摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for liquefying hydrogen, the method comprises the steps of: cooling a feed gas stream comprising hydrogen with a pressure of at least 15 bar(a) to a temperature below the critical temperature of hydrogen in a first cooling step yielding a liquid product stream. According to the invention, the feed gas stream is cooled by a closed first cooling cycle with a high pressure first refrigerant stream comprising hydrogen, wherein the high pressure first refrigerant stream is separated into at least two partial streams, a first partial stream is expanded to low pressure, thereby producing cold to cool the precooled feed gas below the critical pressure of hydrogen, and compressed to a medium pressure, and wherein a second partial stream is expanded at least close to the medium pressure and guided into the medium pressure first partial stream.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for liquefying hydrogen in large-scale comprising the steps of: providing a feed gas stream comprising hydrogen, precooling the feed gas stream to an intermediate temperature yielding a precooled feed gas stream, cooling the precooled feed gas stream to a temperature of below the critical temperature of hydrogen yielding a liquid product stream comprising hydrogen. According to the invention, the precooled feed gas stream is cooled to a first temperature in a first cooling step by a first closed cooling cycle with a first refrigerant stream consisting of or comprising neon and/or hydrogen, and that the cooled feed gas stream is further cooled from the first temperature to temperature below the critical temperature of hydrogen in a second cooling step by a second closed cooling cycle with a second refrigerant stream comprising or consisting of hydrogen and/or helium
摘要:
Method of liquefying a hydrocarbon stream such as natural gas from a feed stream (10), the method at least comprising the steps of: (a) circulating a first refrigerant stream (70) in a first refrigerant circuit (110) by cooling it in one or more heat exchangers (14) of a first cooling stage (100) by passing at least part of the cooled first refrigerant stream (20) through one or more expanders and by passing the or at least one of the expanded cooled first refrigerant streams (30) through the one or more heat exchangers (14); (b) passing the feed stream (10) through the one or more heat exchangers (14) to provide a cooled hydrocarbon stream (40); (c) passing the cooled hydrocarbon stream (40) through a second cooling stage (200) against a second refrigerant stream (50) to provide a liquefied hydrocarbon stream (60); wherein at least one expander is an expansion turbine (12) whose work energy created in step (c) is used in the first refrigerant circuit (110).
摘要:
Gas is liquefied by a method comprising cooling a feed gas (1) by a first refrigeration system (45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 21, 55, 57, 23, 21) in a first heat exchange zone (21) and withdrawing a substantially liquefied feed stream (25) therefrom, further cooling the substantially liquefied feed stream in a second heat exchange zone (27) by indirect heat exchange with one or more work-expanded refrigerant streams (29) provided by a second refrigeration system (81, 83, 59, (i) 61, 63, 65, 31, 29, 27, 67 & (ii) 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, & 79, 63), and withdrawing therefrom a further cooled, substantially liquefied feed stream (33). At least one (29) of the one or more work-expanded refrigerant streams is provided by compressing (83) one or more refrigerant gases (81) to provide a compressed refrigerant stream (59), cooling all or a portion (61) of the compressed refrigerant stream (59) in a third heat exchange zone (63) to provide a cooled, compressed refrigerant stream (65), and work expanding (31) the cooled, compressed refrigerant stream (65) to provide one of the one or more work-expanded refrigerant streams (29). The flow rate of a work-expanded refrigerant stream (29) in the second heat exchange zone (27) is less than the total flow rate of one or more work-expanded refrigerant streams (67 + 77 = 79) in the third heat exchange zone (63) or additional refrigeration duty is provided to the third heat exchange zone by a third refrigeration system (Fig. 9; 911, 913, 905, 903, 907, 909, 903).
摘要:
Refrigeration process for gas liquefaction which utilizes one or more vaporizing refrigerant cycles to provide refrigeration below about -40 DEG C and a gas expander cycle to provide refrigeration below about -100 DEG C. Each of these two types of refrigerant systems is utilized in an optimum temperature range which maximizes the efficiency of the particular system. A significant fraction of the total refrigeration power required to liquefy the feed gas (typically more than 5% and often more than 10% of the total) can be consumed by the vaporizing refrigerant cycles. The invention can be implemented in the design of a new liquefaction plant or can be utilized as a retrofit or expansion of an existing plant by adding gas expander refrigeration circuit to the existing plant refrigeration system.
摘要:
Refrigeration process for gas liquefaction which utilizes one or more vaporizing refrigerant cycles to provide refrigeration below about -40 DEG C and a gas expander cycle to provide refrigeration below about -100 DEG C. Each of these two types of refrigerant systems is utilized in an optimum temperature range which maximizes the efficiency of the particular system. A significant fraction of the total refrigeration power required to liquefy the feed gas (typically more than 5% and often more than 10% of the total) can be consumed by the vaporizing refrigerant cycles. The invention can be implemented in the design of a new liquefaction plant or can be utilized as a retrofit or expansion of an existing plant by adding gas expander refrigeration circuit to the existing plant refrigeration system.
摘要:
A pressurised gas (102), especially natural gas is liquefied using high and low level heat exchangers (104, 122) in each of which is provided by a respective mixed refrigerant (110, 124) which is vaporised at a respective essentially constant pressure. The mixed refrigerant vapour (140) from the high level heat exchanger (404) is compressed in at least two stages of compression which generates an interstage compressed refrigerant. The interstage compressed refrigerant is cooled, partially condensed, and separated into an interstage refrigerant vapour and an interstage refrigerant liquid (144). The interstage refrigerant vapour is compressed to yield a further compressed refrigerant (146) which is cooled, condensed, optionally subcooled, and flashed (450) to provide the first vaporising mixed refrigerant (410) and the interstage liquid refrigerant (144) is subcooled and flashed (468) at the first essentially constant pressure to yield additional refrigeration in the first heat exchange zone (404). The process and apparatus of the invention are especially well-suited for installation on ships (including barges) and offshore platforms.
摘要:
A pressurised gas (102), especially natural gas is liquefied using two heat exchangers (104, 122) in each of which is provided by a mixed refrigerant (110, 124) which is vaporised at a respective essentially constant pressure. Feed precooling and high level liquid refrigerant subcooling and, preferably also low level refrigerant precooling are effected in the first heat exchanger (104) against vaporising low level refrigerant. Preferably, hydrocarbons of more than 3 or more than 4 carbon atoms are removed (116) by distillation (106) and subsequent fractionation (114) of natural gas cooled in the first heat exchanger (104). The process and apparatus of the invention are especially well-suited for installation on ships(including barges) and offshore platforms.