Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Natural gas processing using supercritical fluid power cycles
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Application No.: US16146506Application Date: 2018-09-28
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Publication No.: US11268754B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Griffin C. Beck , David L. Ransom , Kevin M. Hoopes
- Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
- Current Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
- Main IPC: F25J1/02
- IPC: F25J1/02 ; F25J1/00 ; E21B43/34 ; F01K11/00 ; F01K9/00 ; F01K27/02 ; F01K19/00

Abstract:
The systems and methods described herein integrate a supercritical fluid power generation system with a LNG production/NGL separation system. A heat exchanger thermally couples the supercritical fluid power generation system with the LNG production/NGL separation system. A relatively cool heat transfer medium, such as carbon dioxide, passes through the heat exchanger and cools a first portion of extracted natural gas. The relatively warm heat transfer medium returns to the supercritical fluid power generation system where a compressor and a thermal input device, such as a combustor, are used to increase the pressure and temperature of the heat transfer medium above its critical point to provide a supercritical heat transfer medium. A second portion of the extracted natural gas may be used as fuel for the thermal input device.
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