EP 4323704 A1 20240221 - SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON FLÜSSIGERDGAS UNTER VERWENDUNG VON ZWEI VERSCHIEDENEN KÄLTEKREISLÄUFEN MIT EINER INTEGRIERTEN ZAHNRADMASCHINE
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE GAZ NATUREL LIQUÉFIÉ À L'AIDE DE DEUX CYCLES DE RÉFRIGÉRATION DISTINCTS AVEC UNE MACHINE À ENGRENAGE INTÉGRÉE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202163175347 P 20210415
- US 2022024184 W 20220411
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2022333852A1] A system and method for liquefaction of natural gas using two distinct refrigeration circuits having compositionally different working fluids and operating at different temperature levels is provided. The turbomachinery associated with the liquefaction system are driven by a single three-pinion or four-pinion integral gear machine with customized pairing arrangements. The system and method of natural gas liquefaction further includes the conditioning of a lower pressure natural gas containing feed stream to produce a purified, compressed natural gas containing stream at a pressure equal to or above the critical pressure of natural gas and substantially free of heavy hydrocarbons to be liquefied.
IPC 8 full level
F25J 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0042 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 1/005 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0072 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0208 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 1/0231 (2013.01 - US); F25J 1/0242 (2013.01 - US); F25J 1/0288 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 1/029 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 1/0294 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 3/0209 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 3/0233 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 3/0247 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2200/02 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2200/40 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2200/70 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2200/76 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2205/30 (2013.01 - US); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2215/04 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2220/62 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2230/20 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2230/30 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2270/16 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2270/42 (2013.01 - EP); F25J 2270/88 (2013.01 - EP)
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2022333852 A1 20221020; AU 2022256372 A1 20231123; CA 3215185 A1 20221020; EP 4323704 A1 20240221; WO 2022221154 A1 20221020
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 202217716033 A 20220408; AU 2022256372 A 20220411; CA 3215185 A 20220411; EP 22720191 A 20220411; US 2022024184 W 20220411