公开(公告)号：US20170191750A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15392914

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Ian Alexandre Araujo De Barros ,  Michael Ralph Storage ,  Paul Richmond ,  Paul R. Angel ,  David Stanley

IPC: F25J1/02 ,  F02C3/06 ,  F02C7/143 ,  F25J1/00

CPC classification number: F25J1/0283 ,  F01D15/005 ,  F02C3/06 ,  F02C7/143 ,  F02C7/185 ,  F05D2220/32 ,  F05D2260/211 ,  F25J1/0012 ,  F25J1/0022 ,  F25J1/0236 ,  F25J1/0284 ,  F25J3/04127 ,  F25J3/04612 ,  F25J2240/80 ,  F28D7/0041 ,  F28D7/005 ,  F28D2021/0026 ,  F28F1/022 ,  F28F1/26 ,  F28F7/02 ,  F28F9/26 ,  F28F2215/00

Abstract: A method includes compressing an air flow to a first pressure, transferring heat from the air flow to a liquefaction fluid via an intercooler heat exchanger, compressing the air flow to a second pressure greater than the first pressure, combusting the air flow and a fuel to generate a combustion product flow, and driving a turbine with the combustion product flow. The turbine is configured to drive machinery of a liquefaction system. The liquefaction fluid includes at least one of a pre-cooling fluid, a refrigerant, and a liquefied product of the liquefaction system.