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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stanley Joseph Frey, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 25/14 (2006.01); C10G 11/18 (2006.01); C10G 47/36 (2006.01); C10G 45/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2013.01); C10G 11/18 (2013.01); C10G 45/72 (2013.01); C10G 47/36 (2013.01); F01K 13/006 (2013.01); F01K 25/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processes for controlling the flowrate of and recovering energy from a gas stream in a processing unit are described. One process comprises directing a portion of the gas stream through one or more variable-resistance power-recovery turbines to control the flowrate of the gas stream and generate electric power therefrom; and controlling the pressure and temperature of the gas stream so that the gas exiting the power-recovery turbine remains in the gas phase.