Global Patent Index - EP 3025088 A2

EP 3025088 A2 20160601 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title (en)

SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS

Title (de)

SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME, PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL

Publication

EP 3025088 A2 20160601 (EN)

Application

EP 14744936 A 20140725

Priority

  • GB 201313307 A 20130725
  • GB 201314812 A 20130819
  • GB 2014052292 W 20140725

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2516509A] A system 10 for reducing pressure in a gas flow for a gas let-down system comprises an expander 102 driven by gas at a first pressure expanding to a second pressure, and a compressor 104 for compressing the gas from the second pressure to a third pressure, whereby the third pressure is lower than the first pressure and the third pressure is higher than the second pressure. By first expanding the gas and then compressing the gas the intermediate temperature of the gas at the second pressure is lower than if the gas is expanded directly to the third pressure. Further, a drying system (500 figure 7) for drying a gaseous fluid supplying heat to a heat exchanger 108 comprises a liquid separator (502 figure 7), a heat exchanger downstream of the liquid separator and a cooler for extracting heat from the gaseous fluid upstream of the liquid separator using the cold gas downstream of the heat exchanger. By extracting heat from the gaseous fluid the temperature of the gaseous fluid at the inlet to the separator can be reduced causing liquid in the gaseous fluid to condense and be separated in the separator.

IPC 8 full level

F17D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B01D 53/265 (2013.01 - EP GB US); F17C 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F17D 1/04 (2013.01 - GB); F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - US); F28F 17/005 (2013.01 - GB); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/02 (2013.01 - GB)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015011497A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201314812 D0 20131002; GB 2516509 A 20150128; GB 2516509 B 20150624; CN 105556196 A 20160504; EP 3025088 A2 20160601; GB 201313307 D0 20130911; US 2016187033 A1 20160630; WO 2015011497 A2 20150129; WO 2015011497 A3 20150709; WO 2015011497 A4 20150827

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201314812 A 20130819; CN 201480046565 A 20140725; EP 14744936 A 20140725; GB 201313307 A 20130725; GB 2014052292 W 20140725; US 201414907407 A 20140725