Global Patent Index - EP 0125980 B1

EP 0125980 B1 19870401 - PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE COOLING AND LIQUEFACTION OF AT LEAST A LOW BOILING POINT GAS, SUCH AS NATURAL GAS

Title (en)

PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE COOLING AND LIQUEFACTION OF AT LEAST A LOW BOILING POINT GAS, SUCH AS NATURAL GAS

Publication

EP 0125980 B1 19870401 (FR)

Application

EP 84400906 A 19840503

Priority

FR 8307620 A 19830506

Abstract (en)

[origin: ES8502536A1] 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.

IPC 1-7

F25J 1/02; F25J 3/06

IPC 8 full level

F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0055 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0214 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0264 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0292 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0295 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/62 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0125980 A2 19841121; EP 0125980 A3 19841227; EP 0125980 B1 19870401; AU 2746084 A 19841108; AU 560904 B2 19870416; CA 1226206 A 19870901; DE 3462945 D1 19870507; ES 532222 A0 19850101; ES 8502536 A1 19850101; FR 2545589 A1 19841109; FR 2545589 B1 19850830; IN 161272 B 19871107; JP H0627618 B2 19940413; JP S6099982 A 19850603; MY 101481 A 19911118; NO 159683 B 19881017; NO 159683 C 19890125; NO 841803 L 19841107; OA 07764 A 19850830; SU 1627097 A3 19910207; US 4539028 A 19850903

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84400906 A 19840503; AU 2746084 A 19840427; CA 453353 A 19840502; DE 3462945 T 19840503; ES 532222 A 19840504; FR 8307620 A 19830506; IN 347DE1984 A 19840424; JP 9083784 A 19840507; MY PI19872502 A 19870930; NO 841803 A 19840504; OA 58289 A 19840504; SU 3737939 A 19840504; US 60404984 A 19840426