Process for regasifying liquified natural gas

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EP 0 818 527 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	14.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/03

(21)	Application number: 97110251.2

(22)	Date of filing: 23.06.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: C10L 3/06, F01K 25/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV RO SI

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Priority:

11.07.1996 IT MI961430

(71)	Applicant: ENIRICERCHE S.p.A.
	20097 S. Donato Milanese (Milano) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Soave, Giorgio S. Donato Mil.se (Milano) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Gennari, Marco
	Eniricerche S.p.A., BREL, Via F. Maritano, 26 20097 San Donato Milanese (MI) 20097 San Donato Milanese (MI) (IT)

(54)	Process for regasifying liquified natural gas

(57) Process for regasifying LNG (liquified natural gas) by means of an open thermodynamic cycle using as operating fluid part of the same regasified LNG, which allows the cold produced in the regasification itself to be used to generate mechanical energy.

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