WO2008019999A3 - Method and apparatus for cooling a hydrocarbon stream - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for cooling a hydrocarbon stream Download PDF

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WO2008019999A3
WO2008019999A3 PCT/EP2007/058342 EP2007058342W WO2008019999A3 WO 2008019999 A3 WO2008019999 A3 WO 2008019999A3 EP 2007058342 W EP2007058342 W EP 2007058342W WO 2008019999 A3 WO2008019999 A3 WO 2008019999A3
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Marco Dick Jager
Nagelvoort Robert Klein
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Marco Dick Jager
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A method of cooling a hydrocarbon stream such as natural gas from a feed stream (10), the method at least comprising the steps of : (a) passing the feed stream (10) and a first refrigerant stream (20) through a cooling stage (100) including one or more heat exchangers (12a, 12b) to provide a cooled hydrocarbon stream (30); and (b).circulating the first refrigerant stream (20) around a first refrigerant circuit (110) which includes one or more compressors (14), one or more coolers (16, 18) after the compressor (s), and a refrigerant accumulator (22) after the cooler (s); wherein there are no further coolers between the refrigerant accumulator (22) and the heat exchanger or the first of more than one heat exchanger (12a, 12b).
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