WO2015140197A3 - A method for liquefaction of a pre-processed natural gas - Google Patents

A method for liquefaction of a pre-processed natural gas Download PDF

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WO2015140197A3
WO2015140197A3 PCT/EP2015/055636 EP2015055636W WO2015140197A3 WO 2015140197 A3 WO2015140197 A3 WO 2015140197A3 EP 2015055636 W EP2015055636 W EP 2015055636W WO 2015140197 A3 WO2015140197 A3 WO 2015140197A3
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natural gas
processed natural
liquefaction
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lng
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Pål Leo ECKBO
Tor Christensen
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Global Lng Services Ltd.
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Abstract

A method for liquefaction of a pre-processed natural gas to produce LNG, where pre-processed natural gas is introduced into a LNG heat exchanger where the pre-processed natural gas is liquefied by cooling against an evaporating primary refrigerant, where evaporated primary refrigerant is withdrawn from the LNG heat exchanger and re-liquefied by compression in a series of compressor steps, where the compressed gas from each compression step is cooled by means of heat exchangers, wherein an aqueous cooling medium cooled in an array of air coolers, is used for cooling of the primary refrigerant, is described.
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