Apparatus and method for transferring heat to and from a bed of metal
hydrides
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for transferring heat to and from a bed of metal hydrides 失效
    将热量从金属氢化物床传出的设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4185979A

    公开(公告)日:1980-01-29

    申请号:US873867

    申请日:1978-01-31

    申请人: Ronald L. Woolley

    发明人: Ronald L. Woolley

    IPC分类号: C01B3/00 F17C7/02 F25B17/12

    摘要: A method and apparatus are disclosed for transferring heat to or from metal hydrides contained in storage containers as hydrogen gas is being charged to or withdrawn from the storage containers, wherein the hydrogen gas being charged to or withdrawn from the storage containers functions as a convective energy carrier. A plurality of the containers are connected together in flow communication in series, so that when a pressure differential is established across the series of containers, hydrogen gas associated with the metal hydride will flow from one container to the next container in the direction of the lower pressure. A pressure differential is created across the series of containers by charging hydrogen to either the first or last container in the series, or by withdrawing hydrogen from either the first or last container in a series of containers that has been previously charged with hydrogen. Hydrogen gas flowing through the conduits connecting adjacent containers is heated or cooled in heat exchanger means associated with the conduits. The pressure differential across the series of containers can be periodically reversed by periodically alternating charging hydrogen to the first and last containers of the series during the charging of said containers, and by periodically alternating the discharge of hydrogen from the first and last containers of the series when hydrogen is being withdrawn from the series of containers.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将氢气从储存容器中装入或从储存容器中取出的方法和设备,用于将热量传送到储存容器中的金属氢化物或从存储容器中的金属氢化物转移,其中被充入或从存储容器中取出的氢气用作对流能 载体 多个容器串联连接在一起,因此当在该系列容器之间建立压力差时,与金属氢化物相关的氢气将从下一个容器流向下一个容器 压力。 通过将氢气充入串联中的第一个或最后一个容器,或通过先前已经充满氢气的一系列容器中的第一个或最后一个容器中的氢气抽出来,在该系列容器之间产生压力差。 流经连接相邻容器的导管的氢气在与导管相关联的换热器装置中被加热或冷却。 通过在所述容器的充电期间周期性地将氢气充电到所述串联的第一和最后容器中并且通过周期性地交替地从所述系列的第一和最后容器中排出氢气来定期地逆转所述一系列容器的压力差 当氢气从一系列容器中取出时。

    Process for regasifying a gas hydrate slurry
    5.
    发明授权
    Process for regasifying a gas hydrate slurry 失效
    再生气体水合物浆料的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08008533B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-30

    申请号:US12085965

    申请日:2006-11-22

    IPC分类号: C10G33/00

    摘要: Continuous process for regasifying a feed stream having (i) a slurry phase comprising gas hydrate particles suspended in a produced liquid hydrocarbon and optionally free produced water and (ii) optionally a gaseous phase comprising free produced gaseous hydrocarbon thereby generating a regasified multiphase fluid and for separating the regasified multiphase fluid into its component fluids. The method includes (a) heating the feed stream to above the dissociation temperature of the gas hydrate thereby regasifying the feed stream by converting the gas hydrate particles into gaseous hydrocarbon and water, (b) separating a gaseous hydrocarbon phase from the regasified multiphase fluid thereby forming a gaseous hydrocarbon product stream and a liquid stream comprising a mixture of liquid hydrocarbon and water, (c) separating the liquid stream comprising a mixture of the liquid hydrocarbon and water into a liquid hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase; and (d) removing the liquid hydrocarbon phase as a liquid hydrocarbon product stream. The regasification production facility additionally has a concentrator vessel and the feed stream is passed to the concentrator vessel prior to being heated in step (a) to above the dissociation temperature of the gas hydrate particles wherein a gaseous phase comprising free gaseous hydrocarbon separates from the feed stream in the concentrator vessel and is removed from the concentrator as a gaseous hydrocarbon stream.

    摘要翻译: 用于再气化进料流的连续方法,其具有(i)包含悬浮在所生产的液体烃中的气体水合物颗粒和任选的游离生成水的浆料相和(ii)任选的包含游离产生的气态烃的气相,从而产生再分散的多相流体, 将再分散的多相流体分离成其组分流体。 该方法包括(a)将进料流加热至高于气体水合物的解离温度,从而通过将气体水合物颗粒转化为气态烃和水来再气化进料流,(b)从再分散的多相流体中分离气态烃相,从而 形成气态烃产物流和包含液体烃和水的混合物的液体流,(c)将包含液体烃和水的混合物的液体流分离成液态烃相和水相; 和(d)作为液态烃产物流除去液态烃相。 再气化生产设备另外具有浓缩器容器,并且在步骤(a)中被加热之前,将进料流送至浓缩器容器,使其高于气体水合物颗粒的解离温度,其中包含游离气态烃的气相与进料分离 在浓缩器容器中流动并且作为气态烃流从浓缩器中除去。

    Marginal gas transport in offshore production
    9.
    发明申请
    Marginal gas transport in offshore production 失效
    海上生产边际气体运输

    公开(公告)号:US20040140100A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-22

    申请号:US10349375

    申请日:2003-01-22

    IPC分类号: E21B043/01

    摘要: An offshore hydrocarbon production system in which gases are economically stored for transport. After the produced hydrocarbons are separated into liquid (crude oil) and gases, the gases are separated into heavy and light gases. The heavy gases, which consist primarily of propane and butane, are stored as LPG (liquid petroleum gas) in a refrigerated LPG tank. The light gases (methane and other light gases) are hydrated and the ice crystals are stored in a refrigerated hydrate tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种近海碳氢化合物生产系统,其中气体经济地储存用于运输。 在将生成的烃分离成液体(原油)和气体后,气体被分离成重和轻的气体。 主要由丙烷和丁烷组成的重质气体作为LPG(液化石油气)储存在冷冻液化石油气罐中。 轻质气体(甲烷和其他轻质气体)水合并将冰晶体储存在冷藏水合物罐中。

    Gas hydrate regassification method and apparatus using steam or other
heated gas or liquid
    10.
    发明授权
    Gas hydrate regassification method and apparatus using steam or other heated gas or liquid 失效
    使用蒸汽或其他加热气体或液体的天然气水合物分解方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US6028235A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-22

    申请号:US950247

    申请日:1997-10-14

    摘要: A method and apparatus for safely, conveniently, and inexpensively liberating gas from gas hydrates includes the use of a device, provided adjacent to or in the bulk gas hydrates, for exposing the gas hydrates to heat from a gas or liquid (preferably steam). The gas hydrates can be directly exposed to the gas or liquid or indirectly exposed through a thermally conductive coil or channel. The heat from the gas or liquid dissociates the gas hydrates into the corresponding gas component and water component. After liberation, the gas component can be collected for further storage, transport, or use. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for moving at least a portion of the gas or liquid through the device for exposing the gas hydrates to heat. The device for exposing the gas hydrates to heat also can be movable, so it can be maintained in close proximity to or in contact with the gas hydrates for continued efficient gasification of the hydrates.

    摘要翻译: 用于从气体水合物安全,方便和低成本地释放气体的方法和装置包括使用邻近或散装气体水合物提供的用于将气体水合物暴露于来自气体或液体(优选蒸汽)的热的装置。 气体水合物可以直接暴露于气体或液体,或通过导热线圈或通道间接暴露。 来自气体或液体的热将气体水合物分解成相应的气体组分和水分。 解放后,可以收集气体成分进一步储存,运输或使用。 该装置还包括用于使至少一部分气体或液体通过该装置移动以将气体水合物暴露于热的机构。 用于将气体水合物暴露于热量的装置也可以是可移动的,因此其可以保持在与气体水合物紧密接触或与气体水合物接触的状态,以便继续有效地气化水合物。