Dual column process to remove nitrogen from natural gas
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    发明授权
    Dual column process to remove nitrogen from natural gas 失效
    双塔法从天然气中除去氮气

    公开(公告)号:US5617741A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-08

    申请号:US597414

    申请日:1996-02-08

    IPC分类号: F25J3/02 F25J3/08

    摘要: Nitrogen is removed from a natural gas feed stream by a cryogenic distillation process in which said feed stream is fed to a primary column of a distillation column system having a primary column and a secondary column fed from and operating at substantially the same pressure as the primary column. At least a portion of a primary column methane-rich bottoms liquid is expanded and at least partially vaporized in heat exchange with a condensing primary column nitrogen-enriched vapor. The at least partially condensed primary column nitrogen-enriched vapor is returned to the primary column to provide higher temperature reflux to the distillation column system. A secondary column methane-rich bottoms liquid is at least partially vaporized in heat exchange with a condensing nitrogen-rich overhead vapor to produce a further methane-rich product. At least a portion of the at least partially condensed nitrogen-rich overhead vapor portion is returned to the primary or secondary column to provide lower temperature reflux to the distillation column system.

    摘要翻译: 通过低温蒸馏方法从天然气进料流中除去氮气,其中所述进料流被送入蒸馏塔系统的主塔中,所述蒸馏塔系统具有主塔和辅柱,所述主塔和副塔与主塔 柱。 至少一部分主塔甲烷浓缩的底部液体被膨胀并且与冷凝的初级柱富氮蒸气热交换至少部分蒸发。 将至少部分冷凝的主塔富氮蒸气返回到主塔以向蒸馏塔系统提供较高温度的回流。 第二塔富甲烷塔底液体与冷凝的富氮塔顶蒸气热交换至少部分蒸发,以产生更富含甲烷的产物。 至少部分冷凝的富氮塔顶蒸气部分的至少一部分返回到主塔或次塔,以向蒸馏塔系统提供较低温度的回流。