化工廠圖; 第7描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程改 為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體液化 工廠圖; 第8圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體液 化工廠圖; 第9圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流程 改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體液 化工廠圖; 第煩 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 辱 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 第1 0圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第11圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第1 2圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第1 3圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第14圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第1 5圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 第1 6圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第1 7圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第9頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 第1 8圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第19圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第20圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖; 第2 1圖描繪出另一種根據本發明將天然氣體液化流 程改為適用本發明可同時產生液體流副產物之天然氣體 液化工廠圖。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 在下列上述附圖之實施例中,提供了表格將各處理情 況所計算出來的流速作一總結。在此所出現的附表中, 為方便起見,已將流速值(每小時多少莫耳數)四捨五入 至最接近其之整數。表中所出示的總流速包括所有非-碳 氫化物組成,因此一般均較碳氫化物組成之流速值總和 來得高。所示溫度為已四捨五入至最接近一整數值的溫 度。需知在比較不同附圖流程時所做的計算,均係在基 於該流程與環境間不會進行熱交換這樣的假設前提下所 算出來的結果。因目前市面可買到絕緣材料的品質非常 好,因此這樣的假設是相當合理的,也是熟悉技藝人士 一般會採用的假設。 第10頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 為簡便起見,製程參數係以傳統英制及國隊w 除早位系统 (SI)來表示。表格中的莫弄流速比可解釋成路· 莫耳/小 時或公斤•莫耳/小時。能源消耗量係以馬力和或彳千英I 熱量單位/小時(MBTU/Hr)來表示,相當於以碚•访 旲耳/小 時表示之莫耳流速。能源消耗量係以千瓦(kw)表厂、, * 當於所述以公斤•莫耳/小時表示之莫耳流速。產生g以 磅/小時(Lb/Hr)表示,相當於以磅•莫耳/小時表示之莫 耳流速。產生率以公斤/小時(Kg/Hr)表示,相當於以公斤 •莫耳/小時表示之莫耳流速。 圖號對照說明 熱交換器10,13,24,60 膨脹閥12,14,17 壓縮機1 6 吸收段18b 去甲(乙)(丙)烷段19b 迴流鼓22 分離器 11,18a,19a 膨脹機制15, 61,63 分離器/吸收塔18 分餾塔1 9 * 再沸騰鍋爐20 .............嚷.........、玎.........# f請先閲讀背面之注意事項再場寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 放電冷卻器25,65,67,69 氣流 3 1,3 1a,3 2,3 3,34,3 5,3 5a,3 5b,3 6,3 7,3 7a, 3 8,3 8a,3 8b,3 8c,3 9,3 9a,40,40a,40b,41,42,42a: 4 3,44,44 a, 45,46,47,48,49,49 a, 49b,49c,49d, 49e,50,71,71a,71b,71c,71d,71e,71f,7lg 輔助壓縮機59 LNG儲存桶‘62 冷煤壓縮機64,66,68 第11頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 五、發明説明() 發明詳細說明 實施例1 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 參見第1圖’吾人將開始描述本發明製程,其係欲產 生一主要内含天然氣進料氣體中之乙烷及重碳氫化物的 NGL副產物。在本發明此模擬過程中,進料氣體係於9〇 F[32°C]及 1,285 psia [8,860」χ^]的壓力下以氣流、31 進入工廠。如果進料氣體内含有會讓產物無法合乎規範 的二氧化碳和/或硫化物’則需先以適當處理將這些物質 移除(未示出)。此外,通常會先將進料氣流脫水乾燥以 防止其在冷康情況下出現結冰。一般係採用固體乾燥劑 來達成此目的。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 進料氣流31可在熱交換器1〇中與冷煤氣流及-68卞 [-55C]下之去甲烷段再沸騰鍋爐内之液體(氣流4〇)進 行熱交換而被冷卻。需知在上述各情況中的熱交換器丄〇 可以是多個單一熱交換器之組合,或單一可多次出入之 熱X換器’或其之任何組合。(決定是否要使用超過一個 熱交換器以降低氣體溫度將視許多因子,但不限於,包 括進料氣體流速、熱交換器的大小、氣流溫度及其它而 定。)冷卻的氣流 31a 於-30°F [-34°c ]及 1,278 psia [8,812 k£_ajU.)..]的壓力下進入分離器11中,讓蒸氣(氣流32)可與 冷凝液體(氣流3 3)分開。 來自分離器11之蒸氣(氣流.32)被分成兩股氣流,分 別是氣流34及氣流36。含有整體蒸氣20%的氣流34與 中的冷凝液體-氣流3 3合併形成氣流3 5。合併的氣流3 5 第1頂 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 通過熱交換器1 3與冷煤流7 U進行熱交換,而被冷卻至 幾近凝結之氣流35a。該-120T |>85°C ]、幾近全部冷凝 之氣流3 5 a再經過諸如膨脹閥1 4之適當膨脹裝置,被快 速膨脹至接近分餾塔19之操作壓(約465 psia [3,2〇6 LEaCjJJ )。在膨脹過程中,部分氣流會被蒸發,使整體氣 流溫度下降。第1圖之流程’離開膨脹閥14的膨脹^流 35b溫度達-122 °F [-86。(3]’並被供應至分麴塔19之去甲 烷段19b的進料位置中點。 分離器11所剩餘80%的蒸氣(氣流36),之後會進入 功膨脹機制1 5中,可由此部分的高壓進料中抽離出其中 的機械能。機制1 5將蒸氣以等熵膨脹的方式由約1,278 psia [8,8 12-±Pa(a)]膨脹至分館塔操作壓,以膨脹功將膨 脹氣流36a的溫度降低到約-i〇3°F[-75°C]。商業上典型 合適的膨脹器能有效回收理論上只在等熵膨脹狀態8〇-8 5 %的工作。回收的功通常被用來驅動離心壓縮機(如項 目1 6 ),離心壓縮機可用來再壓縮,例如,分餾塔上方氣 流(氣流38)。該膨脹及部分冷凝之氣流36a被當作進料 在比進料中點更低的位置進入蒸餾管柱1 9中。 分餾塔19之去甲烷段為一内含複數個垂直間隔的盤 狀物、一或多個充填床、或盤狀物與充填床之組合的傳 統蒸餾管柱。在天然氣處理工廠中,該分餾塔可由兩段 所組成。上段 19a是一分離器,其係可將上方進料分成 蒸氣及其液體部分,其中蒸氣係從較低蒸餾段或去甲燒 第13頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公麥) " ' -.................訂.........蠢 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 580554 A7 _ ___________ B7 五 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 段19b往上升,並與上方進料氣體之蒸氣(如果有的話) 合併’形成冷卻的去甲烷段上方蒸氣(氣流3 7)並於-1 3 5 °F [-9 3 °C ]的溫度下由塔頂逸出。含有盤狀物或填充料、 位置較低之去甲烷段 1 9b及可提供往下流之液體與往上 升之蒸氣互相接觸的機會。該去甲捷段也包含一或多個 再沸騰鍋爐(reboilers)(例如,再沸騰銷爐20),其可加熱 與氣化部分往管柱下層流動的液體以提供往上流動之純 化蒸氣。液化的產物氣流41於1 15°F [46°C ]下由塔底離 開,以底部產物的.莫耳比來說,典型的底部液化產物其 甲烷與乙烷的比例是0.020 : 1。 去甲烷段上方蒸氣(氣流37)在熱交換器24中被暖化 至90°F [3 2°C ],且一部分該被暖化之去甲烷段上方蒸氣 係被抽離作為工廠的燃料氣體(氣流48)。(必須被抽離之 燃料氣體量大致上係以驅動工廠氣體壓縮機引擎和/或渦 輪機(例如,在此實施例中是冷煤壓縮機64、66及68)所 需的燃料量來決定)。該剩餘之溫暖的去甲烷段上方蒸氣 (氣流38)藉由膨脹機制15、61及63所驅動的壓縮機Μ 壓縮。在放電冷卻器25中冷卻至100°F [38°C ]後,該氣 流3 8b可藉由與冷卻的去甲烷段上方蒸氣,即氣流3 7 ’ 於熱交換器24中進行交互熱交換,而被進一步冷卻至-1 23 T [-86〇C ] 〇 之後,氣流38c進入熱交換器60中,進一步以冷煤 氣流71 d冷卻。在冷卻至一中等溫度後,氣流3 8 c將被 第14頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210x297公楚) 五、發明説明() 分成兩股氣流。第一股,氣流49,在熱交換器60中被 冷卻至幾近凝結,即-257卞[_16〇1],待其進入功膨脹機 制61後,再自氣流中萃出其機械能。功膨脹機制61可 將液體氣流49以等熵方式自約562 psU[3 878上^]膨 脹至LNG之儲存壓(15.5 psia [107上,稍高於大氣 壓。功膨服可將膨腺氣流49a冷卻至約- 258 °F [-161 °C], 之後其將被直接送往可儲存LNG產物(氣流50)之LNG 儲存桶62中。 氣流3 8 c的另一股氣流,氣流3 9,於-1 6 0 T [ -1 0 7。(:] 下由熱交換器60中被抽離,並藉由適當的膨脹閥(例如, 膨脹閥17)被快速膨脹至分餾塔19的操作壓。在第1圖 的操作流程中,膨脹氣流3 9 a並不會揮發,因此其離開 膨脹閥17時之溫度只會稍稍降低至-161°F[-l〇7°C]。之 後,該膨脹氣流39a會被供應至分餾塔19上方之分離器 段19a中。所分離出的液體則成為去甲烷段19b的上方 進料。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 氣流3 5及3 8 c的冷卻係由一密閉的冷凍循環所提供。 此循環的工作流體為由碳氫化物及氮所組成的混合物, 該混合物之組成可依需求進行調整,以便能於可用的冷 卻基質及合理的壓力下冷凝,以提供所欲求的冷卻溫度。 在此情況下,曾有人用冷卻水進行冷凝,因此在本發明 第1圖的模擬過程中,係採用由氮、甲底、乙板、丙娱1、 和重碳氫化物組成的冷煤混合物。氣流之組成’以莫耳 第15頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公楚) 580554 A 7 _____B7 ___ 五、發明説明() 百分比而1:,約含7·5%之氮、41%之甲烷、41 5%之乙烷、 及10%<丙燒、其他則由重碳氫化物組成。 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 冷卻的氣流 71 係在 i〇(rF[38t:]及 607 psia [4,185 必_(’)]壓力下離開放電冷卻器69。之後進入熱交換器1〇 並冷卻至-31°F卜35°C ],同時被部分暖化之膨脹的冷煤氣 流7 1 f及其他冷煤氣流將其部分冷凝。對第1圖之模擬 過程而言,已假設這些其他的冷煤氣流為市售之三種不 同溫度及壓力之丙烷冷煤。之後,該部分冷凝之冷煤氣 流71a進入熱交換器13,被部分暖化之膨脹的冷煤氣流 71e冷卻至-114卞[-81°(:],並將該冷煤氣流(氣流71b)冷 卻及冷凝。冷煤在熱交換器60中被膨脹的冷煤氣流71d 進一步冷卻至-257T [-160°C ]。該冷卻的液態氣流71c進 入功膨脹器63,並隨著其被以等熵方式自約586 psia f4,040_k_Pa(;a、]^ 脹至約 34 psia [234 kPa(a)_])的同時,萃 出其中的機械能。在膨脹過程中,部分氣流被揮發,因 而使整體氣流溫度下降至約-263 °F [-164°C ](氣流71d)。 之後該膨脹妁氣流71d再次進入熱交換器60、13、10中, 隨著其被揮發及加熱同時,提供氣流3 8 c、氣流3 5及冷 煤(氣流71、71a、及71b)冷卻效果。 過熱的冷煤蒸氣以93T [34°C ]之溫度離開熱交換器 10,並分三階段被壓縮至617 psia [4,524 kPi⑷]。此三 階段之每一階段(冷煤壓縮機64、66、及68)均係由一補 助電源所驅動,並接續以一冷卻器(放電冷卻器65、67、 第16頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公f) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 及6 9)將壓縮機所產生的熱移除。來自放電冷卻器69之 壓縮氣流7 1會再度回到熱交換器1 0中以完成整個循環。 第1圖過程之氣流流動速率與能量耗損之摘要進一步 地呈現在下列表格中:V. Description of the invention (弋 Flow chart of natural gas liquefaction plant; Section 2 [g [g 疋 is used to explain the pressure-enthalpy phase diagram of benzene, which is one of the advantages of benzene invention over the previous agent; 3 ιρ | The present invention changes the natural gas body liquefaction process to the applicable natural gas body fluid chemical waste that can simultaneously produce NGL by-products in the present invention; Figure 4, Figure 4 inserts another margin. According to the present invention, the natural gas body liquefaction process is changed to apply the present invention. Diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant that produces LPG by-products at the same time; Figure 5 interpolates another diagram of a natural gas body liquefaction plant in accordance with the present invention that is adapted to the present invention and can simultaneously produce concentrated by-products; Figure 6 depicts A diagram of another natural gas body liquefaction plant according to the present invention that is adapted to the present invention and which can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products is developed. Figure 7 depicts another method of changing the natural gas body liquefaction process to the present invention. Diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant that also produces liquid stream by-products; Figure 8 depicts another modification of a natural gas liquefaction process in accordance with the present invention. Diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant capable of simultaneously producing liquid stream by-products when applied to the present invention; FIG. 9 depicts another diagram of a natural gas body liquefaction plant adapted to the present invention to simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products according to the present invention The paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Order · Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Consumer Cooperatives 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Figure 10 depicts another natural gas body in which the liquefaction process of a natural gas body is changed to a natural gas body that can simultaneously produce liquid by-products according to the present invention. Diagram of a liquefaction plant; Figure 11 depicts another diagram of a natural gas body liquefaction plant in which the natural gas liquefaction process is adapted to the present invention which can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products; Figures 12 and 12 depict another The natural gas liquefaction process is changed to a diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant that can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products according to the present invention; Figure 3 depicts another diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant in which the natural gas liquefaction process according to the present invention is adapted to the present invention, which can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products; Figure 14 depicts another method of changing the natural gas liquefaction process in accordance with the present invention to Diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant capable of simultaneously producing liquid stream by-products when applied to the present invention; Figure 15 depicts another natural gas body liquefaction plant in accordance with the present invention where the natural gas body liquefaction process is adapted to the present invention which can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products Figure 16. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Figure 16 depicts another natural gas liquefaction plant in which the natural gas liquefaction process is adapted to the present invention and can produce liquid stream by-products at the same time. The figure depicts another natural gas body liquefaction plant in which the natural gas body liquefaction process is adapted to the present invention and can produce liquid stream by-products at the same time. Page 9 This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297) (Centi) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () (Please read the notes on the back before filling (This page) Figure 18 depicts another natural gas liquefaction plant in which the natural gas liquefaction process is adapted to the present invention and can produce liquid stream by-products at the same time; Figure 19 depicts another natural gas liquefaction plant according to the present invention. The gas liquefaction process is changed to a natural gas body liquefaction plant diagram that can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products according to the present invention; FIG. 20 depicts another method for adapting the natural gas body liquefaction process to the present invention to simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products Diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant; Figure 21 depicts another diagram of a natural gas liquefaction plant in which the natural gas liquefaction process according to the present invention is adapted to the present invention and can simultaneously produce liquid stream by-products. Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs In the following examples of the above drawings, a table is provided to summarize the flow rates calculated for each processing situation. In the attached table, for convenience, the flow rate value (how many moles per hour) has been rounded to the nearest whole number. The total flow rates shown in the table include all non-hydrocarbon compositions and are therefore generally higher than the sum of the flow rate values of the hydrocarbon compositions. Temperatures shown are those that have been rounded to the nearest integer value. It should be noted that the calculations made when comparing the processes of different drawings are based on the assumption that there is no heat exchange between the process and the environment. As the quality of insulation materials currently available on the market is very good, this assumption is quite reasonable, and it is also generally used by those skilled in the art. Page 10 This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () For simplicity, the process parameters are based on the traditional British system and the national team w early-break system ( SI). Moore flow rate ratios in the table can be interpreted as road moles / hour or kilograms / hour. Energy consumption is expressed in terms of horsepower and / or thermal energy units per hour (MBTU / Hr), which is equivalent to the Mohr flow rate expressed in terms of 碚, 旲, and /. Energy consumption is measured in kilowatts (kw), * when the Mohr flow rate stated in kilograms per mole per hour. The production g is expressed in pounds per hour (Lb / Hr), which is equivalent to the molar flow rate expressed in pounds per mole per hour. The production rate is expressed in kilograms per hour (Kg / Hr), which is equivalent to the molar flow rate expressed in kilograms per hour. The drawing numbers are compared to illustrate the heat exchangers 10, 13, 24, 60 expansion valves 12, 14, 17 compressors 1 6 absorption section 18b nor (B) (propane) section 19b reflux drum 22 separator 11, 18a, 19a expansion Mechanisms 15, 61, 63 Separator / absorption column 18 Fractionation column 1 9 * Reboiler 20 ............... 嚷 ........., 玎 ... ..... # f Please read the notes on the back before writing this page) Printed Discharge Cooler 25,65,67,69 by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Airflow 3 1,3 1a, 3 2, 3 3,34,3 5,3 5a, 3 5b, 3 6,3 7,3 7a, 3 8,3 8a, 3 8b, 3 8c, 3 9,3 9a, 40, 40a, 40b, 41, 42 , 42a: 4 3,44,44 a, 45,46,47,48,49,49 a, 49b, 49c, 49d, 49e, 50,71,71a, 71b, 71c, 71d, 71e, 71f, 7lg Compressor 59 LNG storage bucket '62 Cold coal compressor 64,66,68 Page 11 This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) V. Description of the invention () Detailed description of the invention Example 1 ( (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) See Figure 1 'I will begin to describe the process of the present invention, which is intended to produce ethane and heavy carbon in a main gas containing natural gas feed gas NGL by-product of hydride. In this simulation process of the present invention, the feed gas system enters the plant at a pressure of 90 ° F [32 ° C] and 1,285 psia [8,860 "x ^] with a gas flow of 31. If the feed gas contains carbon dioxide and / or sulfides' that would make the product non-compliant, then these must be removed by appropriate treatment (not shown). In addition, the feed stream is usually dehydrated and dried to prevent it from freezing under cold conditions. A solid desiccant is usually used for this purpose. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the feed gas stream 31 can boil the liquid in the boiler in the heat exchanger 10 with the cold gas stream and -68] [-55C] to the methane removal section (air stream 4). It is cooled by heat exchange. It should be noted that the heat exchanger 丄 0 in each of the above cases may be a combination of a plurality of single heat exchangers, or a single heat-exchanger which can be accessed multiple times, or any combination thereof. (Determining whether to use more than one heat exchanger to reduce the gas temperature will depend on many factors, but is not limited to, including the feed gas flow rate, the size of the heat exchanger, the temperature of the airflow, and others.) The cooled airflow 31a is -30 Into the separator 11 at a pressure of ° F [-34 ° c] and 1,278 psia [8,812 k £ _ajU.) ..], so that the vapor (airflow 32) can be separated from the condensed liquid (airflow 3 3). The vapor (airflow 32) from the separator 11 is divided into two airflows, airflow 34 and airflow 36, respectively. The gas stream 34 containing 20% of the total vapor is combined with the condensed liquid-gas stream 3 3 in to form the gas stream 3 5. Combined airflow 3 5 The first paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Through heat exchanger 1 3 It is heat exchanged with the cold coal stream 7 U and cooled to a nearly condensed air stream 35 a. The -120T | > 85 ° C], almost completely condensed gas stream 3 5 a and then passed through a suitable expansion device such as an expansion valve 14, is rapidly expanded to close to the operating pressure of the fractionation column 19 (about 465 psia [3, 206 LEaCjJJ). During the expansion process, part of the airflow will be evaporated, which will reduce the overall airflow temperature. The flow of FIG. 1 'expansion flow 35b leaving expansion valve 14 reaches a temperature of -122 ° F [-86. (3) 'and is supplied to the midpoint of the feed position of the methane removal section 19b of the demarcation tower 19. The remaining 80% of the vapor (flow 36) in the separator 11 will then enter the work expansion mechanism 15 and can be obtained from this The mechanical energy is extracted from part of the high-pressure feed. Mechanism 15 expands the vapor in an isentropic way from about 1,278 psia [8,8 12- ± Pa (a)] to the operating pressure of the branch tower. The work of expansion is used to reduce the temperature of the expanded airflow 36a to about -103 ° F [-75 ° C]. Commercially suitable expanders can effectively recover theoretically only 80-85% of isentropic expansion. Work. The recovered work is usually used to drive a centrifugal compressor (such as item 16). The centrifugal compressor can be used to recompress, for example, the airflow above the fractionation tower (airflow 38). The expanded and partially condensed airflow 36a is regarded as The feed enters the distillation column 19 at a position lower than the midpoint of the feed. The methane removal section of the fractionation column 19 is a tray containing a plurality of vertically spaced disks, one or more packed beds, or a tray. A traditional distillation column combination of solids and packed bed. In a natural gas processing plant, the fractionation column can be composed of two stages. Section 19a is a separator, which can divide the upper feed into vapor and its liquid portion, wherein the vapor is from the lower distillation section or the torrefaction. Page 13 This paper applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297) (Barley) " '-....... Order ......... Stupid (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 580554 A7 _ ___________ B7 Five Inventions printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs () (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Paragraph 19b goes up and feeds the vapor of the gas above (if any) Combined to form a cooled vapor (gas stream 3 7) above the methane removal section and escape from the top of the tower at a temperature of -1 3 5 ° F [-9 3 ° C]. Contains discs or fillers, lower location The methane removal section 19b may provide an opportunity for the downward flowing liquid and the rising vapor to contact each other. The demethylation section also includes one or more reboilers (for example, reboiler 20), It can heat and vaporize the liquid flowing to the lower layer of the column to provide purified vapor flowing upward. Liquefied product gas stream 41 leaves from the bottom of the tower at 1 15 ° F [46 ° C], and in terms of the molar ratio of the bottom product, the ratio of methane to ethane in a typical bottom liquefied product is 0.020: 1. Go to the vapor above the methane section (Airflow 37) is warmed to 90 ° F [3 2 ° C] in the heat exchanger 24, and a part of the vapor above the dewarmed methane section is evacuated as the factory fuel gas (airflow 48). (The amount of fuel gas that must be pumped out is roughly determined by the amount of fuel required to drive the plant gas compressor engine and / or turbine (eg, cold coal compressors 64, 66, and 68 in this embodiment)) . The vapor (airflow 38) above this remaining warm de-methane section is compressed by a compressor M driven by expansion mechanisms 15, 61 and 63. After being cooled to 100 ° F [38 ° C] in the discharge cooler 25, the gas stream 3 8b can exchange heat with the vapor above the cooled de-methane section, that is, the gas stream 3 7 ′ in the heat exchanger 24, After being further cooled to -1 23 T [-86 ° C], the airflow 38c enters the heat exchanger 60 and is further cooled with a cold gas flow 71d. After cooling to a moderate temperature, the air flow 3 8 c will be applied. Page 14 This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210x297). 5. Description of the invention () Divided into two air flows. The first stream, air stream 49, is cooled in the heat exchanger 60 to almost condense, namely -257 卞 [_16〇1]. After it enters the power expansion mechanism 61, its mechanical energy is extracted from the air stream. The work expansion mechanism 61 can expand the liquid gas flow 49 from about 562 psU [3 878 ^] to the storage pressure of LNG in an isentropic manner (15.5 psia [107, slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The work expansion clothing can expand the gas flow 49a] Cool to about-258 ° F [-161 ° C], after which it will be sent directly to the LNG storage bucket 62 that can store LNG products (airflow 50). Another airflow 3 8c, airflow 3 9, It is evacuated from the heat exchanger 60 at -1 6 0 T [-1 0 7. and is rapidly expanded to the operating pressure of the fractionation column 19 by an appropriate expansion valve (for example, the expansion valve 17). In the operation flow of Figure 1, the expansion gas stream 3 9 a does not volatilize, so the temperature when it leaves the expansion valve 17 will only slightly decrease to -161 ° F [-107 ° C]. After that, the The expanded air stream 39a will be supplied to the separator section 19a above the fractionation column 19. The separated liquid will become the upper feed of the methane removal section 19b. The Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Intellectual Property Employees Cooperative Cooperative Printed Air Streams 3 5 and 3 8 The cooling of c is provided by a closed refrigeration cycle. The working fluid of this cycle is a mixture of hydrocarbons and nitrogen. The composition can be adjusted as required so that it can be condensed under the available cooling substrate and reasonable pressure to provide the desired cooling temperature. In this case, some people have used cooling water to condense, so in Figure 1 of the present invention In the simulation process, a cold coal mixture consisting of nitrogen, methyl bottom, ethyl acetate, propane 1, and heavy hydrocarbons was used. The composition of the gas stream is based on the Chinese standard (CNS) on page 15 of this paper. ) A4 specification (210X297) Chu 580554 A 7 _____B7 ___ 5. Description of the invention () Percent and 1: Contains approximately 7.5% nitrogen, 41% methane, 41 5% ethane, and 10% < Cinder and others are composed of heavy hydrocarbons. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page.) The cooled air stream 71 printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is i0 (rF [38t:] and 607 psia [4,185 must_ (')] leave the discharge cooler 69 under pressure. Then it enters the heat exchanger 10 and cools to -31 ° F and 35 ° C] while being partially warmed by the expanded cold gas Stream 7 1 f and other cold gas streams partially condense it. Simulation of Figure 1 In terms of processes, it has been assumed that these other cold gas streams are commercially available propane cold coals of three different temperatures and pressures. After that, the partially condensed cold gas stream 71a enters the heat exchanger 13 and is partially warmed by the expanded cold gas stream. 71e is cooled to -114 卞 [-81 ° (:], and the cold gas stream (stream 71b) is cooled and condensed. The cold coal stream 71d expanded in the heat exchanger 60 is further cooled to -257T [- 160 ° C]. The cooled liquid gas stream 71c enters the work expander 63 and expands to about 34 psia [234 kPa (a) _]) as it is isentropically from about 586 psia f4,040_k_Pa (; a,] ^ To extract the mechanical energy. During the expansion process, part of the airflow was volatilized, which reduced the overall airflow temperature to approximately -263 ° F [-164 ° C] (airflow 71d). The expanded radon gas stream 71d then enters the heat exchangers 60, 13, 10 again, and as it is volatilized and heated, it provides the cooling effect of air stream 3 8 c, air stream 3 5 and cold coal (air streams 71, 71a, and 71b) . Superheated cold coal vapor leaves the heat exchanger 10 at a temperature of 93T [34 ° C] and is compressed in three stages to 617 psia [4,524 kPi⑷]. Each of these three stages (cold coal compressors 64, 66, and 68) is driven by a supplementary power supply, and is followed by a cooler (discharge cooler 65, 67, page 16). This paper applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210X297 male f) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () and 6 9) Remove the heat generated by the compressor. The compressed air stream 71 from the discharge cooler 69 will return to the heat exchanger 10 again to complete the cycle. A summary of the airflow flow rate and energy loss in the process of Figure 1 is further presented in the following table:
表I (第1圖) 氣體流速摘要-(磅•莫耳/小時)『公斤•莫耳/小時1 (請先閲tr背面之注意事項再場寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 氣流 甲烷 乙烷 丙烷 丁烷+ 總計 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,469 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 34 6,472 535 294 140 7,442 36 25,888 2,140 1,175 561 29,767 37 47,771 223 0 0 48,000 39 6,867 32 0 0 6,900 41 73 3,670 2,408 1,404 7,556 48 3,168 15 0 0 3,184 50 37,736 176 0 0 37,916 第Π頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 回收率 乙烷 丙烷 丁 完 + 生產速率 LNG產物 生產速率 純度* 低加熱價值 電源 9 5.06% 100.00% 100.00% 3 0 8,14 7 (跨/小時)[308,147公斤/小時] 6 1 0,8 1 3 (镑/小時)[610,813公斤/小時] 99.52% 912.3 BTU/SCF [33.99 MJ/m3] (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)Table I (Figure 1) Summary of gas flow rate- (lbs · mol / hour) "kg · mol / hour1 (please read the precautions on the back of tr before writing this page) Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Consumer Consumption Cooperative Printed gas stream methane ethane propane butane + total 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,469 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 34 6,472 535 294 140 7,442 36 25,888 2,140 1,175 561 29,767 37 47,771 223 0 0 48,000 39 6,867 32 0 0 6,900 41 73 3,670 2,408 1,404 7,556 48 3,168 15 0 0 3,184 50 37,736 176 0 0 37,916 Page Ⅱ This paper applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Recovery rate ethane propane butane + production rate LNG product production rate purity * low heating value power supply 9 5.06% 100.00% 100.00% 3 0 8, 14 7 (span / hour) [308, 147 kg / hour] 6 1 0, 8 1 3 (pounds / hour) [610,813 kg / hour] 99.52% 912.3 BTU / SCF [33.99 MJ / m3] (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)
、一SXT 冷凍壓縮 丙烷壓縮 總壓縮、 SXT frozen compression propane compression total compression
1 03,957HP1 03,957HP
[170,904 kW][170,904 kW]
33,815HP33,815HP
[55,591 kW][55,591 kW]
137,772 HP137,772 HP
[226,495 Kw] 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 熱能 去甲烷段再沸騰鍋爐 29,364 BTU/Hr [18,969 kW] * (基於未四捨五入之氣流速率所作的計算) 第18頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() LNG的生產效率一般係以所需之「專一性能源消耗 量(specific power consumption)」來作比較,其係總冷凍 壓縮能源與總液體產物速率的比值。前技LNg製程已發 表之專一性能源消耗量介於0.168 Hp_Hi7Lb fCL:27 kW_[226,495 Kw] Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and de-boiling boilers for reheating boilers at the methane stage 29,364 BTU / Hr [18,969 kW] * (calculated based on unrounded airflow rate) Page 18 Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 Printed by the Consumer Property Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of invention () The production efficiency of LNG is generally based on the required "specific power consumption (specific power consumption) ) "For comparison, which is the ratio of the total refrigeration compression energy to the total liquid product rate. The specific energy consumption of the previous technology LNg process has been published is 0.168 Hp_Hi7Lb fCL: 27 kW_
Hr/Kg]至 0·182 Hp-Hr/Lb [0.30 kW-Hr/Kg]間,其係以一 LNG製造廠每年340天之運作因素所計算出來的。同'樣 基準下,本發明第i圖實施例之專一性能源消耗量為〇」6 i Hp-Hr/Lb [0.265 kW-Hir/Kg],相較於前技,改善了約心 1 3 %。再者,須知前技之專一性能源消耗量係在極低回 收率且只產生LPG副產物(C3及重碳氫化物)或濃縮物((:4 及重碳氫化物)的情況下測得的,而非本發明此實施例 所示之NGL液態流(C2及重碳氫化物)的情·況下測得的。 前技製程需要相當高的冷凍能源方能同時產生NGL氣 流。 本發明之所以能改良或增加效率,主要有兩項因素。 第一項因素可藉檢視施加液化製程於一諸如此實施例之 高壓氣流的熱動力學而瞭解。由於此氣流之主要組成為 甲坑’因此可用甲烷的熱動力性質作為本發明與前技液 化製程間的比較。第2圖為一甲烷之壓力-焓相圖❶在大 多數的前技液化製程中,所有氣流之冷卻係在當氣流仍 維持於高壓時完成(路徑A-B),之後該氣流被膨脹(路徑 B-C)至LNG的儲存壓(稍高於大氣壓)。此膨脹步驟可採 用功膨脹機制,其典型係能回收在一理想等熵膨脹狀態 下之75-8 0%的功。為簡便起見,在第2圖之路徑B-C所 第19頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNs)a 21〇><297公[ ^^裝 、可 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 580554 A7Hr / Kg] to 0 · 182 Hp-Hr / Lb [0.30 kW-Hr / Kg], which is calculated based on the operating factors of an LNG manufacturing plant for 340 days per year. Under the same reference, the specific energy consumption of the embodiment of the i-th figure of the present invention is 0. 6 i Hp-Hr / Lb [0.265 kW-Hir / Kg], compared with the previous technology, the improvement of the heart rate 1 3 %. Furthermore, it should be noted that the specific energy consumption of the previous technology is measured at a very low recovery rate and only produces LPG by-products (C3 and heavy hydrocarbons) or concentrates ((: 4 and heavy hydrocarbons) It is not measured under the conditions of the NGL liquid stream (C2 and heavy hydrocarbons) shown in this embodiment of the present invention. The previous process requires a relatively high amount of refrigeration energy to generate the NGL stream at the same time. The present invention There are two main reasons why efficiency can be improved or increased. The first factor can be understood by examining the thermodynamics of applying a liquefaction process to a high-pressure airflow such as this embodiment. Because the main composition of this airflow is a nail pit ' Therefore, the thermodynamic properties of methane can be used as a comparison between the present invention and the prior art liquefaction process. Figure 2 is a pressure-enthalpy phase diagram of methane. In most of the prior art liquefaction processes, the cooling of all air streams is in Completed at high pressure (path AB), after which the gas stream is expanded (path BC) to the storage pressure of LNG (slightly higher than atmospheric pressure). This expansion step can use a work expansion mechanism, which can typically be recovered at an ideal level The work of 75-8 0% in the expanded state. For simplicity, the paper size on page 19 of the path BC in Figure 2 applies the Chinese National Standard (CNs) a 21〇 > < 297 公 [^^ Can be installed (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 580554 A7
五、發明説明() (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 示為完全等熵膨脹。即使如此,此功膨脹機制所提供能 降低的焓仍相當小,因為此相圖中液態部分之恆定熵仍 維持在幾近垂直的狀態。 與本發明此液化循環相反的是,在高壓下部分冷卻後 (路徑A-A’),氣流被功膨脹(路徑a,-A”)至一中等签力。 (同樣地,為簡便起見,所示為完全等熵膨脹)。剩餘的 冷卻係在該中等壓力下完成(路徑A,,-B,),且該氣·流被膨 脹(路徑B’-C)至LNG的儲存壓。由於恆定熵直線之斜率 不如相圖中蒸氣部分來得陡峭,因此本發明第一功膨脹 步驟(路徑A、A”)能明顯降低更高的焓。因此,本發明所 需之冷卻總量(路徑A、A,及A,,-B,的總和)較前技所需的 冷卻總量(路徑A-B)來得少,並能降低所需用以液化氣流 之冷凍能源(即,冷凍壓縮)。V. Description of the invention () (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) It is shown as a complete isentropic expansion. Even so, the reduced enthalpy provided by this work expansion mechanism is still quite small, because the constant entropy of the liquid part in this phase diagram remains almost vertical. In contrast to the liquefaction cycle of the present invention, after partial cooling under high pressure (path A-A '), the air flow is expanded by work (path a, -A ") to a moderate force. (Likewise, for simplicity, , Shown as a complete isentropic expansion). The remaining cooling is done at this intermediate pressure (path A ,, -B,), and the gas flow is expanded (path B'-C) to the storage pressure of LNG. Since the slope of the constant entropy straight line is not as steep as the vapor portion in the phase diagram, the first work expansion step (path A, A ") of the present invention can significantly reduce higher enthalpy. Therefore, the total amount of cooling required in the present invention (the sum of paths A, A, and A ,, -B,) is less than the total amount of cooling required in the prior art (path AB), and it can reduce the amount of liquefaction required. Freezing energy for airflow (ie, freezing compression).
線I 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 第二項能改善本發明製程效率的因素是低操作壓下操 作之緩氫化物蒸館系統的優異表現。在多數前技製程中 破氫化物移除步驟是在高壓下進行,典型係使用一以冷 碳氫化物液體作為吸附流之擦洗管柱(scrub c〇lumn),以 移除進來氣流中的重碳氫化物。在高塾下操作該擦洗管 拴缺乏效率,因其同時會吸附氣流中高量的甲烷及乙烷, 造成後續需自該吸附液體中移除該高量的甲烷及乙烷, 並冷卻才能成為LNG產物之一部分。在本發明中,該碳 氫化物移除步驟係於一較佳之蒸氣-液體平衡的中等壓力 下操作,因此能有效地回收液體副產物中欲求的重碳氫 第20頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公楚) 580554 A7 B7 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 發明説明( 化物。 實施例2 如果LNG的產品規格能容許更多留存在進料氣p中 的乙烷自LNG產物中被回收,則可使用本發明所示一巧 單實施例來完成。第3圖即示出了此一實施例。第3圖 中進料氣體之組成及條件與第1圖一樣。因此,m 1国 甲 ^ 圖 製程可與第1圖實施例之製程相比較。 在第3圖的模擬製程中,NGL回收部分之進料氣體 的冷卻、分離、及膨脹流程大致上均與第1圖所用的一 樣。進料氣體以氣流31於90°F [32°C ]及1,25 8 psia [8,86〇 kPafall的壓力下進入處理工廠,藉由熱交換於熱換器10 中與冷煤流及-35 °F [-37°C ]之去甲烷段侧邊再沸騰鍋爐内 液體(氣流4 1)接觸而被冷卻。冷卻的氣流3 1 a於於-3 0 °F [-34°C]及1,278 psia [8,812JlEjuUX]的壓力下進入分離器 1 1中,讓蒸氣(氣流32)可與冷凝液體(氣流33)分開。 來自分離器U之蒸氣(氣流32)被分成兩股氣流,分 別是氣流34及氣流36。含有整體蒸氣20%的氣流34與 冷凝液體-氣流33合併形成氣流35。合併的氣流35通過 熱交換器1 3與冷煤流7 1 e進行熱交換’而被冷卻至幾近 凝結之氣流35a。該-120T [-85°C ]、幾近全部冷凝之氣 流3 5 a再經過諸如膨脹閥1 4之適當膨脹裝置’被快速膨 脹至接近分餾塔19之操作壓(約465 psia 第21頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -訂· 線 580554 五、發明説明( kEAUjL])。在膨脹過程中,如v广& 征于,邵分氣流會被蒸發 流溫度下降。在帛3 _之& 《整體氣 111 < 中,離開膨脹閥14 氣流35b之溫度達-Ι22ΐ 的膨脹 t卜86<:],並被供應至分 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 上方之分離器。由其中八雜 ° 19 、 刀離出來的夜體會成為分餾塔19 下方去甲燒段的頂端進料。 來自分離器11之剩餘的8〇%蒸氣(氣流%卜之 進入功膨脹機制15中,可由此部分的高壓進料中抽“ 其中的機械能。機制15將蒸氣以幾近等熵膨脹的方式由 約1,278 psia [8,812」^£^]膨脹至分餾塔操作壓,以賸 胀功將膨脹氣流3 6 a的溫度降低到約_丨〇 3下[_ 7 5它]。兮 膨脹及部分冷凝之氣流36a被當作進料由管柱中央進料 點位置進入蒸館管柱19中。 該冷卻之去甲烷段上方蒸氣(氣流37)於_123°F卜861 ] 的溫度由分餾塔19上方逸出。其液體產物(氣流41)則於 11 8 F [ 4 8 C ]的溫度下由塔底離開,以底部產物的莫耳比 來說,典型的底部液化產物其甲烷與乙烷的比例是 0.020 : 1 〇 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 去甲烷段上方蒸氣(氣流37)在熱交換器24中被暖化 至90T [3 2°C ],且一部分該被暖化之去甲烷段上方蒸氣 係被抽離作為工廠的燃料氣體(氣流48)。該剩餘之溫暖 的去甲烷段上方蒸氣(氣流49)由壓縮機16壓縮。在故電 冷卻器25中冷卻至100卞[38。(:]後,.該氣流4913可藉由 與冷卻的去甲烷段上方蒸氣,即氣流37 ’於熱交換器24 第22頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公潑) 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 中進行交互熱交換,而被進一步冷卻至-112 T [-80 °C]。 之後,氣流49c進入熱交換為 60中,進一步以冷煤 氣流71d冷卻至幾近凝結,即-257°F [-160°C ],待其進入 功膨脹機制61後,再自氣流中萃出其機械能。功膨脹機 制61可將液體氣流49d以幾近等熵方式自約583 psia [4,021 膨脹至 LNG 之儲存壓(15.5 psia [107 ^^(a)1)’稍高於大氣壓。功膨脹可將膨脹氣流49e冷卻 至約-2 5 8 °F [-161。(:],之後其將被直接送往可儲存LNG 產物(氣流50)之LNG儲存桶62中。 與第1圖製程相同,氣流35及49c的冷卻係由一密 閉的冷凍循環所提供。此氣流之組成係作為第3圖製程 之循環工作流體,以莫耳百分比來說,約含7· 5 %之氮、 40%之甲烷、42.5%之乙烷、及10%之丙烷、其他則由重 碳氫化物組成。冷煤流7 1於1 〇 〇 T [3 8 °C ]之溫度及6 0 7 psia [·4,185—kPaia、]的壓力下離開放電冷卻器69。之後進 入熱交換器10中被冷卻至-3 1°F [-35°C ]並被部分暖化之 膨脹氣流及其他冷煤氣流部分冷凝。在第3圖的模擬流 程中,已假設這些其他的冷煤氣流係符合商業標準之三 種不同壓力及溫度的丙烷冷煤。之後,此部分冷凝之冷 煤氣流7 1 a進入熱交換器1 3,被部分暖化且膨服的冷煤 氣流7 1 e進一步冷卻至-1 2 1 T [ - 8 5 °C ]’冷凝並使冷煤被 部分幾近冷卻(氣流7 l b)。該部分幾近冷卻的液體流7 1 C 進入一功膨脹機制6 3,萃出其中的機械能’並被以幾近 第2頂 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) ..............Φ.........,玎......... (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 等熵方式自約 586 psia [4.040—kPaia”膨脹至約34 pSia [234 kPa(;a^])。膨脹時,部分氣流會被揮發,並使總氣流 溫度冷卻下降至-263T [-164°C ](氣流71d)。之後’該膨 脹的氣流71 d進入熱交換器60、13、1 〇中,隨著其被揮 發及加熱同時,提供氣流49c、氣流3 5及冷煤(氣流7、1、 71a、及71b)冷卻效果〗 過熱的冷煤蒸氣(氣流71g)以93T [34°C ]之溫度離開 熱交換器10,並分三階段被壓縮至617 psia [4,524 kPafa”。此三階段之每一階段(冷煤壓縮機64、66、及68) 均係由一補助電源所驅動’並接續以一冷卻器(放電冷部 器65、67、及69)將壓縮機所產生的熱移除。來自放電 冷卻器69之壓縮氣流71會再度回到熱交換器1 0中以& 成整個循環。 第3圖過程之氣流流動速率與能量耗損之摘要進/ # 地呈現在下列表格中: ...........…雜.........tr.........線0 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 頁 24 第 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明()Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs The second factor that can improve the process efficiency of the present invention is the excellent performance of the slow hydride steaming hall system operating under low operating pressure. In most prior art processes, the hydride removal step is performed under high pressure, typically using a scrub column with a cold hydrocarbon liquid as the adsorption stream to remove heavy gas from the incoming gas stream. Hydrocarbons. Operating the scrubbing hose under high pressure is inefficient, as it will simultaneously adsorb high amounts of methane and ethane in the gas stream, resulting in subsequent removal of the high amounts of methane and ethane from the adsorption liquid and cooling to become LNG. Part of the product. In the present invention, the hydrocarbon removal step is performed at a medium pressure with a better vapor-liquid balance, so that the desired heavy hydrocarbons in the liquid by-product can be effectively recovered. Page 20 This paper is applicable to China Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 Gongchu) 580554 A7 B7 Printed invention description by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Example 2 If the product specifications of LNG can allow more remaining in the feed gas p Ethane is recovered from the LNG product, which can be accomplished using a clever single embodiment shown in the present invention. Figure 3 shows this embodiment. Figure 3 shows the composition and conditions of the feed gas and the first The diagram is the same. Therefore, the m 1 country A ^ process can be compared with the process of the embodiment in Fig. 1. In the simulation process in Fig. 3, the cooling, separation, and expansion processes of the feed gas in the NGL recovery part are roughly Both are the same as those used in Figure 1. The feed gas enters the processing plant under the pressure of air flow 31 at 90 ° F [32 ° C] and 1,25 8 psia [8,86kPafall], and is exchanged by heat exchange for heat exchange. Device 10 with cold coal flow and -35 ° F [-37 ° C] The side of the alkane section is re-boiled and the liquid in the boiler (airflow 4 1) comes into contact and is cooled. The cooled airflow 3 1 a is at a pressure of -3 0 ° F [-34 ° C] and 1,278 psia [8,812JlEjuUX] Enter the separator 11 to allow the vapor (airflow 32) to be separated from the condensed liquid (airflow 33). The vapor from the separator U (airflow 32) is divided into two airflows, namely airflow 34 and airflow 36. Contains the overall vapor The 20% gas stream 34 merges with the condensed liquid-gas stream 33 to form the gas stream 35. The combined gas stream 35 is cooled to a nearly condensed gas stream 35a by heat exchange with the heat exchanger 13 and the cold coal stream 7 1e. The- 120T [-85 ° C], almost completely condensed air stream 3 5 a and then passed through a suitable expansion device such as expansion valve 14 to be rapidly expanded to close to the operating pressure of fractionation column 19 (about 465 psia page 21 paper size Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)-Order · Line 580554 V. Description of Invention (kEAUjL). During the expansion process, such as v 广 & amp As a result, the temperature of the Shao Fen stream will be reduced by the evaporation stream. In 帛 3 _ 之 & < The temperature of the airflow 35b leaving the expansion valve 14 reaches -l22ΐ of the expansion tb 86 <:], and is supplied to the separator above the points (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page). Miscellaneous ° 19, the night body coming out of the knife will become the top feed of the decarburization section below the fractionation column 19. The remaining 80% of the vapor from the separator 11 (the gas flow% enters the work expansion mechanism 15, which can be part of this The mechanical energy is pumped in the high-pressure feed. Mechanism 15 expands the vapor from approximately 1,278 psia [8,812 "^ £ ^] to the operating pressure of the fractionation column in a nearly isentropic expansion manner, and reduces the temperature of the expanded gas stream 3 6 a to about _ 丨 〇 with the remaining expansion work. 3 times [_ 7 5 it]. The expanded and partially condensed gas stream 36a is taken as a feed from the central feed point of the pipe column into the steaming hall pipe column 19. The vapor (flow 37) above the cooled de-methane section escapes from above the fractionation column 19 at a temperature of _123 ° F [861]. Its liquid product (gas stream 41) leaves at the bottom of the column at a temperature of 11 8 F [4 8 C]. In terms of the molar ratio of the bottom product, the typical bottom liquefied product has a methane to ethane ratio of 0.020: 1 〇 The vapor (airflow 37) printed above the methane section by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is warmed to 90T [32 ° C] in the heat exchanger 24, and a part of the methane section that is to be warmed The vapor is extracted as a fuel gas for the plant (stream 48). The remaining warm vapor (gas stream 49) above the methane removal section is compressed by the compressor 16. Cool to 100 故 in the electric cooler 25 [38. (:], The air stream 4913 can pass through and cool the steam above the methane section, that is, the air stream 37 'in the heat exchanger 24 page 22. This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297). 580554 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, A7 B7 V. The description of the invention () was carried out for interactive heat exchange, and was further cooled to -112 T [-80 ° C]. After that, the air stream 49c entered the heat exchange to 60 Then, it is further cooled to almost condensation with cold gas stream 71d, namely -257 ° F [-160 ° C]. After it enters the work expansion mechanism 61, the mechanical energy is extracted from the air flow. The work expansion mechanism 61 can The liquid gas stream 49d expands from approximately 583 psia [4,021 to the storage pressure of LNG (15.5 psia [107 ^ (a) 1) ') slightly above atmospheric pressure in a nearly isentropic manner. The work expansion can cool the expanded gas stream 49e to approximately- 2 5 8 ° F [-161. (:], Then it will be sent directly to the LNG storage bucket 62 that can store LNG products (airflow 50). Same as the process in Figure 1, the cooling of airflow 35 and 49c is made by Provided by a closed refrigeration cycle. The composition of this air flow is used as the circulating working fluid in the process of Figure 3. In terms of mole percentage, it contains approximately 7.5% nitrogen, 40% methane, 42.5% ethane, and 10% propane, and the others are composed of heavy hydrocarbons. Cold coal stream 7 1 to 1 〇〇T [3 8 ° C] temperature and pressure of 6 0 7 psia [· 4,185-kPaia,] left the discharge cooler 69. After entering the heat exchanger 10 was cooled to -3 1F [ -35 ° C] and partially condensed by the partially warmed expansion gas stream and other cold gas streams. In the simulation process in Figure 3, it has been assumed that these other cold gas streams are propane with three different pressures and temperatures that meet commercial standards. Cold coal. After this, the partially condensed cold gas stream 7 1 a enters the heat exchanger 1 3 and is further cooled to -1 2 1 T [-8 5 ° C by the partially warmed and expanded cold gas stream 7 1 e. ] 'Condensates and cools the cold coal almost partially (airflow 7 lb). The nearly cooled liquid stream 7 1 C enters the work expansion mechanism 6 3 and extracts its mechanical energy' and is almost 2The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) .............. Φ ........., 玎 ..... .... (Please read the notes on the back first Please fill in this page again) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () The isentropic method has expanded from about 586 psia [4.040-kPaia "to about 34 pSia [234 kPa (; a ^]). When expanding, part of the airflow will be volatilized and the total airflow temperature will be cooled down to -263T [-164 ° C] (airflow 71d). After that, the expanded air stream 71 d enters the heat exchangers 60, 13, and 10, and as it is volatilized and heated, it provides air stream 49c, air stream 35, and cold coal (air streams 7, 1, 71a, and 71b). Cooling effect: Superheated cold coal vapor (71g air stream) leaves the heat exchanger 10 at a temperature of 93T [34 ° C] and is compressed to 617 psia [4,524 kPafa "in three stages. Each of these three stages (cold The coal compressors 64, 66, and 68) are all driven by an auxiliary power source, and then a cooler (discharge cooler 65, 67, and 69) is used to remove the heat generated by the compressor. From the discharge cooling The compressed air stream 71 of the air heater 69 will return to the heat exchanger 10 to complete the cycle. The summary of the air flow rate and energy loss in the process of Figure 3 is presented in the following table: .... .......… Miscellaneous ......... tr ......... Line 0 (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Staff Consumption of Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Cooperative printed page 24 This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention ()
表II (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) (第3圖) 氣體流速摘要-(磅•莫耳/小時)「公斤•莫耳/小時1 氣流 甲烷 乙烷 丙烷 丁燒+ 總計 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,469 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 34 6,472 535 294 140 7,442 36 25,888 2,140 1,175 561 29,767 37 40,910 480 62 7 41,465 41 67 3,381 2,346 1,397 7,191 48 2,969 35 4 0 3,009 50 37,941 445 58 7 38,456 回收率* 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 乙烷 8 7.57% 丙垸》 9 7.41% 第25頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 丁燒+ 生產速率 LNG產物 生產速率 純度* 低加熱價值 電源 冷;東壓縮 丙貌壓縮 總壓縮 99.47% 2 9 6,1 7 5 (镑/小時)[296,175公斤/小時] 6 2 5,1 5 2 (磅/小時)[625,152公斤/小時] 98.66%Table II (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) (Figure 3) Summary of gas flow rate-(pounds · mole / hour) "kg · mole / hour 1 gas stream methane ethane propane butane + total 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,469 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 34 6,472 535 294 140 7,442 36 25,888 2,140 1,175 561 29,767 37 40,910 480 62 7 41,465 41 67 3,381 2,346 1,397 7,191 48 2,969 35 4 0 3,009 50 37,941 445 58 7 38,456 Recovery rate * Ethane printed by employees' cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 8 7.57% Propionium 9 9 .41% Page 25 This paper applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Butter roasting + Production rate LNG Product production rate purity * Low heating value Power supply cold; East compression Cyan compression total compression 99.47% 2 9 6,1 7 5 (lb / hr) [296,175 Kg / hr] 6 2 5, 1 5 2 (lbs / hr) [625,152 kg / hr] 98.66%
919.7 BTU/SCF919.7 BTU / SCF
[34.27 MJ/m3] (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)[34.27 MJ / m3] (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page)
96,560HP96,560HP
34,724HP34,724HP
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[158,743 kW] [57,086 kW] [215,829 Kw] 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 熱能 去甲烷段再沸騰鍋爐 22,177 BTU/ft [14,326 kW] *(基於未四捨五入之氣流速率所作的計算) 以一 LNG製造廠每年340天之運作因素來計算,本 發明第3圖實施例之專一性能源消耗量為0.153 Hp-Hr/Lb [0.2 5 1 kW-Hr/Kg],相較於前技,改善了約10-20%。如 第1圖所示,以本發明製程可達到此改良,即使所產生 第26頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明說明() 的副產物是NGL副產物,而非前技所會產生的LPG或濃 縮物副產物。 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再場寫本頁} 相較於第1圖,本發明第3圖實施例每生產一單位液 態產物所需的能源量約降低了 5 %。因此,對一有限之可 用的壓縮馬力而言,第3圖實施例藉著從NGL副產物中 回收較少量的C2及重碳氫化物,而可較第1圖實施例多 液化5%的天然氣。對某一特定應用而言,選擇以第1圖 或第3圖實施例來進行液化,一般係視該NGL副產物中 重碳氫化物的經濟價值,或其於LNG產物中的相對應價 值,或該LNG產物之加熱規格(以第1圖實施例所製造 出來之LNG的加熱價值,較以第3圖實施例所製造出來 之LNG的加熱價值來得低)而定。 實施例3 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 如果LNG的產品規格能容許更多留存在進料氣體中 所有的乙燒自LNG產物中被回收,或是如果内含乙燒^的 液體副產物不具市場價值,則可使用本發明第4圖所示 另一簡單實施例來製造一 LPG副產物氣流。第4圖中進 料氣體之組成及條件與第1、3圖一樣。因此,第4圖製 程可與第1、3圖實施例之製程相比較。 在第4圖的模擬製程中,進料氣體以氣流3 1於9〇ΐ [32t ]及1,258 psia [8,860 jLg_aU)]的壓力下進入處理工 第27頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 廠,藉由熱交換於熱換器10中與冷煤流及快速膨脹器液 體接觸而被冷卻至-46°F [-43°C ](氣流33a)。冷卻的氣流 31a 於-IT [-18°C ]及 1,278 psia [8.8 1 2 __kPa(al]的壓力下 進入分離器11中,讓蒸氣(氣流32)可與冷凝液體(氣流33) 分開。 來自分離器1 1之蒸氣(氣流3 2)會進入功膨脹機制1 5 中,可由此部分的高壓進料中柚離出其中的機械能。機 制15將蒸氣以幾近等熵膨脹的方式由約1,278 psia [8,81 2 kP^UX]膨脹至約 440 psia [3,034一kJELa^jjLK分離器/吸收塔 1 8之操作壓),以膨脹功將膨脹氣流32a的溫度降低到約 -8 1°F [-6 3 °C ]。該膨脹及部分冷凝之氣流32a被當作進料 由分離器/吸收塔18下方位置進入吸收段18b中。該膨 脹的氣流與自吸收段1 8b往下流的液體混合,之後該混 合的液體流40再於-86T 〇66°C ]自分離器/吸收塔18底 部離開。膨脹氣流的蒸氣部分穿過吸收段往上升與往下 流之冷卻液體接觸,以冷凝並吸收其中的C3成分及重碳 氫化物成分。 該分離器/吸收塔1 8為一内含複數個垂直間隔的盤狀 物、一或多個充填床、或盤狀物與充填床之組合的傳統 蒸餾管柱。在天然氣處理工廠中,該分離器/吸收塔可由 兩段所組成。上段1 8 a是一分離器,其係可將上方進料 分成蒸氣及其液體部分’其中蒸氣係從較低蒸餾段或吸 收段18b往上升,並與上方進料氣體之蒸氣(如果有的話) 第28頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) -- (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 線 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 五、發明説明( 合併’形成冷卻的蒸餾蒸氣流37並由塔頂逸出。含有盤 狀物或填充料、位置較低之吸收段1 8 b及可提供往下流 之液體與往上升之蒸氣互相接觸的機會,以冷凝並吸收 其中的C3成分及重碳氫化物成分。 該來自分離器/吸收塔丨8底部之合併的氣流4〇以幫 浦26送到熱交換器η中(氣流4〇a),並於其中被加熱以 冷卻去甲燒段上方蒸氣(氣流42)及冷煤(氣流71 a)。合併 的液體流在被供應並成為去乙烷段1 9的中央進料前,係 先被加熱到J4T[-3rC],成為部分蒸發的氣流40b。分 離器液體被膨脹閥i 2快速膨脹至稍高於去乙烷段1 9之 操作壓’將氣流33冷卻至-46T [-43°C ](氣流33a),之後 如前述還可提供進來的進料氣體冷卻效果。之後,溫度 為85°F[29°C]之氣流33b可從中央管柱進料點下方進入 去乙垸段19。在去乙烷段中,氣流4〇b及33b中的甲燒 及C:2成分將會被剥除。操作壓為453 psia [3,123 kP…、] 之塔19的去乙烷段,也是内含複數個垂直間隔之盤狀 物、一或多個充填床、或盤狀物與充填床之組合的傳統 蒸館管柱。該去乙烷段塔也可由兩段組成:一上方分離 器段,其係可將頂端進料中的任何蒸氣自其液體組成中 移除’且其中自下方蒸餾段或去乙烷段丨9b往上升之蒸 氣係與頂部進料的蒸氣部分(如果有的話)合併組成蒸館 氣流42,再由塔頂離開;及一含有盤狀物或填充料、位 置較低之去乙烷段1 9b,其係可提供往下流之液體與往 上升之蒸氣互相接觸的機會。去乙烷段19b亦包含一或 第29頁 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 線 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 多個再沸騰鍋爐(reboilers)(例如,再沸騰鍋爐20),其可 加熱與氣化部分管柱底部的液體以提供往上流動之純化 蒸氣,以去除該液體產物,即氣流41 ,中的甲烷及C2成 分。底部液體產物的典型規格,以莫耳比來說,其乙烷 與丙烷的比例是0.020 : 1 /由塔底離開之液體產物氣流 41 的溫度為 214°F [l〇l°C ]。 去乙烷段19的操作壓係維持在稍高於分離器/吸收塔 18之操作壓。如此可容許該去乙烷段上方蒸氣(氣流42) 以高壓流經熱交換器1 3,並進入分離器/吸收塔1 8之上 方段。在熱交換器1 3中,溫度為· 1 9 °F [-28 °C ]之去乙烷 段上方蒸氣與來自分離器/吸收塔18底部之合併的液體 流(氣流40a)及快速膨脹之冷煤流(氣流71 e)進行熱交換, 將氣流冷卻至-89°F [-67°C ](氣流42a)並部分冷凝。該部 分冷凝的氣流進入迴流鼓22 (reflux drum 22),使其中的 冷凝液體(氣流44)可與位冷凝的蒸氣(氣流43)分開。氣 流43與蒸餾之蒸氣流(氣流37)合併,離開分離器/吸收 塔18之上方段,並形成冷殘餘氣體流47。冷凝液體(氣 流4句以幫浦23抽至高壓後,其中的氣流44a並被分成 兩股。一股為氣流45,被送至分離器/吸收塔18之上方 分離器段,作為與穿過吸收段往上升之蒸氣互相接觸的 冷液體。另一股氣流則被供至去乙烷段19作為迴流氣流 46,於-89°F[-67°C ]的溫度流入去乙烷段19之頂部進料 第30頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210x297公釐) ..............m.........、玎......... (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 冷殘餘氣體(氣流47)在熱交換器24中由-94T卜70°(:] 被加熱暖化至94°F [34°C ],之後其中一部分(氣流48)被 抽離作為工嚴燃料。該剩餘之溫暖的殘餘氣體(氣流4 9) 藉由膨脹機制1 5、6 1及6 3所驅動的壓縮機16壓縮。在 放電冷卻器25中冷卻至l〇〇F[38C]後’該氣流49b可 藉由與冷殘餘氣體(氣流47) ’於熱交換器24中進行交互 熱交換,而被進一步冷卻至_78°F [-61°C ]。 氣流49 c進入熱交換器60中被冷煤流7 ld進一步冷 卻至-255 °F [-160 °C],幾近凝結。之後,再進入功膨服機 制6 1,並萃出其中的機械能。功膨脹機制61可將液體 氣流49d以幾近等熵方式自約648 psia [4,465让旦⑷]膨 脹至LNG之儲存壓(15·5 psia [107 kP^UX]),稍高於大氣 壓。功膨脹可將膨脹氣流49e冷卻至約-256°F [-160°C ], 之後其將被直接送往可儲存LNG產物(氣流50)之LNG 儲存桶62中。 與第1、3圖製程相同,大部分氣流42及49c的冷卻 係由一密閉的冷凍循環所提供。此氣流之組成係作為第 4圖製程之循環工作流體,以莫耳百分比來說,約含8 · 7% 之氮、30%之甲烷、45.8%之乙烷、及 1 1.0%之丙烷、其 他則由重碳氫化物組成。冷煤流71於1〇〇°F [38°C ]之溫 度及607 psia [4,185Ji£jXaa]的壓力下離開放電冷卻器 69。之後進入熱交換器1〇中被冷卻至-17°F [-27°C ]並被 部分暖化之膨脹氣流7 1 f及其他冷煤氣流部分冷凝。在 第31頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國私標準(CNS)A4規格(21〇χ297公楚) (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 線 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 第4圖的模擬流程中,已假設這些其他的冷煤氣流係符 合商業標準之三種不同壓力及溫度的丙烷冷煤。之後, 此部分冷凝之冷煤氣流71a進入熱交換器13,被部分暖 化且膨脹的冷煤氣流71e進一步冷卻至- 89T卜67°C ],冷 凝並使冷煤被部分幾近冷卻(氣流7 1 b)。冷煤係完全冷凝 並於熱交換器60中乙膨脹的冷煤流71d進一步冷卻至_ 25 5 °F [-16 0°C ]。該超冷之液體流71c進入一功膨脹機制 63,萃出其中的機械能,並被以幾近等滴方式自約586psia [4,040 kPafaJ]膨脹至約 34 psia [23 4.,k?..^)])。膨脹時, 部分氣流會被揮發,並使總氣流溫度冷卻下降至-264°F [-164°C ](氣流71d)。之後,該膨脹的氣流71d進入熱交換 器60、13、10中,隨著其被揮發及加熱同時,提供氣流 49c、氣流42及冷煤(氣流71、71a、及71b)冷卻效果。 過熱的冷煤蒸氣(氣流71g)以90°F[32C]之溫度離開 熱交換器10,並分三階段被壓縮至 617 psia [4,524 kPa(aJ]。此三階段之每一階段(冷煤壓縮機64、66、及68) 均係由一補助電源所驅動,並接續以一冷卻器(放電冷卻 器65、67、及69)將壓縮機所產生的熱移除。來自放電 冷卻器69之壓縮氣流71會再度回到熱交換器1〇中以完 成整個循環。 第4圖過程之氣流流動速率與能量耗損之摘要進一步 地呈現在下列表格中: 第32頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -訂· 線 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 表III (第4圖) 氣體流速摘要-(磅 •莫耳/小 時Η公斤 •莫耳/小時1 氣流 甲烷 乙烷 丙燒 丁烷+ .總計 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 38,431 3,317 1,832 820 44,405 33 2,546 544 576 584 4,251 37 36,692 3,350 19 0 40,066 40 5,324 3,386 1,910 820 11,440 41 0 48 2,386 1,404 3,837 42 10,361 6,258 168 0 16,789 43 4,285 463 3 0 4,753 44 6,076 5,795 165 0 12,036 45 3,585 3,419 97 0 7,101 46 2,491 2,376 68 ,0 4,935 47 40,977 3,813 22 0 44,819 48 2,453 228 1 0 2,684 50 38,524 3,585 21 0 42,135 第33頁 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 本紙張尺度逋用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明( 回收率 丙烷 丁垸· + 生產速率 LNG產物 生產速率 純度* 低加熱價值 電源 99.08% 100.00% 197,05 1 (碎/小時)[197,051公斤/小時] 7 2 6,9 1 8 (碎/小時)[726,918公斤/小時] 91.43% 969.9 BTU/SCF [36.14 MJ/m3] (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 冷凍壓縮 丙烷壓縮 總壓縮[158,743 kW] [57,086 kW] [215,829 Kw] Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the thermal energy de-methane section and reboiler boiler 22,177 BTU / ft [14,326 kW] * (calculated based on the unrounded airflow rate) Calculating the operating factors of an LNG manufacturing plant for 340 days per year, the specific energy consumption of the embodiment of Figure 3 of the present invention is 0.153 Hp-Hr / Lb [0.2 5 1 kW-Hr / Kg], compared with the previous technology, Improved by about 10-20%. As shown in Figure 1, this improvement can be achieved by the process of the present invention, even if the paper size produced on page 26 is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 The product is an NGL by-product, not an LPG or concentrate by-product that would be produced by the former. (Please read the precautions on the back before writing this page.) Compared to the first figure, the amount of energy required to produce one unit of liquid product in the embodiment of the third figure of the present invention is reduced by about 5%. In terms of the available compressed horsepower, the embodiment in FIG. 3 can liquefy 5% more natural gas than the embodiment in FIG. 1 by recovering a smaller amount of C2 and heavy hydrocarbons from NGL by-products. For specific applications, choose to carry out liquefaction according to the examples in Figure 1 or Figure 3. Generally, it depends on the economic value of heavy hydrocarbons in the NGL by-product, or its corresponding value in LNG products, or the LNG. The heating specifications of the product (the heating value of the LNG manufactured by the embodiment in Figure 1 is lower than the heating value of the LNG manufactured by the embodiment in Figure 3). Example 3 Employees of the Bureau of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by Consumer Cooperatives If LNG's product specifications allow more of the ethane burned in the feed gas to be recovered from the LNG product, or if the liquid by-product containing ethane burned does not have market value, then this can be used. Another simple reality shown in Figure 4 of the invention Example to produce a LPG by-product gas stream. The composition and conditions of the feed gas in Figure 4 are the same as those in Figures 1 and 3. Therefore, the process of Figure 4 can be compared with the process of the embodiment of Figures 1 and 3. In the simulation process in Fig. 4, the feed gas enters the processor under the pressure of air flow 31 at 90 ° [32t] and 1,258 psia [8,860 jLg_aU]]. Page 27 This paper applies the Chinese national standard (CNS) ) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () The plant is cooled to -46 ° F by heat exchange in the heat exchanger 10 in contact with cold coal flow and rapid expander liquid [- 43 ° C] (air flow 33a). The cooled gas stream 31a enters the separator 11 at a pressure of -IT [-18 ° C] and 1,278 psia [8.8 1 2 __kPa (al), so that the vapor (gas stream 32) can be separated from the condensed liquid (gas stream 33). The vapor from the separator 11 (airflow 3 2) will enter the work expansion mechanism 15 and the mechanical energy of the grapefruit in this part of the high-pressure feed will be released. Mechanism 15 expands the vapor in a manner that is almost isentropic. Expansion from about 1,278 psia [8,81 2 kP ^ UX] to about 440 psia [3,034-kJELa ^ jjLK Separator / Operating Pressure of Absorber Tower 18), using expansion work to reduce the temperature of the expanded gas stream 32a to about -8 1 ° F [-6 3 ° C]. This expanded and partially condensed gas stream 32a is taken as feed from a position below the separator / absorption column 18 and enters the absorption section 18b. The expanded gas stream is mixed with the liquid flowing down from the absorption section 18b, and then the mixed liquid stream 40 exits from the bottom of the separator / absorption column 18 at -86T 〇66 ° C]. The vapor portion of the expanding airflow passes through the absorption section and rises to contact with the cooling liquid flowing downward to condense and absorb the C3 component and the heavy hydrocarbon component therein. The separator / absorption column 18 is a conventional distillation tube column containing a plurality of vertically spaced discs, one or more packed beds, or a combination of discs and packed beds. In a natural gas processing plant, the separator / absorption tower can consist of two sections. The upper section 18a is a separator, which can divide the upper feed into vapor and its liquid portion, wherein the vapor rises from the lower distillation section or the absorption section 18b, and is separated from the vapor of the upper feed gas (if any Words: page 28 This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm)-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 580554 A7 V. Description of the invention (combined to form a cooled distilled vapor stream 37 and escape from the top of the tower. It contains a disk or packing material, a lower position of the absorption section 1 8b, and can provide liquid flowing downward and upward. The vapors contact each other to condense and absorb the C3 and heavy hydrocarbon components. The combined gas stream 40 from the bottom of the separator / absorption tower 8 is sent to the heat exchanger η by pump 26 ( Gas stream 40a), and is heated therein to cool the steam (gas stream 42) and cold coal (gas stream 71a) above the demethylation section. The combined liquid stream is supplied and becomes the central inlet of the ethane removal section 19 Before the material is heated to J4T [-3rC] It becomes the partially evaporated gas stream 40b. The separator liquid is rapidly expanded by the expansion valve i 2 to a pressure slightly higher than the operating pressure of the ethane removal section 19 to cool the gas stream 33 to -46T [-43 ° C] (gas stream 33a), After that, it can also provide the cooling effect of the incoming feed gas. After that, the gas stream 33b with a temperature of 85 ° F [29 ° C] can enter the deacetylation section 19 from below the central column feed point. In the ethane removal section In the air flow 40b and 33b, the toluene and C: 2 components will be stripped. The ethane removal section of the tower 19 with an operating pressure of 453 psia [3,123 kP ...,] also contains a plurality of vertical intervals. Tray, one or more packed beds, or a combination of trays and packed beds. The traditional steaming hall column can also be composed of two sections: an upper separator section, which can Any vapor in the top feed is removed from its liquid composition, and the vapor rising from the lower distillation section or the ethane removal section 9b is combined with the vapor part of the top feed (if any) to form a steam hall Air stream 42 leaves from the top of the tower again; and a lower-position ethane-removing section 19b containing disks or fillers, which is Can provide the opportunity for the downward flowing liquid and the rising vapor to contact each other. The ethane section 19b also contains one or page 29 (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page). Staff of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economics Printed by the consumer cooperative 580554 Printed by the consumer property cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Multiple reboilers (for example, reboiler 20), which can heat and gasify the bottom of some pipe columns Liquid to provide purified vapor flowing upwards to remove the liquid product, namely the methane and C2 components in the gas stream 41. The typical specification of the bottom liquid product is, in terms of mole ratio, the ratio of ethane to propane is 0.020: 1 / the temperature of the liquid product gas stream 41 leaving the bottom of the column is 214 ° F [101 ° C]. The operating pressure of the ethane removal section 19 is maintained slightly higher than the operating pressure of the separator / absorption column 18. This allows the vapor (gas stream 42) above the ethane-removing section to flow at high pressure through the heat exchanger 13 and into the section above the separator / absorption column 18. In heat exchanger 1 3, the temperature is · 19 ° F [-28 ° C], the vapor above the ethane section and the combined liquid stream (air stream 40a) from the bottom of the separator / absorption column 18 and the rapidly expanding The cold coal stream (stream 71 e) is heat exchanged, cooling the stream to -89 ° F [-67 ° C] (stream 42a) and partially condensing. This part of the condensed air enters the reflux drum 22 so that the condensed liquid (air 44) can be separated from the condensed vapor (air 43). The gas stream 43 merges with the distilled vapor stream (gas stream 37), leaves the upper section of the separator / absorption column 18, and forms a cold residual gas stream 47. Condensed liquid (After the airflow 4 is pumped to high pressure by pump 23, the airflow 44a is divided into two. One is the airflow 45, which is sent to the separator section above the separator / absorption tower 18, and passes through The rising liquid in the absorption section is in contact with the cold liquid. The other gas stream is supplied to the deethane section 19 as the return gas stream 46 and flows into the deethane section 19 at a temperature of -89 ° F [-67 ° C]. Top feed page 30 This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 size (210x297 mm) ......... m ......... ........ (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Cold residual gas (airflow 47) is -94T from 70 ° in heat exchanger 24 ( :] It is warmed to 94 ° F [34 ° C], and then a part of it (gas stream 48) is extracted as a strict fuel. The remaining warm residual gas (gas stream 4 9) is expanded by the expansion mechanism 1, 5, Compressor 16 driven by 6 1 and 6 3 compresses. After cooling to 100F [38C] in discharge cooler 25, 'this gas stream 49b can be used with cold residual gas (gas stream 47)' in heat exchanger 24 Interactive hot sex And is further cooled to _78 ° F [-61 ° C]. The air stream 49 c enters the heat exchanger 60 and is further cooled to -255 ° F [-160 ° C] by the cold coal stream 7 ld, which is almost condensed. Then, it enters the work expansion mechanism 61 and extracts its mechanical energy. The work expansion mechanism 61 can expand the liquid gas flow 49d from approximately 648 psia [4,465 to denier] to the LNG storage pressure in a nearly isentropic manner. (15 · 5 psia [107 kP ^ UX]), slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. The work expansion can cool the expanded air stream 49e to about -256 ° F [-160 ° C], after which it will be sent directly to the LNG product that can be stored. (Airflow 50) in the LNG storage barrel 62. Same as the process of Figs. 1 and 3, most of the cooling of airflows 42 and 49c is provided by a closed refrigeration cycle. The composition of this airflow is used as the cycle of the process of Fig. 4 The working fluid, in terms of mole percentage, contains approximately 8.7% nitrogen, 30% methane, 45.8% ethane, and 1 1.0% propane, and the others are composed of heavy hydrocarbons. Cold coal stream 71 Leaved the discharge cooler 69 at a temperature of 100 ° F [38 ° C] and a pressure of 607 psia [4,185Ji £ jXaa]. Then it was cooled in the heat exchanger 10 -17 ° F [-27 ° C] and partially condensed by the partially warmed expansive airflow 7 1 f and other cold gas flows. On page 31, this paper applies China National Private Standard (CNS) A4 (21〇297) (Gongchu) (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Print · Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau Employee Consumer Cooperative of the Ministry of Online Economics 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () In the simulation process of Figure 4, it is assumed that these other The cold gas stream is three types of propane cold coal with different pressures and temperatures that meet commercial standards. After that, the partially condensed cold gas stream 71a enters the heat exchanger 13 and is further cooled to -89T and 67 ° C by the partially warmed and expanded cold gas stream 71e. It condenses and cools the partially cooled coal gas (airflow 7 1 b). The cold coal series was completely condensed and expanded in the heat exchanger 60 by a cold coal stream 71d further cooled to _ 25 5 ° F [-16 0 ° C]. The ultra-cold liquid stream 71c enters a work expansion mechanism 63, extracts the mechanical energy therein, and is expanded from approximately 586 psia [4,040 kPafaJ] to approximately 34 psia [23 4., k? ..... ^)]). When expanding, part of the airflow will be volatilized, and the total airflow temperature will be cooled down to -264 ° F [-164 ° C] (airflow 71d). Thereafter, the expanded air stream 71d enters the heat exchangers 60, 13, 10, and as it is volatilized and heated, it provides the cooling effect of air stream 49c, air stream 42, and cold coal (air streams 71, 71a, and 71b). Superheated cold coal vapor (71g air stream) leaves heat exchanger 10 at 90 ° F [32C] and is compressed in three stages to 617 psia [4,524 kPa (aJ). Each of these three stages (cold coal The compressors 64, 66, and 68) are all driven by an auxiliary power source, and then a cooler (discharge coolers 65, 67, and 69) is used to remove the heat generated by the compressor. From the discharge cooler 69 The compressed airflow 71 will return to the heat exchanger 10 again to complete the entire cycle. The summary of the airflow flow rate and energy loss in the process of Figure 4 is further presented in the following table: Page 32 This paper applies Chinese national standards (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page)-Ordered · Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of Inventions Bureau employee consumer cooperative prints table III (Figure 4) Summary of gas flow rate-(pounds • moles / hour Η kilograms • moles / hour 1 gas stream methane ethane propane butane +. Total 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 38,431 3,317 1,83 2 820 44,405 33 2,546 544 576 584 4,251 37 36,692 3,350 19 0 40,066 40 5,324 3,386 1,910 820 11,440 41 0 48 2,386 1,404 3,837 42 10,361 6,258 168 0 16,789 43 4,285 463 3 0 4,753 44 6,076 5,795 165 0 12,036 45 3,585 3,419 97 0 7,101 46 2,491 2,376 68, 0 4,935 47 40,977 3,813 22 0 44,819 48 2,453 228 1 0 2,684 50 38,524 3,585 21 0 42,135 Page 33 (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) This paper uses Chinese national standards (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (recovery rate propane butane · + production rate LNG product production rate purity * low heating value power 99.08% 100.00% 197,05 1 (crushed / hour ) [197,051 kg / hour] 7 2 6, 9 1 8 (crushed / hour) [726,918 kg / hour] 91.43% 969.9 BTU / SCF [36.14 MJ / m3] (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Frozen compression propane compression total compression
95,424HP95,424HP
28,060HP28,060HP
123,484 HP123,484 HP
[158,876 kW] [46,130 kW] [203,006 Kw] 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 熱能 去甲烷段再沸騰鍋爐 5 5,070 BTU/m [35,575 kW] (基於未四捨五入之氣流速率所作的計算) 第34頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 五、發明説明( 以一 LNG製造廠每年34〇天之運作因素來計算,本 發明第4圖實施例之專—性能源消耗量為〇 143 Hp-Hr/Lb [0.23 6 kW-Hr/Kg] ’ 相較於前技,改善了約 ι7-27〇/〇。 相較於第1、3圖,本發明第4圖實施例每生產一單 位液態產物所需的能源量約降低了 6%- u %。因此,對一 有限之可用的壓縮馬力而言,第4圖實施例藉著只回收 C3及重碳氫化物為LPG副產物,而可較第1圖實施例多 液化5的天然氣,較第3圖實施例多液化丨丨%的天然氣。 對某一特定應用而言,選擇以第i圖、第3圖或第4圖 實施例來進行液化,一般係視該NGL副產物中重碳氫化 物的經濟價值,或其於LNG產物中的相對應價值,或該 LNG產物之加熱規格(以第i、3圖實施例所製造出來之 LNG的加熱價值,較以第4圖實施例所製造出來之lng 的加熱價值來得低)而定。 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 實施例4 如果LNG的產品規格能容許留存在進料氣體中所肩 的乙燒及丙燒自LNG產物中被回收,或是如果内本 : 及丙烷的液體副產物不具市場價值,則可使用本發明〃 5圖所示另一簡單實施例來製造濃縮物副產物氣流。第 圖中進料氣體之組成及條件與第1、3、4圖一嫌 M m。因此, 第5圖製程可與第丨、3、4圖實施例之製程相比較。 第35頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 線 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 在第5圖的模擬製程中,進料氣體以氣流31於90T [32°C ]及 1,258 psia [8,860」l£^jUX]的壓力下進入處理工 廠,藉由熱交換於熱換器10中與冷煤流、-37 °F [-38 °C] 之高壓快速膨脹之分離器液體(氣流33b)、及-37T [-38°C ] 之中等壓力的快速膨脹之分離器液體(氣流39b)而被冷 卻。冷卻的氣流 31a 於- 30°F [-34°C ]及 1278 psia [8,812 kZJLUjL]的壓力下進入分離器11中,讓蒸氣(氣流32)可與 冷凝液體(氣流3 3)分開。 來自高壓分離器11之蒸氣(氣流32)會進入功膨脹 機制1 5中,可由此部分的高壓進料中抽離出其中的機械 能。機制15將蒸氣以幾近等熵膨脹的方式由約1,278 psia Γ8,812 kPa(aT| 膨脹至約 635 psia [4,7S kPa,a”,以膨脹 功將膨脹氣流32a的溫度降低到約·83Τ [-64°C ^該膨脹 及部分冷凝之氣流32a進入中等壓力的分離器18中,使 其中的蒸氣(氣流42)可與冷凝液體(氣流3 9)分開。該中 等壓力的分離器液體(氣流39)再以膨脹閥19快速膨脹至 稍高於去丙烷器19之操作壓,在其進入熱交換器13前 將氣流39冷卻至-108下[-78。(:](氣流393),同時並提供 殘餘氣體流49及冷煤流7 1 a冷卻效果,之後再如前述進 入熱交換器10以提供進料氣體冷卻效果。之後,溫度為 -15°F [-26°C ]之氣流39c再於中央管柱進料點上方進入去 丙烷器19中。 來自高壓分離器11的冷凝液體,即氣流3 3,以膨脹 第36頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 線 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 閥12快速膨脹至稍高於去丙烷器19之操作壓,在其進 入熱交換器13前將氣流33冷卻至-93。?卜70。(:](氣流 3 3 a),同時並提供殘餘氣體流49及冷煤流7丨a冷卻效果, 之後再如前述進入熱交換器1 〇以提供進料氣體冷卻效 果。之後,溫度為-50°F [l〇°C ]之氣流33c再於中央管柱 進料點下方進入去丙烷器19中。在去丙烷段中,氣流39c 及3 3c中的甲烷、C2成分、及C3成分將會被剥除。操作 壓為3 85 psia [2,6 54Jl£jjUX]之塔19的去丙烷段,也是内 含複數個垂直間隔之盤狀物、一或多個充填床、或盤狀 物與充填床之組合的傳統蒸餾管柱。該去丙烷段塔也可 由兩段組成:一上方分離器段1 9a,其係可將頂端進料中 的任何蒸氣自其液體組成中移除,且其中自下方蒸餾段 或去丙烷段 1 9b往上升之蒸氣係與頂部進料的蒸氣部分 (如果有的話)合併組成蒸餾氣流37,再由塔頂離開;及 一含有盤狀物或填充料、位置較低之去丙烷段 19b,其 係可提供往下流之液體與往上升之蒸氣互相接觸的機 會。去丙烷段 19b 亦包含一或多個再沸騰鍋爐 (reboilers)(例如,再沸騰鍋爐20),其可加熱與氣化部分 管柱底部的液體以提供往上流動之純化蒸氣,以去除該 液體產物,即氣流41,中的甲烷、C2成分、及C3成分。 底部液體產物的典型規格,以莫耳比來說,其丙烷與丁 烷的比例是0 · 02 0 ·· 1。由塔底離開之液體產物氣流41的 溫度為 286°F [141°C ]。 由去丙烷段19離開的上方蒸氣流37溫度為36°F [2 第37頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公笼) ...........…豐........耵.........辱 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() t:],並由迴流冷凝器21中的商用丙燒冷煤冷卻至部分 凝結的程度。該部分冷凝的氣流3 7 a於2 °F卜1 7 °C ]的溫 度進入迴流鼓22 (reflux drum 22) ’使其中的冷凝液體(氣 流44)可與位冷凝的蒸氣(氣流43)分開。冷凝液體(氣流 44)以幫浦23抽至去丙烷器19之頂端進料點並作為埤流 氣流44a 。 來自迴流鼓22之未冷凝的蒸氣(氣流43)在熱交換器 24中被暖化至94T [34°C ]的溫度,之後其中一部分(氣流 48)被抽離作為工廠燃料。該剩餘之溫暖的殘餘氣體(氣 流38)藉由膨脹機制15、61及63所驅動的壓縮機16壓 縮。在放電冷卻器25中冷卻至l〇〇°F[38°C]後,該氣流 3 8b可藉由與冷殘餘氣體(氣流43)’於熱交換器24中進 行交互熱交換,而被進一步冷卻至15F[-9°C]。[158,876 kW] [46,130 kW] [203,006 Kw] Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Employee Consumption Cooperative, printed thermal energy to the methane section and reboiled the boiler 5 5,070 BTU / m [35,575 kW] (calculated based on the unrounded airflow rate) 34 pages of this paper are applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 V. Description of the invention (calculated based on the operating factors of an LNG manufacturing plant of 34 days a year, the embodiment of the fourth figure of the present invention is specifically- The consumption of the performance source is 143 Hp-Hr / Lb [0.23 6 kW-Hr / Kg] 'Compared with the previous technology, it is improved by about -27-27 //. Compared to the first and third figures, the present invention The embodiment of Fig. 4 reduces the amount of energy required to produce one unit of liquid product by about 6%-u%. Therefore, for a limited available compression horsepower, the embodiment of Fig. 4 recovers only C3 and heavy carbon Hydride is a by-product of LPG, and it can liquefy 5 more natural gas than in the embodiment of Fig. 1 and liquefy natural gas by 5% more than in the embodiment of Fig. 3. For a specific application, choose the i, The examples in Figure 3 or Figure 4 are used for liquefaction. Generally, the heavy hydrocarbons in the NGL by-product are determined. Economic value of the product, or its corresponding value in the LNG product, or the heating specifications of the LNG product (the heating value of the LNG manufactured in the embodiment of Figs. I and 3 is more than that produced in the embodiment of Fig. 4 The heating value of lng comes out to be low) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Example 4 If the product specifications of LNG can be allowed to remain Ethylene and propane in the feed gas are recovered from the LNG product, or if the internal byproducts and liquid by-products of propane have no market value, another simple embodiment shown in Figure 5 of the present invention can be used to Manufacture of concentrate by-product gas flow. The composition and conditions of the feed gas in Figure 1 are similar to those in Figures 1, 3, and 4. Therefore, the process of Figure 5 can be compared with the process of the embodiments in Figures 1, 3, and 4. For comparison, page 35. This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) line 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () In the simulation process in Figure 5, the feed gas is 31 to 90T with a gas flow of 31 [ 32 ° C] and 1,258 psia [8,860 l £ ^ jUX] pressure into the processing plant, heat exchange in the heat exchanger 10 with cold coal flow, -37 ° F [-38 ° C] high-pressure rapid expansion separator liquid (air flow 33b), And -37T [-38 ° C] in the medium pressure of the rapidly expanding separator liquid (airflow 39b) to be cooled. The cooled airflow 31a at -30 ° F [-34 ° C] and 1278 psia [8,812 kZJLUjL] It enters the separator 11 under pressure so that the vapor (gas flow 32) can be separated from the condensed liquid (gas flow 3 3). The vapor (gas stream 32) from the high-pressure separator 11 enters the work expansion mechanism 15 and mechanical energy can be extracted from this part of the high-pressure feed. Mechanism 15 expands the vapor from approximately 1,278 psia Γ8,812 kPa (aT | to approximately 635 psia [4,7S kPa, a ") in a nearly isentropic expansion manner, and reduces the temperature of the expanded gas stream 32a to approximately ·· by the work of expansion. 83T [-64 ° C ^ The expanded and partially condensed gas stream 32a enters the medium pressure separator 18, so that the vapor (gas flow 42) can be separated from the condensed liquid (gas flow 39). The medium pressure separator liquid (Airflow 39) The expansion valve 19 quickly expands to a pressure slightly higher than the operating pressure of the depropanizer 19, and then cools the airflow 39 to -108 under [108] before entering the heat exchanger 13 (-). (Airflow 393) At the same time, it also provides the cooling effect of residual gas stream 49 and cold coal stream 7 1 a, and then enters the heat exchanger 10 as described above to provide the cooling effect of the feed gas. After that, the temperature is -15 ° F [-26 ° C] The air stream 39c enters the propane separator 19 above the feed point of the central column. The condensed liquid from the high pressure separator 11 is the air stream 3 3 to expand. Page 36 This paper applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification ( 210X 297 mm) (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Order Printed by the Consumer Property Cooperative of the Smart Property Bureau 580554 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () The valve 12 quickly expands to slightly higher than the operating pressure of the propane remover 19 and enters the heat exchanger 13 The air stream 33 is cooled to -93. 70 and 70. (:) (air stream 3 3 a), while providing the cooling effect of the residual gas stream 49 and the cold coal stream 7a, and then enter the heat exchanger 1 as described above. In order to provide the cooling effect of the feed gas, the air stream 33c at a temperature of -50 ° F [10 ° C] then enters the propane dehydrator 19 below the feed point of the central column. In the depropane section, the air stream 39c and 3 The methane, C2, and C3 components in 3c will be stripped. The propane-free propane section of tower 19, which has an operating pressure of 3 85 psia [2,6 54Jl £ jjUX], also contains a plurality of vertically spaced disks. Distillation column with packed products, one or more packed beds, or a combination of trays and packed beds. The depropane section column can also consist of two sections: an upper separator section 19a, which can feed the top end Any vapors in it are removed from their liquid composition and are removed from the lower distillation section or depropane The rising steam from section 19b is combined with the steam portion of the top feed (if any) to form a distillation stream 37 and then leave from the top of the tower; and a lower propane desulfurization section containing disks or fillers 19b, which provides the opportunity for the liquid flowing downwards and the vapor rising upwards to contact each other. The depropane section 19b also contains one or more reboilers (e.g., reboilers 20), which can heat and gas The liquid at the bottom of a part of the column is changed to provide purified vapor flowing upward to remove the liquid product, namely the methane, C2 component, and C3 component in the gas stream 41. The typical specification of the bottom liquid product is, in terms of mole ratio, the ratio of propane to butane is 0 · 02 0 ·· 1. The temperature of the liquid product gas stream 41 exiting the column bottom was 286 ° F [141 ° C]. The temperature of the upper vapor stream 37 exiting from the propane-free section 19 is 36 ° F [2 page 37 This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 male cage) ............... Feng ........ 耵 ......... Disgrace (please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of Invention () T:], and cooled to a degree of partial condensation by commercial propylene-fired cold coal in the reflux condenser 21. The partially condensed gas stream 3 7 a enters the reflux drum 22 (reflux drum 22) at a temperature of 2 ° F [17 ° C] 'so that the condensed liquid (flow 44) can be separated from the condensed vapor (flow 43). . The condensed liquid (airflow 44) is pumped by pump 23 to the top feed point of the propane remover 19 and is used as a turbulent flow 44a. The uncondensed vapor (airflow 43) from the return drum 22 is warmed to a temperature of 94T [34 ° C] in the heat exchanger 24, after which a part (airflow 48) is evacuated as factory fuel. The remaining warm residual gas (air stream 38) is compressed by a compressor 16 driven by expansion mechanisms 15, 61 and 63. After cooling to 100 ° F [38 ° C] in the discharge cooler 25, the gas stream 38b can be further exchanged with cold residual gas (gas stream 43) 'in the heat exchanger 24 and further Cool to 15F [-9 ° C].
氣流38c與中等壓力分離氣蒸氣(氣流42)合併形成冷 殘餘氣流49。氣流49進入熱交換器13中被分離器液體(氣 流39&及33&)及前述之冷煤流71由-38°?卜39°(:]冷卻至-1 02 T [-74 °C]。部分冷凝之氣流49a進入熱交換器6〇中 被冷煤流進一步冷卻至-254°F[-159C]’幾近凝結β 之後,再進入功膨脹機制61 ’並萃出其中的機械能。功 膨脹機制6 1可將液體氣流49b以幾近等熵方式自約62 1 psia [4282 kiAUX]膨脹至 LNG 之儲存壓(15.5 psia [1〇7 kPa(All),稍高於大氣壓。功膨脹可將膨脹氣流49c冷卻 至約-2 5 5 °F [-159^:],之後其將被直接送往可儲存LNG 第38頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) ..............餐.........、玎.........^0 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 產物(氣流5〇)之LNG儲存桶62中。 與第1、3、4圖製程相同,氣流49的大部分冷卻及 氣流49a的全部冷卻效果係由一密閉的冷凍循環所提供。 此氣流之組成係作為第5圖製程之循環工作流體,以莫 耳百分比來說,約含8.9 %之氮、3 4.3 %之甲烷、4 1 · 3 %之 乙燒、及1 1.0 %之丙挺、其他則由重碳氫化物組成。冷 煤流 71 於 100 °F [38 °C ]之溫度及 607 p si a [4」85 kPa ⑷] 的壓力下離開放電冷卻器69。之後進入熱交換器1〇中 被冷卻至-30°F [-34°C ]並被部分暖化之膨脹氣流71f及其 他冷煤氣流部分冷凝。在第5圖的模擬流程中,已假設 這些其他的冷煤氣流係符合商業標準之三種不同壓力及 溫度的丙烷冷煤。之後,此部分冷凝之冷煤氣流7 1 a進 入熱交換器1 3,被部分暖化且膨脹的冷煤氣流7 1 e進一 步冷卻至-102 °F [-74°C ],冷凝並使冷煤被部分幾近冷卻 (氣流71b)。冷煤係完全冷凝並於熱交換器60中乙膨脹 的冷煤流71d進一步冷卻至- 254 °F [-159 °C]。該超冷之液 體流71 c進入一功膨脹機制63,萃出其中的機械能,並 被以幾近等熵方式自約586 psia [4,040 kPa(a)]膨脹至约 34 psia [234 kPa(a>])。膨脹時,部分氣流會被揮發,並 使總氣流溫度冷卻下降至-264°F [-164°C ](氣流7ld)。之 後,該膨脹的氣流71 d進入熱交換器60、13、1 〇中,隨 著其被揮發及加熱同時,提供氣流49a、氣流49及冷煤(氣 流71、71a、及71b)冷卻效果。 , 第39頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) ^^" (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 、\呑 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() ,,π麼離開 過熱的冷煤蒸氣(氣流71g)以93T[34°C]之/JDL 熱交換器10,並分三階段被愿縮至ό17 psia [4,524 。此三階段之每一階段(冷煤壓縮機64、66、及68) 均係由一補助電源所驅動,並接續以一冷卻器(放電冷卻 器65、67、及69)將壓縮機所產生的熱移除。來自今電 冷卻器69之壓縮氣流71會再度回到熱交換器1 〇中以完 成整個循環。 第5圖過程之氣流流動速率與能量耗損之摘要進一步 地呈現在下列表格中: (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 頁 40 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準<CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 表IV (第5圖) 氣體流速摘要-(镑 •莫耳/小時)f公斤 •莫耳/小 時1 氣流 甲烷 乙烷 丙烷 丁烷+ 嚨計 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,409 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 38 13,133 2,513 1,941 22 17,610 39 6,194 1,648 1,272 674 9,788 41 0 0 22 1,352 1,375 42 26,166 1,027 197 27 27,421 43 14,811 2,834 2,189 25 19,860 48 1,678 321 248 3 2,250 50 39,299 3,540 2,138 49 45,031 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 回收率* 丁燒 9 5.04% 戊烷 + 99.57% 生產速率 88,390 (镑/小時) [88,390公斤/小時] 第41頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(21ΌΧ297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明( LNG產物 電源 生產速率 純度* 低加熱價值 8 3 4,1 8 3 (磅/小時)[834,183公斤/小時] 82.27% 1033.8 BTU/SCF [38.52 MJ/m3] 冷凍壓縮 丙烷壓縮 總壓縮The gas stream 38c is combined with the intermediate pressure separation gas vapor (gas stream 42) to form a cold residual gas stream 49. The air stream 49 enters the heat exchanger 13 and is separated by the separator liquid (air streams 39 & and 33 &) and the aforementioned cold coal stream 71 from -38 °? 39 ° (:) to -1 02 T [-74 ° C] The partially condensed air stream 49a enters the heat exchanger 60 and is further cooled to -254 ° F [-159C] 'by almost condensing β, and then enters the work expansion mechanism 61' and extracts the mechanical energy therein. The work expansion mechanism 61 can expand the liquid gas flow 49b from approximately 62 1 psia [4282 kiAUX] to the storage pressure of LNG in a nearly isentropic manner (15.5 psia [107 kPa (All), slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. Work expansion) The expansive air stream 49c can be cooled to about -2 5 5 ° F [-159 ^:], after which it will be sent directly to the storable LNG. Page 38 This paper applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) ) .............. Meal ......... 、 玎 ......... ^ 0 (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page ) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () The LNG storage barrel 62 of the product (airflow 50). As in the process of Figs. 1, 3 and 4, most of the cooling of airflow 49 and the overall cooling effect of airflow 49a are made by one. Provided by a closed refrigeration cycle. The composition is used as the circulating working fluid in the process of Figure 5. In terms of mole percentage, it contains about 8.9% nitrogen, 34.3% methane, 41. 3% ethane, and 1 1.0% propylene, Others consist of heavy hydrocarbons. Cold coal stream 71 leaves the discharge cooler 69 at a temperature of 100 ° F [38 ° C] and a pressure of 607 p si a [4 "85 kPa ⑷]. It then enters the heat exchanger In 10, it is cooled to -30 ° F [-34 ° C] and partially condensed by the partially warmed expansion gas stream 71f and other cold gas streams. In the simulation process in Figure 5, these other cold gas streams have been assumed It is commercial propane-based three different pressures and temperatures of propane cold coal. After that, the partially condensed cold gas stream 7 1 a enters the heat exchanger 1 3 and is further cooled by the partially warmed and expanded cold gas stream 7 1 e. -102 ° F [-74 ° C], condenses and cools the partially cooled coal (gas stream 71b). The cold coal series is completely condensed and expanded in the heat exchanger 60, the cold coal stream 71d is further cooled to -254 ° F [-159 ° C]. The ultra-cold liquid stream 71 c enters a work expansion mechanism 63, extracts its mechanical energy, and is used as The near isentropic method expands from about 586 psia [4,040 kPa (a)] to about 34 psia [234 kPa (a >]). During expansion, part of the air flow will be volatilized, and the total air temperature will be cooled down to -264 ° F [-164 ° C] (air flow 7ld). After that, the expanded air stream 71 d enters the heat exchangers 60, 13, and 10, and as it is volatilized and heated, it provides the cooling effect of air stream 49a, air stream 49, and cold coal (air streams 71, 71a, and 71b). , Page 39 This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) ^^ " (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) System 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (), π leaves the superheated cold coal vapor (gas flow 71g) at 93T [34 ° C] / JDL heat exchanger 10, and is willing to shrink to ό17 psia in three stages [ 4,524. Each of these three phases (cold coal compressors 64, 66, and 68) is driven by a supplementary power source, and is followed by a cooler (discharge coolers 65, 67, and 69) generating the compressor Heat removal. The compressed air stream 71 from the present electric cooler 69 is returned to the heat exchanger 10 again to complete the entire cycle. The summary of the airflow flow rate and energy consumption in the process of Figure 5 is further presented in the following table: (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Printed on page 40 by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Chinese National Standard < CNS) A4 Specification (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of Invention () Table IV (Figure 5) Summary of Gas Flow Rate-(pounds · mole / hour) f kg · mole / hour1 Gas stream methane ethane propane butane + throat meter 31 40,977 3,861 2,408 1,404 48,656 32 32,360 2,675 1,409 701 37,209 33 8,617 1,186 939 703 11,447 38 13,133 2,513 1,941 22 17,610 39 6,194 1,648 1,272 674 9,788 41 0 0 22 1,352 1,375 42 26,166 1,027 197 27 27,421 43 14,811 2,834 2,189 25 19,860 48 1,678 321 248 3 2 % Pentane + 99.57% Production rate 88,390 (lbs / hour) [88,390 kg / hour] Page 41 This paper applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21Ό × 297mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (LNG product power production rate purity * Low heating value 8 3 4, 1 8 3 (lb / hr) [834,183 kg / hr] 82.27% 1033.8 BTU / SCF [38.52 MJ / m3] frozen compression propane compression total compression
84,974HP84,974HP
39,439HP39,439HP
123,413 HP123,413 HP
[139,696 kW] [64,837 kW] [204,533 Kw] (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 熱能 去甲烷段再沸騰鍋爐 5 2,913 BTU/Hr [34,182 kW] *(基於未四捨五入之氣流速率所作的計算) 以一 LNG製造廠每年3 40天之運作因素來計算,本 發明第5圖實施例之專一性能源消耗量為0.145 Hp-Hr/Lb [0.23 8 kW-Hr/Kg],相較於前技,改善了約 16-26%。 相較於第1、3圖,本發明第5圖實施例每生產一單 位液態產物所需的能源量約降低了 5%-1 0%。因此,對一 有限之可用的壓縮馬力而言,第5圖實施例藉著只回收 第42頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 五、發明説明() C4及重碳氫化物為濃縮物副產物,而可較第1圖實施例 多液化5 %的天然氣,較第3圖實施例多液化1 〇〇/〇的天然 氣。對某一特定應用而言,選擇以第1圖、第3圖、第 4圖或第5圖之實施例來進行液化,一般係視該NGL副 產物中重碳氫化物的經濟價值,或其於LNG產物中巧相 對應價值,或該LNG產物之加熱規格(以第1、3、4圖 實施例所製造出來之LNG的加熱價值,較以第5圖實施 例所製造出來之LNG的加熱價值來得低)而定。 其他實施例 習知技藝人士將可瞭解,本發明將可用於各類型的 LNG液化廠,並視該特定義化廠之需求來製造生產NGL 氣流副產物、LPG氣流副產物、或一濃縮物副產物。再 者,需知可使用各種製程組合以回收液體副產物氣流。 舉例來說,第1、3圖之實施例可被用來回收一 LPG氣 流副產物、或一濃縮物副產物,而非如先前實施例1、2 所述之NGL氣流副產物。第4圖之實施例則可用來回收 一 NGL氣流副產物(該NGL氣流副產物係内含存在於進 料氣體一明顯比例的C2成分);或回收一濃縮物氣流(該 濃縮物氣流係只含進料氣體中的C4成分及重碳氫化物成 分);而非如先前實施例3所述之一 LP G氣流副產物。第 5圖實施例可被用來回收一 NGL氣流副產物(該NGL氣 流副產物係内含存在於進料氣體一明顯比例的C 2成分); 第43頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210χ297公釐) ...........•參- (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)[139,696 kW] [64,837 kW] [204,533 Kw] (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Bureau, Employees' Cooperative, printed thermal energy to the methane section and then boil the boiler 5 2,913 BTU / Hr [ 34,182 kW] * (calculated based on unrounded airflow rate) Calculated based on the operating factors of an LNG manufacturing plant for 3 to 40 days per year, the specific energy consumption of the embodiment of Figure 5 of the present invention is 0.145 Hp-Hr / Lb [0.23 8 kW-Hr / Kg], which is about 16-26% better than the previous technology. Compared to Figures 1 and 3, the amount of energy required to produce a unit of liquid product in the embodiment of Figure 5 of the present invention is reduced by about 5% to 10%. Therefore, for a limited available compression horsepower, the embodiment in Figure 5 applies only the Chinese standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) by recycling only the paper size on page 42. 580554 A7 B7 Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the staff consumer cooperative V. Description of the invention (4) C4 and heavy hydrocarbons are by-products of the concentrate, and can liquefy 5% more natural gas than the embodiment in Fig. 1 and liquefy more than the embodiment in Fig. 3 by 100 / 〇 natural gas. For a specific application, the embodiment shown in Figure 1, Figure 3, Figure 4, or Figure 5 is selected for liquefaction, which generally depends on the economic value of heavy hydrocarbons in the NGL by-product, or The corresponding value in the LNG product, or the heating specifications of the LNG product (the heating value of the LNG manufactured in the embodiment of Figures 1, 3, and 4 is greater than the heating of the LNG manufactured in the embodiment of Figure 5 Value comes low). Other embodiments will be understood by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be applicable to various types of LNG liquefaction plants, and according to the needs of the specially defined chemical plant to produce NGL gas stream by-products, LPG gas stream by-products, or a concentrate by-product product. Furthermore, it is understood that various process combinations can be used to recover the liquid by-product gas stream. For example, the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 3 can be used to recover an LPG gas stream by-product, or a concentrate by-product, instead of the NGL gas stream by-product as described in previous embodiments 1, 2. The embodiment of FIG. 4 can be used to recover an NGL gas stream by-product (the NGL gas stream by-product contains a significant proportion of the C2 component present in the feed gas); or recover a concentrate gas stream (the concentrate gas stream is only Contains the C4 component and the heavy hydrocarbon component in the feed gas); instead of one of the LP G gas by-products as described in Example 3 previously. The embodiment of FIG. 5 can be used to recover an NGL gas stream by-product (the NGL gas stream by-product contains a significant proportion of the C 2 component present in the feed gas); page 43 This paper applies Chinese national standards (CNS ) A4 size (210 × 297 mm) ........... • Refer to-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page)
A 訂· 等 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 或回收一 LPG氣流副產物(該LPG氣流係内含存在於進 料氣體一明顯比例的 C3成分);而非如先前實施例4所 述之一濃縮物氣流副產物。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 第1、3、4及5圖代表本發明所示製程之最佳實施例。 第6至21圖代表本發明某一特定應用之其他實施例。'如 第6、7圖所示,來自分離器11之全部或部分濃縮液體(氣 流3 3)可自一單獨、較中央管柱進料點更低的位置,進入 分餾塔19,而非與部分流至熱交換器13之分離器蒸氣(氣 流3 4)合併。第8圖為本發明之另一種實施例,其所需設 備較第1、及6圖實施例來的少,雖然其所需之專一性 能源消耗量較高。同樣的,第9圖為本發明之另一種實 施例,其所需設備較第3、及7圖實施例來的少,且其 同樣需消耗較多的專一性能源消耗量。第1 〇至14圖為 本發明之另一種實施例,其所需設備較第4圖實施例來 的少,雖然其所需之專一性能源消耗量較高。(須知如第 10至14圖所示,諸如去乙烷器19之蒸餾管柱或系統均 包括再沸騰吸附塔設計及迴流、再沸騰塔之設計)。第1 5 及1 6圖為本發明組合了第4 .至1 0圖之分離器/吸收器塔 1 8及去乙烷段1 9至一單一分餾管柱1 9·的另一種實施例。 視進料氣體中重碳氫化物含量及進料氣體之壓力,離開 熱交換器1 〇之冷進料氣流3 1 a可能不含任何液體(因其 溫度高於露點,或因為壓力高於其冷凝壓力),因此並不 需要第1、及3-16圖之分離器11,且該冷進料氣流可直 接流至一視當的膨脹裝置,例如,一功膨脹機制1 5。 第44頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 在氣流被供應至熱交換器60以進一步冷凝及冷卻 前,自其中回收液體副產物(第1、3、6至11、13、14 圖之氣流37,第4、12、15及16圖之氣流47,及第5 圖中的氣流43)後剩餘的氣體沉積,可藉由許多方式來達 成。在第1、及3至16圖之製程中,氣流係被加熱〔以 衍生自一或多種功膨脹機制的能量將其壓縮至高壓,在 放電冷卻器中部分冷卻,之後藉由與其他原來的氣流進 行熱交換而被進一步冷卻。如第17圖所示,某些應用較 偏好以外接電源驅動之輔助壓縮機5 9將氣流壓縮至高 壓。如第1、及3至16圖中虚線所示的設備(熱交換器24 及放電冷卻器2 5 ),某些情況下可能偏好藉由降低或移除 在壓縮氣流進入熱交換器60之前將壓縮氣流預冷的步驟 的方式來降低設置成本,其係藉由增加熱交換器6 0的負 載及增加冷凍壓縮機64、66、及68的電源消耗量來達 成的。在這類情況下,氣流49a離開壓縮機後可如第18 圖所示直接流到熱交換器24,或如第19圖所示直接流 到熱交換器60。如果功膨脹機制並未被用來膨脹任何一 步驟中的高壓進料氣體時,可由外接電源驅動的壓縮機 (例如,第20圖所示之壓縮機59)來代替壓縮機16。其 他情況可能完全無法補償任何氣流之壓縮,因此氣流會 如第21圖及第1、3-16圖之虛線設備(熱交換器24、壓 縮機16及放電冷卻器25)所示,直接流向熱交換器60中。 如果在抽出工廠燃料氣體(氣流48)前並未以熱交換器24 來加熱氣流,則可能需要一辅助加熱器再將該氣體消耗 第45頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X 297公釐) 580554 A7 B7 五、發明説明() 掉前,以能源氣流或其他氣流來提供必要的熱能(如第 19-21圖)以暖化該燃料氣體。一般係視每一種不同的應 用來評估諸如液體組成、工廠大小、欲求副產物氣流回 收量、及可用的設備等因素之後再選擇不同的處理方式。 依據本發明,進來氣流及送到LNG生產段之進病·氣 流的冷卻可藉由許多方式達成。在第1、3、6-9圖的操 作中,入口氣流3 1係以外部冷媒氣流及來自分餾塔19 之液體加以冷卻。在第4、5、及10 -14圖之操作中,則 係使用快速膨脹的分離器液體及外部冷煤流來達成此目 的。在第15及16圖,則使用了來自分餾塔的液體、快 速膨脹的分離器液體及外部冷煤流來達成此目的。在第 1 7-2 1圖之操作中,則只使用了外部冷煤流來冷卻入口氣 流3 1。但是,亦可使用冷卻的製程氣流來輔助高壓冷煤 氣流(氣流7 1 a)的冷卻效果,例如第4、5、1 0及11圖所 示者。再者,亦可使用任一種溫度較欲進行冷卻氣沭溫 度低的氣流來進行冷卻。舉例來說,從分離器/吸收塔的 側邊或從分餾塔1 9所擷取的蒸氣均可用作冷卻之用。對 每一應用而言,塔液體和/或蒸氣的分布及以其作為製程 熱交換之用,以及選擇何種氣流作專一性熱交換’均須 經過仔細評估。冷卻源的選擇視許多因素而定’包括但 不限於進料氣體之組成及狀況、工廠大小、熱交換大小、 潛在的冷卻源溫度等。習知技藝人士將可暸解可使用任 一上述冷卻源或冷卻方法之組合來達成欲求目的。 第46頁 --------------------- — 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 裝. 訂· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A7 ______ B7 五、發明説明() 再者,被供應至入口氣流之輔助性的外部冷煤,以及 被供應至LGN生產段的進料氣流,亦可由多種方式來達 成。在第1及3-21圖中,係採用將單一組成冷煤再滞騰 的方式來達成高度的外部冷凍效果,至於低度的外部冷 東效果則係採將多組成冷煤流蒸發並以單一組成冷緙流 來將多組成冷煤流預冷的方式達成。或者,亦可以單一 組成冷煤流及連續降低沸點(亦及,「冷卻梯瀑(cascade refrigenertion)」)、或連續降低蒸發壓之一種單一組成冷 煤來達成高度冷凍及低度冷凍效果。另一種選擇則是以 多組成冷媒流及調整其個別組成以提供必需之冷卻溫度 的方式來達成高度冷凍及低度冷凍效果。這些提供外部 冷凍方法的選擇視許多因素而定,包括但不限於進料氣 體之組成及狀況、工廠大小、壓縮機驅動器大小、熱交 換大小、環境熱槽溫度等。習知技藝人士將可瞭解可使 用任一上述冷卻源或冷卻方法之組合來達成欲求目的。 將從熱交換60離開的冷凝液體(第1、6及8圖之氣 流49,第3、4、7及9-16圖之氣流49d,第5、19及20 圖之氣流49b、第17圖之氣流49e,第18圖之氣流49c, 及第21圖之氣流49a)超冷卻(subcooling),可降低或去 除所需快速膨脹蒸氣的量,這些蒸氣是在將氣流膨脹至 LNG儲存槽62的操作壓時所產生的。此一般會因去除了 需將快速膨脹蒸氣壓縮的必要,而降低製造LN G時所需 的專一性能源消耗量。但是,某些情況可能會較喜歡藉 由降低熱交換器60的體積並使用快速膨脹氣體壓縮機或 第47頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210X297公釐) 裝: (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 580554 A 7 ------- —_— p f----------- 五、發明説明() 將任何產生的快速膨脹氣體沉積的方式來降低生產成 本〇 雖然在膨脹裝置中描述了個別氣流的膨腠’ 4一在適备 情況下亦可使用其他的膨脹裝置。舉例來說’典法將幾 近凝結的進料氣體(第1、3、6及7圖之氣流3 5 a)或是 中等壓力迴流氣體(第1、6、8圖之氣流39)進彳亍力膨服 的情況。此外,對離開熱交換60之超冷液鱧流(第1、6 及8圖之氣流49,第3、4、7及9-16圖之氣流49d ’第 5、19及20圖之氣流49b、第17圖之氣流49e ’第18圖 之氣流49c,及第2 1圖之氣流49a)可以等熵快速膨脹來 代替功膨脹,但會造成對熱交換器60更多的冷卻要求’ 以避免在膨脹時形成快速膨脹蒸氣,或增加快速膨脹蒸 氣壓縮,或其他需將所得快速膨脹蒸氣沉積的裝置。同 樣的,對離開熱交換60之超冷高壓冷媒流(第1及3-21 圖之氣流7 1 Ο而言,可以等熵快速膨脹來代替功膨脹, 結果會因需將冷媒壓縮之故而增加了電源消耗量。 雖然以上敘述了本發明認為較佳的具體實施例,但是 本領域中熟知技藝的人士應知在不悖離以下申請專利範 圍所定義之本發明之精神範轉下’可由此作許多更好或 進一步的改良’亦即,使本發明能適用於各種情況,進 料氣體種類或其它的需求。 第48頁 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210Χ 297公釐) .............«^! (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂·Order A, etc. 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) or recover an LPG gas stream by-product (the LPG gas stream contains a significant proportion of C3 in the feed gas) Ingredients); instead of one of the concentrate gas stream by-products as described in previous Example 4. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 represent the preferred embodiment of the process shown in the present invention. Figures 6 to 21 represent other embodiments of a particular application of the invention. 'As shown in Figures 6 and 7, all or part of the concentrated liquid (gas stream 3 3) from the separator 11 can enter the fractionation column 19 from a separate, lower position than the central column feed point, instead of Part of the separator vapor (flow 3 4) to the heat exchanger 13 is combined. Fig. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which requires less equipment than the embodiments of Figs. 1, and 6, although it requires a higher specific energy consumption. Similarly, Fig. 9 is another embodiment of the present invention, which requires less equipment than the embodiments of Figs. 3 and 7, and it also needs to consume more specific energy consumption. Figures 10 to 14 show another embodiment of the present invention, which requires less equipment than the embodiment of Figure 4, although it requires a higher specific energy consumption. (Note that as shown in Figures 10 to 14, distillation columns or systems such as the ethane remover 19 include the design of reboiler adsorption towers and the design of reflux and reboiler towers). Figures 15 and 16 are another embodiment of the present invention combining the separator / absorber column 18 and the ethane removal section 19 to a single fractionation tube column 19 of Figures 4. to 10. Depending on the heavy hydrocarbon content in the feed gas and the pressure of the feed gas, the cold feed gas stream 3 1 a leaving the heat exchanger 10 may not contain any liquid (because its temperature is higher than the dew point or because the pressure is higher than its (Condensing pressure), so the separator 11 in Figures 1, and 3-16 is not needed, and the cold feed gas stream can flow directly to a proper expansion device, for example, a work expansion mechanism 15. Page 44 This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Employee Consumer Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed before the air stream is supplied to the heat exchanger 60 for further condensation and cooling, liquid by-products are recovered from it (air stream 37 in Figs. 1, 3, 6 to 11, 13, 14), 4, 12, 15 and 16 The remaining gas deposition after the gas flow 47 in the figure and the gas flow 43 in the figure 5 can be achieved in many ways. In the processes of Figures 1, and 3 to 16, the airflow is heated [compressed to high voltage with energy derived from one or more work expansion mechanisms, partially cooled in a discharge cooler, and then combined with other original The air flow is further cooled by heat exchange. As shown in Figure 17, some applications prefer an auxiliary compressor driven by an external power source 59 to compress the airflow to a high pressure. As shown by the dotted lines in Figures 1, and 3 to 16 (heat exchanger 24 and discharge cooler 25), in some cases it may be preferred to reduce or remove the compressed air before entering the heat exchanger 60 The step of pre-cooling the compressed air flow to reduce the installation cost is achieved by increasing the load of the heat exchanger 60 and increasing the power consumption of the refrigeration compressors 64, 66, and 68. In such cases, the air stream 49a may leave the compressor and flow directly to the heat exchanger 24 as shown in Fig. 18, or directly to the heat exchanger 60 as shown in Fig. 19. If the work expansion mechanism is not used to expand the high-pressure feed gas in any one step, the compressor 16 may be replaced by a compressor driven by an external power source (for example, the compressor 59 shown in Fig. 20). In other cases, the compression of any airflow may not be compensated at all, so the airflow will flow directly to the heat as shown by the dotted line equipment (heat exchanger 24, compressor 16 and discharge cooler 25) in Figure 21 and Figures 1, 3-16. Switch 60. If the gas stream is not heated by the heat exchanger 24 before the factory fuel gas (gas stream 48) is pumped out, an auxiliary heater may be required to consume the gas. Page 45 This paper applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification ( 210X 297 mm) 580554 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention () Before being dropped, use energy airflow or other airflow to provide the necessary thermal energy (such as Figure 19-21) to warm the fuel gas. Generally, different treatment methods are selected after assessing factors such as liquid composition, plant size, desired by-product gas recovery, and available equipment. According to the present invention, the cooling of the incoming air stream and the incoming air stream sent to the LNG production section can be achieved in many ways. In the operations of Figs. 1, 3, 6-9, the inlet gas stream 31 is cooled by the external refrigerant gas stream and the liquid from the fractionation column 19. In the operations of Figures 4, 5, and 10-14, fast-expanding separator liquids and external cold coal flows are used to achieve this. In Figures 15 and 16, the liquid from the fractionation column, the rapidly expanding separator liquid, and the external cold coal stream are used to achieve this. In the operation of Figs. 17-2, only the external cold coal flow is used to cool the inlet gas flow 31. However, the cooling process airflow can also be used to assist the cooling effect of the high-pressure cold coal airflow (airflow 7 1 a), such as shown in Figures 4, 5, 10, and 11. It is also possible to use any airflow having a temperature lower than the temperature of the cooling air to be cooled. For example, vapors taken from the side of the separator / absorption column or from the fractionation column 19 can be used for cooling. For each application, the distribution of the column's liquid and / or vapor and its use as a process heat exchange, and which gas stream is selected for specific heat exchange ', must be carefully evaluated. The choice of cooling source depends on many factors' including but not limited to the composition and condition of the feed gas, the size of the plant, the size of the heat exchange, the temperature of the potential cooling source, and the like. Those skilled in the art will understand that any of the above cooling sources or combinations of cooling methods can be used to achieve the desired purpose. Page 46 --------------------- — This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back first (Fill in this page again.) Packing. Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the People's Republic of China 580554 A7 ______ B7 V. Description of the invention The feed air flow in the production section can also be achieved in a variety of ways. In Figures 1 and 3-21, a single composition of cold coal is used to stagnate to achieve a high degree of external freezing effect. As for the low degree of external cold east effect, the multi-component cold coal stream is evaporated and used. A single cold heading stream is used to pre-cool the multiple cold heading stream. Alternatively, a single composition of cold coal stream and continuous lowering of the boiling point (also, "cascade refrigenertion"), or a single composition of cold coal that continuously reduces evaporation pressure can be used to achieve high freezing and low freezing effects. Another option is to achieve high freezing and low freezing effects by multi-component refrigerant flow and adjusting its individual components to provide the necessary cooling temperature. The choice of these external refrigeration methods depends on many factors, including, but not limited to, the composition and condition of the feed gas, the size of the plant, the size of the compressor driver, the size of the heat exchange, the temperature of the ambient heat tank, and so on. Those skilled in the art will understand that any of the above cooling sources or cooling methods may be used to achieve the desired purpose. The condensed liquid leaving from the heat exchange 60 (airflow 49 in Figs. 1, 6 and 8; airflow 49d in Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 9-16; airflow 49b in Figs. 5, 19 and 20; Fig. 17 The airflow 49e, airflow 49c in FIG. 18, and airflow 49a in FIG. 21) are subcooling, which can reduce or remove the amount of rapid expansion steam required to expand the airflow to the LNG storage tank 62. Generated when operating pressure. This generally eliminates the need to compress the rapidly expanding vapor, and reduces the specific energy consumption required to manufacture LN G. However, in some cases, it may be preferable to reduce the volume of the heat exchanger 60 and use a fast-expanding gas compressor or page 47. The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm). (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 580554 A 7 ------- —_— p f ----------- 5 2. Description of the invention () The method of depositing any generated rapidly expanding gas to reduce production costs. Although the expansion of individual gas streams is described in the expansion device, other expansion devices can also be used if appropriate. For example, 'Code method feeds a nearly condensed feed gas (flow 3 5 a in Figures 1, 3, 6 and 7) or a medium pressure return gas (flow 39 in Figures 1, 6, 8) Case of swelling. In addition, the supercooled liquid flow leaving the heat exchange 60 (airflow 49 in Figs. 1, 6, and 8; airflow 49d in Figs. 3, 4, 7, and 9-16); airflow 49b in Figs. 5, 19, and 20; The airflow 49e of Fig. 17 'The airflow 49c of Fig. 18 and the airflow 49a of Fig. 21) can be rapidly expanded in isentropy instead of work expansion, but will cause more cooling requirements for the heat exchanger 60' to avoid The rapid expansion vapor is formed during expansion, or the rapid expansion vapor compression is increased, or other devices need to deposit the obtained rapid expansion vapor. Similarly, for the ultra-cooled, high-pressure refrigerant flow leaving the heat exchange 60 (flow 1 1 0 in Figures 1 and 3-21), it is possible to rapidly expand by isoentropy instead of work expansion, and the result will increase due to the need to compress the refrigerant Although the above describes the specific embodiments considered to be preferred by the present invention, those skilled in the art should know that without departing from the spirit of the present invention as defined in the scope of the patent application below, Make many better or further improvements, that is, make the present invention applicable to various situations, the type of feed gas or other needs. Page 48 This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 × 297 mm) ) ............. «^! (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Order ·
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