Abstract:
Method of liquefying a mixture of gas rich in methane by performing an auxiliary cycle and a main cycle in which are used an auxiliary and a main refrigerating fluid of several components. In each cycle are performed the compression, cooling, liquefying and sub-cooling of the refrigerating fluids in counter-flowing relationship with themselves after expansion-vaporization in a heat exchanger. The gas to be liquefied is cooled in parallel with said main refrigerating fluid which has been pre-cooled in the auxiliary cycle. Pre-cooling of said gas is performed in an exchanger cooled by the refrigerating main fluid after its expansion-vaporization in said heat exchanging column of said main cycle and before its re-compression.
Abstract:
In this method, the LNG stream is cooled using a refrigerating fluid in a first heat-exchanger. The refrigerating fluid is subjected to a second semi-open refrigeration cycle which is independent of the first cycle. The method comprises a step for introducing the stream of sub-cooled LNG into a distillation column and a step for recovering a stream of gas at the top of the column.The second refrigeration cycle comprises a step for forming a stream of refrigerating fluid from a portion of the top stream of gas, a step for compressing the stream of refrigerating fluid to a high pressure, then a step for expanding a portion of the stream of compressed refrigerating fluid in order to form a substantially liquid sub-cooling stream. The substantially liquid stream is evaporated in the first heat-exchanger.
Abstract:
This method comprises the cooling of the initial natural gas and its introduction into a column for recovering C2+ hydrocarbons. It comprises the recovery of the top stream from the column to form the treated natural gas, and the recovery of the bottom stream from the column for introducing it at a feed level of a fractionating column equipped with a top condenser. The column produces the said C3+ hydrocarbons at the bottom. The method comprises the recovery of the ethane rich stream from an intermediate level of the column located above the said feed level and the production of a secondary reflux stream from the said top condenser refluxed to the top of the recovery column.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of separating a dry feed gas (1) containing mostly methane, ethane and propane into a first product (17), called the treated gas, which is relatively more volatile, and a second product (34), called fraction C2 plus, which is relatively less volatile. The inventive method comprises: (i) an operation involving the cooling of the supply gas (1) into a cooled gas (2); (ii) an operation whereby the cooled gas (2) from operation (i) is separated and treated; and (iii) distillation in a distillation device (C3). The invention also relates to the corresponding installation. According to the invention, the distillation device (C3) comprises at least first and second distillation columns, (C1) and (C2), which operate at different pressures.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method comprising: (a) a first step whereby natural gas (1) is subjected to a first refrigerating cycle to obtain cooled natural gas (4), and brought to a temperature less than 20° C. by a first coolant (201); a second step whereby the cooled natural gas (4) is subjected to a second refrigerating cycle wherein the cooled natural gas (4) is cooled and condensed by a second coolant (103) comprising methane, ethane, propane, and nitrogen. The second coolant (103) further contains ethylene, the total ethane and ethylene content being close to 50 mole %.
Abstract:
The invention is a process for the denitrogization of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) comprising methane and at least 2 Mols. of nitrogen. The process is distinguished in that the LNG is introduced into the process as a liquid and is subject to an indirect heat exchange to cool the liquid and a further decompression before introduction into fractionation of column. A portion of the liquid flowing in the fractionation column is withdrawn and utilized to cool the LNG feedstock and is returned to the fractionation column at a level lower than the level from which it was withdrawn. The decompression of LNG feedstock comprises at least one dynamic decompression and at least one static decompression.
Abstract:
Process for the simultaneous decarbonation and gasoline stripping of a gaseous mixture at an absolute pressure higher than 0.5 MPa containing methane, C.sub.2 and higher hydrocarbons and CO.sub.2 in which a demethanized rich solvent is regenerated so the process can be carried out more easily and at lower costs than previously known systems.
Abstract:
The process consists in successively separating increasingly heavy petroleum cuts at the head of a plurality of columns CO1, CO2, CO3 and Cl0 of a first series of columns which feed individually each column of the second series. The column CO7 is a gasoline stabilizing column which feeds an installation for fractionating light petroleum gases. The column CO4 is a gasoline fractionating column. The columns CO5 and CO6 are columns for separating petroleum naphthas from kerosine. The atmospheric residue collected at the bottom of the column Cl0 is processed in the vacuum distillation column Cl2 and the residue from this column is processed in the second vacuum distillation column Cl3 after reheating in a furnace.By carrying out a succession of progressive separations performed in a series of columns of small volume, more efficient utilization of the recovery heat is achieved.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for liquefying a gas with a low boiling point, such as natural gas, by heat exchange with a main refrigerant fluid having several components. The whole of the vapor phase of this main refrigerant fluid, after being condensed and subcooled, is expanded at once to at least one first pressure, and the whole of the liquid phase of the subcooled main refrigerant fluid is expanded at once to at least one second pressure, different from the said first pressure.
Abstract:
This method comprises cooling the feed natural gas in a first heat exchanger and introducing the cooled, feed natural gas into a first separation flask.It comprises the dynamic expansion of a turbine supply flow in a first expansion turbine and introducing the expanded flow into a separation column. This method comprises removing, at the head of the separation column, a head flow rich in methane and removing a first recirculation flow from the compressed head flow rich in methane.The method comprises forming at least a second recirculation flow obtained from the head flow rich in methane downstream of the separation column and forming a dynamic expansion flow from the second recirculation flow.