Abstract:
A liquefaction system 100 comprises: a temperature measuring unit T5 for measuring an inlet gas temperature on entry to a turbine; a control valve PV5 for controlling an amount of gas fed to the turbine, correspondingly with an inlet gas temperature T1 measured by the temperature measuring unit T5; and a control unit 200 which compares the inlet gas temperature T1 measured by the temperature measuring unit T5 with a warning temperature set value plus a margin M, and sets a first operating state when the inlet gas temperature T1 is equal to or less than the warning temperature set value plus the margin and also sets an emergency stoppage temperature set value at the warning temperature set value plus the margin, and sets a second operating state when the inlet gas temperature T1 is greater than the warning temperature set value plus the margin.
Abstract:
Method for producing liquefied natural gas and a stream of liquid nitrogen comprising at least the following steps: step a): production of gaseous nitrogen by an air separation unit (ASU); step b): liquefaction of a stream of natural gas in a natural gas liquefaction unit comprising a main heat exchanger and a frigorie production system; step c): liquefaction of the stream of nitrogen originating from step a) in the said main exchanger of the natural gas liquefaction unit in parallel with the natural gas liquefied in step b); characterized in that all the cold required for liquefying the stream of nitrogen and for liquefying the natural gas is supplied by the said frigorie production system of the natural gas liquefaction unit.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method to separate CO2 from a contaminated hydrocarbon-containing stream. The method comprises obtaining a multiphase contaminated hydrocarbon-containing stream (100) containing at least a vapour phase, a liquid phase and a solid phase, creating a slurry stream (120) from the multiphase stream. The slurry stream is fed to a crystallization chamber comprising CO2 seed particles. A liquid hydrocarbon stream (170) is obtained from the crystallization chamber (91) and a concentrated slurry (140) is obtained. The concentrated slurry (140) is removed from the crystallization chamber (91) by means of an extruder (142), thereby obtaining solid CO2. A feedback stream (141) is obtained from the solid CO2 comprising CO2 seed particles having an average size greater than 100 micron. The feedback stream (141) is passed into the crystallization chamber (91).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of liquefying a contaminated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream: (a) providing a CO2 contaminated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream (20); (b) cooling the contaminated hydrocarbon-containing gas stream to obtain a partially liquefied stream (70); (c) separating the partially liquefied stream obtaining a liquid stream (90); (d) cooling the liquid stream (90) in a direct contact heat exchanger (200) obtaining a multiphase stream (201) containing at least a liquid phase and a solid CO2 phase; (e) separating the multiphase stream in a solid-liquid separator (202) obtaining a CO2 depleted liquid stream (141); (f) passing the CO2 depleted liquid stream (141) to a further cooling, pressure reduction and separation stage to generate a further CO2 enriched slurry stream (206); (g) passing at least part of the further CO2 enriched slurry stream (206) to the direct contact heat exchanger (200) to provide cooling duty to and mix with the liquid stream (90).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a ship including a storage tank for storing a liquefied gas. The ship includes: an boil-off gas heat exchanger installed on a downstream of the storage tank such that compressed boil-off gas (hereinafter, referred to as "first fluid") is made to exchange heat and cooled using boil-off gas, which is discharged from the storage tank, as a refrigerant; a compressor installed on a downstream of the boil-off gas heat exchanger so as to compress a part of the boil-off gas discharged from the storage tank; an extra compressor installed on a downstream of the boil-off gas heat exchanger in parallel with the compressor so as to compress the other part of the boil-off gas discharged from the storage tank; a refrigerant heat exchanger for additionally cooling the first fluid that is cooled by the boil-off gas heat exchanger; a refrigerant decompressing device which expands the second fluid, which is sent to the refrigerant heat exchanger (hereinafter, referred to as "second fluid") and cooled by the refrigerant heat exchanger, and then sends the second fluid back to the refrigerant heat exchanger; a first decompressing device which expands a part of the first fluid, which is cooled by the boil-off gas heat exchanger and by the refrigerant heat exchanger; and a third decompressing device which expands the remaining part of the first fluid, which is cooled by the boil-off gas heat exchanger and by the refrigerant heat exchanger, and sends the expanded remaining part of the first fluid back to the refrigerant heat exchanger, wherein the refrigerant heat exchanger heat-exchanges the first fluid to cool the first fluid, using the second fluid, a fluid expanded by the refrigerant decompressing device, and a fluid decompressed by the third decompressing device as a refrigerant; the first fluid is boil-off gas compressed by the compressor or is a confluent flow of the boil-off gas compressed by the compressor and the boil-off gas compressed by the extra compressor; and the second fluid is the boil-off gas compressed by the extra compressor or a confluent flow of the boil-off gas compressed by the compressor and the boil-off gas compressed by the extra compressor.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a boil-off gas treatment system. The boil-off gas treatment system includes a compressor compressing boil-off gas generated in an LNG storage tank of a ship or a floating structure, a heat exchanger cooling the compressed boil-off gas through heat exchange with boil-off gas to be supplied to the compressor, an expansion unit performing adiabatic expansion of the boil-off gas cooled by the heat exchanger, a gas-liquid separator performing gas/liquid separation of the boil-off gas subjected to adiabatic expansion by the expansion unit and supplying liquefied natural gas to the LNG storage tank, and a bypass line through which the boil-off gas subjected to adiabatic expansion is supplied from a downstream side of the expansion unit to a downstream side of the gas-liquid separator.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of semi-centralized power storage and distributed power generation comprise at least one power storage facility at a first location, at least one distributed power generation facility at a second location different than the first location, and at least one mobile stored power transportation unit. The power storage facility includes a power storage medium comprising liquid air, nitrogen, oxygen, or a combination thereof. The mobile stored power transportation unit is configured to carry at least a portion of the power storage medium to the distributed power generation facility. In exemplary embodiments, the power storage facility is an air separation plant. The power storage facility may also function as an energy service company.
Abstract:
Provided are a BOG treatment system and method for a vessel, in which boil-off gas (BOG) discharged from a storage tank is compressed, most of the BOG is used as the fuel of vessel engines, and a part of the other BOG is liquefied by cold energy of BOG newly discharged from the storage tank and is returned to the storage tank, thereby efficiently utilizing the BOG. The BOG treatment system for a vessel includes: a compressor configured to compress the BOG discharged from the storage tank; a medium pressure gas engine configured to receive at least a part of the BOG, which is compressed by the compressor, as fuel; a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the other BOG, which is not supplied to the medium pressure gas engine as fuel, and the BOG, which is discharged from the storage tank and is not compressed; and an expander configured to decompress the other BOG that is cooled by the heat exchanger.
Abstract:
A method for producing electrical energy in a combined energy generation plant (100, 200) which comprises an air treatment unit (10) and a power station unit (20) is proposed. In a first operating mode, air (AIR) is liquefied to form an air liquefaction product (LAIR) and, in a second operating mode, an air liquefaction product (LAIR) is converted into a gaseous or supercritical state, in which said product is introduced into the power station unit (20) and is used for producing electrical energy. In a third operating mode, air (AIR) is condensed in the air treatment unit (10) and used in the power station unit (20) directly for producing electrical energy. It is envisaged that, in the first operating mode, the air (AIR) is cooled to several temperature levels (T1 - T5) by two liquid coolants and the air liquefaction product (LAIR) is correspondingly heated. In addition, in the first operating mode, the air (AIR) is condensed stepwise over several pressure levels (LP, MP, MP1, HP). In addition, in the second operating mode, the air liquefaction product (LAIR) is heated to a further pressure level (HP1) and introduced into the power station unit (20) at this pressure level in gaseous form. Finally, in the third operating mode, the air (AIR) is introduced into the power station unit (20) in separate batches and at different pressure levels (MP1, HP or HP1). A corresponding energy generation plant (100, 200) is likewise the subject matter of the invention.