WO2008081018A3 - Procédé et dispositif pour liquéfier un écoulement d'hydrocarbure - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour liquéfier un écoulement d'hydrocarbure Download PDF

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WO2008081018A3
WO2008081018A3 PCT/EP2008/050015 EP2008050015W WO2008081018A3 WO 2008081018 A3 WO2008081018 A3 WO 2008081018A3 EP 2008050015 W EP2008050015 W EP 2008050015W WO 2008081018 A3 WO2008081018 A3 WO 2008081018A3
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hydrocarbon stream
liquefying
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Sander Kaart
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Sander Kaart
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif servant à liquéfier un écoulement d'hydrocarbure (10) tel que du gaz naturel. Le procédé consiste: (a) à comprimer l'écoulement d'hydrocarbure (10) à l'aide d'un ou de plusieurs compresseurs (12) entraînés par une ou plusieurs turbines à vapeur (14) afin de produire un écoulement d'hydrocarbure comprimé (20); (b) à soumettre l'écoulement d'hydrocarbure comprimé (20) à un échange de chaleur contre un ou plusieurs écoulements de frigorigène (40) afin de condenser entièrement l'écoulement d'hydrocarbure comprimé (20) et former ainsi un écoulement d'hydrocarbure liquéfié (30) et un ou plusieurs écoulements de frigorigène réchauffés (50); (c) à comprimer au moins un des écoulements de frigorigène réchauffés (50) obtenus en (b) à l'aide d'un ou de plusieurs compresseurs (18) entraînés par une ou plusieurs turbines à gaz (22); et (d) à entraîner au moins partiellement une ou plusieurs des turbines à vapeur (14) en (a) à l'aide de la vapeur produite par une ou plusieurs des turbines à gaz (22) de l'étape (c).
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