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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2020
L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude ET L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Plant and method for liquefying a flow of gas, having a cooling circuit that includes at least one exchanger () for cooling the gas, and at least one expansion turbine () which is mounted on a rotary axle which is supported by at least one bearing () of the gas-static type, the cooling circuit () also including a pressurized gas injection conduit that is configured to supply pressurized gas to the bearing () in order to provide support to the rotary axle, the plant () further includes a recovery conduit () that is configured to recycle at least a portion of the gas which has been used to support the rotary axle of the bearing () with a view to liquefying the gas.