Compressor fuel gas conditioner

Details Compressor fuel gas conditioner Compressor fuel gas conditioner

2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Doerrler, William C (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Vortex tube, e.g., ranque

C417S370000, C166S057000, C095S034000, C096S134000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11002501

ABSTRACT:
A compressor fuel gas conditioner for a natural gas well having a compressor which utilizes natural gas from the well as a fuel. The conditioner includes a vortex tube having an inlet to receive compressed natural gas from the compressor, a warm gas outlet for gas which has been heated by circular motion in the vortex tube, and a cool gas outlet for cool gas exiting the vortex tube after passing through the tube wherein the warm gas is returned to an inlet side of the compressor. A salt dryer includes a dryer inlet to receive the cool gas exiting the cool gas outlet of the vortex tube and a dryer outlet to deliver gas from the salt dryer as fuel gas to the compressor.

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patent: 5582012 (1996-12-01), Tunkel et al.
patent: 6932858 (2005-08-01), Nicol et al.
patent: 6962199 (2005-11-01), Tjeenk Willink

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