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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Douglas Carl Hofer, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Roger Allen Shisler, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Nikolett Sipoecz, Munich, DE;
Xianyun Bi, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F01D 15/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); F01D 15/005 (2013.01); F25J 1/004 (2013.01); F25J 1/0035 (2013.01); F25J 1/0037 (2013.01); F25J 1/0042 (2013.01); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01); F25J 1/0087 (2013.01); F25J 1/021 (2013.01); F25J 1/0208 (2013.01); F25J 1/0257 (2013.01); F25J 1/0283 (2013.01); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01); F25J 2230/08 (2013.01); F25J 2230/30 (2013.01); F25J 2240/02 (2013.01); F25J 2240/04 (2013.01); F25J 2240/30 (2013.01); F25J 2240/40 (2013.01); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a liquefaction system. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for condensing a pressurized gaseous working fluid, such as natural gas, using at least one turboexpander in combination with other cooling devices and techniques. In one embodiment, a turboexpander may be used in combination with a heat exchanger using vapor compression refrigeration to condense natural gas.