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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Anthony D. Maunder, Reading, GB;
Geoffrey F. Skinner, Reading, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony D. Maunder, Reading, GB;
Geoffrey F. Skinner, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
Gasconsult Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for liquefying methane-rich gas in the form of a feed gas comprising the steps of cooling the gas and partially liquefying the gas by expansion within an expansion device. The pressure of the gas at the inlet of the expansion device is in the range from 40 bar to 100 bar and pressure of the gas at the outlet of the expansion device is in the range from 2 bar to 10 bar.