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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher G. Holt, Montgomery, TX (US);
Todd S. Griffith, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Technology and Enginering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F03B 13/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/0042 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F03B 13/00 (2013.01); F25J 1/004 (2013.01); F25J 1/005 (2013.01); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01); F25J 1/0205 (2013.01); F25J 1/025 (2013.01); F25J 1/0228 (2013.01); F25J 1/0244 (2013.01); F25J 1/0247 (2013.01); F25J 1/0248 (2013.01); F25J 1/0257 (2013.01); F25J 1/0271 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F05B 2210/11 (2013.01); F05B 2210/14 (2013.01); F25J 2210/06 (2013.01); F25J 2220/62 (2013.01); F25J 2220/64 (2013.01); F25J 2220/66 (2013.01); F25J 2220/68 (2013.01); F25J 2240/04 (2013.01); F25J 2240/30 (2013.01); F25J 2240/40 (2013.01); F25J 2270/90 (2013.01); Y02E 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG). An exemplary method includes flowing a high-pressure stream of LNG through a first series of liquid turbines. The exemplary method also includes generating electricity by reducing the pressure of the high-pressure stream of LNG to form a low-pressure stream of LNG. The exemplary method additionally includes bypassing any one the liquid turbines that has a failure while continuing to produce electricity from the first series.