A natural gas liquefaction system with carbon dioxide precooling and two-stage nitrogen expansion

Abstract

The invention discloses a carbon dioxide precooling two-stage nitrogen expansion natural gas liquefaction system, which comprises: a natural gas delivery pipe, a carbon dioxide precooling cycle device, a heavy hydrocarbon removal device, a two-stage nitrogen cooling cycle device, a BOG heat exchanger, a first Throttle valve, second throttle valve, LNG throttle valve, gas-liquid separation device, LNG pump and LNG storage tank, the invention realizes pre-cooling by carbon dioxide and deep cooling by nitrogen, and double-stage nitrogen expansion for carbon dioxide pre-cooling The process flow of the liquefaction system has been optimized, which not only improves the process flexibility, but also reduces the energy consumption of the liquefaction system, improves the safety, and can realize the stable, efficient and continuous production of offshore LNG in different sea areas and different gas conditions need.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of natural gas liquefaction, in particular to a carbon dioxide precooling two-stage nitrogen expansion natural gas liquefaction system. Background technique [0002] Natural gas resources are widely distributed on land and oceans around the world. From land to ocean is an inevitable trend of oil and gas exploration and development in the world. FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) is a new type of offshore device proposed by the marine engineering community in recent years, which integrates the production, storage and loading and unloading of liquefied natural gas. It has low investment costs, short construction periods, and low development risks for the exploitation of offshore gas fields. Ease of migration and other features. [0003] Unfavorable factors such as typhoons, waves, and space constraints need to be considered in offshore operations, making the technical difficulty of floating liquefaction process high...

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Problems solved by technology

In the prior art, the pressure of the high-temperature nitrogen cycle and the low-temperature nitrogen cycle are the same, and the process design cannot adjust the heat transfer temperature difference in different temperature zones, and the adjustability is poor, which reduces the environmental adaptability and feed gas adaptability of the FLNG device, which is not conducive to stable and efficient production

[0007] After being pressurized by the expander booster and compressor, the nitrogen pressure is as high as 5MPa or more, the pressure level of equipment and pipelines is high, the wall thickness increases, and the weight of process equipment increases, resulting in an increase in the load of supporting structures such as pipe racks, and damage The strength of the hull structure puts forward higher requirements, and the cost of the upper process module and the hull rises sharply, which increases the investment and reduces the economy of the floating natural gas liquefaction device

[0008] In summary, the existing floating natural gas liquefaction technology has the disadvantages of low safety, poor adjustability, high energy consumption, and poor economy

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