Refrigeration – Cryogenic treatment of gas or gas mixture – Liquefaction
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-15
2009-06-02
Doerrler, William C (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Cryogenic treatment of gas or gas mixture
Liquefaction
C062S613000, C062S238300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07540171
ABSTRACT:
Cryogenic liquefying/refrigerating method and system, wherein temperature of gas-to-be-liquefied at the inlet of the compressor for compressing the gas is reduced by cooling the gas discharged from the compressor using a high-efficiency chemical refrigerating machine and vapor compression refrigerating machine before the gas is introduced to a multiple stage heat exchanger thereby reducing power input to the compressor and improving liquefying/refrigerating efficiency. Gas-to-be-liquefied compressed by a compressor is cooled by aftercooler, and further cooled by an adsorption refrigerating machine which utilizes waste heat generated in the compressor and by an ammonia refrigerating machine40, then the high pressure gas is introduced to a multiple-stage heat exchanger where it is cooled by low pressure low temperature gas separated from a mixture of liquid and gas generated by adiabatically expanding the high pressure gas through an expansion valve30and returning to the compressor, and a portion of the high pressure gas is expanded adiabatically by expansion turbines in mid-course of flowing of the high pressure gas through the stages of the heat exchanger to be joined with the low pressure low temperature gas returning to the compressor.
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Ino Nobumi
Kishi Takayuki
Kohama Masami
Machida Akito
Nishio Toshio
Doerrler William C
Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Rossi Kimms & McDowell LLP
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