RU2010107571A - METHOD FOR INITIATING A COOLING CYCLE INCLUDING A HYDROCARBON MIXTURE - Google Patents
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Abstract
1. Способ запуска узла сжижения природного газа, содержащего холодильный контур, содержащий охлаждающую жидкость, которая содержит смесь углеводородов, при этом способ включает последовательно следующие этапы: ! (а) введение в холодильный контур и выпуск из него очищающего газа; ! (б) введение первого рабочего газа в холодильный контур и ! (в) введение второго рабочего газа в холодильный контур; ! при этом средняя молярная масса первого рабочего газа больше средней молярной массы второго рабочего газа. ! 2. Способ по п.1, где первый рабочий газ содержит по меньшей мере 50 мол.%, предпочтительно по меньшей мере 80 мол.%, наиболее предпочтительно по меньшей мере 90 мол.%, идеально по меньшей мере 95 мол.% этана. ! 3. Способ по п.1 или 2, где второй рабочий газ содержит предпочтительно по меньшей мере 50 мол.% метана, более предпочтительно по меньшей мере 70 мол.% и даже по меньшей мере 80 мол.% метана. ! 4. Способ по п.1, где очищающий газ и/или второй рабочий газ являются осушенным природным газом с уменьшенной кислотностью. ! 5. Способ по п.1, включающий после этапа (а) и, предпочтительно, после этапа (б) один или несколько этапов введения в холодильный контур дополнительных рабочих газов, при этом каждый дополнительный рабочий газ предпочтительно содержит азот, пропан, изобутан, н-бутан, изопентан, н-пентан, этилен, пропилен или их смеси. ! 6. Способ по п.1, где первый и второй рабочие газы обеспечивают по меньшей мере 50%, предпочтительно по меньшей мере 60%, еще более предпочтительно по меньшей мере 70%, даже по меньшей мере 80% молекул охлаждающей жидкости, присутствующих в холодильном контуре в конце процедуры запуска. ! 7. Способ по п.1, где холодиль� 1. A method for starting a natural gas liquefaction unit containing a refrigeration circuit containing a cooling liquid that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons, the method comprising the following steps in sequence:! (a) introducing a cleaning gas into and out of the refrigeration circuit; ! (b) introduction of the first working gas into the refrigeration circuit and! (c) introducing a second working gas into the refrigeration circuit; ! the average molar mass of the first working gas being greater than the average molar mass of the second working gas. ! 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first working gas contains at least 50 mol%, preferably at least 80 mol%, most preferably at least 90 mol%, ideally at least 95 mol% ethane. ! 3. A process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second working gas contains preferably at least 50 mol% methane, more preferably at least 70 mol% and even at least 80 mol% methane. ! 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the stripping gas and / or the second working gas are deacidified dried natural gas. ! 5. The method according to claim 1, comprising after step (a) and preferably after step (b) one or more stages of introducing additional working gases into the refrigeration circuit, wherein each additional working gas preferably contains nitrogen, propane, isobutane, n -butane, isopentane, n-pentane, ethylene, propylene or mixtures thereof. ! 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second working gases provide at least 50%, preferably at least 60%, even more preferably at least 70%, even at least 80% of the coolant molecules present in the refrigeration circuit at the end of the startup procedure. ! 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the refrigeration
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0706182A FR2920529B1 (en) | 2007-09-04 | 2007-09-04 | METHOD FOR STARTING A HYDROCARBON MIXED REFRIGERATION CYCLE. |
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