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Process for manufacturing liquefied methane
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Inventors: Newton, Charles L.; Gaumer, Lee S.;
Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Yudkoff; Norman
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sherer; Ronald B., Innis; E. Eugene, Moyerman; Barry
A process for producing liquefied natural gas from a high pressure hydrocarbon feedstock is shown. In this process, the feedstock is isentropically expanded and distilled at a pressure lower than the critical pressure to form an overhead rich in methane and a bottom fraction. The methane rich overhead is compressed utilizing the energy obtained from the expansion and then the compressed overhead is liquefied in a refrigeration cycle. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A liquefaction process for liquefying a natural gas feed stream comprising the steps of: a.
supplying said natural gas feed stream at a pressure at or above 860 psia, b.
cooling said feed stream in a plurality of heat exchange zones in indirect heat exchange with a refrigerant in a separate, closed loop refrigeration system, c.
isentropically expanding said feed stream to a first pressure which is below the critical pressures of both the overhead and bottom streams found in subsequent step (d) and thereby obtaining mechanical energy, d.
fractionating the expanded feed stream in a scrub column to form an overhead stream rich in methane and a bottom stream rich in heavy hydrocarbons, e.
cooling and partially condensing said overhead stream in indirect heat exchange with a multi-component refrigerant in a separate, closed loop refrigeration system, f.
phase separating said partially condensed overhead stream into a liquid fraction rich in heavy hydrocarbons and a methane-rich vapor stream, g.
supplying said liquid fraction to said scrub column as reflux, h.
supplying said methane-rich vapor stream at a temperature below -100.
degree.
F directly to a compressor, and compressing said stream to a pressure of at least 680 psia to form a high pressure methane-rich stream using the mechanical energy recovered in step (c), i.
supplying said high pressure methane-rich stream to a heat exchange zone, j.
cooling, liquefying and sub-cooling said high pressure methane-rich stream in said cooling zone in indirect heat exchange with said same multi-component refrigerant recited in clause (e), and k.
withdrawing said liquefied and sub-cooled methane stream as an LNG product stream.
2.
The liquefaction process as claimed in claim 1 in which said natural gas feed stream is supplied in clause (a) at a pressure in the range of 860 psia to 1,200 psia.
3.
The liquefaction process as claimed in claim 1 in which said methane-rich vapor stream is compressed in clause (h) to a pressure in the range of 680 psia to 750 psia
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