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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Gerard Wehrman, Macungie, PA (US);
Gowri Krishnamurthy, Sellersville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F04B 25/00 (2006.01); F04B 41/06 (2006.01); F04C 18/16 (2006.01); F04C 23/00 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/0294 (2013.01); F04B 25/00 (2013.01); F04B 41/06 (2013.01); F04C 18/16 (2013.01); F04C 23/005 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 25/16 (2013.01); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01); F25J 1/0055 (2013.01); F25J 1/0087 (2013.01); F25J 1/0216 (2013.01); F25J 1/0292 (2013.01); F25J 1/0296 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0751 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for increasing the capacity and efficiency of natural gas liquefaction processes by debottlenecking the refrigerant compression system. A secondary compression circuit comprising at least one positive displacement compressor is provided in parallel fluid flow communication with at least a portion of a primary compression circuit comprising at least one dynamic compressor.