Hydrocarbon gas processing
27-03-2018 дата публикации
Номер:
US9927171B2
Автор: HUDSON HANK M, WILKINSON JOHN D, LYNCH JOE T, MILLER SCOTT A, CUELLAR KYLE T, JOHNKE ANDREW F, LEWIS W LARRY, Hudson Hank M., Wilkinson John D., Lynch Joe T., Miller Scott A., Cuellar Kyle T., Johnke Andrew F., Lewis W. Larry
Принадлежит: ORTLOFF ENGINEERS LTD, SME PRODUCTS LP, Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., S.M.E. Products, LP, S.M.E. Products LP
Контакты:
Номер заявки: 46-15-20176366
Дата заявки: 22-03-2017
A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to improve the recovery of C2 (or C3) and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The preferred method of separating a hydrocarbon gas stream generally includes producing at least a substantially condensed first stream and a cooled second stream, expanding both streams to lower pressure, and supplying the streams to a fractionation tower. In the process and apparatus disclosed, the expanded first stream is heated to form a vapor fraction and a liquid fraction. The vapor fraction is combined with the tower overhead vapor, directed to a heat and mass transfer means inside a processing assembly, and cooled and partially condensed by the expanded first stream to form a residual vapor stream and a condensed stream. The condensed stream is combined with the liquid fraction and supplied to the tower at its top feed point.
CPC - классификация
CC0C07C07CC07C7C07C7/C07C7/0C07C7/04FF2F25F25JF25J1F25J1/F25J1/0F25J1/00F25J1/002F25J1/0022F25J2F25J22F25J220F25J2200F25J2200/F25J2200/0F25J2200/02F25J2200/7F25J2200/70F25J2200/74F25J2200/8F25J2200/80F25J2205F25J2205/F25J2205/0F25J2205/04F25J221F25J2210F25J2210/F25J2210/0F25J2210/06F25J2215F25J2215/F25J2215/0F25J2215/04F25J2215/6F25J2215/60F25J223F25J2230F25J2230/F25J2230/2F25J2230/20F25J2230/6F25J2230/60F25J2235F25J2235/F25J2235/6F25J2235/60F25J224F25J2240F25J2240/F25J2240/0F25J2240/02F25J2240/4F25J2240/40F25J227F25J2270F25J2270/F25J2270/9F25J2270/90F25J229F25J2290F25J2290/F25J2290/1F25J2290/12F25J2290/4F25J2290/40F25J2290/8F25J2290/80F25J3F25J3/F25J3/0F25J3/02F25J3/020F25J3/0209F25J3/023F25J3/0233F25J3/0238F25J3/024F25J3/0242IPC - классификация
CC0C07C07CC07C7C07C7/C07C7/0C07C7/04C1C10C10GC10G5C10G5/C10G5/0C10G5/06FF2F25F25JF25J1F25J1/F25J1/0F25J1/00F25J3F25J3/F25J3/0F25J3/02F25J3/023F25J3/0233Цитирование НПИ
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