公开(公告)号：US20140245756A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-04

申请号：US14343180

申请日：2012-09-06

申请人： Robert Morgan ,  Stuart Nelmes ,  Nicola Castellucci ,  Stephen Gareth Brett

发明人： Robert Morgan ,  Stuart Nelmes ,  Nicola Castellucci ,  Stephen Gareth Brett

IPC分类号： F17C7/02

CPC分类号： F02C6/16 ,  F01K3/00 ,  F02C1/04 ,  F02C6/14 ,  F02C7/10 ,  F17C7/02 ,  F17C7/04 ,  F25J1/0012 ,  F25J1/0035 ,  F25J1/0037 ,  F25J1/004 ,  F25J1/0045 ,  F25J1/0202 ,  F25J1/0228 ,  F25J1/0251 ,  F25J1/0264 ,  F25J1/0288 ,  F25J2205/24 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2235/02 ,  F25J2240/90 ,  F25J2270/06 ,  Y02E60/14 ,  Y02E60/142 ,  Y02E60/145 ,  Y02E60/147 ,  Y02E60/15

摘要： Cryogenic energy storage systems, and particularly methods for capturing cold energy and re-using that captured cold energy, are disclosed. The systems allow cold thermal energy from the power recovery process of a cryogenic energy storage system to be captured effectively, to be stored, and to be effectively utilised. The captured cold energy could be reused in any co-located process, for example to enhance the efficiency of production of the cryogen, to enhance the efficiency of production of liquid natural gas, and/or to provide refrigeration. The systems are such that the cold energy can be stored at very low pressures, cold energy can be recovered from various components of the system, and/or cold energy can be stored in more than one thermal store.

摘要翻译： 公开了低温储能系统，特别是用于捕获冷能并重新利用所捕获的冷能的方法。 该系统允许来自低温储能系统的功率回收过程的冷热能被有效地捕获，被储存并被有效利用。 捕获的冷能可以在任何共处理过程中重复使用，例如提高制冷剂的生产效率，提高液体天然气的生产效率和/或提供制冷。 这些系统使得能够以非常低的压力存储冷能，可以从系统的各个部件回收冷能，和/或将冷能储存在多于一个的热存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US20140075987A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14033096

申请日：2013-09-20

申请人： FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

发明人： John Mak

IPC分类号： F25J3/02

CPC分类号： F25J3/0228 ,  F25J3/0209 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0238 ,  F25J3/0242 ,  F25J2200/04 ,  F25J2200/70 ,  F25J2200/74 ,  F25J2200/76 ,  F25J2200/78 ,  F25J2205/04 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2240/02 ,  F25J2270/90 ,  F25J2280/02

摘要： A low cost and efficient design is used to convert a propane recovery process based on low nitrogen content feed gas to an ethane recovery process based on a high nitrogen feed gas while achieving over 95 mole % ethane recovery while maintaining a 99% propane recovery, and achieved without additional equipment.

摘要翻译： 使用低成本和高效率的设计将基于低氮含量进料气体的丙烷回收方法转化为基于高氮气进料气体的乙烷回收方法，同时在保持99％丙烷回收率的同时实现超过95摩尔％的乙烷回收率，以及 实现无需附加设备。

公开(公告)号：US20140033763A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-06

申请号：US13611169

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Fei Chen ,  Xukun Luo ,  Christopher Michael Ott ,  Mark Julian Roberts ,  Gowri Krishnamurthy

发明人： Fei Chen ,  Xukun Luo ,  Christopher Michael Ott ,  Mark Julian Roberts ,  Gowri Krishnamurthy

IPC分类号： F25J1/00

CPC分类号： F25J1/0022 ,  C10L3/10 ,  C10L3/101 ,  C10L2290/06 ,  C10L2290/10 ,  C10L2290/12 ,  C10L2290/48 ,  C10L2290/542 ,  C10L2290/545 ,  F25J1/0231 ,  F25J1/0237 ,  F25J1/0238 ,  F25J3/0209 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0247 ,  F25J3/061 ,  F25J3/0635 ,  F25J3/065 ,  F25J2200/40 ,  F25J2205/40 ,  F25J2205/60 ,  F25J2205/66 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2210/62 ,  F25J2220/60 ,  F25J2220/64 ,  F25J2230/30 ,  F25J2245/02 ,  F25J2245/90

摘要： A method and apparatus of removing heavy hydrocarbons from a natural gas feed stream, the method comprising using first and second hydrocarbon removal systems in series such that the first system processes the natural gas feed stream to produce a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream and the second system processes at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas stream from the first system to produce a natural gas stream lean in heavy hydrocarbons, wherein one of said systems is a adsorption system that comprises one or more beds of adsorbent for adsorbing and thereby removing heavy hydrocarbons from a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas, and the other of said systems is a gas-liquid separation system for separating a heavy hydrocarbon containing natural gas into a heavy hydrocarbon depleted natural gas vapor and a heavy hydrocarbon enriched liquid.

摘要翻译： 一种从天然气进料流中除去重质烃的方法和装置，该方法包括使用串联的第一和第二烃排出系统，使得第一系统处理天然气进料流以产生重质烃贫化天然气流，第二个 系统处理来自第一系统的至少一部分重质烃贫化天然气流以产生贫重质烃中的天然气流，其中所述系统之一是吸附系统，其包含一个或多个用于吸附的吸附剂床 从重烃类天然气中除去重质烃，另一种是用于将含重烃的天然气分离成重质烃贫化天然气蒸气和重质富含烃的液体的气液分离系统。

公开(公告)号：US20130298600A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-14

申请号：US13979491

申请日：2011-01-17

申请人： Antoine Hernandez ,  Yuan-Jun Hu ,  Yanfang Liu ,  Jean-Marc Tsevery

发明人： Antoine Hernandez ,  Yuan-Jun Hu ,  Yanfang Liu ,  Jean-Marc Tsevery

IPC分类号： F25J3/08

CPC分类号： F25J3/08 ,  C01B3/506 ,  C07C7/09 ,  F25J3/0223 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0276 ,  F25J2200/70 ,  F25J2200/72 ,  F25J2205/02 ,  F25J2205/04 ,  F25J2205/30 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2210/42 ,  F25J2215/02 ,  F25J2220/02 ,  F25J2260/02 ,  F25J2270/904 ,  C07C9/04

摘要： A process for the production of ammonia synthesis gas and pure methane by cryogenic separation of a feed gas containing at least 75% hydrogen as well as methane and nitrogen, the feed gas is cooled in a heat exchanger and partially condensed, the partially condensed feed is sent to a phase separator, the gas from the phase separator is sent to a nitrogen wash column, liquid nitrogen is sent to the top of the nitrogen wash column and ammonia synthesis gas is removed from the top of the nitrogen wash column, the liquid from the phase separator is expanded and sent to a separation column, a nitrogen enriched gas stream is removed from the top of the column and a nitrogen depleted liquid stream rich in methane is removed from the bottom of the column and the nitrogen depleted liquid stream rich in methane is vaporized to form a pure methane product.

摘要翻译： 通过低温分离含有至少75％氢气以及甲烷和氮气的进料气体来生产氨合成气和纯甲烷的方法，将进料气在热交换器中冷却并部分冷凝，部分冷凝的进料为 送到相分离器，将来自相分离器的气体送至氮气洗涤塔，将液氮送至氮气洗涤塔的顶部，氨氮合成气从氮气洗涤塔的顶部除去，液体从 将相分离器膨胀并送入分离塔，从塔顶部除去富氮气流，从塔的底部除去富含甲烷的贫氮液体，富含氮的液态物流 甲烷蒸发形成纯甲烷产物。

公开(公告)号：US08555671B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-15

申请号：US12162988

申请日：2007-01-31

申请人： Jose Lourenco ,  MacKenzie Millar

发明人： Jose Lourenco ,  MacKenzie Millar

IPC分类号： F25J1/00

CPC分类号： F25J1/0045 ,  F17D1/04 ,  F25J1/0022 ,  F25J1/0035 ,  F25J1/0037 ,  F25J1/004 ,  F25J1/0042 ,  F25J1/0201 ,  F25J1/0232 ,  F25J1/0254 ,  F25J2205/02 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2220/64 ,  F25J2235/60 ,  F25J2290/62 ,  Y10T137/0391

摘要： A method of conditioning natural gas in preparation for storage, involves taking an existing stream of continuously flowing natural gas flowing through a gas line (12) on its way to end users and diverting a portion of the stream of continuously flowing natural gas to a storage facility through a storage diversion line (22). The pressure of the natural gas is lowered, as is the temperature by the Joule-Thompson effect. The natural gas is passed in a single pass through a series of heat exchangers (18, 28,30, 32) prior to resuming flow through the gas line (12) at the lowered pressure. The diverted natural gas is liquefied in preparation for storage by effecting a heat exchange with the natural gas.

摘要翻译： 调节天然气准备储存的方法包括在流向终端用户的道路上流动通过气体管线（12）的连续流动的天然气流，并将一部分连续流动的天然气流转向储存器 设备通过存储分流线（22）。 天然气的压力也随着焦耳汤普森效应的降低而降低。 天然气在通过一系列热交换器（18,28,30,32）之前通过，然后在降低的压力下恢复流经气体管线（12）。 通过与天然气进行热交换，转移的天然气被液化以准备储存。

公开(公告)号：US20130213087A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13402349

申请日：2012-02-22

申请人： Kevin L. Currence

发明人： Kevin L. Currence

IPC分类号： F25J3/00

CPC分类号： F25J3/0209 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0238 ,  F25J2200/02 ,  F25J2200/70 ,  F25J2205/04 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2270/12 ,  F25J2270/66

摘要： An NGL recovery facility for separating ethane and heavier (C2+) components from a hydrocarbon-containing feed gas stream that utilizes a single, closed-loop mixed refrigerant cycle. The vapor and liquid portions of the feed gas stream are isenthalpically flashed and the resulting expanded streams are introduced into the NGL recovery column. Optionally, a second vapor stream can be flashed and then introduced into the recovery column at the same or lower separation stage than the flashed liquid stream. As a result, the NGL recovery facility can optimize C2+ recovery with compression costs.

摘要翻译： 用于从使用单个闭环混合制冷剂循环的含烃进料气流中分离乙烷和较重（C2 +）组分的NGL回收设备。 进料气流的蒸汽和液体部分被喷射闪蒸，并将所得的膨胀流引入到NGL回收塔中。 任选地，可以闪蒸第二蒸气流，然后在与闪蒸的液体流相同或更低的分离阶段引入回收塔。 因此，NGL恢复设施可以通过压缩成本优化C2 +恢复。

公开(公告)号：US20130125582A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-23

申请号：US13686641

申请日：2012-11-27

申请人： Ortloff Engineers, Ltd.

发明人： Tony L. Martinez ,  John D. Wilkinson ,  Hank M. Hudson ,  Kyle T. Cuellar

IPC分类号： F25J3/02

CPC分类号： F25J3/0209 ,  F25J3/0214 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0238 ,  F25J2200/02 ,  F25J2200/38 ,  F25J2200/72 ,  F25J2200/76 ,  F25J2200/78 ,  F25J2205/04 ,  F25J2210/02 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2210/62 ,  F25J2230/08 ,  F25J2230/60 ,  F25J2235/60 ,  F25J2240/02 ,  F25J2270/904 ,  F25J2290/50

摘要： A process for recovering ethane and heavier hydrocarbons from LNG and a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The LNG feed stream is divided into two portions. The first is supplied to a fractionation column as a first upper mid-column feed. The second portion is heated while condensing a portion of a column distillation stream, thereby producing a “lean” LNG stream and a reflux stream. The reflux stream is supplied as top column feed. The second portion of LNG feed is heated further and supplied to the column as a first lower mid-column feed. The gas stream is divided into two portions. The second is expanded, then both portions are cooled while vaporizing the lean LNG stream and heating another portion of the distillation stream. The colder first portion is supplied to the column as a second upper mid-column feed, and the second is supplied as a second lower mid-column feed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种从LNG和烃气流中回收乙烷和重烃的方法。 LNG进料流分为两部分。 第一个作为第一个上部中间列进料供应到分馏塔。 加热第二部分，同时冷凝一部分塔蒸馏物流，从而产生“贫”LNG流和回流流。 作为顶部塔进料提供回流。 LNG进料的第二部分被进一步加热并作为第一较低的中间柱进料供应到塔中。 气流被分成两部分。 第二个膨胀，然后冷却两部分，同时蒸发贫LNG流并加热另一部分蒸馏流。 较冷的第一部分作为第二上部中间柱进料供给到塔中，而第二部分作为第二较低的中间柱进料供应。

公开(公告)号：US20120289407A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13519105

申请日：2011-01-06

申请人： Eric D Nelson ,  Peter C Rasmussen ,  Stanley o Uptigrove

发明人： Eric D Nelson ,  Peter C Rasmussen ,  Stanley o Uptigrove

IPC分类号： H01L39/02 ,  F25D31/00

CPC分类号： F25J1/0022 ,  F25J1/004 ,  F25J1/0042 ,  F25J1/0045 ,  F25J1/005 ,  F25J1/0052 ,  F25J1/0057 ,  F25J1/0065 ,  F25J1/0072 ,  F25J1/0082 ,  F25J1/0208 ,  F25J1/0219 ,  F25J1/023 ,  F25J1/0236 ,  F25J1/0247 ,  F25J1/0249 ,  F25J1/025 ,  F25J1/0265 ,  F25J1/0278 ,  F25J1/0279 ,  F25J1/0284 ,  F25J1/0292 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2220/62 ,  F25J2230/22 ,  F25J2230/60 ,  F25J2245/90

摘要： 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 transfonners, switch gears, one or more electrical transmission conductors, variable speed drives, or combinations thereof.

摘要翻译： 提供天然气液化或再气化天然气处理设备。 该设施包括用于将天然气加热或将天然气冷却至至少液化温度的初级处理单元，例如制冷单元。 该设施还具有集成到设施中的超导电气部件。 超导电气部件包含超导材料，以便将设备的电效率提高至超过使用常规电气部件将会经历的百分之一以上。 超导电气部件可以是一个或多个电动机，一个或多个发电机，一个或多个变压器，开关装置，一个或多个电气传输导体，变速驱动器或其组合。

公开(公告)号：US20120167620A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13320298

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： Eva Marfilia Van Dorst ,  Gerard De Nazelle ,  Hendrik Jan Van Der Ploeg ,  Rick Van Der Vaart ,  Evert Wesker

发明人： Eva Marfilia Van Dorst ,  Gerard De Nazelle ,  Hendrik Jan Van Der Ploeg ,  Rick Van Der Vaart ,  Evert Wesker

IPC分类号： F25J3/08

CPC分类号： B01D53/002 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  C10K1/00 ,  F23J15/02 ,  F23J2215/50 ,  F23J2900/15061 ,  F25J3/0625 ,  F25J3/0655 ,  F25J3/067 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2210/70 ,  F25J2230/30 ,  F25J2235/80 ,  F25J2240/80 ,  F25J2260/80 ,  F25J2270/04 ,  F25J2270/12 ,  F25J2270/60 ,  Y02C10/12 ,  Y02E20/326 ,  Y02P20/152

摘要： The present invention provides a method and system for separating CO2 from a gas stream containing CO2. A gas stream having an initial pressure is compressed and subsequently cooled. The compressed and cooled gas stream has an increased pressure and reduced temperature at which the CO2 in the gas stream is at least partially converted to the liquid phase. The liquid phase is separated from the compressed and cooled gas stream, to provide a liquid phase stream and a gas phase stream, wherein the output pressure of the liquid phase stream is higher than the initial pressure of the gas stream.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种从含CO 2的气流中分离CO 2的方法和系统。 具有初始压力的气流被压缩并随后冷却。 压缩和冷却的气流具有增加的压力和降低的气体流中的CO 2至少部分地转化为液相的温度。 将液相与压缩和冷却的气流分离，以提供液相物流和气相物流，其中液相物流的输出压力高于气流的初始压力。

公开(公告)号：US20120090355A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13259355

申请日：2010-03-23

申请人： Grant Leigh Johnson ,  Terence Ronald Tomlinson ,  Lee Alan Phillips

发明人： Grant Leigh Johnson ,  Terence Ronald Tomlinson ,  Lee Alan Phillips

IPC分类号： F25J3/06

CPC分类号： F25J3/0209 ,  F25J3/0233 ,  F25J3/0257 ,  F25J2200/04 ,  F25J2200/06 ,  F25J2200/74 ,  F25J2200/78 ,  F25J2210/06 ,  F25J2235/60 ,  F25J2270/02

摘要： The invention provides a process and apparatus for the separation of nitrogen from a gaseous feed comprising a mixture of hydrocarbons and nitrogen gas, the process comprising the steps of: (i) cooling and at least partially condensing the gaseous feed; (ii) feeding the cooled and at least partially condensed feed from step (i) to a first fractionation to produce an overhead vapour stream having an enriched nitrogen content and a condensed product having a reduced nitrogen content which is subjected to a second fractionation, which comprises reboil, at a lower pressure than the first fractionation; (iii) partially condensing the overhead vapour stream, and separating to provide a liquid stream, which is used to provide reflux to the first fractionation, and a separated vapour stream, which is condensed to provide reflux to the second fractionation; and (iv) sub-cooling the condensed product of the first fractionation and dividing the resulting sub-cooled product into at least two streams: a first stream being expanded and fed to the second fractionation, and a second stream being expanded and reheated in heat exchange with the separated vapour stream from step (ii) before being fed to the second fractionation; (v) removing a hydrocarbon product stream low in nitrogen from the second fractionation; and (vi) removing a nitrogen rich stream from the second fractionation.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于从包含烃和氮气的混合物的气态进料分离氮气的方法和装置，该方法包括以下步骤：（i）冷却并至少部分地冷凝气态进料; （ii）将来自步骤（i）的冷却和至少部分冷凝的进料进料至第一分馏以产生具有富氮含量的塔顶蒸气料流和具有降低的氮含量的冷凝产物，其进行第二次分馏， 包括在比第一分馏更低的压力下再沸腾; （iii）部分冷凝顶部蒸汽流，并分离以提供用于向第一分馏提供回流的液体流，以及分离的蒸气流，其被冷凝以提供回流至第二分馏; 和（iv）次冷却第一分馏的冷凝产物并将所得的副冷却产物分成至少两股：第一流被膨胀并进料至第二分馏，第二料流在热量下膨胀和再加热 在进料到第二分馏之前与来自步骤（ii）的分离的蒸气物流交换; （v）从第二分馏中除去低氮的烃产物流; 和（vi）从第二分馏中除去富氮物流。