WO2014128408A3 - Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas - Google Patents

Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas Download PDF

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WO2014128408A3
WO2014128408A3 PCT/FR2014/050349 FR2014050349W WO2014128408A3 WO 2014128408 A3 WO2014128408 A3 WO 2014128408A3 FR 2014050349 W FR2014050349 W FR 2014050349W WO 2014128408 A3 WO2014128408 A3 WO 2014128408A3
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expansion turbine
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Guillaume Pages
Frédéric MARCUCCILI
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Cryostar Sas
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Priority to US14/768,783 priority patent/US20160003528A1/en
Priority to CN201480009656.8A priority patent/CN105209841A/en
Priority to BR112015019856A priority patent/BR112015019856A2/en
Priority to RU2015139854A priority patent/RU2680285C2/en
Priority to MX2015010736A priority patent/MX2015010736A/en
Priority to ES14711813T priority patent/ES2870082T3/en
Publication of WO2014128408A2 publication Critical patent/WO2014128408A2/en
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Abstract

The invention relates to a station comprising: an expansion turbine 12; means for recovering mechanical work (G) produced during the gas pressure reduction in the expansion turbine; a cooling system (6) comprising compression means (C1, C2, C3); condensation means (14) for liquefying gas (G11) using the cold provided by the cooling system; means for recovering heat produced by the compression means (C1, C2, C3) of the cooling system and means (10) for heating the gas upstream of the expansion turbine that are associated with the heat-recovery means.
PCT/FR2014/050349 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas WO2014128408A2 (en)

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EP14711813.7A EP2959242B1 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas
JP2015557507A JP2016513230A (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Facility for gas pressure reduction and gas liquefaction
US14/768,783 US20160003528A1 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas
CN201480009656.8A CN105209841A (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas
BR112015019856A BR112015019856A2 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 gas pressure reduction and gas liquefaction station
RU2015139854A RU2680285C2 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas
MX2015010736A MX2015010736A (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas.
ES14711813T ES2870082T3 (en) 2013-02-20 2014-02-20 Station for reducing gas pressure and liquefying gas

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