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3D Model of LNG Train
Liquefaction Heat Exchanger
H2O
Removal
Unit
CO2, H2S
Removal Unit
Amine
Regenerator
Air fan cooling 320 units
Refrigerant
Compressors
Turbines Stacks
Liquefaction Heat Exchanger
H2O
Removal
Unit
CO2, H2S
Removal Unit
Amine
Regenerator
Air fan cooling 320 units
Refrigerant
Compressors
Turbines Stacks
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Cascade cycle
Refrigerant systems can be "stacked" to provide cooling below -40°F.
The low stage uses methane as the working fluid.
The methane is boiled in a chiller at near its atmospheric boiling point (-259°F), is compressed and
condensed, rejecting heat to an ethylene evaporator at approximately -150°F.
In turn, the ethylene is compressed and condensed, rejecting heat to a propane chiller at approximately -
30°F.
Finally, the propane rejects its heat to the surroundings.
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Peak-shaving
plant with
open cycle.
Main feed to chilling , exp. , heating , comp
to power plant which cool down the other
LNG part
Vapor after prefinal JT still have pressure to
cool and then to P plant
Comp. to Recycle B. off, P plant gas and/or
prefinal JT gas
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Schematic of a hypothetical
two-fluid cascade cycle
2, 5, 9, 11, 12
Cooling then expansion
11
12
13 & vap. from receivers
Heating then comp.
13
Final expansion
Then boil off comp.
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Schematic of a closed-
cycle propane
precooled mixed
refrigerant system.
Shaded areas and
dotted lines represent
propane cooling system
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Gas Pipeline
Boiloff
Compressors
Tank 1 Tank 2 Tank 3
Natural Gas
LNG –Tanks toVaporizers
LNG – Ship toTanks
As LNG boils off,
the gas is
withdrawn from
the tanks and
compressed.
As gas is required,
pumps inside the
tanks transfer LNG
to the plant
vaporizers. The plant vaporizers warm the
LNG until it vaporizes.
ReceivingTerminal – LNG Gas Flow
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Re-gasificationLNG enters a cryogenic pump capable of
producing the required send-out pressure
(e.g. up to 130 bar have been studied).
LNG at the required discharge pressure is
heated in two stages.
In the first stage LNG is heated from -160
°C to -10 °C in a compact printed circuit
heat exchanger with propane as heating
medium.
In the second stage, LNG can be heated
further using seawater as heating medium
in a shell and tube heat exchanger.
In the LNG/Propane heat exchanger, heat
is exchanged against propane circulating
in a closed loop.
The propane enters the heat exchanger at
approx. 0 °C at 4.7 bar as gas.
In the heat exchanging process propane is
condensed, and leaves the exchanger in
liquid state at approximately -5 °C.
The propane in the closed loop is then
pumped by the circulating pump and
heated against seawater in titanium semi
welded plate heat exchangers.
In these heat exchangers, the propane is
evaporated and heated to 0 °C before
returning as gas to the printed circuit heat
exchanger.