Abstract:
A method for producing liquid carbon dioxide is provided. The method includes: receiving a carbon dioxide gas stream 36 at a first end 24 of a flow path defined by one or more conduits 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22; condensing the carbon dioxide gas stream 36 into liquid carbon dioxide via a refrigeration unit 30 in heating contact with the flow path downstream of the first end 24; depressurizing the liquid carbon dioxide via a pressure regulator 32 disposed in the flow path downstream of the refrigeration unit 30 so as to cool the liquid carbon dioxide to a storage temperature that is below an ambient temperature of a product stage 28 fluidly connected to a second end 26 of the conduit 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22; and storing the liquid carbon dioxide at the storage temperature in the product stage 28.
Abstract:
Provided is a natural gas processing facility for the liquefaction or regasification of natural gas. The facility includes a primary processing unit, e.g., refrigeration unit, for warming natural gas or chilling natural gas to at least a temperature of liquefaction. The facility also has superconducting electrical components integrated into the facility. The superconducting electrical components incorporate superconducting material so as to improve electrical efficiency of the facility by at least one percent over what would be experienced through the use of conventional electrical components. The superconducting electrical components may be one or more motors, one or more generators, one or more transformers, switch gears, one or more electrical transmission conductors, variable speed drives, or combinations thereof.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for vaporizing and recovering LNG are provided. One method includes: a) heating at least a portion of the LNG to provide a boil-off gas stream and a liquid quench stream; b) routing the boil-off gas stream and the liquid quench stream to a quench system, wherein the quench system cools the boil-off gas stream to provide a quenched stream; and c) compressing the quenched stream to provide a compressed quenched stream.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for at least partially converting methane-containing gas to a liquid state, comprising the steps of: - compressing in a compressor methane-containing gas which is supplied from a gas source; - feeding the compressed methane-containing gas from the compressor to a cooling unit, the gas then being cooled such that the methane-containing gas is brought at least partially into a liquid state and a methane-containing mixture is created; - feeding from the cooling unit to a heat exchanger the cooled methane-containing mixture which is then further cooled in the heat exchanger such that the methane-containing gas remaining in the methane-containing mixture is converted to a liquid state; - releasing pressure from the methane-containing mixture, thereby creating a fraction of liquid and a fraction of flash-gas; and - feeding the fraction of liquid to a storage vessel. The invention further relates to a system herefor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for at least partially converting methane-containing gas to a liquid state, comprising the steps of: - compressing in a compressor methane-containing gas which is supplied from a gas source; - feeding the compressed methane-containing gas from the compressor to a cooling unit, the gas then being cooled such that the methane-containing gas is brought at least partially into a liquid state and a methane-containing mixture is created; - feeding from the cooling unit to a heat exchanger the cooled methane-containing mixture which is then further cooled in the heat exchanger such that the methane-containing gas remaining in the methane-containing mixture is converted to a liquid state; - releasing pressure from the methane-containing mixture, thereby creating a fraction of liquid and a fraction of flash-gas; and - feeding the fraction of liquid to a storage vessel. The invention further relates to a system herefor.
Abstract:
A liquefied natural gas production and storage scheme for offshore liquefaction of stranded gas reserves using a processing vessel and a liquefaction and storage shuttle vessel. The processing vessel includes the typical steps of condensate management, pre-treatment and compression. The processing vessel also recompresses a recycle gas from the LNG production and storage vessel. The high pressure, treated natural gas is fed to the LNG production and storage vessel that has minimal processing equipment consisting of at least a heat exchanger, an isentropic expander, a separator vessel, and a small LP compressor. The liquefier on the liquefaction and storage vessel are designed to generate a high liquid yield without the need for excessive operating pressures or multiple refrigerants circulating between vessels.
Abstract:
Un procédé et installation intégrés mettant en oeuvre une unité d'adsorption (3) et une unité cryogénique (9), dans lequel un gaz d'alimentation contenant du CO 2 est envoyé à l'unité d'adsorption (3) où il se sépare en un premier débit enrichi en CO 2 (6) et un premier débit appauvri en CO 2 (5), le premier débit enrichi en CO 2 étant envoyé à l'unité cryogénique (9) où il est séparé en un second débit riche en CO 2 (11) et un second débit pauvre en CO 2 (10). Le premier débit enrichi en CO 2 (6) issu de l'unité d'adsorption (3) est envoyé vers des moyens d'homogénéisation (17), tel une capacité de stockage ou analogue, permettant d'atténuer les variations cycliques de débit, de composition et/ou de pression de gaz, puis soumis à au moins une étape de compression intermédiaire (7) avant son entrée dans l'unité cryogénique (9). Le premier gaz enrichi en CO 2 (6) sortant de l'unité d'adsorption (3) contient entre 60 et 85% de CO 2 .